Author Topic: 28mm American Indian Wars, now with Texas Rangers! (Read 25917 times)

gringo · « **Reply #120 on:** June 25, 2024, 10:03:36 AM »

some New photos from the rapidly
expanding range
ie.......28mm Dismounted Cuera Trooper about to lunge with his sword. From our recently released 28mm Cuera figures..top paintwork from Andy Singleton. Figures available from our Indian Wars section in our Webstore. www.gringo40s.com

regards
Ged
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carlos marighela · « **Reply #121 on:** June 25, 2024, 11:27:16 AM »

The shield details are fabulous!

gringo · « **Reply #122 on:** June 25, 2024, 11:36:00 AM »

thanks Carlos..much obliged..
in reality the troopers should
have carried a triple bull hide
plain shield..but some ignored
the order...and painted on their
own interpretation of the Spanish
royal arms...its a fascinating subject
the shields..stems from the shilds
carried by the Moors in Spain..

regards
Ged
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gringo · « **Reply #123 on:** June 25, 2024, 04:30:11 PM »

Further to the above details
.....the Trooper is brandishing
what may well be a cut down
cavalry sabre ,as the soldiers
were not enamoured with the cavalry
sabres as they proved unwieldy in combat.
examples have been dug up which prove the point
regards
Ged
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gringo · « **Reply #124 on:** June 27, 2024, 12:04:30 PM »

found a very interesting example
of a Spanish Colonial short sword
or to give it is proper name..ESPADA ANCHA
a rather decent example to boot...cicra
1700-1800..but used beyond then ..the
workmanship in Spain where most of these
were made was for the most part of the
highest quality,and much favoured by the
Cuera Troopers

regards
Ged
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gringo · « **Reply #125 on:** July 02, 2024, 06:06:41 PM »

Brand New Release today 2nd July 2024..Spanish Colonial Artillery...part one..A Ten Inch Mortar on a bed with three crew and assorted ancillary equipment and part of a vignette style set..available also individually .covers 1700-1888..even before or after as Spanish Artillery equipment was made to last. www.gringo40s.com

regards
Ged
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gringo · « **Reply #126 on:** July 02, 2024, 06:16:23 PM »

actual picture of the Spanish Colonial
28mm 10 Inch Mortar..
regards
Ged
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gringo · « **Reply #127 on:** July 06, 2024, 11:55:42 AM »

some New photos from the rapidly
expanding range
ie.......28mm Dismounted Cuera Trooper about to lunge with his sword.rear view! From our recently released 28mm Cuera figures..top paintwork from Andy Singleton. Figures available from our Indian Wars section in our Webstore. www.gringo40s.com

regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com

gringo · « **Reply #128 on:** July 08, 2024, 10:06:03 AM »

latest picture of a Cuera Trooper about to fire his Escopeta carbine............

a note to say The escopeta was a light, inexpensive musket or shotgun popularized in the mid-seventeenth century by Spanish cavalry on the colonial frontier. It had a .69 caliber and a 38½" barrel. Although it lacked accuracy, it was still considered acceptable for use against Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, and Texas. Mounted troops often carried it across the saddle bow in a soft leather sheath called a funda or ord. The escopeta's recoil made it challenging to aim, contributing to its reputation as a noisy but imprecise weapon. Despite being replaced by other arms, it remained popular with mounted troops on the northern frontier1. Francisco Targarona, a royal gun maker in Madrid, produced escopetas that served as models for other Spanish gunsmiths. These weapons played a role in settling Alta California beginning in 17692. Overall, the escopeta was a sturdy and dependable firearm used for nearly 200 years on the northern frontier
regards
Ged
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Tom Dulski · « **Reply #129 on:** July 08, 2024, 12:05:09 PM »

exceptional painting

gringo · « **Reply #130 on:** July 08, 2024, 09:53:40 PM »

thank you Tom

much obliged
regards
Ged
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gringo · « **Reply #131 on:** July 09, 2024, 12:43:53 PM »

Full restock just finished of our Brand New Release 9th June 2024 for our Apache -Comanche Wars ..first tranche Dismounted Comanche Warriors..available Now from our Indian Wars section on our Webstore!! www.gringo40s.com

regards
Ged
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gringo · « **Reply #132 on:** July 10, 2024, 08:07:11 AM »

OOPS picture overload :
most of the range has now
been fully restocked.
regards
Ged
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carlos marighela · « **Reply #133 on:** July 10, 2024, 08:32:49 AM »

Ged,

I know this is somewhat off target for your current range but since you seem to be joining a few Mexican dots together have you given any thought to doing Yaqui Indians? Equally renowned as fierce warriors and would cover the same time span as this range and a bit beyond, indeed both Mexican and US forces battled Yaqui Indians after the First World War and in the case of Mexico into the late 1920s.

With some variety to dress and armament, they could be used with your Conquistador and Mexican ranges and even US Cavalry for the Pershing Intervention.

Just a thought.

has.been · « **Reply #134 on:** July 10, 2024, 09:51:34 AM »

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Ged,

I know this is somewhat off target for your current range but since you seem to be joining a few Mexican dots together have you given any thought to doing Yaqui Indians? Equally renowned as fierce warriors and would cover the same time span as this range and a bit beyond, indeed both Mexican and US forces battled Yaqui Indians after the First World War and in the case of Mexico into the late 1920s.

With some variety to dress and armament, they could be used with your Conquistador and Mexican ranges and even US Cavalry for the Pershing Intervention.

Just a thought.

Comanches FIRST !!!!!!

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