Plains Wars, American Civil War, French and Indian War picture sampler.

 

For various reasons, I am now working with 25-28mm metal figures even though I started the blog with an emphasis on 1\72 plastics. I am especially interested in old school 25mm historicals like Minifigs, Hinchcliffe, Garrison, RAFM, Ral Partha, and Scruby.

We also recently moved, and I was experimenting with my iPhone, taking some shots with a white background. Here are the results of the experiment.

These are 2nd Generation Minifigs Confederates. Minifigs are still around in the UK.  They are pricey, going for about $2.40 apiece for a foot figure. Postage from the UK is also expensive. Minifigs are of the "chunky" sort with a style all their own. I'm glad to have some in my collection.

These two figures are from the RAFM 25mm Indian Wars line. I have quite a few of them, including their Plains Indians. RAFM was headquartered in Canada. The officer is supposed to be Custer, but the figure has sergeant stripes on his buckskin jacket. Some of the troopers are not wearing their blue jackets, which is a nice touch. I am currently adding to this collection via eBay whenever possible, as RAFM historicals are no longer in business.

This figure is also from  AFM. I think he and some others were marketed as scouts—at least that is what I'm portraying them as. It's a very cool figure. I need 8 mounted and 8 dismounted for my Plains' War project, and they need to be in different poses if possible.

This Minifig Confederate made it into my scout unit for my Plains' War project.

1st Generation Minifig Union Officer. Like quite a few of my vintage figures, he was an eBay buy. There are a lot of vintage 25mm for sale on eBay UK, but as noted earlier, the postage will kill you.

I also game in the French and Indian War, and for that, I have quite a few of the newer  8mm. They are never mixed in the same units with the older  5mm. This is a Warlord chief figure (I think it's from Warlord). The redcoat is a nice touch.

A Warlord 28mm warband for Rebels and Patriots.

These are Irregular Miniatures, also from the UK. They have a more old-school look to them compared to Warlord. They are unique in my FIW collection in that way.

I live in SE Wisconsin, land of the Sauk and Fox. The Sauk and the Fox were allies of the French, and some traveled a long distance to take part in Braddock's defeat. These were a lot of fun to paint, and while the Fox and Sauk are no longer present in Wisconsin, their place names remain. We live along the Fox River, for example. They are very colorful figures from Warlord.