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Title: All things Maximilian (edited 1st Feb) - a couple more queries...
Post by: TheBlackCrane on October 04, 2015, 10:38:30 PM

Edit 01/02/16

Resurrecting this rather than starting a new thread, a couple of new questions...

I'm sure I could find out with a little digging, but in case of a quick answer, anyone know how the Foundry Mexican Adventure figures stand up to Gringo's?

Also - any thoughts on whether the Artizan Chasseurs d'Afrique would work for the Mexican Adventure? I know the Artizan Foreign Legion range says 1890 onwards, but in a quest to find figures. Maybe with a bit of alteration, replace the headgear?

Ged - if you read this, any possible additions to the range in the pipeline?  Anything at all?  :D

Cheers

Rob

Title: Re: All things Maximilian - info requested
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on October 04, 2015, 11:19:15 PM

You could do worse than start with the Maximillian Adventure Osprey and the booklet produced by FreiKorps of the same name. Both should be available via Caliver and if nothing else will give you some piccies and a bibliography to delve into.

For rules I'd suggest Sharp Practice or LotOW Alamo with mods to suit your taste. I'm considering these to for big skirmish games in Italy for the same period. For larger scale battle try Neil Thomas's 19th Rules. (A smart chap will work out how to use his bases to utilise both scales of game!).

Other sets worth a gander at might be The Sword and The Flame or Triumph and Tragedy and those Victorian Steel rules seem interesting too,though I've not used them.

Title: Re: All things Maximilian - info requested
Post by: HerbyF on October 05, 2015, 08:08:13 AM

The Sword & the Flame are good rules for small scirmishes to medium size battles. There is even a suppliment for the Maximillian adventure.

Title: Re: All things Maximilian - info requested
Post by: gringo on October 05, 2015, 08:11:34 AM

Rob

hi there....happy to Help with any uniform queries
as I know a little about the period!
appreciate kind comments ;)

regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com
www.gringo40s.blogspoit.com

Title: Re: All things Maximilian - info requested
Post by: Arthur on October 05, 2015, 10:34:10 PM

René Chartrand's Osprey MAA on the Maximilian adventure is a decent primer on the subject. There's been a fairly comprehensive series of booklets published in France as well but you need to read French fluently as they're mostly text : I can tell you how to get hold of them if you are interested

Title: Re: All things Maximilian - info requested
Post by: Lowtardog on October 05, 2015, 11:23:56 PM

Great resource here, used it when gaming the period many moons ago http://gisby.info/mindex.htm

Title: Re: All things Maximilian - info requested
Post by: TheBlackCrane on October 07, 2015, 04:45:18 PM

Thanks all for the pointers, I'm gradually digging it up, still on the look out for a good solid history though. Anyone read 'The Crown of Mexico' by Joan Haslip? Out of print I think but seems to have good reviews.

The Osprey is out of print too - I thought the copy I saw at Colours on sale for £25 was expensive, but I've just seen a copy on sale for £145!

Quote from: gringo on October 05, 2015, 08:11:34 AM

hi there....happy to Help with any uniform queries
as I know a little about the period!
appreciate kind comments ;)

regards
Ged

Thanks Ged - I shall certainly be pm-ing you  :D

Quote from: Arthur on October 05, 2015, 10:34:10 PM

There's been a fairly comprehensive series of booklets published in France as well but you need to read French fluently as they're mostly text : I can tell you how to get hold of them if you are interested

Thanks - as it happens I'm learning French again on the side, but I fear my current level is no-where near anything fluent as yet!

Title: Re: All things Maximilian - info requested
Post by: olyreed on October 07, 2015, 05:00:05 PM

I purchased this book for my dad last year Maximilian and Juarez (Biography & Memoirs), he said it was quite good, got it on Amazon for less than £10, also got the osprey book on there but I cant see any for sale now,

Title: Re: All things Maximilian - info requested
Post by: Arthur on October 07, 2015, 08:15:41 PM

We also had a thread on Maximilian era uniforms a few years back. It started out as a topic on the Egyptian battalion but soon extended to other units and I posted a fair bit of stuff on the French army and Belgian legion :

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=34984.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=34984.0)

Title: Re: All things Maximilian 1st February - a couple more queries...
Post by: TheBlackCrane on February 01, 2016, 05:24:22 PM

Bumping this back up the board as I've changed the original post, saves starting a new thread.

Quote from: olyreed on October 07, 2015, 05:00:05 PM

I purchased this book for my dad last year Maximilian and Juarez (Biography & Memoirs), he said it was quite good

I got it, and it was indeed pretty good, thanks!

Title: Re: All things Maximilian (edited 1st Feb) - a couple more queries...
Post by: gringo on February 02, 2016, 12:32:21 AM

Rob

greetings.............in brief the answer is yes ..and this year ...working on
some figures at the moment........I am looking at adding a fair amount
this year....as part of my back filling process :D

regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com
www.gringo40s.blogspot.com

Title: Re: All things Maximilian (edited 1st Feb) - a couple more queries...
Post by: TheBlackCrane on February 02, 2016, 05:24:01 PM

Ahha, excellent news  :)
I would ask if you have any ETA but I shall just be patient!