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Author Topic: Visiting Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma  (Read 795 times)

Offline PBR Streetgang

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Visiting Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
« on: September 08, 2023, 10:46:24 PM »
After finding myself in McAllen, Texas unexpectedly, I decided to visit the sites of the first two battles of the Mexican American War. While a brief visit, the trip meant a lot for me because I had spent a lot of time researching the battles and collecting the armies to ultimately game Palo Alto. More on my blog here:http://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2023/09/palo-alto-and-resaca-de-la-palma-visits.html



It is a fairly small visitor center but I was pleasantly surprised to see a small display filled with 15mm miniatures and Buck Surdu's Santa Anna Rules! Can anyone figure out the manufacturers of these figures? Maybe Musket Miniatures or even old Frontier? More pictures on my blog linked above. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.


Offline Redshank

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Re: Visiting Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2023, 07:08:10 AM »
Thank you for posting this! I am also collecting armies for Palo Alto/RdlP. This would be a dream trip for me.

I was sorry to read in your blog that Bill Moreno has passed.

I can't be sure about the figures. Mine come from Eureka and Old Glory. The Mexicans did remind me of OG, but hard to tell.

Offline juergen c. olk

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Re: Visiting Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2023, 12:45:40 PM »
Very cool thanks for sharing

Offline sepoy1857

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Re: Visiting Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2023, 01:12:34 AM »
Excellent! I have to visit those some day too. Would be a great (if very long) road trip!
All The Best
Scott Dallimore
Kent-Essex Gaming Society
http://kent-essexgaming.ca/

 

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