Little Bighorn 1876 in 20mm (part 12) - Last three 7th US cavalry companies

 

Last post before the video. Its always a pleasure to finish one of those projects you had from childhood. Still, I don´t have enough foot figure for the 11th company and the 12th company is totally missing. Fortunately this last company was guarding the pack train and didn´t participate in the battle. Another problem is not having enough Indian figures but at least I finished all figures I had available. 

No big news here, just a collection of the recent ways I use to produce 1876 US troopers. Revell and mostly Italeri ACW were used with kepis, sword and scabbards taken out. The larger slouch hats are Italeri foot figures, A Call to Arms , resized Airfix and Revell. Rifles and pistol holsters were glued on the right side of the horse and troopers. The fanion bearers were converted from figures holding a sword. This time there are more figures firing a pistol from the saddle which must have been much easier than firing (and recharging) the Springfield carbine while on horse. The figures firing the carbine to the left side had some of them cut in half by the torso and placed more frontally. 

The two last dismounted trooper's companies had some of them in buckskin coats and hats from the Hat Spanish Guerrilla set. Real desperation as I didn´t have anything else, only Airfix Australians which have too small heads. 

After 10 buglers directly from the sprues of Revell and Italeri ACW (that means 10 boxes of figures) this last one was made from a figure hacking with his sword as I hadv nothing else. Not the best cornet ever as its a home made GreenStuff thing. 

Some figures were again cut by the waist and moved in different directions for extra action while firing their pistols. 

The legs in the air of many horses were again disguised with static grass due to the use of electric glue to strenghten it. 

Next: The most awaited video of the decade - at least in Montana, USA - dedicated to LBH.