Jean Hoefler - Cowboys

I was painting one of these figures for my confederate soldiers collection when my friend Detlef from Germany mentioned this figure as his favorite Jean Hoefler figure, and he called him "Fuzzy". Not knowing who was "Fuzzy" I started painting the same figure as a gift for him. So that is why you see two identical figures. The one with the sand color base is a gift for him.

But that isn't the end of the story. I was to curious so I wanted to know, who is "Fuzzy". So I asked him and he sended me this picture. Ladies and gentlemen, meet "Fuzzy". Never heard or seen this guy but I like this funny guy already! 

So with this mystery solved, and as this is a painting challenge (The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge), I wanted to paint another one just like on the picture and now you can see the final result here. This one is also gone to my friend Detlef in Germany as a mystery gift. 

Both figures arrived well in Germany!

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Painted in 2026

- 20 mm:

    - Figures: 18

    - Horses: 6

    - Cannons: 0

    - Wagons: 0

- 28 mm

    - Figures: 1

- 54 mm

    - Figures: 21

    - Horses: 0

- Total: 46

Giant - Cowboys and Indians - 20 mm

 Ladies and gentlemen, these figures that you are about to see are 56 years old. I never painted a single one of them and they have been in a box for a very long time. Maybe to long, but they are in a very good condition. Better as I thought. 

The story behind this old figures

It must have been in the year 1971, the first year that I went to the big school, learning to read and write. And the older ones among us, remember maybe that you could buy this kind of figures in book- and toyshops for a very low price. It was in a bookshop that I saw them for the first time and I wanted to have them. This bag:

So I asked my mother and father if they could buy them for me, but they replied, only when I had a good end result at school that year. No problem because I had no problems with learning, so that was a piece of cake. And when I came back with the result they gave me the money to buy them right away. But as yo think that the story is at the end, it isn't. When I came home with them and I wanted to play, and I remember it very well, my dad told me to keep the bag closed because we were of for the summer holliday and my dad didn't want those small things with us on holliday. So they had to stay home for two weeks. It was a very wise decision of my dad (bless him) because we all know when playing with these little soldiers in the sand it is easy to loose them. And so now here are some of them painted, maybe a bit to honor my father. 

I've got more of them unpainted but the goal was to paint one figure of each pose, cowboys and indians.

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Painted in 2026

- 20 mm:

    - Figures: 18

    - Horses: 6

    - Cannons: 0

    - Wagons: 0

- 28 mm

    - Figures: 1

- 54 mm

    - Figures: 18

    - Horses: 0

- Total: 43

Wargamer.pl - Bonnie The Empress - 28 mm

 Today I present to you a naughty little lady. This figure is from the company Wargamer from Poland. It is a 28 mm high white metal figure that I bought at the last CRISIS show. I first thought I bought a resin or 3D printed figure but after a good look I saw it was white metal with parts that had to be glued. And I hate glueing metal. At this moment I get a good result with superglue and white (wood)glue. There were also some trciky edges that were hard to reach with the brush. But at the end I'm happy with te final result. Have a look for yourself.

VVVVVVVVV

Being a boss of a big corporation is always a huge challenge. And when it is a French corporation... hmm... Say no more... Bonnie sometimes really has had enough. Worst of all is all that managing staff. If you watch them, they do what they are supposed to do (though behind-the-scenes intrigues, never-ending pressure for promotions and pay raises and constant flattery are pretty tiring), but when you let them out of your sight, it all goes like a house of cards. Merde! I think it will come to shedding this work and go to take a rest somewhere on the edge of the world... Maybe to some island?

Some more pictures! 

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Painted in 2026

- 20 mm:

    - Figures: 0

    - Horses: 0

    - Cannons: 0

    - Wagons: 0

- 28 mm

    - Figures: 1

- 54 mm

    - Figures: 18

    - Horses: 0

- Total: 19

The Magnificent Seven - Part 04 - Town Villagers

After a long wait is here part 4 of these figures based on that great movie "The Magnificent Seven". This time the Mexican villagers that called for help. Very nice figures with a dead and badly wounded one. The 6 other figures are in battle. Lovely figures to paint. Have a look for yourself.

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The Magnificent Seven - Part 01 -Chris Adams

The Magnificent Seven - Part 02 - Vin Tanner

The Magnificent Seven - Part 03 - Chico

Painted in 2026

- 20 mm:

    - Figures: 0

    - Horses: 0

    - Cannons: 0

    - Wagons: 0

- 28 mm

    - Figures: 0

- 54 mm

    - Figures: 18

    - Horses: 0

- Total: 18

Revell - Confederate Infantry - 54 mm

Let's start 2026 with some fresh painted figures. Today some of the nice sculpted figures from Revell. And my Confederate Army is growing with these 10 figures and some others on the way. And as always when the sculpting is good the painting is fun. Here they are.

I painted the one in the middle as a dismounted cavalry officer.

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Painted in 2026

- 20 mm:

    - Figures: 0

    - Horses: 0

    - Cannons: 0

    - Wagons: 0

- 28 mm

    - Figures: 0

- 54 mm

    - Figures: 10

    - Horses: 0

- Total: 10