While I was rebasing all morning various 28mm French and Indian War figures, I pulled out all the canoe crew that I had painted for me, so long ago. They were in some bubble wrap, waiting for me to paint up their rides….. I had painted up the canoes a long time ago and was primarily using them as scatter terrain for my game sets ups. I had always ment to put the crew in them, but would always forget. Kind of out of site, out of mind.
Well, with the crew dug out again, I finally went into my boat box and pulled out the canes to attach the figures. I then tried to find the equipment stacks that were also in the sets, but I have no idea where these ended up! So, I decided that I should just put what I had together, so they did not spend another few years packed away! Should I ever find the cargo, it will not be a problem. I attached everything with white glue, so I will just pop out the middle figures and move them forward and back to affix the cargo!
As I said, I had the figures painted for me by Fernando Painting Service in Sri Lanka, a long while back. I sent them the figures with instructions. The figures are all from Redoubt, if memory serves…..
I decided to paint the canoes myself, as they were an easy project to knock out. Just a brown spray paint, wash and drybrush for the body. This was followed by hand painting for the ropes in tan with a wash and highlight. Technically, I think these should also just be leather straps, but I wanted a little color on the boats.
I have them put together now, so maybe it is time to run that river run scenario in rebels and patriots!
- Manteuffel