Bruce R - start of Little Bighorn project (40 pts)
My gaming group wants to hit the Little Big Horn in gaming. So Foundry has these great figures and even names them. So here are Butler, Dugan and Mahoney, the 4th unnamed (we will call him Sam). They are old sweats following Custer into Montana. They are outfitted and painted as individuals rather than a unit.
The figures are very characterful. My wife and I headed to the Crazy Mountains in Montana for a COVID getaway this past summer and we just so happened to pass the Little Bighorn Battlefield. The downside was the ranger station was closed and it was a 102 degrees. She was a trooper and let me wonder around and it is an amazing battlefield. Has great markers and was very interesting and educational. The action is over a large area and I didn't know this until driving the area. The good news is she, just like civil war battle fields, enjoyed the history. Highly recommend.
On the drive through the park we ran into a herd of horses, adding a great atmosphere to a great day.
Custer's last stand hill. Cheers. Hoping to take a crack at the Chambers Challenge tomorrow.
Fascinating to be able to walk the ground.
ReplyDeleteNice looking figures. I find that having seen the actual battle area, you can more easily picture what you want to achieve with a project. Hopefully there are more of these figure to come.
ReplyDeleteAs you say, very characterful figures and you've really done them justice.
ReplyDeleteLovely looking troopers ,very individual!
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I've been fascinated by the Little Bighorn ever since as a boy I read a children's book on Custer's last stand. I also remember seeing a documentary some years back in which they actually used the battlefield archaeology to reconstruct the movement of the participants. These figures look really great and your painting too. Looking forward to more to come!
ReplyDeleteGood work on these cavalrymen. Great that you were able to visit the battlefield.
ReplyDeleteGreat start on the project, keep em coming 👍🏼
ReplyDeleteRegards KenR
Great work, I also visited the battlefield there last year when fortunately it was open.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff
ReplyDeleteCheers
Matt
Nice. The Foundry miniatures have great character.
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