EbonStorms Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 So, a couple of years back I picked up Aces & Eights, a really nice Old West RPG from Kenzer and Company. I purchased a bunch of minis from Black Scorpion in the hopes of putting together a campaign. Sadly I never got the campaign off the ground but I’ve been using the old west figs as a skirmish group and, with the new Chronoscope figs, I’ve been adding to my army. I finally got around to painting more this weekend and thought I’d post the lot so far. I really like the animated pose of Crazy Pete the Prospector (who looks suspiciously like Stinky Pete from Toy Story 2). Another look-alike is the new O'Doul the Bartender which is similar to Leon Rippy’s version of Tom Nuttall, but I gave my red hair to match his name-sake. Here is the bartender with his ‘favorite’ drunk. I have about a dozen more old west minis to paint, but my ADD won’t let me stay on one theme too long. Oh look, something shinny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Timer Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I love the bottle work on those last two, really good subtle effect there. Nice all around, look forward to seeing the rest of this boom town close up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captenglish Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Nice collection and paint work all around. I though that same thing about "Crazy Pete". Could please post how you painted the bottle in the bartender's hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xapno Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Love the Crazy Pete figure. Nice freehand on the flannel shirt. The bottles are awesome! Very realistic looking, and the label on the green bottle is a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercius Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 those bottles look awesome...and Crazy Pete looks very crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonStorms Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 The bottles are easy. The bartender's bottle was primed gray so I washed it with GW's Mud wash. I then layered on some thinned Muddy Brown from the bottom up and tried to make the fluid look level. The only real trick is, instead of the Matte Varnish I use for the rest of the fig, I use a thick coat of Gloss Varnish. It makes it stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookjimjr Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Great work on all of these. I like the bottles as everyone else does, but your clothing is great as well. Your Denim is pretty realistic. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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