I'd maybe do that if I didn't mind getting a repetitive strain injury

Thought you might appreciate a look at these too. If nothing else you might find some of the buildings useful.

https://peterspaperboys.com/

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/

^ Well what an amazing idea! Years ago I joined the group "Papermodelers.com" but I've only visited there a few times - always vowing to go back and look more often when I see how great some of this stuff is, but it never occurred to me to use these paper kits as a backdrop for my toy soldiers - I just don't know how I didn't think of that because it suits the subject so perfectly. I guess because I've only just started to take photos of them

My next plan was to photograph some of my cowboys, so I'd begun searching for a photo backdrop for these - but now with your idea I'm going back to Papermodelers to look for a model Wild West town instead! Thanks again, friend - I'm really looking forward to this one now and I'll share the pics right here when it's done :Kaleun_Salute:

Look at this little beauty - only problem is it's in 1/76 scale - and scaled up x2 loses too much definition. Never mind though, as it can instead be 'further away' using what's known to modellers as "forced perspective"

https://i.imgur.com/4rCB3v6.jpg

Some toy gunfighters posed in front of this... or maybe bank robbers and the sheriff

Swoppets didn't make any saloon girls? :D

The Britains figures did include ladies but they were usually either dancing or milking cows :)

http://i.imgur.com/FXYegDS.jpg

"Miss Scarlet - Wild West Saloon Madam"

25mm White Metal - Reaper Miniatures......with a bit of searching you could probably find some of her girls too. :)

For 25mm this has got a lot of detail:up:

The guy with the paper armies has several books with those soldiers on Amazon for a cheap price. He also has a book of card model European buildings that I imagine couuld be scaled up or used in the background the way they are.
https://www.amazon.com/European-Buil...s%2C160&sr=8-1

^ I see that most of this stuff comes in 1:28 and believe this is the preferred scale for wargaming. I've now successfully scaled up the western town store kit to 54mm scale with no pixillation

https://i.imgur.com/oXB6ml1.jpg

Meanwhile here are some Roman legionaries by Timpo/Toyway (I'll show the whole set of 10 against a decent background later). These three were not given shields for some reason (shields are all moulded onto the others) so I found some Timpo swoppet Roman shields in the spares which fit them just nice - I knew they'd come in handy one day

I painted these figures up myself as the original factory job wasn't great, and they are so good otherwise

https://i.imgur.com/JHVaYZw.jpg

This is an Airfix cowboy on a Britains horse. Together they make a fine figure - more like a model than a toy - so I gave them a diorama setting to show them at their best

^ very nice :)

Just remember to have the reins in yer teeth when firing over the nag's head 'cause fer sure, the startled beast will not stand still at the loud report!https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...db7z4&usqp=CAU The 'Duke' got it right! https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ocj6oxn65fo/hqdefault.jpg Jeff Bridges did too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocj6oxn65foPSSSST note saddle rifle scabbards at 0:16 in video:yep:

I believe T E Lawrence was charging into battle on one occasion with both hands off the wheel, when he shot his unfortunate horse dead from under him with his revolver (probably a Webley)

As for the rifle scabbard, Britains Ltd produced at least one western saddle with this featured (I have one on a model somewhere) also a pistol holster at the front was featured on some other patterns. All this poor cowpoke has on his is a water canteen, a blanket and a box for his Gene Autry CDs

https://i.imgur.com/bncyY3l.jpg

You might be interested in this Eich. Don't see too many WW2 Japanese figures.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBmj0ZHRnsY&t=229s

^ Thanks, August - these look at first sight to be copies of Airfix figures, who made my cowboy. Others made by Airfix but not featured in the bucket include Russians and British in jungle dress. I'll post a few from each set shortly as I think I have all of them - they are such good sculptings they often get used in dioramas

Edit: Now that I've watched the whole thing through, it turns out to be true that some of the figures poses were copied from Airfix and others (as I'd guessed) from Matchbox - i.e. the British officer in sheepskin coat and the piper

Then there are a whole load that I've never seen before and they are very good; the Japanese are not, it seems now, copies of either Airfix or Matchbox and would be very compatible with both

I also realise having looked at the Airfix sets closely (for the first time, some of them) that I don't have them all. I'll post a few examples of some Airfix soldiers (I don't yet have any Matchbox in my army)

I love the animations he does at the end!

Some of my Airfix 1/32 - as yet unpainted
 

https://i.imgur.com/FXdlr1o.jpg Japanese Infantry WW2

https://i.imgur.com/5012Sqt.jpg Aussies WW2

https://i.imgur.com/zL2htXu.jpg US Infantry WW2

https://i.imgur.com/IUL3OTW.jpg Russians WW2

https://i.imgur.com/eCcSjA9.jpg British Paras 1

https://i.imgur.com/e4acmSH.jpg British Paras 2

https://i.imgur.com/oJX4Rre.jpg Wehrmacht

https://i.imgur.com/S4tCLCO.jpg Afrika Korps

I only have these three WW2 German figures, believe it or not - I'll have to put that right

More up to date
 

https://i.imgur.com/q4onx3x.jpg 'Modern' British infantry

He wears the "invasion pattern" (or "turtle") helmet - I was once kitted out with this as an army cadet, along with the plain olive drab 1960 pattern combat uniform and FN FAL rifle - but this guy doesn't have a gas mask

https://i.imgur.com/dgIqkLu.jpg 'Modern' German infantry

Watch one video and now it's into my feed.



Look at this one, 3000 figures!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqS4ljVLBOw

^ I got to 17:47 then lost the will to live :yep: