"The Stampede" - Frank Miniatures Review

[Guy]

FM75-06CR
Stampede
Frank Miniatures
75mm resin and white metal parts
Sculpted by Carl Reid
Painted by Michael Volquarts
24 parts + sheet lead

Frank Miniatures recently released Stampede for the Euro Militaire show and the kit immediately caught my attention. Being in Oklahoma and having all the cattle ranches surround us here I knew this was a kit I wanted. Sculpted by Carl Reid it is truly a beautiful kit.

Above are the resin parts that I have separated from the white metal. The Cowboy and his horse as well as the two Longhorns are cast in a gray resin.

Above are the white metal parts which include the Longhorn horns as well as the cow tails and horse's tail. You can also see the canteen and the larriat.

The Cowboy

I liked the cowboy as he has an older look to him along with his western chaps, is well detailed and well cast. His arms are cast in white metal and dry-fitting the arms was a good fit.

Above are several close-ups of the cowboy showing the detail Carl has sculpted into the figure.

Above are the front and back views of the arms and hands, cast in white metal.

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[Joe Hudson]

Looks like a really cool piece. I think it should paint up really well. Thanks for the review.

Joe

 

[Guy]

The Cowboy's Horse

Above are the two halves of the horse with locater holes for correct positioning when assembling the horse.

Above is the separate cast bedroll which locates right behind the cowboy's saddle.

Above is the pommel to the saddle which locates right in front of the cowboy once he has been fastened to the horse.

Above you see both sides of the horse's head.

Above you see the locater lug for fastening the horse to the middle Longhorn. There is also a peg for the front of the horse going into the Longhorn.

Above you see the horse dry-fitted together. There will be some clean-up of flashing and casting blocks before a tight fit can be achieved.

Above you see the horse's tail in the top photo and some of the cowboy accessories, bits, canteen, larriat, and spurs cast in white metal.

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[garyjd]

That is a great piece. It's nice to see a cowboy that does not look like a hollywood cowboy. ~Gary

 

[Guy]

Longhorn Steer #1 Head





Longhorn Steer #2 Head

Above you see both Longhorn Steer's heads. The white metal horns dry-fitted tightly into the sockes on each steer's head.

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Long Horn Cow Halves

Above are the Longhorn Steer halves that make up each cow.

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[Guy]

Above you see a photo of the dry-fitment of the 2 Longhorn steer halves. After clean up of mold blocks and attaching the head the fit is excellent and tight.

All of the neck areas of each animal will need to have the casting block removed before fitting their respective heads to the bodies.

In the top photo you see the Longhorn steer horns spread out for inspection. Just a light casting line needs to be sanded.

Above you see three views of the resin base with textured groundwork and a deadfall branch sculpted into the top surface.

Additional Box Art Photograph

Photographs of the master

Conclusion:
A fantastic kit depicting a Cowboy trying to stop a stampede. All parts require some clean-up and removal of seam lines, casting lines and mold blocks. Dry-fitting where possible before photographs was excellent.
Highly recommended for the experienced modeler.

R290
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[Christos]

Beautiful kit,Thanks for the review!!!!

 

[Johan]

Great cowboy vignette ! Almost a 3-d Charlie Russell painting !
Thanks for the excellent review.

 

[AJLaFleche]

WOW! (Must avoid larger scales for the gray army!)

 

[John Bowery]

Guy,
Thanks for the review. Fantastic looking piece.
Cheers
John

 

[gothicgeek]

off the scale in animation...never seen anything like it

cheers for the review

mark

 

[mario]

Hello Guy

Great piece and fantastic review my friend
Congratulations

Warm regards

Mario

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Great review, Guy!

Im wondering if this is going to be my Christmas present?

Cheers

 

[megroot]

Looks a great and fantastic piece.

marc

 

[carl reid]

Hi Guy,

Thanks for the great review, It's always scary when you see the review But this one was quite painless He He!!!

Thanks again Guy I hope you enjoy it my friend...

Carl

 

[Sambaman]

Guy another great review. Many thanks for your efforts. This is such a fun kit and should prove to be very popular on show tables everywhere!

Jay H.
OKc

 

["Tarakaman"]

This looks like a great piece!! Thanks for the review Guy!!!

 

[Guy]

I found a couple of more photos of the painted version by Michael.

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[DEL]

I've got to get one of these.
Superb.
Derek

 

[Dan Morton]

How could you ever cram more action and animation in a single sculpture? Un --- real!

All the best,
Dan