Ooh, the other good thing about having the double-barrels of the shotgun separate from the stock is you could glue them together so it looks like your character is in the middle of a reload, if you wanted to. Nice little touch!
I love your channel. You are very welcoming and I love the content, too. Helped me out a lot as I prepare to paint some WWII minis. Thanks for doing what you do.
Thank you kindly! I've just taken a look at some of the river diorama work you've done; those are stunning. It's really time I was upping my game on terrain!
Terrific miniature, amazing kit box for a fantastic game. Dead Man's hand is an absolute blast!!! Excellent guide and thank you so much for this one Troy.
I play D&D, and Freeblades (tabletop skirmish game), but I greatly appreciate the variety of miniature styles you paint. It provides an excellent reinforcement of the techniques you use, and how they can truly be used on any minature. Thanks.
Even if your not playing the game the figures would make a great diorama and there are so many poses on the tree. The color scheme looks great and is very realistic . Thanks for sharing this.
Stargrave box sets and this... Cowboys vs. Aliens... Or just space cowboys. Ah, the possibilities. The gunfighter turned out great. I really like the color scheme.
It doesn't take much and a lot of it depends on what style you like, but a nice sharp border between areas of colour really can make a massive difference.
Hey Sonic great video 👍. Last year I backed the western themed kickstarter from zombicide called Undead or alive. I haven't received it yet but when I do I will be coming back to this video when I begin painting all that cowboys and zombies goodness. Thanks and be well.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Hiya Sonic, I received an update from CMON this weekend. They said given the overall state of things due to the pandemic they have been forced to push back the start of mass production and shipments of Dead or Alive should begin rolling out in July 2022. We'll see. As you said "fingers crossed". Be well.
They're really a lot of fun to assemble, and thanks! The shirt was a little more work than I'd usually put into something at this scale, but I'm pretty happy with the result. Patience and perseverance - those absolute sods! 😂
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I'm finding it hard to keep my "No more minis till I paint my backlog" promise after seeing these. Shirt really makes it pop.
I just found out about DMH a few days ago. I pre-ordered the starter. It's going to take 2 - 3 months for it to get her but the minis look like a lot of fun.
Yeah, the Ruthless rules have extremely similar ranges compared to most other games I've played. I can see it working really well with the slightly larger figures.
In my opinion skirmish gaming the Wild West in any scale less then 28mm is just too small. Years ago I purchased 15-20 of the Kibri Old West buildings in HO scale and several boxes of the Atlantic Wild West miniatures in HO scale, both are really nice but just too small.@@SonicSledgehammerStudio
Well, I reckon ya did a grand ol' job on that there painting. Looks mighty nice, and all citified. keep up the good work, and don't take any wooden nickles from those city slickers.
Wow! Loving these miniatures. Making me want to get some and paint them like the characters from Red Dead Redemption!! So many possibilities. As always a fun, informative and entertaining tutorial. Thank you. Also check out reddit, for the jungle soldiers painted like the cast of 'Predator'! A joy to watch as usual. Thank you.
These look great! Especially as they also do a set of female gunslingers so I can easily make the Van Der Linde gang. Its a shame theres only two boxes in the set. I hope they do more, especially horses.
Another good video. Question: Have you ever painted Black Scorpion's Tombstone line of western minis? I am planning on dropping a bit of money on old west minis and I would like to know how these compare to those. Thanks.
I haven't, I'm afraid, but I've seen some comparisons with other lines I've painted in the past. The Tombstone line are a little more realistically proportioned, so generally thinner than most of the other western stuff on offer. I've got a fair few of the Artizan Designs old west range in metal which I really like, if that helps!
How tall are these in comparison to 40k guardsmen? Thinking of making a custom regiment or kill team with these and would be nice to use some guard bitz if they are not totally out of scale.
They're roughly the same height, but slightly more realistically proportioned. Arms and legs are going to look a little spindly on Guardsmen. As luck would have it, though, the heads that come in the box would fit well, and the ball mount for the neck is just the right size to fit the Cadian torsos.
hey just discovered your channel by coincidence. what can i say, you have a new subscriber :). and im getting the gunfighter kit to have fun with it upcoming weekend :D. a question: how did you make the base? i havent painted any western minis so far...
Multiple coats.. primed tan brown.. then using whites.. I mean... bruh.. Im a novice painter, and I would DEFINITELY go a different direction. For a (IMHO) Much better look..for ALOT less effort. Base Spray Corax White GW Primer Guilimane Flesh for the skin. 1 Coat. done. Black templar for the back of the vest Skeleton Horde for the hat Snakebite leather for the boots, hat brim and holster Baal Red for the bandana Aggros Dunes for the pants Apothecary White for the shirt, then if you absolutely want to draw straight lines.. use a thinned down white paint. (I wouldnt.) Leadbelcher for the pistol. Agrax Earthshade for a "dirty" effect on the boots and maybe the pants... just to give that dulled down old west grime feel.. Nuln Oil for the Pistol and the bandana.. maybe the hat. Yer tabletop ready in about 10 minutes max.
