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Monday, 25 April 2016

Killer B Games Criminals with Shotguns

I have more wonderful 1970's style 28mm scale villains made by Killer B Games to show you. This time, the one thing they all have in common is that all six are armed with Shotguns. I have given them all names to help identify them better.
So, starting at the far left is Marc Jessup, a gang leader, who could be either a Villainous Star or Co-Star in 7TV2e. He is carrying a 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun and is aiming a .38 Revolver. With his sunglasses, porn-star moustache and huge sideburns he could only be a 1970's character. You'll find him on Killer B Games webstore in the "Geezers! Shut It!" range as KB023 Blagger with Shotgun and Pistol.
In the centre of this group is balding Roger Longhurst, who is armed with a Double-Barrelled Sawn-Off Shotgun. He is KB015 Bald Geezer with Sawn-Off Shotgun. Finally, is hippie criminal, Jeremy Campbell. He is definitely not all about "peace and love!" He is armed with a Sawn-Off Pump-Action Shotgun and he is KB019 Funky Geezer on the Killer B Games webstore.
At the far left of my second trio of ne'er-do-wells is "Mad Mike" Turrell, a psychopathic thug, very much in the same mould as Gang Boss, Charlie Slater. On the Killer B Games webstore he has been painted as having white hair and beard. I almost went with that paint scheme myself but in the end I decided to make him a much younger version. Not surprisingly he is known as KB017 Bearded Geezer with Pump-Action Shotgun.
In the centre of this trio is Davey Lowe, who is armed with a Double-Barrelled Sawn-Off Shotgun. He is unshaven and unkempt and a low level criminal. You'll find him on Killer B Games' webstore as KB004 Geezer with Sawn-Off Shotgun.
Last of all, is a figure that some of you may recognise - he is a dead ringer for Jack Carter (played by Michael Caine), the eponymous villain of the 1971 film, Get Carter. Forget the awful remake with Sylvester Stallone! I could have named him Jack Carter but seeing as how the film ended I decided to slightly change his name to Michael Carter, mixing up the character and actor's names. He is, rather unusually, armed with a Pump-Action Shotgun (in the film, Carter used a Double-Barrelled Shotgun. See photo below) and he wears his trademark black trench coat. He is a terrific figure and such an iconic villain. Killer B Games sell him as KB009 Hitman with Shotgun. I'd most likely use him as a Hitman Criminal Extra in 7TV2e.
As always, each of these figures costs a mere £2.00 each. Let's get tooled up!
Michael Caine as Jack Carter in an opening scene of the film, Get Carter.

26 comments:

  1. That is a dangerous looking group. Nice job on them all.

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    1. Armed and dangerous, Clint. A nasty combination!

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  2. Time to watch some old School crime movies me thinks after a weekend of Shakespeare

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    1. Cheers, Phil. But surely you meant to say, "Time to watch some old school crime movies me thinks INSTEAD OF a weekend of Shakespeare!"

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  3. The gang leader looks like the much missed Lemmy from Moterhead ;-)

    Love them all, definitely loving the mullets..... Lol
    Great job Bryan

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    1. Thanks, Andy. R.I.P. Lemmy - much loved but never forgotten. I should have painted Marc with black hair and then the likeness would have been perfect. As for mullets, I'm saying nothing!

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  4. Wow! What an incredibly colourful badass bunch you've painted Bryan. You can clearly see how much fun you were having painting these chaps. Jeremy Campbell looks like something straight out of a Dirty Harry film with his goat-skin sleeveless jacket and hippy look!! And as you quite rightly highlight, what a cracking Carter lookalike your final mini makes. Terrific stuff all round my friend. Now when is the BatRep coming!?!

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    1. Thank you kindly, Simon. I really did have a load of fun painting ALL of my Killer B Games figures - cops, villains and civilians. I agree that Campbell would fit seamlessly into a "Dirty Harry" film. That figure of Carter is undoubtedly a gem. I keep saying this, I know, but the batrep is coming soon. I have more villains and a bunch of civilians to showcase next and then, fingers crossed, the batrep.

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  5. Lovely bunch of criminal footsoldiers Bryan!
    Killer B do some cracking stuff and they're cheap as chips. Kind of like HenchmenRUs Dude!
    Look you're a big fella but you're out of shape. Me, I do this for a living! Nuff said.

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    1. I totally get the quote, Bob. Nice one, dude! And, yes, I love Killer B Games for their products and for their prices.

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  6. Excellent work. I hope Carter has eyes in the back of his head he needs them!

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    1. Thanks, Simon. Nice comment about Carter. I know exactly what you mean. *wink*

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  7. Love these as period gangsters. Very nice paint job on them, they look the part for 70's era action movie villains! Well done sir!

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    1. Much obliged, Steve. They certainly do look the part, don't they?

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  8. A very nice bunch of psychopaths, if that makes any sense. Definitely some hard cases there...

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    1. I know exactly what you mean, Hugh. Yes, a right bunch of hard cases.

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  9. Very nice, Bryan. I can imagine these tooled-up hardcases would have no problem dealing with a sudden zombie outbreak!

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    1. Zombies, squire! Yeah, I reckon they can deal wiv a bunch of "Abercrombies" no problem! Know what I mean?

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  10. Seeing these makes me want to watch "The Professionals" that's actually an old TV series I really want to get on DVD. Excellent bit of painting there Bryan, nice style which looks well in keeping with the era.

    Must be good because I was well and truly THERE in the 70`s and can still remember the look and the fashions like it was yesterday. Well done, really nice work.

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    1. Thanks, Steve. I have very fond memories of watching "The Professionals" way back then. Did you see my post featuring Bodie and Doyle? Here's a link to it - http://vampifansworldoftheundead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/killer-b-games-detectives.html
      I'm well into my 1970's groove with these wonderful figures. There's even more to come with more villains and a look at 1970's civil1ans - fashion police alert!

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  11. Oo looks good Bryan.

    Just as an side. What did you think of the old series "Fung Fu" and the sci-fi series "V" ?

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    1. Steve, mate, you are picking all of my old favourites. I loved both series. The first five feature length episodes of "V" shown as an alternative to the boring Olympic Games were a real treat. The TV series that followed was less good but I watched it anyway, just to see what mischief Diana got up to.
      "Kung Fu" with David Carradine was an absolute joy. Mix the Wild west with martial arts - what's not to like?

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  12. good good... I`ll write to you. Check your email :)))

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    1. Checked and I'm over the moon! Many, many thanks!

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