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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: vampire23 on February 19, 2010, 09:41:17 PM

Title: Guns of the Alamo
Post by: vampire23 on February 19, 2010, 09:41:17 PM
What would be a good 18 pounder gun to use for the defenders same goes for the 4  and 8 pounders used by the defenders? For 28mm what do you people use for artillerymen?
 :)Thanks,
vampire23
Title: Re: Guns of the Alamo
Post by: bulldogger2000 on February 19, 2010, 11:15:27 PM
Keep in mind that the small arms of the Mexican army were old British weaponry.  You would be safe (I think) in using any guns that would be Napoleonic cast offs...either Spanish or British.
Title: Re: Guns of the Alamo
Post by: commissarmoody on February 19, 2010, 11:49:04 PM
Blaze Away minatuers has all the old cannonfodder minatuers texas war of indapindace range.
and they have arty and artycrew.  Oldglory minatuers also has a few.
Title: Re: Guns of the Alamo
Post by: Malamute on February 20, 2010, 08:37:28 AM
You can look at any Napoleonic range and pick guns from there.
 The Mexicans (whilst using British Brown Bess muskets/Baker rifles) used French  style cannon. So look at those, I have OG guns, but am looking at Front Rank ones to use with my figures.
OG produce an Alamo range in 28mm so you could use the artillerymen from there, I will be producing them in due course for Boot Hill Miniatures.
Title: Re: Guns of the Alamo
Post by: duhamel on February 20, 2010, 09:31:53 AM
You can look at any Napoleonic range and pick guns from there.
 The Mexicans (whilst using British Brown Bess muskets/Baker rifles) used French  style cannon. So look at those, I have OG guns, but am looking at Front Rank ones to use with my figures.
OG produce an Alamo range in 28mm so you could use the artillerymen from there, I will be producing them in due course for Boot Hill Miniatures.


yes guns french gribeauval
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/minismodels/technique/doc_artillerie/gribeauval01.htm (http://pagesperso-orange.fr/minismodels/technique/doc_artillerie/gribeauval01.htm)
http://www.history.army.mil/images/artphoto/pripos/nco/Gun.jpg (http://www.history.army.mil/images/artphoto/pripos/nco/Gun.jpg)
and muskets Springfield
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1812_Musket (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1812_Musket)