Spanish colonial fortifications in North America

[Malamute]

Just stumbled upon this little gem, about to be released by Osprey in April

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/store/Spanish-Colonial-Fortifications-in-North-America-1565–1822_9781846035074



Should be just right for anyone planning to build a presidio for Zorro to infiltrate.... What do you think  Gluteus

[Silent Invader]

I want Duhammel to build one - immediately and with tutorial.   

[timg]

Like the picture of the building on cover, its the 'MiniMo'!

[Gluteus Maximus]

Should be just right for anyone planning to build a presidio for Zorro to infiltrate.... What do you think  Gluteus

 

Absolutely perfect and I reckon even I could make a decent 28mm version. Hopefully there will be some copies available at Triples 

Thanks for posting! Once I've painted the pesky 15mm French Napoleonic Corps I'm currently ploughing through I'll be getting back to something I can actually see. I've got about a dozen Presidiales and Mexican infantry figures primed and ready to go. I really must do El Zorro some time soon too

My poor old eyes - to think I used to paint faasends of the little blighters only a few years ago, including piping, moustaches, buttons and all the other little bits and bobs 

[warbeads]

   I just pre-ordered the book.

You do realize that this comes out of the same money/account as that used for ordering Mexican soldiers and vaqueros, right?

[Malamute]

  I just pre-ordered the book.

You do realize that this comes out of the same money/account as that used for ordering Mexican soldiers and vaqueros, right?

 ..... no wait  a minute.... ...

It looks like an essential purcahse, its on my to buy list at Salute next month. I'm very interested to see what some of the smaller presidios look like.

[warbeads]

I am excited to see it period.    

I don't do much in 25 mm on my own, let others do that size (or "scale")    mostly but I do have the Pueblo buildings and way too many Vaquero/Apache/Solado/Cowboy/Cowgirl/civilian/Zorro figures for the space I have available.  I plan to use the same terrain for Supers and the small amount of SF skirmish figures I have.  If Hawgleg (Arnica) ever gets it together for the Adobes I'd be a happy camper and my pueblo would be complete.

If Jon Tuffley had stuck to 25 mm and added more Indonesian Commonwealth figures years ago I probably would have tended more to 25 mm then (6 mm and smaller) figures as I have for the last decade plus.  Terrain and miniature storage issues are a big driver for me.

For a 1/600th oriented "zommie" type guy it always is interesting to me that I keep a focus on Zorro/North Mexico-New Mexico Western miniatures games.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Schweizer]

This is great!  I assume it'll have coastal forts, as well? 

Gotta love the Osprey books.

[Captain Blood]

This is great!  I assume it'll have coastal forts, as well? 

You might be interested in this one? Fortress 49. I have it - it's pretty good... Covers mainly Spanish coastal fortifications in parts of Central America as well as the Caribbean Islands

[warbeads]

Another one to add to my wish list.   

Seriously, thanks for the lead.

Gracias,

Glenn

[duhamel]

I want Duhammel to build one - immediately and with tutorial.   

good for now, I'm pretty busy in another era to embark on this type of construction, but ask Nick ... it works better than I (thank you Nick for the info)

[Silent Invader]

good for now, I'm pretty busy in another era to embark on this type of construction, but ask Nick ... it works better than I (thank you Nick for the info)

I was only joking D - but with due reverence to your scratchbuilding prowess. 

[duhamel]

I know you're joking, my bad English sometimes confusing ready. but I can confirm that Nick made models as beautiful as mine

[Silent Invader]

I know you're joking, my bad English sometimes confsion ready. but I can confirm that Nick made models as beautiful as mine

I'm just grateful that the forum's first language is English!  And yes, Nick is a great model maker too.  Whoever might make one, I look forward to seeing a fort in this style.

[Malamute]

I'm just grateful that the forum's first language is English!  And yes, Nick is a great model maker too.  Whoever might make one, I look forward to seeing a fort in this style.

Gluteus has promised to make us one.

Haven't you Gluteus