New Plains War Indians!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Not a great idea... sorry! Combatants yes, think this maybe a step too far. 

[Leon]

Not a great idea... sorry! Combatants yes, think this maybe a step too far. 

Yeah, hence my reservations!  He said we can balance it out with a Custer casualty...

[Sandinista]

Well it was less of a war and more of a genocide

[Leon]

We may be heading into political territory now I think...

Quick everyone, look at the teepee!

[Rob]

MMM nice stitching!  

[GordonY]

Yeah the one and only war the yanks ever won on their own.

Basically an industrial nation vs what was basically a culture just out of the stone age. Fair contest, really?

As a period it has all the appeal of yogurt 3 months past its sell by date, I think I'll pass.

However, thinking about it Souix (spelling?) vs Apache might be interesting.

[Nav]

any plan for an updated us cavalry list as I live in Arizona and I love cavalry and indians and material is all around for dioramas

[FierceKitty]

Yeah the one and only war the yanks ever won on their own.

I know a lot of Southerners who'd punch you in the teeth for claiming that.

[sunjester]

I know a lot of Southerners who'd punch you in the teeth for claiming that.

That would be because they suffer from the common colonial misunderstanding of the English language.

They believe that the words "Yank" or  Yankee" refer to persons born north of the Mason-Dixon Line, whereas we Brits realise that correct use of the word is to refer to anyone from the United States of America! 

[Luddite]

That would be because they suffer from the common colonial misunderstanding of the English language.

They believe that the words "Yank" or  Yankee" refer to persons born north of the Mason-Dixon Line, whereas we Brits realise that correct use of the word is to refer to anyone from the United States of America! 

Which is why, to avoid confusion I tend to use the term 'Colonials'*.   

'Yank' has always sounded far too foreign a word for my liking...hehe...

It's unfortunately true though that our Colonial cousins get very tetchy when we point out they've never actually won a war on their own. 

They also go a bit purple in the face when, without denigrating their effort and sacrifice, you point out that their soldiers aren't actually that good and never really have moved beyond the 'militia' phase.  I guess that's why they've always put their store in technology and logistics rather than fighting quality.

*Ducks back below the parapet*

However, onto the OP - lovely figures! 

Like others though I share the reservations (no pun intended) concerning the sensitivities around this particular conflict. 
Which 'battles' would you fight with these figures?!?



*A term in fact that can be readily applied to anyone from the parts of the world we used to run.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Dont forget why the White House is White  ........mind you dont take the "only one they won alone" too far, Perfidious Albion usually had her allies - who did the fighting !

Agree they are loverly figures. 

IanS

[Luddite]

Perfidious Albion usually had her allies - who did the fighting !

Aye recently it's been the Americans!   

Hehe...cheers chaps.

Its our unfailing sense of fair play you see.  No point in having allies if you don't give them a crack at the French.   

[Leon]

Which 'battles' would you fight with these figures?!?

Little Bighorn would be the big one, plus any of the other conflicts during the Sioux Wars, and then any random Cowboys vs Indians games people wanted to do.  With the possible re-release of the Pony Wars ruleset as well, there could be a boost in popularity for this period.

[sunjester]

Little Bighorn would be the big one, plus any of the other conflicts during the Sioux Wars, and then any random Cowboys vs Indians games people wanted to do.  With the possible re-release of the Pony Wars ruleset as well, there could be a boost in popularity for this period.

I'd be more inclined to go for Red Clould's War than LB. More variety of engagments, stand-up fights, hit-and-run raids and, of course, an army massace. Plus you get a fort at the centre of the action!

[FierceKitty]

Little Bighorn would be the big one, plus any of the other conflicts during the Sioux Wars, and then any random Cowboys vs Indians games people wanted to do.  With the possible re-release of the Pony Wars ruleset as well, there could be a boost in popularity for this period.

Bear in mind that they spent plenty of time fighting each other too. For a given value of "fighting", anyway.