The Saint of Anjou

One of my favorite figures is the 54mm sculpture of Jacques Cathelineau produced by miniature company Nemrod. I entered him in the SCAHMS show a few years back and what follows in the text I used to accompany the entry to give some background. I can't recall exactly where I found the text - I...

Quite a Character – Carter P. Johnson

One of the more colorful characters of the US Army during the late 19th Century, Carter P. Johnson is the subject of a 90mm miniature sculpted by Mike Good. The figure is based on a illustration by Frederick Remington done in 1888  for Harper’s Weekly, titled  Lieutenant Johnson and the Tenth United States Cavalry in Arizona. This figure is...

Custer and his troopers

Since the boys like playing with all periods of little troops, they recently received some US cavalry guys and indians. We read about Custer and the Little Big Horn, checked out some books on him, and they remember the Custer character from the  "Night at the Museum" movies. I thought I would try my hand...