Gunslinger in 54mm

Well, I planned to share two bases of skirmishers for the 28mm Peninsular War project but became sidetracked.  What caught my eye was an unpainted, 54mm gunslinger in pewter from Tin Soldier.  I painted a 54mm Landsknecht (see Landsknecht) years ago and never proceeded to paint any more of the figures.  This week, I remedied the situation and put the gunslinger model into the painting queue.

This fellow is a gunslinger in sombrero packing two six guns.  Serious looking hombre, I think, and posed for action.  Sculpting is very fine with superb detailing.  

Gunfighting in 54mm sounds fun, doesn't it?  I would need to find a few additional figures to pull that off but I have a start.  

Landsknecht in 54mm

In a departure from the usual painting activities, something new was tackled this week.  What was that?  A metal figure in 54mm crossed the painting desk.

On a whim, I purchased a couple of 54mm figures from eBay.  At first, I was unsure whether to leave the figure in its natural state of bare metal with a nice patina or paint the figure.  For the Landsknecht with halberd, I opted to give him a coat of paint.

First, the sculpting detail on the figure is remarkable.  Crisp lines with deep undercuts and no flash.  Nice!  The results turned out pleasing too.

What will I do with him now?  For now, he will adorn my desk.