French and Indian War

As I have stated before, I LOVE the miniatures from Conquest miniatures. I also love the colonial French and Indian war period in history. I have a ruleset for this period, its called "This Very Ground" and is tons and tons of fun!

Anywho, here are some French Marines and one native that I have painted.

The marines really have the look of  coureur de bois infantry. This is because I am creating a group of marines who were stationed in Natchitoches, Louisiana at Fort St. Jean Baptiste. They were stationed at this fort in order to maintain order and peace in the area, protect the trading with the natives, and be an outpost to watch the Spanish. These marines became one with the local natives, settling amongst them and even starting families with them. The marines would normally wear whatever they could, and incorporated many of the native's clothing into theirs.

Colonial French Marines

I live in Natchitoches, Louisiana. There is a colonial French Fort here that was built in the early 1700s. The fort is named Fort St. Jean Baptiste. In the 1700s, French marines were stationed at this fort outpost. I was interested in finding some marine miniatures to paint up and possibly donate to the fort's museum. After much searching I found some wonderful minis by Conquest Miniatures. I cant wait to get these in and check em out. Once I get them, Ill post a review of them and paint them up. Here are some pics of the minis.

You can find these for sale at Legends in Time. I have spoken with the owner of this webstore, and he is extremely nice and helpful. Tell him Eddie sent you.