Pegaso Blackfoot in 75mm

[marcellin de marbot]

Hallo guys,
Among the new releases from Pegaso there is a Blackfoot warrior, well made by the French sculptor Benoit Cauchies, and really well painted by Danilo Cartacci. This time I left the usual partnership with MAB, giving the historical references to Benoit for creating the Blackfoot. I named him Máóhkataatoyi, that means Red Fox in Blackfoot language. The Blackfoot (or Blackfeet) were a Confederation of tribes, the Siksika or Blackfoot really said, the Pikuni or Piegan, and the Blood or Kainah. They spoke Algonkian language and were living between the Canadian State of Alberta and the American State of Montana. Proud and warlike warriors, they were often in war against their neighbours Cree, Assiniboines, Flatheads, Crows, Cheyennes e Sioux. They did not participate in Plains campaigns, but they fought against US Cavalry and Canadian Red Jackets to defend their territories. I thought the pics published in the Pegaso news were a bit small, so I wanted to show you better the sculpture and the painting of the warrior, waiting for the return of Benoit, who is in holidays. I hope you'll like it, in this case your compliments will go to Benoit and Danilo.
Best regards to all,
Marcello

 

[Guy]

Thanks Marcello. Benoit did an excellent job in sculpting this warrior. I ordered my copy this morning along with Geronimo from Romeo.

 

[John Bowery]

Marcello,
Wonderful sculpt and colours. Great figure.
Cheers
John

 

[Kisifer]

A great figure indeed. I really like it... I also wait for my copy to arrive

Xenofon

 

[Anders Heintz]

Beautiful figure!!

He is built a bit too much like a bodybuilder to be realistic for a plains Indian, but it makes for a great canvas for us to paint.

 

[megroot]

Not my period of interrest but i find it awesome.

marc

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hi Guy,
I think you have to save some money to get new figures, because Pegaso and Romeo want to continue the series of Native Americans, both in 54 and 75mm.
Referring this figure I agree with Anders, the Blackfoot has too many muscles in evidence, the Natives were robust men ( if not starving ), but probably they were not bodybuilders. However the sculpture is so fine, it gives the idea of an aggressive warrior.
Best regards to all
Marcello

 

[vergilius]

very very beautiful

 

[Major_Goose]

Beautiful !!!!!! Just Beautiful

 

[AJLaFleche]

Yuo guys are gonna make me start building in a bigger scale if you keep this up.

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hi AJ,
Thats's almost sure. Pegaso will continue a series of Natives especially in the larger scale, Romeo will continue a series of famous chiefs in 54mm.
The next will be..........may be Mister K, or Mister C.
To be continued
Best regards
Marcello

 

[Guayo]

Thanks for the notes on the blackfoot, is always interesting to read about this type of projects and specially this period.It would be interesting to see also figures from the Indigenous peoples of Mexico(Mixtec,zapotec) or more figures from mesoamerican groups, there are so many beautifull ideas for a good figure.

On the other side, I'm waiting for your next article on the napoleonic period

Saludos

Eduardo

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hola Eduardo,
You bring up an interesting item. I would like to learn something more about old peoples of Central and South America, but in Italy there are very few books on them. And in English obviously. These books describe above all the wars and something about their life and civilization, but almost nothing about their dressing, their costumes. We have the Osprey certainly, but are they serious about this theme? Why there are not figures of Aztecs, Incas, Mayas, Toltecs? Are they not interesting for modellers? Or because it's difficult create an authentic figure, with all details, as wants for example my friend MAB, following the few documents available? I remember some years ago there was the Belgian firm Tomker, who made a series of those subjects (in 70mm?), but now we have the desert. More we go in the past, and more we have difficulties to find referenced sources about historical subjects, if not well described by written documents, or represented on the artifacts (as for Roman and Greeks for example). For the peoples we are speaking I think (or this is what I know) the only sources are the drawings sculpted on the stones, graffitis, some objects found by the archaeological researches, or some description written by the Spanish invaders. About the Napoleonic Era instead it's more easy find the notices, even if sometimes the sources are debated. We have written rules, military diaries, registers of militay warehouses, uniforms and weapons still kept in the Museums, memories of men, paintings (always to be ckecked), even bills of the taylors. Also for Natives Americans we have written documents, paintings, photos, artifacts, several objects, and the descendents still in life, then an oral memory and tradition. Besides, I think the time is always little, and it's better study and try to learn few things well, than a world of things superficially. So, if one day I'll find a serious reference as source, I'll be happy to study also your ancestors.
Hasta luego, saludos de Roma
Marcello

 

[Zlobov*S]

It is one of the best figures " national America " - a fine figure!
With deep respect for the author!