Saturday, 29 June 2019

War of 1812 Indian Lodges

For the upcoming War of 1812 game at our annual weekend away there were two more pieces of terrain I needed...these two lodges/wigwams for a Great Lakes Indian village.




Attentive readers will remember that I started these a little over a year ago. When the weekend away was postponed due to illness I put these on the back burner, but with the event now less than 30 days away I needed to get on and finish them.


So here they are, three small structures to represent a Great Lakes Indian village. I made a few pieces of clutter for this village - a couple of fire places, a stack of furs and a couple of pots. I may add a few more items of clutter before the game.
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18 comments:

  1. Natholeon29 June 2019 at 18:26

    Great work Mark!

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    1. Mark Strachan29 June 2019 at 19:02

      Thank you Nathan. They are now all neatly packed away to head down your way at the end of next month.

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  2. Phil29 June 2019 at 18:30

    Wonderful looking lodges Mark!

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  3. rross29 June 2019 at 19:45

    Very nice Native American settlement Mark - so we have the corner of a fort, an Indian village, and.....? Going to be an interesting game with a variety of troop types I am sure!

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    1. Mark Strachan30 June 2019 at 08:11

      Don’t forget the blockhouse that I made about a year ago...yes I have set up an interesting terrain, given a mix of regulars, militia and Indians so it should keep a bunch of blokes busy on a cold day in Rotorua...of course no scenario goes as planned after the first die roll!

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  4. Jonathan Freitag29 June 2019 at 23:46

    You are a gifted builder. These lodges are terrific.

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    1. Mark Strachan30 June 2019 at 08:13

      Thant you Jonathan. Sometimes the simplest structures have the best effects. If I feel particularly enthused I may add some more to this village.

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  5. caveadsum147130 June 2019 at 01:10

    Lovely looking little buildings!
    Best Iain

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  6. Lawrence H30 June 2019 at 20:49

    Terrific work Mark, and very realistic looking.

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    1. Mark Strachan1 July 2019 at 07:47

      Thanks Lawrence. I am tempted to do a couple more, but with only 22 day until the big push, I am not sure I will get them completed.

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  7. Aly Morrison1 July 2019 at 09:34

    Very nice Mark...
    I look forward to seeing them on the table...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Mark Strachan1 July 2019 at 14:53

      Thanks Aly. I think I need some more camp clutter... maybe some beached canoes or similar.

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    2. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 06:53

      How about a couple of cultivated areas...
      Small Maze fields, squash patches... if that is what the are called... or maybe wild rice...


      All the best. Aly

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    3. Mark Strachan2 July 2019 at 12:05

      Excellent idea. I need something to keep my busy on the cold winter nights, especially since the lead pile is flattened.

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  8. Will Phillips10 September 2022 at 12:29

    These look like resin pours or 3d prints rather than something scratch built - if that's so, where did you source these? I've a similar need for a New France colonial project I'm working on.

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    1. Mark Strachan10 September 2022 at 15:42

      They are definitely scratch built - made of an epoxy putty over a polystyrene form. This is a technique I often use. There is a similar series of huts made for a WWI in East Africa game in 2017, but made over a cardboard firm. Acheson Creations used to make a range of product for Eastern North America, but they appear to have ceased production of them.

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