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Title: "We're gonna need more men..." - Historicon Alamo photos added page 3....
Post by: wds0855 on November 06, 2021, 07:35:27 PM
Sunday March 6, 1836. The battle of the Alamo commences in full force. Five regiments of Mexican infantry are ordered forward.
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Post by: wds0855 on November 06, 2021, 07:39:05 PM
The defenders steadily man there posts.
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Post by: wds0855 on November 06, 2021, 07:40:43 PM
Overhead view of the compound. (All figures are 40mm).
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Post by: Patrice on November 06, 2021, 07:41:16 PM
 :o Very impressive!
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Post by: AKULA on November 06, 2021, 09:23:06 PM
Stunning  8)
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Post by: Armstrong47 on November 06, 2021, 09:39:46 PM
Awesome,I''ve been collecting and painting the Boot Hill miniatures figures for over a decade now,and with the release of the Sarissa Precision Alamo MDF buildings the project is looking very "doable" now
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Post by: MaleGriffin on November 06, 2021, 10:38:30 PM
Beautifully done!
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Post by: Malamute on November 07, 2021, 10:46:16 AM
Quite the spectacle, in 40mm as well!  :)
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Post by: Roo on November 07, 2021, 12:40:37 PM
Very cool project.  Nicely painted soldiers and the Alamo itself  is superb.
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Post by: wds0855 on November 07, 2021, 02:22:14 PM
Thank you everyone for the kind comments. I am hoping to run a game at one of the HMGS conventions next year.
Still have not decided on ruleset. But that's part of the fun of putting something like this together, right?

Armstrong47, I think the BootHill figures are excellent, good choice.
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Post by: has.been on November 07, 2021, 07:14:07 PM
I've always had a soft spot for heroic last stands.
I am impressed by your efforts with this.
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Post by: FifteensAway on November 09, 2021, 02:59:21 PM
Stupendous dedication to a subject. 

Though I wonder at doing all this for a one off - perhaps you have also collected other figures to do some of the field battles?  If not, I guess its just all part of the benign madness this hobby can be; I'm certainly guilty in my own way.

How big are those Mexican regiments - looks to be around 96 figures each?  That would be a large unit in any scale and it is all the more impressive in 40 mm.
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Post by: Romark on November 09, 2021, 04:47:51 PM
Proper eye candy,great job  :-*
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Post by: wds0855 on November 09, 2021, 09:22:32 PM
FifteensAway, good questions.

I have already gamed the "Battle of Gonzales" with these figures. I am thinking of other scenarios as well.

The smallest Mexican Regiment, reserves, is 64 men. Each regiment includes Commanding Officer, junior officers, NCO's,color bearers, musicians, infantry, sappers with axes, men with crowbars and pick axes, and ladder bearers. I don't have counts on the other 4 yet, I am still painting a few. But they are all over 100 each.
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Post by: Armstrong47 on November 10, 2021, 12:17:36 PM
FifteensAway, good questions.

I have already gamed the "Battle of Gonzales" with these figures. I am thinking of other scenarios as well.

The smallest Mexican Regiment, reserves, is 64 men. Each regiment includes Commanding Officer, junior officers, NCO's,color bearers, musicians, infantry, sappers with axes, men with crowbars and pick axes, and ladder bearers. I don't have counts on the other 4 yet, I am still painting a few. But they are all over 100 each.

Wow!! That's impressive!!

Andy
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Post by: Necroplayer on November 11, 2021, 03:38:53 PM
Absolutely wonderful! Great models and terrain!!!!
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Post by: CapnJim on November 11, 2021, 05:26:48 PM
That so quite the set-up and game!  Well done!

We've played the Alamo in 15mm with the Gettysburg Soldiers gang.   We played the defenders, and came within a die roll of actually winning!

As an aside, Larry (from Gettysburg Soldiers) ended up selling his Alamo set-up and figures to the State of Texas!  :o
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Post by: levied troop on November 12, 2021, 08:25:23 AM
Hugely impressive  :-*
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Post by: Armstrong47 on November 12, 2021, 10:13:29 AM
That so quite the set-up and game!  Well done!

We've played the Alamo in 15mm with the Gettysburg Soldiers gang.   We played the defenders, and came within a die roll of actually winning!