Well, sure. You can paint your miniatures any way you'd like; so long as you're happy with the end result, that's the whole point of a hobby. If you're sure it'd look *much* better, I'd invite you to give it a shot for the sake of comparison.
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A box of these, some western and wasteland parts off anvil industry and I could make something with a new Vegas vibe!
Ooh, the other good thing about having the double-barrels of the shotgun separate from the stock is you could glue them together so it looks like your character is in the middle of a reload, if you wanted to.
Nice little touch!
I hadn't even thought of that! Well, now, that's something to think about with the next box. :D
Well done sir Troy
Thank you , Troy
I’m deep in playing RDR2 at the moment so this hit the spot. Looks like a lot of fun to paint!!
Oh man these with Mantic zombie heads! You got me thinking.
Excellent video!
I’ve took a box of Stargrave plastics and build some fun space cowboys for a kitbash. What a great kit!
Lovely and clean paint job looked brilliant and then the Agrax made it look stunning 😁
I love your channel. You are very welcoming and I love the content, too. Helped me out a lot as I prepare to paint some WWII minis. Thanks for doing what you do.
Thank you kindly! I've just taken a look at some of the river diorama work you've done; those are stunning. It's really time I was upping my game on terrain!
Terrific miniature, amazing kit box for a fantastic game. Dead Man's hand is an absolute blast!!! Excellent guide and thank you so much for this one Troy.
I play D&D, and Freeblades (tabletop skirmish game), but I greatly appreciate the variety of miniature styles you paint. It provides an excellent reinforcement of the techniques you use, and how they can truly be used on any minature. Thanks.
Would love to kitbash some scifi final frontier cowboys with this kit. Great paint job btw, looks incredible! You make it look easy haha
Even if your not playing the game the figures would make a great diorama and there are so many poses on the tree. The color scheme looks great and is very realistic . Thanks for sharing this.
Nice paintjob mate😍
Stargrave box sets and this... Cowboys vs. Aliens... Or just space cowboys. Ah, the possibilities. The gunfighter turned out great. I really like the color scheme.
Looks GREAT and inspirational as ALWAYS! I picked up this set and hope to use it for Gunfighter's Ball! Thanks for sharing!!!
It's magical to see you go from the first lines of the highlights to them all finished. :D Makes the details pop!
It doesn't take much and a lot of it depends on what style you like, but a nice sharp border between areas of colour really can make a massive difference.
I like how you've painted the guy's shirt. That must have taken a lot of concentration.
Looks great! Love the stripes!
Brilliant !!!
Amazing! This is precisely the tutorial I needed. Thanks - I'm subscribed now.
A lot of folks seem to have found this one again recently! Great to see it still getting some use. Cheers! ✌
A great kit and you've done a smashing job on it.
A very cool and useful tutorial . A great inspiration for my next project , a wild west diorama . Thanks for this nice video !
Hey Sonic great video 👍. Last year I backed the western themed kickstarter from zombicide called Undead or alive. I haven't received it yet but when I do I will be coming back to this video when I begin painting all that cowboys and zombies goodness. Thanks and be well.
Fingers crossed it arrives some time in this year!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Hiya Sonic, I received an update from CMON this weekend. They said given the overall state of things due to the pandemic they have been forced to push back the start of mass production and shipments of Dead or Alive should begin rolling out in July 2022. We'll see. As you said "fingers crossed". Be well.
"The good, the bad and the Agrax". LOL. The end result is excellent.
There's low tack 1mm and 2mm tape you can use to mask things to make painting stripes like that nice and easy.
That's a great idea!
Very cool! 👍🏻
Great video very enjoyable thanks very much
Tremendous stuff, mini looks awesome. I bet making terrain for the old west would be a lot of fun
Oh brilliant I was just thinking about geting some of these. Love the shirt technique.
They're really a lot of fun to assemble, and thanks! The shirt was a little more work than I'd usually put into something at this scale, but I'm pretty happy with the result. Patience and perseverance - those absolute sods! 😂
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I'm finding it hard to keep my "No more minis till I paint my backlog" promise after seeing these. Shirt really makes it pop.
This works for my Malifaux minis 😄
Great job brother!
I just found out about DMH a few days ago. I pre-ordered the starter. It's going to take 2 - 3 months for it to get her but the minis look like a lot of fun.
I was looking for a box just like this!!
Glad I could bring them to your attention, then! They're really cheap for what's in the box, too.
Lawmen get the white hats! Love these miniatures. They would work well with the Little Wars western game Ruthless.
