Dead Man's Hand: Build, Paint , Review - Great Escape Games Plastic Gunfighters

Welcome to my review of the new Plastic Gunfighters from Great Escape Games. The guys at Great Escape Games were kind enough to send me a sprue to review so i thought as well as reviewing the sprue i would also build one of the models and paint it up showing the whole process.
The Plastic Gunfighters are released on 16th June and you can pre order them here along with multiple deals: www.greatescapegames.co.uk/on...
Paints used in this video:
Citedal:
Gore Grunta Fur
Nazdreg Yellow
Militarum Green
Basilicanum Grey
Black Templar
Darkoath Flesh
Blood Angels Red
Wyldwood
Ulthuan Grey
Evil Sunz Scarlett
Lead Beltcher
Serapham Sepia
Ushabti Bone
Screaming Skull
Rakarth Flesh
Pallid Wych Flesh
Martian Ironearth
Mournfang Brown
Retributor Armour
Army Painter:
Strong Tone
Quickshade Mixing Medium
Witch Brew
Formula P3:
Ryn Flesh
Midlund Flesh
Vallejo:
Pale Sand
Chrome
Deck Tan
Secret Weapon Pigments - Terracotta Earth
Pro Pigments - Burnt Sienna
Music
Mosswood (KZbin Studio) by Steve Adams (CC)
Rattlesnake Railroad by Brett Van Donsel (license purchased under CC4)
Contact: [e-mail]

[@stuartward6067]

Got mine on pre-order. Lovely paint job by the way

[@7thson726]

Cheers bud 👍

[@granapriego]

They could do mounted guys and US Cavalry, wagon trains so much plastic possibilities. Townsfolk and female cowboys would be cool too.

[@7thson726]

I've got a wishlist as long as my arm, just thought, definitely need a poncho thay can be added to a model 😁👍

[@granapriego]

@@7thson726 yes the man with no name needs to be represented. I love Clint Eastwood westerns. If I were to moan about something about the sprue is that there are hardly any younger looking and non facial hair heads. Have you seen the series Godless on Netflix that is amazing. You will definitely want more female fighters after that an amazing gun fight finale.

[@7thson726]

@@granapriego definitely, the good, the bad and the ugly is my favourite film of any genre 😁 There are two heads you could do some light trimming or filing on but yeah i hadn't thought of that 👍 Godless was brilliant and that gunfight was superb

[@greatescapegames]

I love this vid. Nice pose and a lovely paint job.

[@7thson726]

Cheers Stuart, glad you like it. Congratulations on the great kit 👍

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Very nice review,I'm liking the possibility of alot of different figures from one sprue

[@fogh]

Looks like a fabulous set! Great to see your painting approach - really effective 👍

[@7thson726]

No problem mate, thanks very much 😁👍

[@elrondorio]

This was an excellent demonstration of what you get on the sprue - I definitely want to get this kit!

[@7thson726]

I can't recommend this kit highly enough, glad you found the video useful 👍

[@joeokabayashi8669]

Great review and painting!

[@7thson726]

Glad you enjoyed it mate 👍

[@iainmcfarlane1115]

Thanks for the review, was already on shopping list.

[@7thson726]

No problem buddy 👍

[@kitchenwargamers4141]

Fantastic figures and love your painting, nice one thank you 😁👍

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate you're more than welcome 😁

[@winstonjohnson455]

As of yet I haven't acquired a set of the Dead By Lead rules, however it looks like a 'Coffin Lid' character stat control panel that I've recently designed just might work for this set of rules. The panel is in the shape of an old-fashioned coffin lid, it tracts the same information as the character cards and uses spent brass shell casings to tract the ammunition supply. I have already designed this 'Coffin Lid' character stats control panel for the gunslinger games RUTHLESS and Gunslinger's Ball. I plan on marketing these control panels soon, and could post pictures, if there is any interest.

