Category Archive: Wild Wild West

Another Scratchbuilt/Customised project – Hawkeye, Last of the Mohicans

30 April 2024: Latest photos of Hawkeye alias Deerslayer. Headsculpt was repainted, haired and modified. Brown Bess and powder horn by BGT. Everything else – hunting shirt, sideseam leggings, sash, hunting pouch and… Continue reading

Scratchbuilt project: The Revenant Frontierman Scout & Hunter (Leonardo DiCaprio)

Step-by-step photos of headsculpt being scalped and whigged. In the untamed expanses of Calgary, nestled amidst the Canadian Rockies, actor Leonardo DiCaprio delved into the role of a fur trapper seeking vengeance against… Continue reading

Scratchbuilt project: The Revenant Frontierman Fur Trapper (Tom Hardy)

Includes step-by-step painting wood grain on plastic molded rifles and hair application. Check out my process of how I scratchbuilt actor Tom Hardy’s villainous John Fritzgerald; a villain we all love to hate.… Continue reading

True Grit 2010 – Rooster Cogburn, Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges injects a fresh dose of grit into the role of Rooster Cogburn in the Coen brothers’ 2010 rendition of “True Grit.” Unlike John Wayne’s 1969 iconic portrayal, Bridges crafts a Rooster… Continue reading

True Grit – ‘Lucky’ Ned Pepper

Hi everyone, carrying on with upgrading my cowboy collection is my True Grit Barry Pepper’s ‘Lucky’ Ned Pepper. The project went way back, just before DML and DID came out with their Barry… Continue reading

Appaloosa (2008) – Cole & Hitch 2024 update

In the year 1882, the town of Appaloosa, nestled in the vast expanse of New Mexico, mirrors the classic setting of many Old West towns – a place where law and order are… Continue reading