Thursday, 28 March 2013

28mm Wild West Poker Tables and Players,.....

.......Aces and Eights or a Dead Man's Hand wins, I wasn't aware that Texas Hold Em wasn't invented/created until the early 1900's but didn't gain wider recognition until 1967 but had been seen in 1959 or that would have been my reference.

Nice set of figures from Dixon Miniatures.

The dead man's hand is credited to James Butler Hickok (Wild Bill) when he was murdered in 1876 by Jack McCall playing poker and this hand (black aces and eights, although there have many other hands stated until this one was finally credited) was retrieved later from the floor.






A quieter game........




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59 comments:

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh28 March 2013 at 09:52

    Nice job! Think I'd be safer joining the quiet game.

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  2. Melanie28 March 2013 at 09:52

    That looks like a great time - I love the smile on the fella in blue!! Well done!

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  3. Ian28 March 2013 at 09:59

    these are really nice

    Ian

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  4. Clint28 March 2013 at 10:01

    I like the sleeping fellow, sleeping is never to be underestimated!

    All good stuff and very nice to see.

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  5. Unknown28 March 2013 at 10:08

    Cool Stuff, Fran!

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  6. Sam Wise28 March 2013 at 10:11

    Very nice figures with a very good painting job!
    "a quiet game" ? they are just beginning !

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  7. Stig of the Dump28 March 2013 at 10:33

    Very nice, love the guy having an "old mans half hour"...

    Steve

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  8. Unknown28 March 2013 at 10:49

    This vignette is so cool and well done on painting them Fran. The sleeping cowboy is my favorite pose as well. A game called Faro was the most commonly played game in the American West I think.

    I just bought somewhere around 60 Western Figures. I bought a vignette of a bank holdup too. I'm actually going to learn the history and the proper colours to paint them. This could be my historical period.

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    1. The Angry Lurker28 March 2013 at 11:05

      That's excellent Anne, from Dixon?

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    2. Unknown28 March 2013 at 11:53

      From Knuckleduster. They're real "old school" sculpts. I think you guys will like them. Got a gallows too.

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    3. The Angry Lurker28 March 2013 at 12:08

      There's a couple of nice figures in their range, a guy that looks like Robert Duvall and he's holding a hat?, got a gallows myself from Black Flag.

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  9. Anibal Invictus28 March 2013 at 11:04

    These last two Wild West post are really good

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  10. Ray Rousell28 March 2013 at 11:06

    Nice work Fran, like everyone else, love the sleepy cowboy!

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  11. Trey28 March 2013 at 11:08

    People tend to leave dead man's hands (of the poker variety) on Hickok's grave monument in Deadwood.

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  12. TamsinP28 March 2013 at 11:09

    Nice work Fran. Those are some great figures :)

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  13. Unknown28 March 2013 at 11:18

    Love this type of thing Fran. Now to make it in 15MM...

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  14. Unknown28 March 2013 at 11:23

    No guns allowed with my poker, don't want to get shot when I cheat.

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  15. david bromley28 March 2013 at 11:31

    Those are great! With the ladies and now tables and poker players, your saloon should be ready for business!

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  16. WarRaptor28 March 2013 at 11:37

    Cool set Fran. I really like the dude snoozin' at the table.

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  17. fireymonkeyboy28 March 2013 at 11:51

    Nice figs Fran. Very Deadwood.

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  18. Schedler Vincent 28 March 2013 at 12:00

    Very great work Sir , great paint .
    Cheers

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  19. Lord Siwoc28 March 2013 at 12:09

    I love it! Well done on the paintjob.

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  20. DHC Wargames28 March 2013 at 12:11

    Looking extremely lovely, Fran!

    Especially like the details on the cards and such!!!

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  21. Dr. Willett's Workshop28 March 2013 at 12:14

    Super set, the poses are great!

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  22. Paul28 March 2013 at 12:14

    Super work Fran, you have been very busy of late!

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  23. Neil Scott28 March 2013 at 12:27

    Great work Fran

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  24. Kev28 March 2013 at 12:38

    Love these Fran, great stuff

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  25. Mark28 March 2013 at 12:42

    I actually didn't know that fact about why it's called a dead mans hand. I hope that's true because it would be pretty cool.

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  26. Jay28 March 2013 at 12:57

    Hi, Generalissimo. very nice work indeed, Sir. I can't ever remembering seeing so many happy faces playing poker. Not even one frown.

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  27. Zabadak28 March 2013 at 13:49

    Great group, but will they continue to sit and be still be as happy when the lead start flying ?

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  28. DeanM28 March 2013 at 15:07

    Very, very cool figures and nicely painted as always. Love the camera shots. The guy stretched out snoozing is my favorite. Best, Dean

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  29. Sean28 March 2013 at 15:42

    Nice looking bunch. With your ladies it reminds me of the Last Chance Saloon T-shirt. "Liquor in the front, Poker in the rear."

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  30. Phyllion28 March 2013 at 15:57

    Very fine Fran!

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  31. Pat Hatt28 March 2013 at 16:10

    A good poker game is always needed, along with piles of dough.

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  32. A Beer for the Shower28 March 2013 at 16:45

    These are great. I love the guy with the beer raised over his head. However, after a few of those beers, I turn into the guy slumped back, taking a nap with his hat over his face...

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  33. russell120028 March 2013 at 17:29

    Very nice!

    Aces and Eights! Hickock was supposedly playing draw pocker, and that does agree with the details of how the story has been told.

    Faro, which is like a very strange game of Black Jack, may have been the most popular Saloon game, but like Black Jack, you need a "house" (banker) to run the game. So poker is the better pick up game.

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  34. Vinnie28 March 2013 at 17:44

    nice set Fran looking good as always with your painting

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  35. Chris C.28 March 2013 at 17:49

    Man you and Ray are both really rockin' it with the detail today! Great paint job, even down to the playing cards on the table. I am impressed.

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  36. David28 March 2013 at 18:11

    What can I say?! Great work!

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  37. Simon Quinton 28 March 2013 at 18:42

    What excellent sets of figures. Really great work Fran the details on tables are fab.

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  38. DaveD28 March 2013 at 19:48

    Nice job Fran!

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  39. Dalauppror28 March 2013 at 20:11

    Lovely minis Fran !

    Greate paint job !

    best regards Michael

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  40. GaryA28 March 2013 at 20:12

    Lovely job! Reminds me of the saloon scene in Little Big Man.

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  41. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)28 March 2013 at 20:27

    Well done and very cool Fran!

    Christopher

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  42. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn28 March 2013 at 22:11

    Awesome Fran. they look very cool, nice little scene

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  43. Paul O'G28 March 2013 at 22:36

    Fantastic mate - right up there with the "carousing Vikings" in my collection!

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  44. Paulalba28 March 2013 at 23:59

    Brilliant!!!

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  45. Jay29 March 2013 at 01:03

    they look so happy. :)

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  46. The Extraordinarii29 March 2013 at 01:08

    hahha very nice Angry, there cool.

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  47. The Happy Whisk29 March 2013 at 01:50

    Ha. I love it.

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  48. Cory29 March 2013 at 14:16

    Great set of figs! Those Dixons have a lot of character.

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  49. Phil29 March 2013 at 17:52

    Excellent! Great post Fran!
    Phil.

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  50. D430 March 2013 at 21:21

    I like how 2 of 'em look all happy and one of them looks like a future loser.

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