The Mohicans (1/35)

[frank2056]

I recently bought the Masterbox "Indian Wars Series, XVIII century. The Mohicans" kit:



I liked the figure poses; they look useful for all sorts of scenarios, including post-apocalyptic. The rifles and some of the gear look more like 19th Century than 18th, but it didn't bother me.
The Mohican figure made me laugh, and I decided to build him first. In most figure kits - if the subject is German - there's always one figure pointing into the distance. Maybe Herr Mohican is pointing at the mystical town of Bielefeld.

Masterbox kits can vary in quality - even on the same sprue. Some parts are well detailed, others less so. Some figures, (especially of women) are grossly out of proportion and size. Luckily, this kit is mostly OK. The Mohican's head had a seam going across his head and the ears were just lumps, so I replaced it with a Warriors bald resin head. Here are the two heads side by side. The replacement head looks a bit like David Carradine:



The front of the hair is Procreate resin putty. The pattern on the shirt is just a decal applied over a light blue background.
Despite the head issue, I finished the figure quickly, so I decided to build the other two.
Here they are, almost finished. The guy on the right had his left hand (with a pipe) replaced by a resin hand. The Mohican's right hand is also a resin replacement, since I mangled the original while trimming off the flash:



The scarf on the middle guy is using the same decal pattern as the Mohican.

I've been experimenting with bases, so I cut down one of by foam board test bases and added a few rocks. The rifles in this kit are a little soft on details and are not glued in place, The guy in the middle is supposed to be drinking from a canteen, but I decided not to add it. He looks like he's having an animated conversation with his buddy:











I could have added decals for some of the other details, but I wanted this to be a quick build. Overall, there were few issues. I had to undercut the clothing a bit, but that's standard fare with most styrene figures. The skin tomes (especially for the Mohican) are a bit pale, but ehh, it's done.

[Rick Lowe]

Nice!
It's always interesting to see other eras than WW2 or modern/Apocalyptic, they aren't too common - especially The Old(er) West.

[kerick]

I admire your work my only nit pick is with the manufacturer. There is only one guy you could call a Mohican and two European trapper or traders. Plus the background looks to be southwestern desert. The Mohicans lived in the hardwood forests of the northeast. They should have done just a little more research.

[PR19_Kit]

IMPRESSIVE paintwork! 

[NARSES2]

IMPRESSIVE paintwork! 

Indeed 

[su27rules]

    

[frank2056]

Thanks, guys! Masterbox has a whole series of figures in their Indian War series, as well as other Native American figures. I've read that some of the kits mix and match tribes and eras, but it;s not something I know about; it's just nice to have figures outside the usual range.

On these I undercut the uniforms as well as cut into the frills. I used a blade to cut into the beards and fur, to make them look more like hair. I'm still working on my skin and face painting; a wet palette makes all the difference, especially with acrylics.

[Captain Canada]

Great work ! For sure an interesting subject. One of the things I enjoyed learning about in school. It does seem rather strange that only one of the figures appears to be a Mohican. And too right, that head is atrocious!

Their stance reminds me of a typical safety meeting on any job. The foreman is pointing out what needs to be done, and the two clowns are busy having their own conversation lol