Canadian militia should be out in the next few weeks. Civilian's will appear, but we didn't want to start out with them. Drums along the Mohawk is a bit of a corny tub thumper, but a real classic all the same, attacks on settlements are great for scenarios both sides. The story of the Last of the Mohicans was of course written from the perspective of a C19th American, so there are some historically questionable political statements etc, reflecting an early C19th (post revolutionary) rather than a mid C18th viewpoint, but other than that, it's a great film and full of period atmosphere. The attack on the column is somewhat exaggerated in its extent and effect (dramatic licence in both book and film), it was actually the wounded and the Provincials at the rear of the column who were turned on by the Indians before the noble Montcalm was able to restore order. Buy the Director's cut now, you'll love it. Go to the Amazon.com site. Postage is 75p per pack UK, a handling charge is added for overseas, this is added at checkout, but good point, perhaps it would remove any uncertainty if we were to show postage rates somewhere. The clip I mentioned earlier comes from this DVD, which I'm about to order: http://www.cbcshop.ca/CBC/shopping/product.aspx?Product_ID=ETCPH00011&Variant_ID=CPH2133&lang=en-CA

my interest in FIW/AWI was first sparked as a kid by a BBC serialisation of Last of the Mohicans - must have been early - mid 70s in that Sunday teatime drama slot. My memory of it was that it was all very dark and moody and at times scarey. However i'm sure it was nothing of the sort and heavily featured cardboard sets and english actors in dodgy make up playing the indians.

Phillip Madoc as Magua? :hmm:

That's right :) I saw it as a teenager, keep thinking I ought to get that too now its on DVD on Amazon etc: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066678/

I remember it as very dark i watched it on sunday tea times if im remembering correct,i do know i read the book due to watching this :)

Don't waste your money, I purchased the DVD some time ago, it is rubbish!!!! John

My favorite remains the classic 'Drums along the Mohawk'. Thank the gods the schmucks running Horriblewood haven't remade it!

Yup a real classic, but then John Ford always will feature among my favourite directors (usually in the top 1). John Carradine, as ever, is superb. AWI rather than FIW, but there's still that frontier feel about it. I remember noticing the review on amazon rates it as still being the best film ever about the American revolution. I'll also always enjoy North West Passage with Spencer Tracy, even though they didn't seem to have much idea about the appearance of FIW rangers in 1940. www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

OK, if you want specific I can do Roger's Rangers as well. In all honesty I had gotten confused about the period of the former, sucks to get old...

I've collected a few F&IW based DVD's and videos over the years. A couple of other movies which are in based around the F&IW period are 'Unconquered' with Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard (Pontiac's Rebellion) and 'Allegheny Uprising' starring John Wayne. I also have a couple of documentaries on the F&IW or different parts of it. One which focuses on the war as a whole is 'The War that made America' narrated by Graham Greene from 'Dances With Wolves'. http://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-America-French/dp/B000E1MXZ0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1241260367&sr=8-2 The other documentary is titled 'George Washington's First War'. It's focus is on the early career of George Washington, especially the battles for Fort Duquesne and is the sequal to another documentary by the same production company titled 'When the Forest Ran Red' which focuses on Braddocks defeat. I really enjoyed it and recently ordered 'When the Forest Ran Red' which is yet to arrive. George Washington's First War http://www.amazon.com/George-Washingtons-First-War-Duquesne/dp/0971168520/ref=pd_sim_d_1 When the Forest Ran Red: http://www.amazon.com/When-Forest-Ran-Red-Ultimate/dp/B00022Z06K/ref=tag_stp_st_edpp_url All these I bought from the US. Sorry to waffle on... PS: Very nice figures by the way Galloping Major and I likewise enjoy North West Passage. I notice that the TV series is now availabe on DVD.

I bought "The War That Made America" too, I'd recommend it highly to anyone who hasn't seen it yet. Must admit, I'd forgotten about "Unconquered" and "Allegheny Uprising", I'll have to look through my old video tapes as I think I have them, but not seen them for a long time. I bought a couple of the old TV series of "North West Passage" discs (remember seeing a couple of episodes when I was a kid) - quite corny and hasn't aged well, but fun all the same. George Washington's First War and When the Forest Ran Red I hadn't come across at all, but I've added them to my wish list - thanks for the link :mental: Thanks for comment on the figures BTW. - Waffle on all you can as far as I'm concerned. Hi Duck Crusader - re getting old - tell me about it :hmm: I wasn't trying to wind you up over the AWI/FIW thing though ;) , film wise it falls into the same genre of pioneers beset by Indians. Love John Ford's films - my wife says she knows whenever I've got "man-flu", out comes She Wore a Yellow Ribon, The Searchers, Fort Apache, etc., etc. Oh did I mention: www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

There was an interesting Channel 4 series in the UK a few years back about Scots-Irish emigrants called 'God's Frontiersmen' http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/18791 and http://www.biblioireland.com/793/gods-frontiersmen-the-scots-irish-epic/ I enjoyed the Ch4 series on the English Civil War and the associated book of the series was excellent imho. I would expect the same of the book for God's Frontiersmen. The series highlighted the role played by impoverished colonists in 'settling' the American frontier largely from their point of view -diaries, letters etc. For those of you out there interested in digging deeper. I think there's probably potential scenario ideas there to be uncovered... Truth is after all stranger than fiction

Captain Blood has sent me some pics of a couple of our Mohawk he's painted, in between a couple of Redoubt Woodland Indians for size comparison. I've also put up some of his other pics of these models on the new Gallery page we've added to the website. Superb painting, and a nice contrast with my own treatment, more pics of these figures painted by Captain Blood on: http://www.gallopingmajorwargames.com/page8.htm www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

Best get those Smurfs hidden or Gungnir, our Dutch porn king, will be posting some doctored photos of his own....... They do seem to merge in very well with the Redoubt guys, don't they? The Redoubt Indians were done by a different sculptor from the chap who is doing the European troops for them now, and IMO they were much thinner and better proportioned. You should get your chap to paint up a couple of the Conquest Indians for a further comparison, as I think they are about the same size (IIRC, the Perry and Old Glory ones would be noticeably smaller).

Rather nice. But I'm very partial to Captain Blood's painting style anyway. Actually, the Conquest Indians are about the same size and the same heft as their Perry counterparts : if anything, they're even a tad slimmer.