Been quite busy with non-hobby activities of late but one item was pestering my brain: did I set aside figures for my cavalry high command? A little bit yes, a little bit no. In the sense that I did set aside figures but didn't 'replace' them for the lower ranks. After pondering for a bit and digging through stuff, I realized I just might have what I needed in my 'special reserve' figures - figures to be kept but in no way prepped at this time - and it turns out I did have just the right figures, some Peter Pig figures including an officer and sergeant. So, now, I can say I have 100% of my Old West/Pony Wars "keepers" well organized and waiting further work when I get back to hobby time.
Whiskey Hills
A fictional world based on the history of the American Old West and the Pony Wars - or PONY WEST. Wherein anything from a street gunfight to a full on campaign by the army against the local indigenous people, Lakota to the northwest, Apace to the southwest can be found. Banks might be robbed, cattle rustled, trains or stages robbed, range wars breakout, battles between rival railroads, or just doctrinal disputes between rival churches that get violent.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Named
All 120 of my northern plains warriors are now named - on their bases. Well, except for 9 'new' Minifigs ones I've decided to keep (along with 9 of their cowboys) in the same mounted/foot/dead format - though I do need to pull out a half dozen more dead horses for the warriors and the cowboys, already pulled the standing horses. Those will all get named eventually.
And, for fun, I set aside a set of three figures - a white cowboy, a Native American semi-westernized, and a Mexican to be my Tres Amigos. Plan to paint them in somewhat gaudy colors, figures to be used to add a humorous element to games at times. Need to come up with some hilarious names for those three characters.
LAKOTA | LAKOTA | LAKOTA |
BRAVE KNEES | MOOSE RIDER | BROKEN THUMB |
Laughing Loon | Buffalo Knapper |
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Napping Bear | Little Creek | Last Horse |
Orenda | Laughing Wolf | Rocky Bear |
Afraid of Rabbits | Willow Tall Tree | Flat Iron |
Howling Wolf | Takoda | Hugging Bears |
HOPPING FROG | CATCHES PINECONES | TOUCH THE CLOUDS |
Coyote Chuckles | Beaver Eater | Grey Feather |
Stinking Farts | Giggling Grizzly |
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Lizard Laughing | Rabbit Runs | Afraid of Frogs |
Rumbling Raccoon | Sneaky Fox | Bison Healer |
Snoring Snake | Sees Tomorrow | Whistling Wind |
CHASING RABBITS | BEAR CLUB | SWIFT BEAR |
Smiling Hawk | Laughing Lynx | Little Skunk |
Jumping Squirrel | Puzzled Panther | Bear Foot |
Leaping Lizards | Runs From Bees | Hollow Horn |
Running Brook | Sneezing Buffalo | Flying Hawk |
Winking Owl | Running Bear | Lark Song |
ARAPAHO | CHEYENNE |
RATTLING RIBS | KILLS MANY |
Coyote Chaser | Owl Man |
Skunk Eater | Porcupine Bear |
Rabbit Ears | Little Finger |
Burning Sage | White Shield |
Falling Star | Running Nose |
YELLOW EAGLE | WAR BONNET |
Yellow Bear | White Antelope |
Left Hand | Black Wolf |
| Prairie Dog |
Big Belly | Tall Bull |
Cut Face | Pole Catcher |
LAME BEAVER | |
Strong Elk | |
Sly Fox | |
Cloud Falcon | |
Skyfire | |
Singing Willow |
CROW | SHOSHONE | NEZ PERCE |
FIERCE FALCON | SUNRISE HAWK | OLD MOCCASIN |
Long Otter | Inkatosho | Spotted Horses |
Wolf Bow | Fibbeuati | Elk Antler |
| Waki | Waterfall Mist |
Steels Horses | Weeping Elk | Crane Walker |
Belch-a-lot | Agile Goat | One Eyed |
HORSE TAMER | CHIPMUNK | THUNDER SPEAKS |
Pronghorn | Badger | Empty Belly |
Ax Breaker | Salamander | Lightening Arrow |
Bear Storm | Chases Bobcats | Worries Frogs |
Rising Hawk | Storm Cloud | Flint Keeper |
Iron Feather | Blue Raven | Eagle Talon |
APACHE | |||
Mounted | Mounted | Mounted | Mounted |
Dasodaha | Biminak | Kuruk | Nitis |
Norroso | Taklishim | Yiska | La-choy |
Ka-ete-nay | Eskinospas | Illanipi | Ahiga |
Bidzil | Klah | Shiye | Niichaad |
Toh Yah | Taza | Delshay | Eknath |
Bimisi | Laziyah | Tarak | Itza-Chu |
On Foot Only | On Foot Only | On Foot Only | On Foot Only |
Tse | Elan | Shilah | Nastas |
Dahkeya | Goyathlay | Atsa | Hok’ee |
Gaagii | Hastin | Naalnish | Ashkii |
Sani | Chalipun | Itza-Chu | Sicheii |
Bishalani | Ata’Halne | Eskminizin | Hashkedasalla |
Gad | Sike | Tsela | Kilchii |