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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Firescale Whack on November 18, 2015, 07:21:34 AM
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Not too long ago I swapped some figures for a bunch of Perry Napoleonic french but I've since decided for reasons of space and money not to play Napoleonic's. However, I have been tossing up converting the infantry into Mexicans as I have the LOTOW Alamo book and it's a pretty cool period. I'm fairly handy with green stuff so I am fine to add sandles, mustachios, the occasional wide brimmed hat and take shoes off etc. Has anyone attempted this or anything similar before?
As for opponents, I have some Empress NZ wars militia that fit the bill but could I also get away with using some Confederates or am I now really pushing the envelope! :D
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Sounds challenging - but doable (there will be a bit of greenstuff). I'll bring a uniform book from the Alamo museum to the LoA next month you can have a look through.
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Sounds challenging - but doable (there will be a bit of greenstuff). I'll bring a uniform book from the Alamo museum to the LoA next month you can have a look through.
Thankyou Von Lucky that would be very helpful indeed, I also didn't realise you had been.
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Try http://boothillminiatures.co.uk/ run by our very own Malamute on this forum.
He may have a mini or two you can use. :D
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Try http://boothillminiatures.co.uk/ run by our very own Malamute on this forum.
He may have a mini or two you can use. :D
Cheers for the link, that site is packed full of alot of great info and pictures that will definitely come in handy. It's also a great range of figures full of character, I'm just wondering though how they will fit with with Perry and Hicks sculpts I already have, they seem quite chunkier but are they 28mm?
Thanks again
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They are indeed. If you have any specific scale or comparison queries, just PM Malamute on the forum here and he will give you good answers and some mild abuse. :D
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Ebay your Perry stuff and use the cash to buy Boot Hill :D
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Buy Boot Hill miniatures. They are great.
You can mix some foundry and artizan also.
Hoh!! and ask mr. Mute about the comanches... ;)
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Texan war of Independence, Boot Hill miniatures are a must!!!! I have them all and they are splendid!!!!!
Soon there is Houston and Santa Anna
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :o :o :o :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Yes, I second all the other chaps,invest in boothill minis,you won't be sorry you did.
And... What's this about Commanche...Nick kept that quiet lol.
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What's this about Commanche...Nick kept that quiet lol.
lol
You are a brave man to convert Perry French Nappies into Mexicans. There are quite a few differences in the uniforms and you will have to change the musket if you want historical accuracy.
In answer to your question the Boot Hill figures are fine alongside Perrys height wise. They are slightly bulkier but not much. The Empress Figuresvwill be a bit slighter and maybe a fraction smaller but not by much.
Thanks for the heads up Chaps to the Boot Hill Range.
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Ebay your Perry stuff and use the cash to buy Boot Hill :D
This may well happen if all my fiddling about fails catastrophically!
Thankyou for the advice though, I'm not sure what to do with the French muskets I guess I'll look through some Ospreys and Von Lucky's book! I don't mind if the Boot Hill are abit chunkier also, as in real life people are all different sizes.
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Okay, allow me to bring the monkey who likes it amongst the wrenches to the party. You could follow the eBay advice and then get the Blue Moon figures (through Old Glory) in 18 mm. It is a very nice range - and you can buy there Alamo set. If you are a wise chap, you should heed this advice. But, shhh, don't tell certain people here this - they won't like me redirecting you away from a certain 28 mm range. lol
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I'm not sure what to do with the French muskets I guess I'll look through some Ospreys and Von Lucky's book! I don't mind if the Boot Hill are abit chunkier also, as in real life people are all different sizes.
The Mexican army used Brown Bess muskets and issued some Baker rifles to Cazadore companies.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/23/86_19_11_15_9_48_57_1.jpg)
The French Charleville musket:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/23/86_19_11_15_9_48_57_0.jpg)
Not the easiest conversion, you could file off the straps around the barrel, but the muzzle area is destinctly different.
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To be honest, the difference in the rifle would not bother me.
What would is the fact that the Boot Hill figures are so full of character that I would be gutted that I had used another range of figures that I have had to convert to try and get to the same end result and failed.
Why try fudging it when the best option is already available?
Flog the French Nappies and buy the best 'real' range instead!
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Boot hill all the way!
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k285/csabick/Mex1_zpsaeebc2eb.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/csabick/media/Mex1_zpsaeebc2eb.jpg.html)
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k285/csabick/Mex2_zps10e3abb3.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/csabick/media/Mex2_zps10e3abb3.jpg.html)
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k285/csabick/Mex4_zps01541398.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/csabick/media/Mex4_zps01541398.jpg.html)
Plus they produce an excellent pack that includes some napping Mexican soldiers... lol
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k285/csabick/Cas2_zpsb9e239d1.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/csabick/media/Cas2_zpsb9e239d1.jpg.html)
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k285/csabick/Cas4_zpsc4b63966.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/csabick/media/Cas4_zpsc4b63966.jpg.html)
Just do it!
Cheers,
Blue
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Boot Hill, you know it makes sense :)
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Ebay your Perry stuff and use the cash to buy Boot Hill :D
Got to agree, and forget about using 1860s Confederates for 1830s Texians - it would take an enormous amount of conversion work. o_o
www.gallopingmajorwargames.com
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Here are some comparative shots.
Sorry for the quality and figures chosen but i think you can get an idea of scale mix.
First shot - Boot Hill, Foundry, Artizan
Second shot - Foundry, Redoubt, Foundry (AWI and ACW perrys are just the same size of this one).
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Here are some comparative shots.
Sorry for the quality and figures chosen but i think you can get an idea of scale mix.
First shot - Boot Hill, Foundry, Artizan
Second shot - Foundry, Redoubt, Foundry (AWI and ACW perrys are just the same size of this one).
Thanks for going to the effort of doing this mate, these will come in handy.
It seems pretty clear that Boot Hill is the way to go for the Texan War of Independence, but wanting to save
some money myself and not being too worried about historical accuracy (ducks head). I might just do some modelling
on what I have for the time being and see what I can come up with. Sorry to disappoint lads but your opinions were very much
appreciated and I've been very tempted by Boot Hills offerings.
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It seems pretty clear that Boot Hill is the way to go for the Texan War of Independence, but wanting to save
some money myself and not being too worried about historical accuracy (ducks head). I might just do some modelling
on what I have for the time being and see what I can come up with.
As a compromise please post photos showing what you have converted in due course, I would love to see what you come up with. ;D
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Do please place the converted miniatures here.
Always curious in what people do. :)
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Love those "napping" Mexicans.
Are they based on some of Malamute's friends? ;) lol
Seriously, this range are the best figures by far for the period.