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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Mad Lord Snapcase on January 01, 2019, 10:36:39 AM

Title: Looking for Indians
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on January 01, 2019, 10:36:39 AM: I'm looking for some 28mm Canadian Indians around the period of 1860ish to 1914. They will be featured on a snow board so will need full winter clothing. They are actually for a Pulp game (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=114095.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=114095.0)) but I thought perhaps the inhabitants of this board would be best able to suggest some miniatures?

As it is a Pulp game they need not be historically accurate but just need to look right. I'm not sure what they would be armed with. Their opponents/allies will be Pulp Figures from the Yukon Peril range (Mounties/trappers/gun runners/whiskey smugglers) so I need miniatures around the Pulp Figure size.

Any help would be welcome, thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on January 01, 2019, 03:19:56 PM: The best bet I can think of are the Foundry Blackfoot Indians - they are all pretty wrapped up. Pick the ones in Capote blanket coats and they are probably the closest you will get to full winter. Heft should be fine next to Pulp figures

If they aren't Wintery enough (!) Warlord do a set of Winter Indians with snow shoes in their FIW range:
https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/french-indian-war-1754-1763/products/woodland-indians-in-sn
The hair is anachronistic, and personally I would cut it back and sculpt more generic long hair instead...

You can also field Metis as another option - they are a distinct sub group, of mixed-race (typically First Nation and French) people. Key points of clothing are sashes, Capote coats and leg wraps. Foundry Mountain Men aren't too bad a substitute, and again are pretty wintery. Skin tones these days seem mainly Caucasian, but older pictures show more first Nation Features

As yet another option, Copplestone Castings do Inuits with rifles?

I look forward to seeing what you do- I am doing 1860s-1880s Canada, primarily the North West Rebellion of 1885 (although I am doing autumnal scenery rather than spring as I find green trees dull lol)
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on January 01, 2019, 03:43:04 PM: Thinking of Inuits... Bearsden miniatures do some firearm equipped figures, now owned by Badger Games

Sgt Major Miniatures did some as well I think, although not sure if anyone has bought the range...
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on January 01, 2019, 03:58:37 PM: Thanks, v_lazy_dragon, loads of ideas there. I will start looking at your suggestions. Thanks again. I like the look of some of those Foundry minis.
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: Inkpaduta on January 01, 2019, 05:55:09 PM: Check Pulp Figures.
They do a Canadian line of trappers, mounties ect.
They may have some.
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on January 02, 2019, 08:29:53 AM: I have the Mounties and the trappers, I just want a third force of Indians or Metis as v_lazy_dragon suggests. Thanks for replying though, cheers. :)

I may go with some Foundry figures.
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: traveller on January 02, 2019, 10:59:58 AM: I have the same need as you (I am planning a game loosely based on the opening ecene of "The Revenant"). I am considering using Courier du Bois with a headswap, taking the heads from plains war miniatures.
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on January 02, 2019, 11:06:02 AM: Quote from: traveller on January 02, 2019, 10:59:58 AM
I have the same need as you (I am planning a game loosely based on the opening ecene of "The Revenant"). I am considering using Courier du Bois with a headswap, taking the heads from plains war miniatures.

That's a good idea. Can you get just the heads from somewhere to save cutting them from exisiting figures?
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: traveller on January 02, 2019, 02:38:50 PM: Quote from: Mad Lord Snapcase on January 02, 2019, 11:06:02 AM
That's a good idea. Can you get just the heads from somewhere to save cutting them from exisiting figures?

There will be some chopping I am afraid...
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on January 02, 2019, 03:27:53 PM: Quote from: traveller on January 02, 2019, 02:38:50 PM
There will be some chopping I am afraid...

Quite appropriate in the circumstances :D

Doug
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: traveller on January 02, 2019, 06:26:24 PM: Quote from: Doug em4 on January 02, 2019, 03:27:53 PM
Quite appropriate in the circumstances :D

Doug

Ok, I promise to use an axe ;)
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: HerbyF on January 02, 2019, 09:18:42 PM: Copplestone does some Inuit hunters in their Polar perils line.
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on January 03, 2019, 07:56:31 PM: Quote from: HerbyF on January 02, 2019, 09:18:42 PM
Copplestone does some Inuit hunters in their Polar perils line.

Thanks, I'll have a look.
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: nervisfr on January 04, 2019, 02:38:28 PM: All you need is at Tiger Miniatures .http://www.tigerminiatures.co.uk/page26.htm (http://www.tigerminiatures.co.uk/page26.htm)
In their Winter wars ranges.
With some conversion work, that could be usefull for your project.
The figurines are correctly sculpted. I use some for a franco indian winter project, mixed with Foundry Blackfeet, indeed.

Cheers
Eric
Title: Re: Looking for Indians
Post by: traveller on January 07, 2019, 08:21:41 PM: Just found another winter indian option:

http://knuckleduster.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=1_21_32&product_id=246
http://knuckleduster40mm.blogspot.com/2013/