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                        Comanche Chief Iron Jacket

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                        ajlafleche
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Massachusetts
                        Comanche Chief Iron Jacket
                        Posted by ajlafleche on Friday, November 3, 2006 7:21 PM

                        Here is the completed Thorsberg Miniatures Iron Jacket, a Comanche chief of the 1850 who gained this name from wearing a Spanish metal cuirass. This kept him safe in battle until a bullet either slipped between the plates or entered between the front and back. The shield pattern is based on one depicted in the Osprey Comanche book. The lance tip is reinforced with two spare feathers from the kit "tied" on with a strip of wine bottle foil. An in box review can be found  here

                        For more pictures, please follw this link

                        Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 5, 2006 3:27 AM

                        Nice work.

                         Reminds me of an old club mate of mine, Dick Thorne. He was really into Native American figures too. I've known him for nearly fifteen years and I don't think he's done anything else in that time. I sculpted a face of an old medicine man for him once, based loosely on a painting from a post card. He started the figure, but he messed up the body and shelved it. Sculpting wasn't his strong suit

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                        Panzerjaeger
                        • Member since
                          May 2006
                        • From: South Africa
                        Posted by Panzerjaeger on Saturday, November 11, 2006 1:14 PM

                        Very Nice! Great paint job. What scale is this in? I am also busy with an Indian figure, that of Pilipili's Hawkeye, a woodland Indian from around 1760. I will post a pic as soon as I am done.

                        Once again - great looking figure!

                        Cheers, Arthur

                        Bow [bow]Evil [}:)]

                        Work, work, work! You gotta put models on the table somehow!
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                        ajlafleche
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Massachusetts
                        Posted by ajlafleche on Saturday, November 11, 2006 2:17 PM
                         Panzerjaeger wrote:

                         What scale is this in?

                        54mm

                        I am also busy with an Indian figure, that of Pilipili's Hawkeye, a woodland Indian from around 1760. I will post a pic as soon as I am done.

                        Once again - great looking figure!

                        Cheers, Arthur

                        Bow [bow]Evil [}:)]

                        Thanks. I have seen the Hawkeye done several times, a nicely sculpted piece. Looking forward to seeing yours.

                        Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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                        Gun Tech
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        • From: Oromocto, Canada
                        Posted by Gun Tech on Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:34 PM
                        Very nice painting.  Wow!! [wow]

                        Jean-Michel    "Arte et Marte"

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                        m60a3
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)
                        Posted by m60a3 on Thursday, November 16, 2006 11:54 AM

                         Nice job. I like it.

                                                       -60
                         

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