South American Wars

[Arthur]

Nice. With the simultaneous release of the Orinoco range, the South American Wars of Liberation could become the next 'in' niche period after the first Carlist War, methinks...

[Christian]

What's the likelihood of gaucho units emerging on the horizon? Any murmurings yet?

[Mr Mipps]

Interesting question, I'm working on some now, some fairly generic and some based on those pictured in e Osprey book, along with Guemes to lead them.

This period is now becoming more available and my intention is to be able to produce most types necessary for the Southern conflicts and expand to cover the Northern theatre.


http://parkfieldminiatures.freeservers.com/28MM%20SOUTH%20AMERICAN%20LIBERATION.html

[Mr Mipps]

A quick update on the Gauchos, the first three are nearly done

[Christian]

Those are really very good, hermano. Keep it up!

[HerbyF]

Really like those Gauchos. Looking forward to seeing more.

[Christian]

While it probably won't be a priority, a vignette of gauchos dancing a typical chacarera, yapa , huella etc. would be nice. Or other scenes from el campo... If you get bored or something Something like what Eureka did with their French Revolution stuff.

[carlos marighela]

Sitting around drinking mate would be more typical. In fact it's an archetypal look. Sculpting the cuia and the associated metal bomba straw should be pretty straightforward.

Gauchos look good. These should be useful for a variety of projects I have on the backburner.

[Christian]

Well, I guess that goes without saying I have one for home and one for work...

Here's a better picture, I think:


Filename says it all, really

And this is more what I had pictured from my original comment:


There is a very strong element of poetry, prose and music in the traditions of the gaucho.

Also, if you were to go for campsite stuff, something like this would be perfect:


But I think more rudimentary as the plancha they have there looks a little advanced...

Maybe this?

[carlos marighela]

Oh God let's not get into the topic of Argentine barbecues. Suffice it to say that the Argentine opinion of how they cook meat is, like the meat itself, overdone. New Zealand produces world class super fine wool but it's not somewhere you'd think of first to get a suit made. Same deal with Argentina, good quality beef, sod all idea as to how to cook it. Head north and the preparation improves immeasurably. I've eaten my fair share of parilla and it has never come close to even the most mean of churrascos. Oddly enough the only time I've eaten a parilla that came close it was in Melbourne not Buenos Aires. If you are ever in town I'd recommend San Telmo in the city.

Mate is something I've never developed a taste for, save for the commercial, iced version. Folk in the south of Brazil are mad for the bloody stuff, I've even seen them consuming at on the beach. I have a cuia but it serves a purely decorative function.

[von Lucky]

Hah - you brasileiros are all the same (I should know - I married one ). I think both have their merits - much like a sausage roll and meat pie

[Mr Mipps]

I've just got round to painting the Gauchos and thought I'd share the finished figures.





I hope you like them.

S

[von Lucky]

Very nice - I like the horses too.

[Lowtardog]

A quick update on the Gauchos, the first three are nearly done

They are nice