More OMOG...

Recently a friend, having come into a job lot of wargaming stuff, flicked onto me a few BMC Yorktown figures he found therein to add to my small forces. More Amercans and Hessians - I mean British Grenadiers - about 10 foot figures of each, but including two or three new figure poses I didn't already have. A couple of gunners, and some poor beggar taking an incoming round. But I got another mounted and a couple of foot officers which got painted up as the reverse of the first lot. At any rate, here are some pics of the boys...

One NCO figure supposed to be aiming a pistol in his left hand and holding a sword in his right was missing his pistol hand and the sword blade. Some surgery on the latter to carve away the hand guard and accommodate a length of wooden rod, and a manual transplant on the other arm gave me a very nice flag bearer. From several angles his pose is dramatic indeed. Unfortunately I have only one other similar figure, which I am reluctant to treat in similar fashion for a British flag bearer. I think one of the American NCO figures (different pose) will have to turn his coat in order to provide at least one bearer (no: Maledict Ranold is another character that will no doubt emerge later on...). Whence comes to that, should he display the King's or the Regimental colour? Tough call...


Unfortunately, the freeby didn't extend to another cannon, mortar or gun emplacement. Never mind. We did get another mounted commander, and now have quite a few officer characters to whom we may attach a name. On the American side: Horatio Styles, George Mashington, Nathaniel Greenyham (or should it be Nathaniel Veridian?); on the Brit: Lord Whye, Genl Portcullis, and Banastre 'Bally' Mirleton.

Portcullis rides a dappled grey horse. To be sure it looks a bit like a fairground mount - one you'd find on a carousel - but I rather like the look of him. A fine steed indeed.


A couple of scenarios using the OMOG concept will be published shortly on this blogspot.
(To be continued)