Created by Forrest Harris, Knuckleduster Miniatures
Gunfighter's Ball is a Wild West tabletop miniatures game for 2-12 players featuring cutting-edge miniatures and terrain.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 04:11:58 PM
ALAMO BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS COMING SOON.
We've shipped about 52 packages so far. I should have the instructions for building the Alamo Saloon posted online in the next couple of days or so. I don't recommend building one without first reading the instructions. It's not particularly tricky, but I'd hate to see a ruined building due to the lack of a critical piece of information!
In the meantime, be sure to observe the following general tips. READ ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STARTING, EVEN THOUGH IT GOES AGAINST THE CODE OF "REAL MEN":
1. Test fit all parts and make sure you know how everything goes together before gluing. If you are contemplating cutting a part to make it fit, please re-examine your assembly plan—you’ve probably misunderstood some aspect of the design. Parts have been tested and should fit together in a fairly straightforward manner without modification.
DO NOT TRY TO FORCE PARTS TOGETHER!
2. BE PATIENT! Do not try to glue too many pieces together at one time! Try to do small sub-assemblies (for instance, the floor and two walls instead of 4) that can be set aside and allowed to dry before moving on to the next step. This way, you won't risk destroying the model with poorly-conceived clamping schemes or rubber banding.
3. The little tabs in the corner of floor pieces are for alignment, not for strength. DO NOT SATURATE THEM WITH GLUE or they might distort! Glue should be used along the wall edges where there is a lot more surface area to glue to.
4. Most roofs are made to be removed. A few buildings have no floor (assumed dirt floor--the Smithy comes to mind), so if you have a base to glue it to, go ahead and make the roof removable. If you want it to be free-standing and still be sturdy with no floor to stiffen it, glue a roof truss to the middle of the top of the side walls and at least glue one roof panel in place, the other one kept removable for access.
5. Metal doors and windows are provided. They have interior woodwork; the interior and exterior pieces sandwich the wall between them. All metal parts require priming to paint.
6. Use white glue for most assembly; if you use superglue or a similar adhesive, be very careful not to let sticky fingers damage the model! In certain places, you might find superglue very useful, for instance where you are trying to get a warped piece to grab and stay straight, or the little pieces that hold up the back steps.
7. Prime all parts with a good black hobby primer to protect the MDF and keep it from absorbing water-based paints, which can cause swelling and warping of the material.
8. DO NOT GET THE MDF WET, EVEN WITH ACRYLIC PAINT, BEFORE IT HAS BEEN PRIMED. DO NOT WASH THE MDF--UNLIKE RESIN, THERE IS NO RELEASE AGENT TO CLEAN OFF.
9. To simulate weathered wood, dry brush layers over the black primer. Start with medium brown, then a mustard-brown, and a final dry-brushing of tan. For other colors, the first coat over the black primer should be one shade darker than the desired final color. Dry brush a lighter shade in the middle of the area of color to give it the look you see in the wargame magazines!
10. Experiment with your own assembly methods. Most of the models are fairly simple to figure out, but if you need help, contact Knuckleduster through our website, www.knuckleduster.com.
11. Instructions for all models have or will soon be posted on www.knuckleduster.com in the downloads section (under "information").
Guess What Came In?
over 5 years ago
– Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 10:54:21 PM
Mats!
First of all, only a gamer's shop would have a ping-pong table used as a work table, lol.
Secondly, the mats are here, and they are beautiful! The color was reproduced perfectly, and I couldn't be more relieved.
The first round of shipping starts today. We have two-dozen resin bars in stock with more on their way, so we'll get the first two-dozen out in the next couple of days.
The buildings for the Abilene Addition are being cut right now--we have livery stables and barbershops, but are waiting on the jail and boarding house inventory, some of which will come in with the next wave of bars in a few days. So we'll be starting with backer kits that do not have the Abilene Addition.
Thanks for hanging in there with us for the long wait. I'm looking forward to seeing Gunfighter's Ball events pop up in convention schedules around the world:)
A big thank-you to Games n' Gears for spearheading the printing of the mats. They do quality work, and Sam's a real pro.
Adios,
Forrest
Sheriff's Office Sample
over 5 years ago
– Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 02:07:11 PM
I was humbled by the response to the KS in spite of this building be featured only as a silhouette. Well now we have a real sample to photograph and show off!
Front view
This model features a jail cell with a resin bar unit complete with hinge and lock details. The doors and windows are metal-cast with wood-grain and hardware details sharp and easy to paint.
Interior
The jail is built for a siege (as in a couple of my favorite, but nearly-identical movies which you can easily guess the names of) with heavy interior shutters on the windows, a barred-peephole for the doors, and heavy wooden crossbars adding reinforcement to both. The exterior can be assembled with or without the door and window trim (some adobe buildings would have plain plastered openings on the outside of the doorways and windows).
layered adobe
The plasterwork is a separate layer. We're using HDF instead of MDF on this building, allowing for some layering we couldn't do before.
I will be arranging an inspection and pickup of the mats in the next few days assuming the delivery was made as expected.
Adios,
Forrest
Quick Update
over 5 years ago
– Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 11:31:29 AM
If I'm understanding the tracking information for the mats, they are at least in the same state as me (Illinois), in transit via UPS. They are scheduled to arrive at my supplier (less than an hour from me) Thursday.
If you are familiar with Adepticon in the Chicago area, my supplier also provides the mats used for their tournaments (and if you've ever been to Adepticon, you might have some idea how impressive that is). The wait has entirely been due to Chinese production, and not my middleman. It's a very long supply chain with limited control when you do overseas production.
I have been shipping out backer kits that did not have mats and am down to only a few of those remaining. If (if) I am understanding the tracking information correctly, the rest of the kits should begin to ship by the weekend. Fulfillment will take several weeks once it starts--we've had a lot of time to sort everything else into easily-packed kits!
Having said all of that, I won't get too excited until the mats are actually unloaded and in my shop. I will send out an announcement later this week.
I apologize for the long wait!
Adios,
Forrest
The Book of Orders
over 5 years ago
– Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 05:38:20 PM
The Book of Orders
This, my friends, is the book containing all of the Kickstarter backer kit orders.
Each page represents one box going out into the world via the Postal Service.
I've gotten word that the Mats are in country, but they haven't arrived yet. In the mean time, I feel confident enough in their eventual arrival that I can begin sending out any kits that don't include a mat. This will mean that any Rules Lawyer pledges that didn't add-on a mat, and any pre-order backers that did not buy a mat can be packaged and shipped. This will give us a head-start when the mats come in, since some of the other work will already be done.
From the size of the stack (pretty much an entire ream of paper), you can see that it will take a fair amount of time to accomplish. My priority is accuracy in the shipments, as in the case of day-to-day business we have some orders that are mispacked, which gives me pause when doing a project this big. We're establishing a multi-step inspection process before they go out the door. I'm sure we'll get more efficient as time goes by and will pick up steam.
I expected mats last Tuesday, but they didn't show up. I'm hoping for this week.
