Thursday, 11 August 2011

Calumet Trade Goods

There are some fine native items on this website for our period. Check yourself.

The American Revolution: Washington And Arnold Ep. 3, Pt.1

Robinson Samuel Black of the HMIC of foot found this series on Youtube. This episode deals with Trenton. Worth watching the opening credit sequence if you don't have time to watch the whole thing.

Monday, 8 August 2011

B.U.M. 1/72 F&I


These Spanish made figures for the French and Indian war are out and there are pictures of some of them on the Awaiting Review section of Plastic Soldier Review. This 'whaleboat' looks a nice model.

Fort Carillon


Wiki on the French fort here.

Abercromby

General Sir James Abercromby (also spelled Abercrombie)
Date

circa 1759/60


The man responsible for the disaster at Carillon/Ticonderoga.Painted by Allan Ramsay. Go here to see more of this Scottish artists work.

Saturday, 6 August 2011

Native tatooing/Tatouage natif


Illustrated article in French here at La Compagnie des cent associes site. Look for Expo Temporaire and it will be there. They seem to be an organisation recreating Nouvelle France in France so an interesting site for French speakers. Wargamers and figure painters will find these images useful even if like me the French is a little hard.

Bataille de Carillon 1758

For all the French speaking readers of this blog here's a video celebrating the battle we Anglophones call Ticonderoga.

Stomping Freedom

  Film Storyboard A new historical film titled "Stomping Freedom", produced by Caesar's Ford Theatre, Inc. and directed by Ka...