As an aside, Larry (from Gettysburg Soldiers) ended up selling his Alamo set-up and figures to the State of Texas!  :o

I think the Alamo does offer a lot of opportunities for games different to the standard siege scenario.
A sortie to disable Mexican artillery,or to burn down nearby buildings are great games.
As is the attempted final breakout of the garrison.
Then there's also the alternative history aspect Gregory Urbach has written about in his "Custer at the Alamo" books.

Andy
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Post by: wds0855 on November 17, 2021, 01:36:39 PM
A few more photos.
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Post by: Armstrong47 on November 17, 2021, 07:53:45 PM
That's a really impressive set up.
What size table are you using?

Andy
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Post by: wds0855 on November 17, 2021, 08:51:58 PM
Andy I have 4 tables in a T shape. 2 are 8 x 28, 2 are 6 x 28.
       
             
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Post by: Armstrong47 on November 18, 2021, 01:41:48 PM
Andy I have 4 tables in a T shape. 2 are 8 x 28, 2 are 6 x 28.


Wow!!! That is some table!

Andy
       
           
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Post by: trev on November 29, 2021, 09:51:16 AM
Wow!! That's impressive!!

Absolutely!  :o
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Post by: wds0855 on February 12, 2022, 06:09:20 PM
Just found some of my work in progress photos. The chapel was made of the 54mm BMC facade in the front, and styrofoam blocks and sheets for walls. Everything was glued and pinned together before any lightweight stucco material was applied. At the time of these photos I did not know how I was going to make the palisade wall in front of the chapel. The palisade wall was the last item built.
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Post by: wds0855 on February 12, 2022, 06:11:25 PM
...and a few more shots here....
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Post by: bulldogger2000 on February 19, 2022, 02:37:29 AM
Beautiful!  I am unsure how much of a fanatic you are for accuracy, or if you are going for the Hollywood look.  BUT (and I DO hate to be one of THOSE guys), the Mexican shako with the tri-color top is more a factor of misinformation perpetuated by Hollywood than it is based on fact.  But, if you correct it, it would be an easy fix.
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Post by: Tom Dulski on February 20, 2022, 12:21:25 PM
Those buildings look great.
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Post by: CapnJim on February 20, 2022, 04:57:26 PM
Yep - so far so good!  Well done!
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Post by: wds0855 on February 21, 2022, 05:06:18 PM
BullDogger2000 you are correct about the Shakos! I was originally going for a 100% historical "look", but my work was heavily inspired by various Hollywood versions of this event. So I decided to blend Hollywood and History for my results. Also I used the tricolor shako to help identify or distinguish the 5 Mexican regiments I created.
Same thing about the Alamo chapel for example, it is not historically accurate. It is not to scale. Otherwise it would too big for my gamming purposes. So I decided to go with something that everyone would simply recognize as the Alamo chapel. I used a lot of artistic license with my endeavor.

Thanks for commenting on my work and thanks to everyone for their kind comments and support.
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Post by: bulldogger2000 on February 21, 2022, 06:06:21 PM
I applaud your talent.  I whimped out and opted for the Hudson and Allen Alamo.  I do it on a 1:1 figure scale, using 28mm figures, and it is quite the reach to moved troops.  We have played the game about 8 times (using a free internet rule version called, I believe, "Come and Get It") and of those, I think the Texans were only victorious once.  What have your results been.   

I LOVE this period and I am excited to see someone else sharing their love of the period.  Thank you.
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Post by: wds0855 on February 22, 2022, 07:21:04 PM
Actually I have not had an actual game yet. I am still basing some Texans and then I will work on the rules. I may use a modification of an existing rule set, not sure. I do have the "Come and Take It" rules too. I am looking forward to my first actual game. 

I think the Hudson Allen Alamo compound is excellent!
Title: Re: "We're gonna need more men..." - Historicon photos added.....
Post by: wds0855 on August 06, 2023, 05:50:13 PM
I ran my 40MM Alamo game at Historicon 2023, on Thursday of the convention AM and PM. I used a modified version of "Muskets and Tomahawks" for the skirmish level rules I wanted. The Mexicans were victorious in both games, however the Texians did score a moral victory achieving slightly over 50% casualties on Santa Anna's forces. The Texians numbered 170, the Mexicans 570.
Here are some photos.
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Post by: wds0855 on August 06, 2023, 05:52:39 PM
...last set of photos...
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Post by: sir_shvantselot on August 13, 2023, 12:18:52 PM
Amazing work. Thanks so much for sharing.