Painting Company L of the 7th Cavalry. What did Lt Calhoun look like on the day of the battle? Well I thought the information boards dotted around the battle site would be a good place to start
This latest batch of figures I'm going to make a bit more ad-hoc, with more shirts etc.
Update: The troop is now done and just need a coat of Matt varnish.
A Boar warrior makes for a good Victorian irregular. He fits right in with the rest of the unit, is he a scout or a newspaper man. My money is on a scout with that rifle.
I did the super glue trick on his coat to give it tassels.
Painting the odd figure with a waistcoat helps to give variety to all the blue. Straw hats were also a common site in the regiment to help fight off the vicious summer sun.
A white shirt makes for a great character and I need to do a few more grey shirts too. Grey shirts are the classic undergarment for the 7th.
Company L were mounted on bay horses but I chose to mount the trumpeter on a grey. Custer would of approved of this cavalry tradition for sure.
These Kepi wearing figures are from the Newline Design ACW range. They fit in well and help give character to this troop. You could use them to signify green or raw troops. Many of the 7th Cavalry were in fact very green and hadn't seen any action before the campaign.
Newline Design do sculpt great faces, even at this 20mm scale.
Lt James Calhoun rides to take up position on a rise above the Indian encampment.
The figure is the one who's arm snapped off when I was trying to bend it. It was remade using a brush bristle and layers of super glue. Now it's painted it doesn't look too bad and his cocked hat gives him the air of an officer.
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