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Clash of Empires
16003 – Eastern Woodland Indian and Colonial Militia Hand-to-Hand Set



16004 – Colonial Militia Officer Pointing with Sword



16005 – Eastern Woodland Indian Kneeling Loading



16006 - Eastern Woodland Indian Attacking with War Club



16007 – Eastern Woodland Indian Runnning with Musket #1



16009 – Woodland Indian Scalping Colonial Militia Hand-to-Hand Set

 
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. . . . and lets not forget about 16000, 16001, & 16002 . . . . There will be trouble in the Hudson River Valley for sure . . . .






 
For me it looks more like AWI by the looks of the militia instead of FIW so I'm out.
Mark
 
I know 16003 may look more modern, but the fact is that the FIW was only slightly more than twenty years earlier than the AWI. Civilian clothing was very similar, the only difference being that in the 1760s, the long waistcoat was making its last appearances, while by the 1770s, the short waistcoat was dominant. These figures when applicable all have long waistcoats. I know they may remind you of the AWI, but that is only because these very same men would most likely have served in both wars as militia. Since not that many companies do FIW militia, we never really see this similarity. Ken Osen is an expert in this field, and I can assure you as a reenactor that these colonial militiamen are 100% accurate for the period.
 
For myself I think he actually looks more like FIW than the other 2.I was counting on more British regulars,French colonial regulars,Canadien militia.I know the range is just getting started but I feel it's going the AWI way which uniform wise was quite different than FIW.
Mark
 
Anyway they say it's Clash of Empires, so it can only be FIW. Given Britain's record for historical accuracy I believe they would have gotten it right but would have to some research to have an informed opinion on that... It's early days still, but these figures look very nice and the theme interests me. It will also be interesting to see how the competition with the newest JJD FIW releases will go. Have you checked his latest Woodland Indians... Will he be releasing more? Ok that's for another thread.

Paulo
 
Britain clashed with the empires of Spain and France during the AWI but you may be right.I probably will still end up getting the indians just not any sets with the militia.
Mark
 
marco55 said:
Britain clashed with the empires of Spain and France during the AWI but you may be right.I probably will still end up getting the indians just not any sets with the militia.
Mark
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I see Mark, I really didn't know that, know little about the AWI (sorry, no disrespect to the American members:rolleyes2:) but did read Empires Collide about the FIW, a fascinating period (and remember the Last of the Mohicans movie, a personal favourite). How would you compare these Indians with the JJD ones (well, we only have pre-production photos of the Britains ones but you've had some Britains ones in your hands haven't you?)

Best regards from another FIW...follower???? (fan or nut??? I think you can help me on this one^&grin).

Paulo
 
Last of the Mohicans is my favorite movie also.As far as the figures I think both do the indians extremely well.Jenkins might look a little more savage (Conte is tops for that.).
Mark
 
Hi All,
I just returned from a week in China visiting vendors. The catalogs and Standards are being shipped here in the U.S. and they already shipped in the U.K., They got theirs printed a little faster than us this time around!

A historical note here. Figure 16004 is wearing a hunting shirt based on one of the few surviving ones and dated to the 1770s. This one was designed to be used as a bridge figure for our existing Colonial militia figures and will be followed by a few others in the future.

In the Hand to Hand set 16003, the European is wearing transitional clothing and would be fine to use in your F&I settings. The jacket is pretty common with what is often referred to as a Mariners cuff with the slash and buttoned flap. Short jackets of this style are worn well into the 1790s and then become the shorter 'round jacket' that is worn with minor variations in body construction and the set of the sleeves for another 60 years.
Several jackets of the style worn by the European in set 16003 appear in watercolors of street vendors done by Paul Sandby during the 1760s, and the linen gaiters are also pretty typical of protective legwear worn during the first half of the eighteenth century by military and workers alike.

As mentioned this range will have several different selections of Europeans and Colonists to use with the Native Warriors as we develop the range. Our upcoming stock catalog will have a good offering, several of which are already sculpted and in pre-production.

I really enjoy this time period and welcome any suggestions from collectors as well. If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
All the best,
Ken Osen
 
Ken- I do not collect this periods, even though, like you, I reenact it occasionally. I think some Canadian militia/voyageurs however, would be irresistible! If you ever do any 1812 stuff, I would love some 60th rifles.

In fact, if you want to do a great "Museum Collection," a 60th rifles series would be great!
You have the:
F&I 60th Royal Americans
Napoleonic/1812 60th Rifles
Victorian Imperialism King's Royal Rifle Brigade
WWI KRRC
WWII Green Jacket Brigade

-Sandor
 
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