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Figure #1 On the right... Shortly before he was decapitated...
Never did name him....Know any famous males who were beheaded???
He was way out of proportion... I didn't even have his high boots on yet...
and his body to head ratio was way off... R.I.P. 11/08/03
#2 Much better! I'm keeping this one.
I used a foil lump for the torso and he ended up with a big butt.... :)
I don't have a name, story or occupation for this guy... yet... 11/12/03
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Figure #3... I just noticed he looks a lot like #2.... I think they might be brothers... 11/13/03
Figure #4 This would be Tom, a ticket agent for the railroad..
Since he is buried in a building, I skipped the legs..... I know... Lazy! 11/17/03
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Figure #5 (left) Recently named Clem... Or Long slim Clem...
Clem also works for the railroad and can be a pain in the......
The dog? My attempt at capturing a likeness of 'Cool Dog' (Cody) our Jack Russell...
A bit big for a Jack.... :) 11/18/03
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Figure #6 Jake the cowboy.
Not much of a story here except Jake always smells like horse pucky...:) 11/19/03
Figure #7 Ted, Named by my friends at www.mylargescale.com
They all thought Ted has an attitude!
This is my first figure after reading an excellant article Figure Class by Chris Walas
11/26/03
The Crew 11/26/03
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Figure #9, Joshua, mountain man. This picture has Joshua in his new buckskins...
That didn't last.... :) 12/09/03
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Figure #10, Lucky Pierre, the second panner and party animal.
Another drifter has shown up in Canine Gulch, Pierre.... No one knows for sure where Pierre is from, only that his English is bad. His French impresses the Girls over at Jim's Saloon/Brothel. And he filed a claim next to Jessie. On his very first day panning, Pierre found a nice size nugut.... Jim's girls still talk about the party that night amist many giggles, snickers and Ooh LaLa's. Folks have been calling him lucky Pierre since then... All of this really pis.... errrrr, ticks Jessie off! Jessie claims Pierre found that nugut on his side of the claim marker. They spend a lot of time yelling at each other... But since Pierre's English is bad and Jessie can't understand a bit of French....No blows have been struck... yet
12/10/03
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Figure #11, Zeke, railroad worker getting his monthy bath... 12/30/03
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Figure #12, Leona, hard working owner of a rooming house .
Well, it is a sunny, nice day in Canine Gulch and Leona needed to do the wash..... Zeke decided to take advantage of the available soapy hot water to get in one of his infrequent baths...... Both are Russian immigrants, not related to each other in any way.... Leona is/was a mail order bride who worked her new husband into the ground (literally) in the few years they were together. Since his untimely demise a bunch of years ago, Leona has sold hunting and trapping supplies, taken in boarders and does laundry.... And lately, she has had her eye on Zeke..... Zeke works for the railroad and often overnights in the Gulch... No one can pronounce his real name, let alone spell it, so he just goes by Zeke. He is aware of Leona's interest but prefers the girls over at Jim's Saloon and Brothel.... However, he can't pass up the free meal of Goulash, homemade Vodka and talk of the old country.... Zeke's exuberant singing can be heard all over the Gulch while he takes his bath (and washes his long johns at the same time). He is afraid to take the long johns off because he is not sure what Leona might do.... Yeah, the girls over at Jim's can hear the singing and know he is on the way over.... They giggle a bit and look forward to getting a few of the railroad's dollars... In the morning, Leona will gather Zeke up, dump him in the horse trough and swear she never wants to see him again.......12/30/03
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Figure #13 & 14, Guiseppe, Livery manager (asleep) and Rolf the Blacksmith
Rolf - Is the hard working village smitty. He has no time or patience for tomfoolery. Up at dawn, in bed by 8:00. Puts in a full day, every day, six days a week. On Sunday, after Church, he cleans up around the shop.
Guiseppe - On the other hand, is one of the town's goof offs. He can usually be found sitting on a bench in front of one of the shops, hanging with the old farts club. They can spend the whole day trading lies about their youth...... Sometimes when they feel productive, they get out their pocket knife's and whittle on any old piece of wood.... Not that they ever make anything.
Surprisingly, they can whittle and tell tall tales at the same time. That usually lasts until the shop keeper spots the mess and chases them away....
You might be wondering how Guiseppe makes his living.... Well, he figured a way to beat the system early on.... He married the homely daughter of a rich man.
Daddy big bucks lives about 75 miles away in the territory seat but still owns most of the buildings in town. Guiseppe is supposed to be the properties manger... But to be honest, his wife takes care of things.... Guiseppe would never collect late rent fees or evict one of the townfolks.
Guiseppe does have a job... sorta.... Ya see, Rolf and Guiseppe are partners...... Yup! Guiseppe and Rolf run the Canine Gulch, Livery, Feed, Seed and Blacksmith business. Guiseppe is in charge of the Feed and Seed store, plus he hires a stable boy for 10 cents a day to take care of the horses.
Rolf takes care of the smithing, bosses the stable boy and covers for Guiseppe.
Rolf and the stable boy are at work shortly after dawn... Guiseppe shows up an hour or two later (he makes sure he gets out of the house before the ole battle-ax wakes up). He unlocks the store, Puts the 'Open' sign in the window, locates his copy of the latest Zane Grey book, Gets some change from the cash box, sticks an 'Out to Breakfast' sign on the door and heads out for the cafe.....
All the locals know, if they need anything get it from Rolf or the stable boy.
If none of the old farts club has invented a new story that day, Guiseppe might wonder back to the store sometime in the morning, check with Rolf for any items that he might need to have his wife order... And puts a 'Back in 10 minutes' sign in the door.
About 11:00 he will put the 'Out to Lunch' sign in the door and head back down to the Cafe. Around 1:30 - 2:00 when the Old Farts break for their afternoon nap, he heads back to the store and depending on the season, props his chair up in the sunny or shady side of the Livery and dreams of being a gunfighter.... (as seen above)
Rolf dreams of doing a little hammering on Guiseppe......
If he happens to spot his wife about town, he will scurry back to the store and hide out in the back room reading his Zane Grey book....
1/12/04
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#14 Johnny... Second from right..
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#15... Oh Oh!!! Guiseppe's wife 'Sadie'!!!!..
Well...... Guiseppe is in big trouble... again.
Some of you may remember Guiseppe married the homely daughter of a rich man. Well, here she is.... Sadie.
It was a nice sunny Saturday afternoon and Guiseppe snuck off to take an afternoon nap in front of the Livery.....
What he forgot (altho reminded every day for the last two weeks) today is the day of the big Church social... Sadie had been planning it for months. Even had a special outfit purchased for the big event..... No way would she go without an escort!!!
Then she had to search all over town to find the sneaky goof-off....
Not good for Guiseppe.....
I have an eye witness report that that walking stick was broken over Guiseppe's head shortly after this photo.....
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#16.... William Robert Oglethrope..... :)
William drifted into Canine Gulch from somewhere in the Appalachians of the Eastern US. He's kinda lazy and likes to hang out with the old farts club when he is not out huntin or fishin. Doc Pfizer has hired him because he works cheap, is one heck of a great shot and has an extensive background in the production of good ole Mountain Dew.... :)
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