Yeah, the Ruthless rules have extremely similar ranges compared to most other games I've played. I can see it working really well with the slightly larger figures.
In my opinion skirmish gaming the Wild West in any scale less then 28mm is just too small. Years ago I purchased 15-20 of the Kibri Old West buildings in HO scale and several boxes of the Atlantic Wild West miniatures in HO scale, both are really nice but just too small.@@SonicSledgehammerStudio
Very nice, enjoying your videos and tutorials; Any plans to demonstrate Army Painter "Speed Paints"?
Whenever they come out! I think I'm one of only three people in the world so far that didn't get offered any samples. 😅
Sonic Sledge and 90s rappers: "Flow is what I want here, not necessarily coverage"
You could also use them for Dracula's America. Great review and paint job!
Check out the stellar game and miniatures for Gunfighter's Ball from Knuckleduster.
11:15 for the main attraction.
There's also an Osprey game called Dracula's America where - you guessed it, Dracula is the president of the united states during the Wild West.
Deck Tan!
Well, I reckon ya did a grand ol' job on that there painting. Looks mighty nice, and all citified. keep up the good work, and don't take any wooden nickles from those city slickers.
Wow! Loving these miniatures. Making me want to get some and paint them like the characters from Red Dead Redemption!! So many possibilities. As always a fun, informative and entertaining tutorial. Thank you. Also check out reddit, for the jungle soldiers painted like the cast of 'Predator'! A joy to watch as usual. Thank you.
cowboy its brilliant )
These look great! Especially as they also do a set of female gunslingers so I can easily make the Van Der Linde gang.
Its a shame theres only two boxes in the set. I hope they do more, especially horses.
They need to make more of these with some more variety
Another good video. Question: Have you ever painted Black Scorpion's Tombstone line of western minis? I am planning on dropping a bit of money on old west minis and I would like to know how these compare to those. Thanks.
I haven't, I'm afraid, but I've seen some comparisons with other lines I've painted in the past. The Tombstone line are a little more realistically proportioned, so generally thinner than most of the other western stuff on offer. I've got a fair few of the Artizan Designs old west range in metal which I really like, if that helps!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Hmm I'll check out the Artizan line, I've never heard of them. Thanks a ton for the reply, much appreciated.
Looking at these makes me want to make gunshot noises.
"P-CHOWWW"
Really should get around to painting my Wild West Exodus kickstarter minis one day. They're awesome sculpts but dat wall of shame -_-
Quick question, I was just wondering how did you paint the base?..
All listed in the description!
I am looking to purchase a new set of "washes"; Any thoughts on the Army Painter versus Citadel washes? Leaving aside cost, any preferences?
Do you sell any of your painted figures? This one is awesome!
Kinda want to paint these guys like The Magnificent Seven. Now I just need a samurai kit to build their counterparts.
Knuckleduster offers a faction pack for The Seven.
@@jeffr7752 thanks ill grab those.
How tall are these in comparison to 40k guardsmen? Thinking of making a custom regiment or kill team with these and would be nice to use some guard bitz if they are not totally out of scale.
They're roughly the same height, but slightly more realistically proportioned. Arms and legs are going to look a little spindly on Guardsmen. As luck would have it, though, the heads that come in the box would fit well, and the ball mount for the neck is just the right size to fit the Cadian torsos.
hey just discovered your channel by coincidence. what can i say, you have a new subscriber :). and im getting the gunfighter kit to have fun with it upcoming weekend :D. a question: how did you make the base? i havent painted any western minis so far...
Check in the description for the step by step. :D
As always, looks great! What did you use for the basing texture?
Mmm gather a posse for deadlands
Howdy.
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Is it Trainboy Fred... or is it Trainboy (and) Fred?
I'm here bc of red dead redemption 2
Multiple coats.. primed tan brown.. then using whites..
I mean... bruh.. Im a novice painter, and I would DEFINITELY go a different direction. For a (IMHO) Much better look..for ALOT less effort.
Base Spray Corax White GW Primer
Guilimane Flesh for the skin. 1 Coat. done.
Black templar for the back of the vest
Skeleton Horde for the hat
Snakebite leather for the boots, hat brim and holster
Baal Red for the bandana
Aggros Dunes for the pants
Apothecary White for the shirt, then if you absolutely want to draw straight lines.. use a thinned down white paint. (I wouldnt.)
Leadbelcher for the pistol.
Agrax Earthshade for a "dirty" effect on the boots and maybe the pants... just to give that dulled down old west grime feel..
Nuln Oil for the Pistol and the bandana.. maybe the hat.
Yer tabletop ready in about 10 minutes max.
Well, sure. You can paint your miniatures any way you'd like; so long as you're happy with the end result, that's the whole point of a hobby. If you're sure it'd look *much* better, I'd invite you to give it a shot for the sake of comparison.