New Soldiers Free character

See the Soldiers Free page for more information about howc you can use him and paint him.

Settlers Defending

I painted another settler the other day:

These 2 packs are now available to order for details see the Online Shop page.

Well, I clearly haven't got the hang of my new (replacement) camera on closeup shots yet, looking a bit grainy, but as I painted this chap from the new Settlers packs some weeks ago, I thought it was time he got an airing.

Here are the last three figures for the first two settler packs, available soon on the site.

As well as the Provincials, work is progressing on our "Armed Settlers", here are  6 that have just been sculpted, others are under-way and a scroll down this page will reveal 3 others sculpted earlier. These will make up or mix into an Anglo-American militia unit (we're planning militia in coats to follow) but they are initially intended to represent colonists defending against a sudden attack on a settlement or stockade - they will also prove useful in all sorts of other mid 18th Century scenarios taking up arms against or in support of highwaymen and footpads, pirates, smugglers, revenuers and soldiers. I have plans to paint the fellow wearing a rather natty wig and priming his piece (standing above) to represent a local gentleman, doctor or lawyer. They'll be joined later by female settlers, both armed and unarmed.

Provincials - Work in Progress: 

Things are happening with the Provincials (Anglo-American colonial regulars), so here are pictures of the first three poses (there are more being worked on). These three are work in progress rather than completed sculpts; they'll be going away shortly for master casting, those castings will be used for head/hat swaps and the addition of musket straps and, for some versions, additional items of equipment.

Major Robert Rogers painted. 

The Provincials are coming

Sculpt of our first provincial officer, and below, the first of a planned pack of Huron Warriors with clubs and tomahawks.

Major Robert Rogers

of His Majesty's Independent Companies of American Rangers

Two more figures for the Rangers Command pack, ready for master mould making. That's the 5 below, plus the officer firing a fusil a little further down the page to complete the pack.

2 more for the up-coming Rangers Command and Characters pack. The models in this pack will all be wearing a mix of caps and tricorns, suitable for all Ranger units of the period. In addition to the Command and Characters, we'll be releasing our first Personality Pack which will be Major Robert Rogers; as well as Rogers himself, this will contain two other Ranger characters.

A couple of the models for future packs: a new Mohawk and a Ranger Officer;

and for those who like to see some work in progress: first dollies for British Regulars and Provincials.

Here are some recently painted Mohawk, they'll migrate across to the Gallery page some time later:

A ranger of Capt Hezekiah Dunn's Rangers, see the Painting Guide.

Rangers from packs FIW RAN 1 & FIW RAN 2 painted as Rogers' Rangers

 Painted by Galloping Major

 First Ranger from FIW RAN 1 painted as a member of Rogers' Rangers.

ABOVE: 3 painted Huron from the new Command & Characters Pack.

BELOW: 3 painted Huron warriors, the 2 firing warriors are differently painted versions of the same figure.

Above & Below: 2 Huron from the Command & Characters pack FIW HUR 3