The plan was to take and hold the convicted arsonists to the refuge so they wouldn't have to serve the mandatory 5 year sentence for setting fire to federal land.
When push came to shove the Hammonds wanted no part of Bundy's thugs and turned themselves in to begin their sentence.
Why the Bundy thugs went ahead with the occupation of the bird sanctuary visitor center without their star arsonists is beyond me... They were too stupid to change their plans, I guess...
They seem to envision the feds storming the remote building to "take it back", making a media event that will give them publicity for their anti government cause...
LOL
It ain't going to happen...
No one cares.