15 mm Spanish on Venus figures?

[Conquistador]

The Search eternal...  

Basically I am looking at 15 (Fifteen)  to 18 (Eighteen) mm Spanish looking troops around 1897 (or earlier) to 1900 for service on Venus...

Here are my sources for pictures currently:

1891 - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=Spain+uniform+1891&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

1896 - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=Spain+uniform+1896&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

1897 (to 1900) - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=Spain+uniform+1897&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

1898 - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=Spain+uniform+1898&submit.x=0&submit.y=0


1907 - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=124867&imageID=91282&word=Spain%20uniform%201907&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&total=2&num=0&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=1

earlier:

1864 - 1880 - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=Spain+uniform+1880&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=Spain+uniform+1883&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=Spain+uniform+1890&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

Figure sources?

Gracias,

Glenn

[FifteensAway]

Okay, Glenn, I know you are into Spain in pretty much all ways miniatures but maybe a little diversity is called for here!   

Now, on to your request - you have two closely related options: troops of the Spanish American War or troops from the Philippine Insurrection.  Google those conflicts with '+' and then 15 mm. 

So how about a little Andorran Militia to bring variety into your life?

[Ray Rivers]

You might consider Blue Moon's French Foreign Legion for infantry:

http://bluemoonmanufacturing.com/index.php?cat_id=104

For cavalry consider Eureka:

http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_110_122&sort=3a&page=2

Or perhaps 15mm Franco-Prussian minis from Essex:

http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/15mm-franco-prussian-war-french?page=1

Remember, it's VSF on .. Venus. Feel free to be creative!

[HerbyF]

Look at 15mm colonial ranges. French foriegn legion figures or Spanish/American war. Or plains war US infantry in tunics would pass as Spanish in campaign uniforms. The Chasseurs d Afrique would be a good cavalry figure painted right. You might even find some Spanish figures in a Boxer rebellion line.

[Conquistador]

Okay, Glenn, I know you are into Spain in pretty much all ways miniatures but maybe a little diversity is called for here!   

Now, on to your request - you have two closely related options: troops of the Spanish American War or troops from the Philippine Insurrection.  Google those conflicts with '+' and then 15 mm. 

So how about a little Andorran Militia to bring variety into your life?

Good ideas for the google search.  Thanks!

Diversidad?    Nunca!  

   

Seriously, I don't think it is any different then someone playing British in the AWI, Napoleonic, Colonial, and WW2 gaming (I know a Brit ex-pat and a local who does just that...)  or playing only ACW (Know a person in-state but not local who does that,)  or only playing Napoleonic in 25 mm (not 28, not 20, not 15, only 25,) and no other era/genre - a local.  Some people specialize a lot.

I decided I would play a "not so major" power for VSF (never considered anyone other than Spain and Austria-Hungary TBH) and I would place it on Venus, Africa, and/or Latin America.  That I need help finding appropriate figures for...  I also will will be doing SAW and VSF/SAW in 15 mm when the budget improves.

I currently have a more than significant diversity of eras/scale...

1970s/1980s Der Kriegspieler/Ral Partha Fantasy in 25 mm; [Not Spanish or even Human!  No Humans at all!]

Fantasy in 6 mm; [Not Spanish or even Human]  

Galactic Grenadiers (SF) versus Bugs in 25 mm;  [nation or even planet not explicitly indicated]  *

Stan Johansen's Whistlers, Blarads, and Rauwoof SF in 28 mm;  [definitely not Spanish or even Human]  

15 mm SF Humans versus Humanoids/non-Humanoids/Bugs; [nation or even planet not explicitly indicated] *

15 mm and 25 mm VSF skirmish for IHMN; [Not Spanish - Yet!  Only 25 mm Mexican Rebels, 25 mm Tarzan/Sheena/Mowgli clones and 15 mm Tarzan]  I do need some help with 15 mm Spanish here.

28 mm Zorro [these can be Spanish, or Mexican, depending on what year the game is set in...]

old school 25 mm Supers; [not explicitly Spanish] *

15 mm Supers; [not explicitly Spanish] *

Air War 3 mm from WW1 to today; [not Spanish]

1680 - 1810 Presidials, Soldados and Indios in 25 mm; [Okay, these are Spanish!]

3 mm Modern Micro Armor; [not Spanish]  

6 mm SF Micro Armor; [not explicitly Spanish] *

3 mm ACW; [not Spanish]

plus all the unlisted stuff I am trying to get rid of currently!

* = these could include Spanish elements... but currently don't.

I have too much diversity in size/scale and era/genre!

You currently only hear about requests for the Spanish I need - 15 mm VSF, SAW, VSF/SAW - currently.    

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

Look at 15mm colonial ranges. French foriegn legion figures or Spanish/American war. Or plains war US infantry in tunics would pass as Spanish in campaign uniforms. The Chasseurs d Afrique would be a good cavalry figure painted right. You might even find some Spanish figures in a Boxer rebellion line.

Good ideas!  Thanks!

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

You might consider Blue Moon's French Foreign Legion for infantry:

http://bluemoonmanufacturing.com/index.php?cat_id=104

For cavalry consider Eureka:

http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_110_122&sort=3a&page=2

Or perhaps 15mm Franco-Prussian minis from Essex:

http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/15mm-franco-prussian-war-french?page=1

Remember, it's VSF on .. Venus. Feel free to be creative!

Good Ideas and Good Advice.  Thanks!

Gracias,

Glenn