Thorsberg's Iron Jacket

[AJLaFleche]

Here is the completed Thorsberg Miniatures Iron Jacket, a Comanche chief of the 1850 who gained this name from wearing a Spanish metal cuirass. This kept him safe in battle until a bullet either slipped between the plates or entered between the front and back. The shield pattern is based on one depicted in the Osprey Comanche book. The lance tip is reinforced with two spare feathers from the kit “tied” on with a strip of wine bottle foil. An in box review can be found here

 

[Bruno]

Hallo Al.

my big compliment for your painting of Iron Jacked. He was one of the most famous Comanche chiefs and the father of Peta Nokona who married Cythia Ann Parker a captured white girl. Tehy had three children, the oldes Quanah Parker become the most famous chief of the Comanche.

Iron Jacked was killed by Texas Rangers, when he tried to negociate under the white flag.

Teh shield is shown in the Osprey booklet "Comanche" but actually is from the Berlandier collection. Berlandier was a explorer who traveld on the southern Plains in 1830, unharmed by Indian tribes. He was guest of the Comanche and gave a very positive view of this tribe.

I would not reccomend the Osprey booklet "Comanche" it is one of the worst books written on the Comanche, full of outdated white propaganda, without any understanding for the Comanche culture and mentality.

I spoke with representats of the Comanche tribe about this book and they feel insulted and defamed in this book,

Again Al, grat work im very much impressed.


Many greatings

Bruno

 

[primus]

thanks Bruno! It's such a pleasure to learn the history facts of the figure

 

[Sambaman]

Al,
I'm "feathered-out" just lookin' at him! I can imagine it took some concentration to get all that detail in! Fun stuff here!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[AJLaFleche]

Thanks, gents.
The feathers were not all that bad. Alan Ball did a great job with the sculpting so painting them was made easier.
I agree with you, Bruno. The Osprey book mentioned is as bad as an old John Wayne horse opera. Some of the visual references are good, such as the shield but there is much that is questionalble in the text.

 

[megroot]

Al,

congratulations with this finished figure. Great painting.
I think you can see no more feathers for the next year.

Marc

 

[Guy]

Nice work Al. Iron Jacket is quite popular in these parts.