Leaning Cowpoke

The shifting sands
Shoveled softly
Sublimate and subvert
Slim Sanderson
Sinking slowly southward
Sighing softly

Calamity Jean

 

Bluey Jones

Crusty old coot, but dependable, forthright, and honest. 
 

Villista Bandito

 

Americano Mercenario

 

A Posse of Two

 

Double Draw Down

 

Ambush at Sunset Cliff

 

Rooftop Poker

I painted eight little poker players! 
 

Don't Shoot the Miniature Piano Player

Groin Shot McGhee

This cowboy wears a metal plate over his crotch to protect his genitals. That's a lot of weight to carry around to protect just a small percentage of your body. However, based on the number of dents in the plate, it appears a sensible precaution at that. 
 

Two-Gun Featherstone

He's, rootin', he's tootin', he's rockin' that moustache. 
 

Old West Upright Piano

I could have painted the stool black to match the piano, but I figured some saloons didn't have the luxury of being really picky about their furniture. I'm so happy that you can discern the black and white keys on the instrument! 
 

Water Trough

 

Poker Tables

 

Cowboys Playing Pool

 

Grizzly "Sand" Castle

Here's an Old West rifleman scanning the horizon for varmints. 
 

Yellow in the Side Pocket

 

Western Legends

Today Sean came over for a couple of games of Western Legends, a board game where you take on the role of an Old West figure of legend and perform deeds of deviltry or derring-do to become the greatest legend of the era. We played two games: Sean ran away with a massive victory in the first by finishing off his escapades with some rather intense carousing, and he won the second by a comfortable margin by arresting my character (Jesse James), mining tons of gold, and finishing off with some more revelry. 

This was the first game played in the library space I've been converting for some years now. There's finally space for a small gaming table, what's left of my physical books, and most of my Lego and gaming material. Perhaps I'll finish this project in time for retirement. 

We also screened two cult films: The Visitor, a truly off-the-wall quasi-religious science fiction spectacle from Italy starring John Huston, Glenn Ford, Lance Henriksen, and Shelley Winters; and Impulse, In which William Shatner chews the scenery as never before in a 1970s serial killer spectacle. 

A good day! 

Drifters and Prospectors

Here are a pair of drifters and a pair of prospectors for the board game Shadows of Brimstone. I used speed paints for these, and I'm pretty happy with the results; the details look fine and the colours are vibrant.