The Foundry has sent some, once again great, figures to review. The latest SYW Russians are fantastic. At Cold Wars I stocked up on the Osprey SYW books and hope to paint these figures in the next year and to put old Fritz on the table soon after. The detail is outstanding even down to the cartouche boxes, WOW.

Also included were nine ACW advancing figures for the CSA. These are from the Foundry's Wild Confederates in Hats. Besides the officer and drummer there are 40 different figs, eight of each: advancing, charging, bayonet attack, running to the attack and determined advance. The disreputable uniforms these fellows are wearing are very well detailed. Although there are no visable patches, which I would have assumed would be necessary.

Anyway, the facial expressions, animation and the general overall look and feel of these troops should make any one interested in the ACW to buy these figures. Hmmm some may end up as either Boers or attached to the Mexican Revolutionaries.

There are seven new Apache, 22 new Plains Indians and eight Victorian bystanders figures. I have arbitrarily lettered the bystanders and the Apaches and tried to figure out which of the Plains Indians is which for the descriptions below.

A - Gentleman with top hat, tailes, cane and frilled shirt.
B - Farmer with hands in pockets.
C - Gent with 'Burnsides' and winter coat.
D - Gentleman with top hat, frock coat, 'Burnsides' and thumb in vest pocket.
E - waiter, with towel over arm, could be Black, watch chain, tie and vest.
F - Older Gentleman with beard, cane tailes walking slightly stooped.
G - Gent with 'Burnsides', cane and very determined look.
H - Old timer with cane, bushy beard shaking his fist, very agitated.

Most of the Bystanders will fit any Victorian era scenario from the wild west to Africa to Southeast Asia to China. I'm not sure E and H will fit everywhere but the others are must have for the colonial period.

I - Apache yelling, looking to right with sawed off rifle? or broken carbine?
J - Apache yelling, attacking with war club and shield.
K - Apache with turned up brim cavalry hat firing carbine from hip to the left.
L - Apache looks like he's yelling halt or 'How' with carbine and Mexican Army Kepi.
M - Apache with bow either studying tracks or mesa top lookout.
N - Apache with carbine, obviously drunk.
O - Apache advancing with carbine. This is the strangest pose for an Apache to me.

For those of you who like to skirmish with Apaches and Cowboys or Buffalo Soldiers these will go great. They are certainly going on my table. Overall, I really like the Victorian Bystanders and Apaches. Plains Indians, not knowing who is who or being a fan of the Plains Indians, I will say that someone is going to get lucky, any takers for these guys??? (Note--limited to subscribers of the Heliograph printed magazine only--RL).

More Reviews:

Notes on the Mexican Army 1900-1920 (booklet)
The Frontier Ablaze (book)