Building the Old West
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About the Project
I attempt to make an Old West town to play Fistful of Lead, Reloaded.
Related Genre: Western
Related Contest: TerrainFest 2023
This Project is Active
Battle Report: Cowboys vs Aliens
We had a game over the weekend playing a team up of Cowboys and Indians vs Outlaws and Aliens.
The battle report is here; https://www.beastsofwar.com/project/1885181/?order=asc
Cowboys vs. Aliens
I did a thing.
This will be for one specific scenario and if someone doesn’t enjoy the whimsy the saucermen and robots can be replaced by Indians.
A Zenithan from Hydra Miniatures. I used Army Painter Necrotic Green for the head and washed it with Green Tone. The eyes are Pure Red also from Army Painter. The raygun is Army Painter Gun Metal the uniform is Army Painter Hydra Turquoise and the chest insignia is Army Painter Bright Gold washed in GW Seraphim Sepia and the jewel in the center is Army Painter Cobalt Metal. Arms and legs are GW Eshin Gray and then everything except the head was washed in GW Nuln Oil Gloss and the Turquoise parts highlighted back up with Hydra Turquoise. Everything was then given a matte coat with Vallejo spray matte.
Robot Legion miniature also from Hydra Miniatures. Army Painter spray Plate Metal primer with Vallejo brass and GW Tesseract Glow? They’re from an older project. 
Top side of the flying saucer. It’s a plastic kit from Pegasus. 
Underside of saucer. The saucer was spray painted with Army Painter Plate Metal and the darker panels painted with Gun Metal. Panel lines were done using Tamiya black panel liner.
I didn’t glue the two halves together as I think I can light it from the inside using one of those battery powered led candlelights.
More of a little shack
After painting the wood I began removing the masking tape. 
I then painted the stones using Army Painter Dungeon Gray and Hardened Carapace
I also painted the fireplace and chimney before assembly because it was easier than trying to maneuver around with a paint brush after the assembly. 
Exterior view following assembly. 
I found a PDF of a wanted poster, printed it out and cut it down to size to fit the picture frame. The wire detail was laser cut into the chimney so I emphasized it by using a fine point pen. A little shack
I painted and partially assembled a small wood and stone shack. I marked off the stone areas and will paint up the unmasked areas as wood. Banditos Done
I’m be of the figures has embroidery on the back of his short waisted jacket, arms and legs so I used GW Contrast Nlood Angels Red to pick this detail out but otherwise I’m using standard acrylic paints.
It was common for cowboys and vaqueros to have their pants given extra reinforcement to the seat to make them longer wearing. Sometimes this was in a different color but not always. Two of the figures have this feature so I painted them in different colors to accentuate this detail.
The whole gang. 
Lloyd shot. Banditos and Vaqueros
I’ve started on the Banditos set from Great Escape Games and have settled on the basic colors. A lot of the traditional cowboy equipment and terms came from Mexican vaqueros, including the short wasted jackets with colorful embroidery. Only one of the figures has this embroidered element but a couple of the figures have serapes and four have the short waisted jackets. All in all a pretty nice set.
Just getting started with the basic colors being laid in. 
Livery Stable Part 8 (Done!)
Mr. Glue has a very successful business. 
But it’s always a good idea to remind folks what’s at stake. 
I added the same signs to both sides of the stable. 
This side faces towards the corral and is less fancy for obvious reasons. 
Finished hayloft with ladder left in place. 
Finished interior. I glued the rear doors back in place after painting them first. 
