From Paul OG: Indian Canoe and Villagers (60 Points)

Please excuse a second post for the week but I only got these finished with an hour to spare!

First up is a native Canoe being portaged - I will be using this as a movable deployment marker in Sharp Practice 2, but have left the canoe separate so I can instead add a ladder or other ancillary equipment instead if required.

And 8 villagers of various ages - some lovely stuff from Aged woman and girl holding hands, Woman milling corn, swaddled infants and quietly smoking pipes.  They will inhabit the longhouse and village that I have planned (for after AHPC finishes).

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All figures are 28mm Redoubt Enterprises.  9 figures and the canoe. I'll leave it to our SnowLord to determine the points value of canoe decoration and kids in papooses :-)

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Lovely work Paul. I've always liked these civilian scenes, no matter what the period. The portage set brings back good memories of going canoeing up north. Our canoe was pretty lame, made of fibreglass, but I've seen many authentic birch bark ones like this. One thing about canoe decoration is that it was typically achieved by scraping the bark to give varying shades of tan, brown and black. Paint was rarely used as it was hard to come by and dyes wouldn't last in the water. Obviously this one belonged to a family that did very well in trading with either the North West Company or the Hudson's Bay Company. :) The family taking their leisure, enjoying the day is brilliant - great job on their buckskins. Now you just need a tipi to complete the scene!

This group of Native Americans, including the little bairn, camp bits and their canoe will give you 60 points. Nicely done Paul.