Three new large scale (100~120-mm) historical figure kit releases by Military Miniatures Warehouse.

The first figure depicts a Rogers Ranger at St. Francis, 1758, cast in 120-mm scale resin. The figure represents a ranger warning men following him of danger.

Brief history: One of the most famous companies to fight in the French & Indian War was Major Robert Rogers’ company of Rangers. They were the forerunners of today’s US Army Rangers who still employ Rogers standing orders for ranging. Their most famous exploit was the raid on the Abnaki Indian Village of St. Francis on the St Lawrence River in what is today Canada, where Rogers led his men on a 400 mile expedition to destroy the village in retribution for Abnaki raids into New England over many years.


The second figure is Joseph Brant “Thayendanegea” Mohawk War Chief. 1777, 120-mm scale resin kit sculpted by Terry Karselis.

Brief history: Joseph Brant was educated by Samuel Kirkland and a close friend of the British Supervisor of Indian Affairs, Sir William Johnson. The Iroquois were uncommitted at the start of the American Revolution but eventually took the side of the British against the Rebels. Joseph Brant, a Mohawk, was War Chief of the Iroquois League and after early victories at Unadilla, Oriskany, Cobleskill, and Andrustown, in the end, was to witness the destruction of the once great confederation and the founding of the United States of America.


The 3rd figure, Simon Kenton, Frontiersman, 1777, also sculpted by Mr. Karselis is cast in 100-mm scale resin.

Brief history: A younger contemporary of Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton was one of the most influential frontiersmen in the opening and settling of the Ohio River Valley and Kentucky. Known to the Shawnee as Cut-ha-ho-tha or Great White Wolf, he was a significant player in the battle for the, then, western frontier of the 1770’s. Not only was he an expert guide and hunter, he also served during the Revolutionary War as a scout for George Rogers Clark and even saved Daniel Boones life at the Battle of Boonesborough on April 24, 1777. He shot a Shawnee brave about to take Boone’s scalp after his leg had been broken by a musket ball, and then carried Boone into the safety of the fort. Not as famous as Boone today he was nonetheless as famous as him in the 1770’s. This figure depicts Kenton as he might have looked in 1777 the “year of the three sevens”.


Future additional large scale releases are forthcoming.

Regards,
John