[@7thson726]

That sounds awesome, please do 👍

[@winstonjohnson455]

@@7thson726 Here's two pictures: i.postimg.cc/QdSNmgyr/IMG-0488.jpg i.postimg.cc/HkkTPc5D/IMG-0500.jpg These panels with be available around May 8th, 9th or 10th, for use with the RUTHLESS gunslinger set of rules. The panels for use with the Gunfigher's Ball set of rules should be available around the end of May. I'm currently looking into the possibility of a panel for use with the Dead Man's Hand set of rules.

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

This does seem like a well planned sprue with lots of options. Nice job on the painting

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate 👍

[@lionheart6754]

Thanks for the great review your miniature looks fantastic 👍 I need these lol

[@7thson726]

Cheers buddy 👍😁

[@scottperkins5038]

Planning on buying the starter box and making some stargrave minis and then some standard non sci-fi lads for this and Dracula's America.

[@7thson726]

That would work really well 👍

[@smoothbrush4722]

Fantastic painted.

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate 👍

[@maryhinge6334]

Great review. Looks like a really good kit. 👍

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate, I'd definitely recommend it, if anything its just good fun 👍

[@grodd1016]

I picked up the two player starter last fall. I can't wait to give it a try. I should probably get some of these new plastic minis.

[@7thson726]

That was a great looking box, this set will give you plenty of options for more loadouts for your gangs 👍

[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

Your desperado looks good . Very nice painting job . Like it !

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much 👍

[@KingMATTtheSuperior]

great review martin :) im defo going to be picking this box set up and start up a gang!

[@7thson726]

Cheers buddy 👍 its a great set and a quality game 😁

[@lavvgiver]

thanks for tagging all your paint names.

[@7thson726]

No problem 😁

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cracking review. A great looking spure and awsome paint job on the eithan hawk. Definitely going to great escape games now 😁👍

[@7thson726]

There's no excuse is there haha 😁 i see you as a Pinkerton man for some reason 🤔😅

[@MillersMiniatures]

@@7thson726 haha funny you say that as they do seem to appeal to me 🤔

[@7thson726]

They are relentless in the game, shotguns everwhere 😅

[@paulspaintshed3511]

Great paint job and review mate. May be sine of these down the line.

[@7thson726]

Thanks buddy, I love this set, keep thinking of mixing it with the Northstar sci fi kit so I can have a spacenl cowboy crew for Stargrave

[@SnoddiesHobbies]

Wow looks like a great set. I'm thinking about that Firefly Stargrave crew is gonna shape up nicely.

[@7thson726]

I can see that happening alot buddy 👍😁

[@CullodenPaintingStudio]

Looks good, partner. I will get my hands on these at some point, but have some Foundry gunfighters to get through first of all.

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate, im looking at all the spares here and wondering how they will look with Perry ACW bodies 🤔😀

[@BadSquiddoGames]

Sweet! I have a sample sprue to paint, your video might have kicked me up the bum to do so!

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much, they are a lovely sprue, looking forward to more 👍😁

[@martinradcliffe4798]

They look very nice- excellent paint job. May have to round up a posse.

[@7thson726]

Can't think of anything else to say other than, go for it 😁

[@BrushQuill]

Looks like a nice set. I can imagine a swap-shop of bits wont be far behind this release. Lots of people hunting down the bandanna head no doubt lol

[@7thson726]

Definitely buddy 👍

[@BootsontheTable]

Nice Martin. I love the metals but conversion possibilities make these great

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate, agree completely. I can see this box being a massive hit in Legend of DMH campaign play where characters develop and gain new weapons. You could build them as you recruit them 👍

[@BattleMatt]

Very nice. Resisted this game so far, for no other reason than lots of other projects on the the go, but this will probably push me over the edge...

