Viva Santa Anna, Viva Mexico!!! Castings now in stock 26/05/10

[Matakakea]

I'll look forward to the cavalry and artillery. They are an essential part of any Mexican force afterall (I do wish I earned more money ).

[Axebreaker]

Those are some really great sculpts!

Cheers
Christopher

[the commissar]

As Plynkes said they will  be armed with baker rifles and the appropriate black leather belt and cartridge case, sword bayonet and powder horn. (Think Napoleonic 95th rifles equipment and you can't go wrong.) Although evidence suggests that many of the Cazadores were armed exactly as per the regular soldados with Brown Bess muskets.

As supposedly elite troops they will be better dressed and not wearing sandals. However the basic uniform is the same. The figures will be in a mixture of skirmish poses including an officer, bugler, sargento and sniper.

Sound interesting, of course I have now found the pictures on the Boot Hill site -




Particularly like the look of the one on the left with full kit and covered shako. A few like that would be nice.

[sepoy1857]

Can't wait to see what Bugsda can do with these! You know what would really set them off? Some LBM flags! Some Mexican-American War figures would be nice as well.

[timg]

Yup, I'd like some of the 1840's US Dragoons myself and Boothills the one to do it someday though i guess they already have tons of other stuff to make pertaining to the 1835/36 affair but one day maybe we will see some later stuff................!

Cazadores, looking forward to them especialy as they will be in skirmishing poses. Is the sniper to sit in a cypress tree to take pot shots at Ben Milam Nick?

[timg]

Yes. They will come dismounted as well as mounted. They will be in the next but one release. Up next are Cazadores, artillerymen and another pack of officers.

Will you be making Cannons etc or can we just use Napoleonic artillery?

[Malamute]

Will you be making Cannons etc or can we just use Napoleonic artillery?

No guns, just the crews.

And the sniper will be crouching to take his shot.

[timg]

Sounds good, got appropiate cannons here so can use them. Sniper sounds good, very good.

[Silent Invader]

Missed this before.  Not my period but I can appreciate great sculpting when I see it.  The faces are really characterful (there's a charging one I particularly like) and the pot-bellied chap is really good.  Good luck with the range - though I don't think you'll need it!    

[timg]

They are a joy to paint this range and the new Mexicans are awesome, cant wait to ruin them with my painting!

[Gluteus Maximus]

Sounds good, got appropiate cannons here so can use them. Sniper sounds good, very good.

Stupid question, I know and I really should know this, but did they use French "Gribeauval" type guns? I put all my Mexican ref books somewhere safe and can't find them to check 

 

[timg]

Pretty sure the Gribeaval was used, hope so as thats what i got! Strange really, French cannons and British small arms.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Pretty sure the Gribeaval was used, hope so as thats what i got! Strange really, French cannons and British small arms.

That's what I'd hoped, as I have a couple of Foundry French guns knocking around somewhere 

Yes, it's odd, but I suppose if the British offered the cheapest small arms and the French the cheapest guns.....

[Leapsnbounds]

 
These figures are great!  Are you planning on expanding the range?  I've always wanted to do the Mexican American War but there were never any figures that really grabbed like these.  I would like to see more Mexican Infantry and Cavalry and Americans Infantry and Dragoons.  A young Bobby Lee and U.S. Grant Personality Set would be fantastic.

[timg]

That's what I'd hoped, as I have a couple of Foundry French guns knocking around somewhere 

Yes, it's odd, but I suppose if the British offered the cheapest small arms and the French the cheapest guns.....

Same here, got some cannons knocking around i can use.