The Town Marshal is waiting for glue to dry to get primed. Same for the first dozen (of 40) stands of Hunkpapa Sioux (using a Little Bighorn list, still need to sort out how many stands of foot to each 'circle', 132 stands of Sioux and Cheyenne mounted, only 96 on foot - I think, some changes have been going on).
Got all the sheep, goats, and pigs ready to paint after adding the recent additions and converting a half dozen each of pigs and sheep to 'dead'. And not to forget the 5 stands of Peter Pig's chickens are now primed and ready for paint!
Also prepared all the bases needed for the Outlaws group (including being labelled), both of the civilian wagon trains, and all four of my stagecoaches (thinking about adding a fifth for the broken down, attacked by Indians, dead folk inside version). Also prepped all the stands for the first 3 groups of Sioux on foot and 3 groups of Apache on foot and one of the native villages on foot.
Still looking for my missing oxen yokes. 😫
One day enough of these figures will be painted to have a game. One day.
Where playing with toy soldiers is the whole point - and sharing the joy of doing so. And keeping a record of what's been done and what is still awaiting completion. A note of caution for those unfamiliar: this activity can be remarkably addictive and take over your free time. Well, now wait a minute, it's so much fun that shouldn't be a problem. Oh, that's right. It's not! (title with asterisk in bar below is newest or most recent modification to a Page topic)
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Update
Forgot to mention yesterday that I also painted the 6 oxen for my Bluemoon Conestoga wagon and started on the driver and his woman (she is not part of the set!) who were already primed for FIW. I need to find two of the three ox yokes - hope I didn't lose them but with one I can at least re-manufacture two more!
I need to pull out a set of the native villagers for my Pony West to prep along with what I posted about yesterday. That way, once prepped and primed, I will have a little bit of all the elements I am building for this ridiculously massive collection of figures. Already have an entire cavalry regiment with its wagon train and native scouts plus gatling guns ready. Have the first portion of the civilians for Anachronism. Already have painted a buffalo herd along with a pronghorn antelope herd. Also primed is a large longhorn herd and the cowboys and the chuck wagons. By adding the White and Black Hats and the indigenous mounted and foot warriors plus villagers, that represents most of what will be in the collection - though greatly expanded when all is prepped. Heck, I even have one of the special characters primed for painting. Maybe next up will be one of the civilian wagon trains including the associated civilians.
I need to pull out a set of the native villagers for my Pony West to prep along with what I posted about yesterday. That way, once prepped and primed, I will have a little bit of all the elements I am building for this ridiculously massive collection of figures. Already have an entire cavalry regiment with its wagon train and native scouts plus gatling guns ready. Have the first portion of the civilians for Anachronism. Already have painted a buffalo herd along with a pronghorn antelope herd. Also primed is a large longhorn herd and the cowboys and the chuck wagons. By adding the White and Black Hats and the indigenous mounted and foot warriors plus villagers, that represents most of what will be in the collection - though greatly expanded when all is prepped. Heck, I even have one of the special characters primed for painting. Maybe next up will be one of the civilian wagon trains including the associated civilians.
Progress Minor
So, I actually put some paint that wasn't primer on figures last night! I applied the first coat of skin paint to my French and Indian War native villagers expansion, 59 sculpts for 63 figures (four babes in their cradle boards on mommy's back). Small as it was, it felt good.
I also recently prepped the first 48 mounted warriors for my Pony West setup, same with the first of the White Hats (mounted, foot, dead) being the Town Marshall. Last night I pulled the first 36 foot warriors and need to pull out a leader group and a Black Hats (mounted, foot, dead) for the Outlaws. What was pulled out last night needs to be filed and scraped to be ready to wash. Then the whole lot - what was recently prepped and the stuff from last night - can be washed and then mounted for painting and primed.
Minor forward progress but it matters.
I also recently prepped the first 48 mounted warriors for my Pony West setup, same with the first of the White Hats (mounted, foot, dead) being the Town Marshall. Last night I pulled the first 36 foot warriors and need to pull out a leader group and a Black Hats (mounted, foot, dead) for the Outlaws. What was pulled out last night needs to be filed and scraped to be ready to wash. Then the whole lot - what was recently prepped and the stuff from last night - can be washed and then mounted for painting and primed.
Minor forward progress but it matters.
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