Warhammer Historicals: Legends of the Old West

Having grown up in the 70's and watching T.V., I was able to see a lot of western movies with cowboys and Indians. Black and white ones, some in color. I have fond memories of watching a movie called Warlock with Henry Fonda and De Forest Kelly.

The Magnificent Seven with an all star cast of action heroes was high on my all time greats list. My favorite of all were the Clint Eastwood movies and in particular  For a Few Dollars more with Lee Van Cleef.I know they are cheesy but that's the best part about it.

How does this translate to miniature gaming you ask? Thanks to Games Workshop, they have produced a series of rules  for western gaming called Legends of the Old West! This is from their Warhammer Historicals line. My friend picked me up a copy and a group of us have a date set to play this game. From the reviews I've read, it supposedly plays like  GW's Lord of the Rings and Mordeheim, combining elements of both in it's game play.

To kick things off, a buddy dropped off some models for me last night to get painted. I have 3 Mexican guys and 3 Cowboys. I think they are Foundry models but not sure. They are supposed to be 25mm. After doing some research I understand different company's minis are slightly taller than others. Black Scorpion is one of those. I am going to get a few from different companies and make some comparisons. I already have one from Reaper Minis.

Painted by Jennifer Haley

I plan on using her as an outlaw or bounty hunter. So I am putting the 40K and Warmachine down for a bit and focus on getting these 7 models painted for our game in September. We are trying to get a whole town built terrain wise by then. I 'll post on Saturday how the painting is coming!