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3D Breed’s Trinity and Bambino

Mark Franklin April 9, 2026
3D Breed's Terence Hill and Bud Spencer
  In my last 28mm West blog, I mentioned that I prefer metal miniatures for my combatants unless it’s a unique sculpt. Here are two unique figures, miniature versions …
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One Little Indian (1973)

Mark Franklin April 6, 2026
James Garner is Cpl. Clint Keyes, a man facing a death sentence for mutiny and on the run from the U.S. Cavalry on a camel named Rosebud. Clay O’Brien …
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Knuckleduster’s street accessories

Mark Franklin March 9, 2026
  Forrest Harris and Knuckleduster Miniatures make the best 28mm Old West figures money can buy. The make and sell terrain sets as well, though I consider a few …
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Scandalous John (1971)

Mark Franklin February 8, 2026
Alfonso Arau as Paco and Brian Keith as Scandalous John order whiskey in the Old West tourist town in Scandalous John (1969)
Brian Keith is John McCanless, an aging man living on what remains of a cattle empire his father built out West and losing his touch with reality. He shoots …
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Smith! (1969)

Mark Franklin February 8, 2026
Glenn Ford as Smith, talking to his son about breaking horses in Smith! (1969)
Glenn Ford plays Smith, a father and husband trying to eek out a living as a rancher in the 20th Century West. He’s also one of the few white …
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The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)

Mark Franklin February 6, 2026
Rodddy McDowall as Bullwhip Griffin and Suzanne Pleshette as Arabella Flagg in The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
Roddy McDowell is Griffin. dedicated butler to the Flagg family, responsible for taking care of pretty Arabella (Suzanne Pleshette) and her younger brother Jack (Bryan Russell). When grandpa Alonso …
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The Castaway Cowboy (1974)

Mark Franklin February 6, 2026
James Garner as Costain and Vera Miles as Henrietta in The Castaway Cowboy (1974)
James Garner is Costain, a Texas cowboy who gets shanghaied in San Francisco, jumps ship and winds up floating off the shore of Hawaii. He’s rescued by Hawaiian farmers …
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Menace on the Mountain (1970)

Mark Franklin February 6, 2026
Mitch Vogel is Jamie McIver, a teenager forced to become man of the household while his father is away fighting in the Civil War. That household includes his mother …
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The Hunting Party (1971)

Mark Franklin February 2, 2026
Candice Bergen as Melissa Ruger with Oliver Reed as Frank Calder in The Hunting Party (1971)
Outlaw Frank Calder (Oliver Reed) decides he wants to learn to read, so he snatches Melissa Ruger (Candice Bergen) from a school yard and hauls her off in a …
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Macho Callahan (1970)

Mark Franklin February 1, 2026
David Janssen is Diego “Macho” Callahan, who escapes from the desperation of a Confederate Civil War camp with the intention of tracking down the man whose trickery landed him …
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