Cheapo Plastic Cowboys & Indians

 'Cheapness' for toy soldiers is relative but these were already a good price and further discounted by my local toy shop so that I got four boxes for $20 Australian.

  People rubbish these sets, but they generally have good sculpting, and I like the detailed faces. I like them as much as Airfix, although that comment might elicit a few gasps from some people.

  I already had a few of these and have converted the Indians to ancients and fantasy figures; in fact, I prefer the Indians to the cowboys as they have so many conversion possibilities.

  However, today I show a couple of the cowboys I painted.

  

The Indians

The cowboys

  Two figures I painted.

The figure at right had the gun barrels replaced with wire. I like the pose of reloading his shotgun.

The bare chest on the lefthand figure is also unusual and has a definite Spaghetti Western look. it looks like he has a Henry rifle. I don't recall other cowboy figures that did not have a shirt under their jackets or vests. Mind you it looks like he has also been working on those abs!