i've been a huge fan of the french and indian wars since the mid 50's when for what ever reason my public school would show "northwest passage" starring spencer tracy twice a year in the auditorium..... i use to shoot black powder (still have my long rifle, brown bess, tomahawks and knives mounted in my den). i also have a rather large library on the F&I, especially the iroquois confederacy and revolutionary war. one of the best historical novels on the f&I war is "wilderness campaign" by allan w. eckert. the book is unbelievable, you wont be able to put it down. through the years i've collected soldiers from this period, although not too many companies produced them. now they're everywhere, with jenkins at the top of the heap. have all the jenkins and making a small diarama of "braddocks defeat". by the way, john jenkins is a really nice person. i emailed him a few times with a few questions, that he could have answered with a few words. however, he took his time, answered with long paragraphs, and included pictures of a few new sets. a true gentlemen. if you get a chance, see "the unconquered" by cecil b. demille, starring gary cooper about ponticas rebellion and fort pitt.