New Boot Hill Mexican Greens now cast up 22/09/10

[vampire23]

 :)When will they be ready?

[Calimero]

They will be sent off to the mouldmakers on monday and should be available by the end of the month

 

[Conquistador]

After (just slightly) my main  temporal interest in that theater but I agree with the quality comments on the sculpts.  Wonderful...  Very tempting...

Gracias,

Glenn

[duhamel]

always beautiful . I particularly like the voltigeurs. the choice of weapons is good.
could you tell the sculptor to stop playing in my head  I will not have done otherwise, if I could sculpt as well.

[Silent Invader]

Such characterful faces!   

[Colonel Tubby]

I have to agree, love the faces - the bugler is a peach!

[Paul Hicks]

Lovely stuff

[oxiana]

Terrific sculpts, just splendid!

Grumpy Gomez doesn't look like he's having a very good day, does he? 

[Calimero]

Just two small question… Is there any difference of color on the Cazadores uniforms or is it basically the same color? And which type of artillery piece would you suggest using for the Alamo period?

[Plynkes]

Cazadores would have a green shako pompom (instead of red or the national colours of red/white/green), and the cords on the shako would be green, rather than yellow (fusiliers) or red (grenadiers).

Osprey book says "Preference" companies (grenadier and light companies) had a sardineta vertical flash instead of the standard three-button cuff arrangement (and a double flash for the elite companies of grenadier or light battalions).

On the other hand, an illustration in 'Texian Illiad' shows a Cazador with the standard cuff arrangement (as do Nick's figures), so I'm not sure which is true. 

[Plynkes]

Interestingly, this picture of cazadores of various sorts shows them with both the sardineta and the buttons, rather than instead of as in the Osprey book:



L to R:
Cazador in white marching fatigues
Cazador, rifle company, Cazador Battalion
Rifle-armed Cazador from the Toluca Battalion
Cazador of the Aldama Battalion.

[Calimero]

Thanks Plynkes

[Ray Earle]

Stunning. 

[Hitman]

Absolutely stunning!! How would these figures scale up to Front Rank Napoleonics? I could see them being used as Spanish deserters in the Peninsular Campaign, or am I off base??? Please let me know as I could see myself getting them as well.
Regards,
Hitman
 

[fitterpete]

I was wondering the same thing Hitman.
Also are the mounted figures riders cast on the horse or can you switch them off the horses they come with?