I ordered a Conquest 'Comanche acrobat' sight unseen from North Star Figures, reduced from £3 to £2... I thought this would be some sort of ritual dancer,...
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cooper12a
Oct 1, 2009 2:27 pm
Actually on closer examination he needs a bit of work. The horse is rather pancaked & has no reins (was this a Comanche trick rider skill?) & the rider's legs...
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Oct 2, 2009 7:44 am
Sounds pretty good. Any pics for us?...
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 2, 2009 10:10 am
... Working on some. Maybe when I've completed the Apaches & painted them & the Tong I'll see if I can put them all up somewhere. (There are other conversions...
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 2, 2009 10:12 am
Just padding out his legs a bit is already working wonders. I think i'll turn another COPPLESTONE Amazon archer into his dismounted version....
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Oct 2, 2009 12:32 pm
... I've been thinking about that and might give US cavalry/buffalo soldiers a go after our campaign, just need to get some of those Perry 28mm US Civil War...
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Oct 2, 2009 12:32 pm
I would love to, but I just can't afford the travel and stop-over costs for going to Nottingham for a weekend. I have a friend down there, but it's a bit late...
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Oct 2, 2009 12:33 pm
... With that in mind I might give either US Cavalry or Buffalo Soldiers a go after our campaign (That starts on Sunday by the way Colin) and either prove it...
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 5, 2009 4:50 pm
Painting up my first Apache mount so i googled on Appaloosa horses... certainly no shortage of images on t'web to use as reference! What an interesting breed!...
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 8, 2009 9:27 am
I borrowed a friend's pot of MECHRITE RED which I thought would look good on my Apache women, & it certainly does. Sort of dark, earthy red. Very desert...
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Charles Tricker
bucket_boy101
Oct 8, 2009 10:04 pm
Are you sure it's mechrite red, and not another colour? I though Mechrite red was really red, a basecoat for blood red. Maybe it was calthan brown or...
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bucket_boy101
Oct 8, 2009 10:06 pm
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1620052&prodId=prod810840 See, very red....
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 9, 2009 1:23 pm
My assumption that it was Mechrite red was based on the fact it has 'Mechrite Red' printed on the pot!!! It is part of a boxed set of paints my friend invested...
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 9, 2009 1:25 pm
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod810840&rootCatGameStyle= Looks pinker here than I experienced it!...
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Anthony
antged
Oct 9, 2009 2:08 pm
In the past I've used Vermin brown as a base for Native American flesh...
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J.R. Sharp
jr_sharp2005
Oct 9, 2009 2:54 pm
I use Mechrite red on my 40K stuff and you must have had a bad pot or something because it is VERY red. What I have done in the past on my NA stuff is to take...
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J.R. Sharp
jr_sharp2005
Oct 9, 2009 2:56 pm
All, I am sorry if this breaks group protocol, but I thought I would throw it out there. I have started a business called Sharper Design Studio. I currently ...
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Wyn Robertson
wyndhamr
Oct 9, 2009 3:10 pm
Looks interesting, but I have no idea of how to use the powders. Maybe having a tutorial on your web site would help. Cheers, Wyn To:...
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J.R. Sharp
jr_sharp2005
Oct 9, 2009 4:22 pm
There is one linked on the left of the site. Over the next few weeks I will be adding more. Thanks for your reply! ... -- J.R. Sharp [Non-text portions of this...
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 10, 2009 10:36 am
If you look at my link for Mechrite Red, you will see that it's not a bright red according to GW. Maybe your pot is anomalous?...
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 10, 2009 12:24 pm
Played my first bar-room brawl with my 6 outlaws, my mate's full-strength over-paid bandidoes had tooled up with Saturday Night specials & hammered me, hero...
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colinbun
Oct 11, 2009 9:59 am
Oh God, yes. Have a look at this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appaloosa Yet another reason to hate what the white man did to North America (apart from I've...
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Oct 11, 2009 9:59 am
D'oh *slaps forhead* There it is. Thanks, Wyn To: LOTOldWest@... From: jsharpcsa@... Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:00:13 -0400 Subject: Re:...
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 11, 2009 4:44 pm
Oh- forgot to mention the table I made him using a plastic Pizza seperator- cut down to the right height- for legs, covered with a similar diameter plastic...
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ctlanglandshula
Oct 11, 2009 5:26 pm
Just a historical note - horses were not native to the Americas. The first horses were brought over by the conquistadors (the Aztecs referred to Cortez's men...
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Steve Burt
pyruse
Oct 12, 2009 10:07 am
... Looks pretty bright red on the link you posted. I'd think Red Oxide would be a better colour to use....
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Steve
cooper12a
Oct 12, 2009 1:17 pm
Looks pinky maroon to me... not very like what is in the pot in fact... I've never had an argument over the shade of a GW paint pot before! ;)...
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Havener, Mark
elfholme
Oct 12, 2009 2:11 pm
Have you posted pictures of the painted models? I know I'd like to see them. Apologies if I missed them. -Mark H. ... From: LOTOldWest@......
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Steve Burt
pyruse
Oct 12, 2009 2:45 pm
... Actually, they were (about 30,000 BC), but the first people to arrive in the Americas ate them all before they figured out they might be useful for other...
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J.R. Sharp
jr_sharp2005
Oct 12, 2009 4:21 pm
I am not a horse fan myself (being an ACW infantry re-enactor), but I do agree that Appaloosa's are one of the prettiest creatures on earth. The following link...
