First Legion Woodland Indians and British 5th Regiment of Foot (1 Viewer)

[janusz]

Waiting for more FL Indians and FIW, a few photos of First Legion Woodland Indians and British 5th Regiment of Foot.

British 5th is for me one of really best First Legion sets. Below small patrol trailed and attacked by hostile Indians group.

 

[janusz]

 

[janusz]

This photo looks better in biger resolution http://kski.republika.pl/fiw/index.html#big_picture


Cheers
Janusz

 

[ForzaToro]

Thanks for sharing. I think these indians are going to be the best indians good for FIW too and are on my wishlist ( the list is too long ) . Expensive but probably wonderful. News about new indians releases from FL ?

 

[ForzaToro]

Sorry , grass, bushes and trees are really very nice , your creations or bought somewhere ?

 

[artmabigor]

superb staging, great photos and superb figurines.
Thank you for affichage.Bravo.
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[janusz]

Sorry , grass, bushes and trees are really very nice , your creations or bought somewhere ?

Answered on thread http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/forum/showthread.php?52642-Traders-visit-in-a-village

 

[maddadicus]

Answered on thread http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/forum/showthread.php?52642-Traders-visit-in-a-village

Could almost represent the early ambush scene in the Last of the Mohegan movie..Michael

 

[braddinpa]

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Now that is an incredible diorama!

 

[Grognard]

Well done!. Indeed it does look like one the scenes of the Last of the Mohicans movie! I love that movie and its score!

 

[janusz]

Well done!. Indeed it does look like one the scenes of the Last of the Mohicans movie! I love that movie and its score!

Also my favorite movie. We need only main characters to complete the scene. Would be great if First Legion go some day in this direction.

Thanks everybody for your kindly comments.

Janusz

 

[Johnboy]

Hi,
Wonderful Dio. I am interested as I served in the 5th Regt. of Foot (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) prior to the amalgamations of the late 1960's. Fortunately we were posted to the West Indies in 1778 thereby missing out on Yorktown etc.
Regards,
Johnboy.

 

[Gebhard]

Another beautiful dio my friend :salute:::salute::. From top to bottom a real work of art. Thanks for sharing . best Gebhard

 

[cnq]

Fantastic dio I love it. And yes "Last of the Mohican" is my most favorite movie of all time. The characters, the acting, the action, the music, story all A+ to me.

 

[farmertony]

Janusz,this is a terrific diorama!Your backdrops and mats blend seamlessly and your photography is topnotch.I agree that the 5th Foot grenadiers are one of FL's best.The 5th Foot itself is a very interesting unit at this time.Its colonel was Major-General Lord Percy who led the relief column to Lexington and Concord from Boston.Colonelcies at this time were the gift of the sovereign,mainly to officers of general rank to give them a source of income.The Govt paid the colonel a sum of money out of which he was to pay the troops and provide them with food ,clothes and other equipment and to recoup his expenditure out of deductions from the soldiers' pay.Of course,if he could buy the uniforms etc cheaply he could also make a profit.Lord Percy was a wealthy man(his father was the largest landowner in England) and he spent his own money on the regiment as well as his Govt allowance.He was "hands-on" as well,banning flogging and instituting a system of financial rewards and penalties in its place.The result was that the 5th Foot was a very well turned out unit with high morale and of great interest to others in the British army.Thanks for posting,I really like 18th century displays.Well done that man.

 

[Johnboy]

Hi farmertony,
To add to your excellent quote..........the Percy's were the line of the Duke's of Northumberland , they still reside in Alnwick castle in Northumberland hence the Regimental affiliation to that County. As a member of the same Regiment (many years ago) it was always interesting to see some of the medals of the Order of Merit,this was instituted in 1767 and was basically a good conduct medal which was withdrawn when the British Army introduced a nationwide good conduct medal in 1856.The 5th's Order of Merit was silver or gilt hung on a ribbon of the Regimental facing colour (Gosling green).Some of these (and much more) can be seen in the Regimental museum within Alnwick castle........a good day out.......plus this was a location for some of the first "Harry Potter" films!
Regards,
Johnboy.

 

[janusz]

Janusz,this is a terrific diorama!Your backdrops and mats blend seamlessly and your photography is topnotch.I agree that the 5th Foot grenadiers are one of FL's best.The 5th Foot itself is a very interesting unit at this time.Its colonel was Major-General Lord Percy who led the relief column to Lexington and Concord from Boston.Colonelcies at this time were the gift of the sovereign,mainly to officers of general rank to give them a source of income.The Govt paid the colonel a sum of money out of which he was to pay the troops and provide them with food ,clothes and other equipment and to recoup his expenditure out of deductions from the soldiers' pay.Of course,if he could buy the uniforms etc cheaply he could also make a profit.Lord Percy was a wealthy man(his father was the largest landowner in England) and he spent his own money on the regiment as well as his Govt allowance.He was "hands-on" as well,banning flogging and instituting a system of financial rewards and penalties in its place.The result was that the 5th Foot was a very well turned out unit with high morale and of great interest to others in the British army.Thanks for posting,I really like 18th century displays.Well done that man.

Thanks this is very interesting I didn't know that.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Outstanding!!!!