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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Conquistador on August 25, 2016, 12:44:04 AM

Title: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Conquistador on August 25, 2016, 12:44:04 AM: Pre revolvers.

Pre-repeaters/clip fed rifles.

African, Tibetan, North/South American adventures.

Very early breech loaders will be considered.

Exploration, anti-explorer xenophobic locals, suspicious locals not necessarily hostile but not overly helpful.

No earlier than 1650s.

Spanish and Portuguese seems likely but surely other non-Anglo adventurers were seeking fame and fortune? What periods should I be reading about?
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Inkpaduta on August 26, 2016, 01:15:58 AM: North America: The Mountain Men, 1820s and 30s. Foundry has a great line for this.

Africa: Various slave-capturing expeditions.

That is all I can think of.
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Conquistador on August 26, 2016, 11:54:36 AM: Quote from: Inkpaduta on August 26, 2016, 01:15:58 AM
North America: The Mountain Men, 1820s and 30s. Foundry has a great line for this.

Africa: Various slave-capturing expeditions.

That is all I can think of.

superb ideas.

Anything in 15/18mm since I avoid large figures nowadays?o
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Cubs on August 26, 2016, 12:07:08 PM: How about the African Cape Wars of the mid 1800's?
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: WillieB on August 26, 2016, 02:38:35 PM: Quote from: Cubs on August 26, 2016, 12:07:08 PM
How about the African Cape Wars of the mid 1800's?

Oh, you evil man.... :)
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Cubs on August 26, 2016, 05:22:16 PM: Whu? What I do?
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Lowtardog on August 26, 2016, 06:23:42 PM: The gold cycle and exploration of brazil in early 18th century brazil, think the mission😃

Donnybrook rules are ideal for this
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Mad Guru on August 26, 2016, 09:47:51 PM: Recently I've been thinking of raising armies for "English Tangier" -- which lasted from 1661 to 1684. It pits Restoration era British regulars vs. North African Moors. Far less superior firepower for the Imperial side than the later campaigns of the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Inkpaduta on August 26, 2016, 11:11:03 PM: Can't help much with the figures. I am pretty much a 28mm man.

However, for Africa in the 18th Century I would think any American Revolution
type militia figures. Or certain Fr and Indian War. I am sure there would be many
15mm Africans out there from colonial periods.

There are no direct Mountain Man figures in 15mm that I am aware of. However, again
from the Fr and Indian War, French trappers and frontiersmen would work.
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: Conquistador on August 27, 2016, 05:14:50 PM: All excellent ideas to consider. 8) 8). :) Thanks and continue to add any inspirations. :-*
Title: Re: Early adventuring and exploring
Post by: nervisfr on August 28, 2016, 05:08:27 AM: Labrador and terre neuve, mid 17th cent , lots of skirmish between eskimo/inuits and seamen /fishermen from holland, france and england.