Gangs for Dead Man's Hand

Who can resist a good old shootout among the tumbleweed and dust of the Wild West?

I fondly remember GW's Wild West games. Great fun. A year or so ago I picked up a few figures from Artizan Miniatures (great sculpts on the whole and a dream to paint) after being hooked by a game called "Dead Man's Hand". A few old skirmish photos and reports will no doubt follow.

I tried to tie the gangs together by colour but I wanted to keep their clothes somewhat random. The edges of the bases tie them together too, hopefully not too obviously. I guess this approach is a nice contrast to endless white and blue in the Napoleonic era or the various shades of WWII uniforms. It was good to paint individual characters for a change - I actually prefer that approach deep down. This lot are standing on an old Citadel hill. Remember those? Yes, like a lot of people, I covered over the skulls with flock ...


First up, Lucky Juan's Desperados

Joaquin; Cherokee Bill; Felipe de Mierda

Three Fingers; Kiko Lopez; Chucho el Roto

The Gunslinger and the Boss

Quick Draw Jose and Lucky Juan

The Cowboys/Outlaws, led by Belle Starr

Belle Starr

Ike "Kid" McMasters; Hoodoo Brown; Rattlesnake Dick Barters

Lame Jonny Donohue; Dutch Charley Burns; Pistol Zip Ellsworth

The Lawmen

Whoops, fuzzy

Ramblin Hoot Milton; Morgan; Virgil

Deacon Jim McCrea; Doc Bose Dalton; Cowboy?!

Wyatt; Texas Jack Reed