1:35 Indian War series, Final stand

Final stand, figures in 1:35 scale

A figure set in 1:35 scale from a range focused on the Indian Wars of the North American West. The name of the item defines the scene as a final stand, that is the sharpest moment of an encounter, when everything is at stake.

The real subject

Fighting between the native inhabitants and the newcomers accompanied the settling of the West for most of the nineteenth century, and it has a firm place in modeling, because it offers something military vehicles cannot: action made up of nothing but people, horses and landscape. A set of this kind therefore stands or falls with the poses of the figures, not with the number of parts.

What you can build with the figures

The figures suit a small scene on a base as well as a larger setting with rocks, brush and parched ground. Because in 1:35 scale they stand around five centimeters tall, even a small display case will take them and you can work the face and the gear in detail.

Building and painting tips

• Clean the parts of excess material and production marks, and only then glue them.
• Before painting, wash the figures in lukewarm soapy water and degrease them, otherwise the paint peels.
• Lay the base coat on thin and even; with figures everything else rests on it.
• Paint the faces and hands in several shades from dark to light; that lifts the forms.
• Lay the figures out dry first, as the composition of the scene matters more with figures than the detail.

Who it is for

For the modeler who builds nineteenth-century scenes, and for the collector of figures in the common military scale. The figures are supplied unpainted.

Paints, glue, a base and scene accessories are not included in the delivery, unless stated otherwise.