[@7thson726]

Haha sorry dude, just do it, you wont regret it 😁

[@NCR_Ranger_7718]

Going to have to try make a ncr ranger out of these but with a ned kelly style piece of armor

[@7thson726]

Nice one 👍

[@j453]

I need that kit 😳

[@7thson726]

I don't know what else to say other than, yes, yes you do 😁👍

[@leefisher6766]

Very very nice.... perhaps filing holster down to fit under coat? Might have to drag out my cows and boys and girls!

[@7thson726]

That could definitely work, ive chopped a couple to add to the models I've made up from the rest of the sprue 👍

[@EpicTabletop]

Great set! I reviewed it as well ( in polish though). Will be trying to do some "wild west" in middle Europe :).

[@7thson726]

Its swiftly become my favourite plastic kit 😁

[@EnjoiFirstTry]

Amazing paint job and great vid. How easy are these to assemble avoiding the awkward arm gaps that can often come with multipart kits?

[@7thson726]

Very straightforward to assemble, few gaps which can be easily filed but i didn't bother as i didn't find them that noticeable 👍

[@minifun]

Makes me want to play...different from ww2 or nam. Great review look to get the starter from the company

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much, definitely check out the starter deals there are some great bundles 👍

[@williamstewart4620]

Nicely done! I wonder how they compare size and bulk wise with other manufacturers such as Artizan, Old Glory, Knuckleduster, Foundry?

[@7thson726]

I actually only own Wild West figures from Great Escape Games (which they fit with perfectly) but if i can fimd out I'll post with some comparisons 👍😀

[@danvanduyn7982]

Great review! How do these scale with the original DMH metal minis? Are they slightly bigger? The same? What do you think?

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much 👍 they scale amazingly well, very little diffefence.

[@johnramirez1704]

HOWDY from Texas - Pardner. Just ran into your channel, what size washer are you using for the minis? Thanks a heap.

[@7thson726]

Hi there, welcome to the channel 😁 I use 25mm washers and then 40mm for larger models/objects 👍

[@guylawrance2216]

Too many heads are too similar in my opinion......could have had an Indian head, Mexican sombrero or confederate Kepi or a bare head with a hat that hangs down on the back........... Everything else is pretty damn good though. Bare or bandaged heads and rolled up sleeved arms/ shotgun arms, knives, maps, bullet belts, shovels, pickaxes and pointing arms from bolt action/warlord games can add variety and they fit really well. Spare bits from the US Marines plastic set work especially well. A good review and a very nice paint job too 👍

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate, i think they were maybe playing it safe with this one, but we know there is going to be another set before the end of the year which im excited for 😁👍

[@davrosdavros7198]

Just discovered you. 2 questions what size washers and if I wanted female heads any good choices that would be recommended

[@7thson726]

Hey, awesome, thanks for commenting 😃 i use 25mm round washers. For female heads, i have heard that the northstar plastic heads fit well, so they could work 🤔 fingers crossed for them in the next set 🤞

[@HappyDeadGuy]

Why do you use 25mm washers? Is it because of the wight or that they are magnetic? Or heck just 'cuz?

[@7thson726]

25mm was the size I'd based everything else on for my Wild West figures but they were all mdf, I prefer some weight on the bases so switched to washers 👍😁

[@ConstableGrey]

Howdy y'all, not howdy everybody!

[@7thson726]

Couldn't help it, the Queens English took over half way through 😅 thinking i need to make English Bob for the gang now 🤔

[@Samuelkelly90]

Shame I just started doing old West with 40mm 3d prints. Ah well.

[@7thson726]

Always room for 2 scales 😁

[@mr95th76]

are these heroic 45 mm?

[@7thson726]

Haha is this following our conversation about the scales lol these are 28mm 😁👍

[@mikewright2112]

Great review.... do you have an email address..

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much 👍 i do indeed its [e-mail]

[@tattyfowl]

Please don't put background music...drives me potty

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Very nice review,I'm liking the possibility of alot of different figures from one sprue

[@7thson726]

There are so many options dude, with you will be hard oressed to find gangs that look the same. Glad you enjoyed it mate 👍