Indian Armed With M-1 Rifle

[Bunkermeister]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34693723@N05/?saved=1

These two American Indians were done by me for a post WWII lost world scenario. The one with the bow and arrow is a torso from one figure and a lower body from another. The one with the rifle had his lever action rifle cut off and an M-1 Garand taken from a US Army figure. 1/72nd scale plastic figures.

The buildings are from Hudson and Allen in foam. I posted more photos on my blog http://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/

I like doing simple figure conversions and I wish that more companies made plastic figures that will glue with regular model glue.

[ModernKiwi]

I didn't think you painted your figures Mike, so it's good to see some with paint on. What figures did you use?

[Bunkermeister]

Typically I don't paint figures. We were planning a lost world game and we had to have a party of about 20 figures and they had to be painted.

The Indians are Imex and Revell, from their Souix Indians figure sets. I forget which is which in terms of specific parts of specific figures.

The bow and arrow guy is a lower half from a standing figure and the upper half from a horseback figure. I wanted him in full buckskin.

The M-1 rifle guy had an Esci / Italeri US Army M-1 grafted on from a standing rifleman.

The scenario took place in 1945 just after WWII and I wanted a couple American Indians in native dress, but one of them with modern weapons.

[Martin]

Hi Mike,
Interesting conversion.
Could really have happened after WW2.

[Waterloo]

NICE!!!!

Totally random, but nice.
If that was the case in real life, I really feel sorry for Custer. lol

Colin

[Peter]

Hi Mike,
Interesting conversion.
Could really have happened after WW2.

Actually it happened, Martin. 27 Feb 1973 Wounded Knee! American Indians with modern guns.

Nice conversions, Mike

Greetings Peter

[Martin]

Actually it happened, Martin. 27 Feb 1973 Wounded Knee! American Indians with modern guns.....

Redbone: we are all wounded at Wounded Knee.......

[Susofrick]

Yes:

http://se.youtube.com/watch?v=tT7TJi2Rk7c

but they're most famous for this:

http://se.youtube.com/watch?v=NPkTzWyCS ... re=related

[luchs]

look realistic..
a lot of american native fought in the WWII ad were trained by US army..
look this..

in uniform..

and tradional dress..
note the congrsse's medal of onor..

[Martin]

Hi,
What do I see?
A Swastika at his indian dress?
I know that the N**i's pinched that sign from old Runen writings.

[luchs]

Hi,
What do I see?
A Swastika at his indian dress?
I know that the N**i's pinched that sign from old Runen writings.

is no a svastica..is a sun wheel an ancient simbol of sun's god know to most ancient culture..also th eindian/arian culture that inspired the N**i mystic..
the N**i simply reverse the original direction of this ancient symbol..
you can read some interting stories about native american in WW II at this link..
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... start%3D80

[Paul]

Hi,
What do I see?
A Swastika at his indian dress?
I know that the N**i's pinched that sign from old Runen writings.

Or this new version,
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Falun_Gong_Logo.svg