Spanish Milicianos Indios – Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Miniatures Preview

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Last Updated on September 9, 2026

By Garrett Swader

Intro

After a hiatus from writing to focus on Summer of Plunder I’m back with another miniature preview for Firelock Game’s upcoming Rise of the Buccaneers: Jamaica expansion. This time we are looking at one of my favorite units in the game, the Milicianos Indios!

New Milicianos Indios Sculpts

This unit is meant to represent Native Americans who were subjects under the Spanish crown in the New World colonies. Some would take an active role in defending Spanish holdings in local militias. Even when you take into consideration the devastating effects of the past century of forced labor, diseases, and wars; Native Americans, and those of Native American descent, still outnumbered European Spanish in the new world in the mid 17th century.

This unit is equipped with bows and standard melee weapons. The Spanish were not as generous to non-Europeans with firearms as other powers were at the time. Ultimately we should expect this as Spain had trouble, or was unwilling, to supply most of its New World militias with quality firearms. Let’s look at these minis one by one and see what’s special about them.

Looking Closer at the minis

Mini #1 Stand, Full Draw

Clothing here seems very basic, as it should be. These natives would not be wearing any of the latest fashions from Europe. This miniature has his upper torso covered. I’ve not looked into descriptions of what Native Americans, living in close proximity to the Spanish, would have been wearing so I trust Firelock has done their homework on this.

He is equipped with a machete. The machete was a common tool used for clearing brush. It could be used as a melee weapon but had a major drawback compared to swords, no hand guard. But I definitely would want it over nothing in a fight. 

Mini #2 Run Forward

This mini is running forward to fire off an arrow. Something a “Quick” “Skirmisher” might do. Again very basic open leg breeches with no upper body covering except for a cravat or neck scarf for some reason, probably creeping European influence. Having no upper body coverings would have probably felt way more comfortable to a Native warrior than to a European of the time. I like the dynamic pose here, it’s a far cry from the guy leaning on the bow from the original set.

Mini #3 Squatter

This is an odd one but this squatting miniature looks cool to me. Maybe he’s trying to take advantage of cover more effectively as he lets fly an arrow towards the enemy. Subtle cultural transition (willing or otherwise) is interesting to see on this miniature as it looks like a monk gave this guy a haircut.

Mini #4 Hold Your Fire

This mini has another “dynamic pose” as he seems to be holding his fire until the word is given to start the ambush. Some things that are notable here is that he’s wearing a hat (more European influence?), and has a more traditional sword.

Painting the new Milicianos Indios

I used Monument Hobbies paints for this project with a mix of Citadel shades and Vallejo metallic paints.  

They paint up pretty easily for native models which for some reason always seem to take longer for me. My theory is that native models have more small details on average.

The New Milicianos Indios with Original Milicianos Indios

As with all of the Wave 2 sculpts they have a greater detail not seen in the older versions. However these minis will fit right in with the old sculpts and add variety to your force.

Final Thoughts

These are great models to add to your Spanish collection. Consider picking them up when Blood & Plunder Rise of the Buccaneers releases along with the other Wave 2 models. 

These models will feature heavily in the new Jamaican guerrilla forces under the command of Cristobal Arnaldo de Issasi.  I’m nearing the end of the preview minis that I was given. I wonder what model will be next?

By Garrett Swader

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