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wyoduster
02-16-2013, 06:25 PM
This is a way cool painting.. Does anyone know its name or anything about it?
Bent Ramrod
02-16-2013, 07:01 PM
It's called The Bulletmakers. Painted by Gayle Hoskins, part of the Samworth Collection.
Better known as "The back cover of Lyman's Handbook of Cast Bullets, First Edition, 1958.":mrgreen:
shooter93
02-16-2013, 08:56 PM
And I've looked everywhere for a reproduction and can't find one.....bummer.
Looks like she's pouring led on his bare foot LOL
Good pic though.
runfiverun
02-16-2013, 11:03 PM
i don't think you could paint fast enough to capture that.
TCFAN
02-16-2013, 11:24 PM
I too have always liked the picture and wanted a copy.I never could find any info on it or where I might buy a copy.
So I took my old copy of the Lyman Castbullet hand book and scanned the picture into Photoshop.
This is what I came up with
Original Scan
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx200/TCintheOzarks/Bulletmakerscopy_418x600.jpg
And my final version that I made a 8x10 from for my loading room
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx200/TCintheOzarks/BulletmakersFampFfinalver_452x600.jpg
smoked turkey
02-16-2013, 11:29 PM
That is a very neat picture. TCFAN I thought of you immediately when I saw the OP regarding the picture.
Love Life
02-16-2013, 11:41 PM
I believe there are places that can take a picture and transfer it to canvas like a painting.
NVScouter
02-17-2013, 05:52 PM
Exactly what I had done to two pictures of my kids. It would look great.
I believe there are places that can take a picture and transfer it to canvas like a painting.
shooter93
02-17-2013, 07:19 PM
I don't have photoshop so TCFAN you might as well send me a copy....smiles.
TCFAN
02-17-2013, 08:04 PM
I don't have photoshop so TCFAN you might as well send me a copy....smiles.
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mo_bio
02-17-2013, 09:54 PM
That is very cool print. I will start searching myself. It would look great in the old reloading room.
7Acres
02-18-2013, 09:27 PM
What a wonderful painting!
Catshooter
02-19-2013, 02:45 AM
I have always liked that print too.
Although I think that the first time a hot round ball rolled into his foot he might not be too happy.
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429421Cowboy
02-19-2013, 03:25 AM
That is a neat painting, and nice job you did, TCfan.
I too was thinking that it takes a man with more brass than i got in me to cast barefoot on the floor! Talk about brave! Now we say "Don't fry bacon naked" (DFBN), I guess back then they didn't have such sayings!
AricTheRed
02-19-2013, 09:50 PM
Made me think of a bit from "Little House on the Prairie" (the book) where Laura is taught by her father to make the balls for his rifle. First time I cast one of my own that dropped from the mould in perfect shape shining dull silver I immediately thought of the passage where she is tempted to touch the as yet too hot bullets cooling on the buckskin pad her father used to catch 'em.
Guess I wasn't as smart, burned my fingers right then!
Shiloh
02-20-2013, 04:12 PM
Looks like she's pouring led on his bare foot LOL
Good pic though.
Thats what I thought as well.
reg293
02-20-2013, 05:13 PM
Makes a great desktop background!
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