Saturday 5 October 2024

American staff (4)

These are more Old Glory staff figures: the guys on foot from the "Dismounted Continental High Command" pack and the mounted general is the Philip Schuyler figure from the "Continental Personalities" set. Schuyler is an interesting choice for a personality figure, as his career as a Major-General in the Continental Army wasn't very distinguished and he resigned in 1779. He doesn't appear in any of the Caliver/"British Grenadier!" scenario books, so I could put him to use as someone else. Most of the scenarios involve the famous trio of Washington, Gates and Greene as the commanders-in-chief on the American side. But there are a hand-full of scenarios that have others as the c-in-c: Brigadier-General John Ashe (Brier Creek); Major-General Charles Lee (Monmouth); Major-General Benjamin Lincoln (Stono Ferry, Bound Brook); and Major-General Artemas Ward (Dorchester Heights). So this is basically a general and staff on a "British Grenadier!" c-in-c base of 70mm x 60mm to represents these gentlemen in the relevant scenarios.

I thought the Schuyler figure was pretty good, and the horse doesn't look like it's about to fall in the Grand National.  He's supposed to be looking at the chap waving his arm but, annoyingly, the eyelines of the two don't quite match up.  I thought maybe the general has received a despatch or some new orders, which the staff are reading, and he's thinking how best to act on this change in circumstances.

4 figures. Painted September 2024.     




 

8 comments:

Donnie McGibbon said...

Another very nice command stand, great figures once more from OG, they paint up well and really look the part, super addition to your collection.

David said...

Remarkably staid poses by Old Glory standards! You've made a first rate job of those figures Giles!

Lawrence H said...

Great work on these Giles. I find posing command figures on their bases is quite fun and always conjures up a story for me.

Christopher(aka Axebreaker) said...

Lovely work Giles! Really enjoying your leader updates. Finally started some work on Hessians.

Christopher

Giles said...

Thanks, Donnie. A "non-personality" command stand (if you know what I mean) was something that I realised was missing.

Giles said...

Yes, the figures almost look human!

Giles said...

Thanks, Lawrence - totally agree.

Giles said...

Thanks, Christopher. Just Lafayette to go, and then I'm out of posts!