For the past few weeks,I have been working on a "secret" project,but have now finished it and can reveal it to be The Plains Indian Wars 1870's (Custer and all that!!)
I have "scratch-built" 18 Tipi's(Tee-pees,Wigwams!!) and 6 covered waggons,and painted 50 mounted Indians,50 foot Indians,plus 60 US Cavalry,dis-mounted,and 30 Mounted,as well as an artillery piece,scouts,trumpeters etc. etc.
I have actually enjoyed painting everything,and a big thank-you must go to John Holt of Warrior Miniatures who supplied the figures at his usual double quick time,and some "extras" in the way of carbines and sabres. I have taken some photographs today,I hope you like them....
Top photo shows the column of waggons being escorted by the 7th and 2nd cavalry.
Bottom photo shows detail of the 7th.
One of the scratch-built waggons-my modelling skills are limited,but it's amazing what I can do with a couple of cocktail sticks,a flat piece of wood and the foil from a wine bottle top!!(plus some home-caste Prince August wheels!)
The column "under observation"
Detail of the "observers"(note my attempt to paint a Dapple Horse!)
"Form a circle"-the last time I fell for that one was when I was doing a Nude Conga at a party!
Detail showing the variety of poses,and of course the dis-mounted cavalry.
He's about to get a chopper in him-the last time I fell for that one was when I was doing a Nude Conga at a party!!-the gun and crew is from Warrior's ACW range.
What's left of the column has retired to a nearby hill,and is being assailed by Indians on foot,again note the variety of poses!
Oh dear!!
Two final shots of the Tipi's I made(18 in total) from paper and cocktail sticks and just a little UHU glue
I am looking forward to rolling this period out to the club,once I've come up with a few "extra" rules to cover the peculiarities of the period.
I have also been working on another "project" but won't be revealing it until 2019!!
