tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post8593589869885140695..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: The Texas Spanish TerciosMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-89334074545766133962019-04-20T16:07:50.286+12:002019-04-20T16:07:50.286+12:00Thanks Aly. And no yee-haas either. Thanks Aly. And no yee-haas either. Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-70688072597518032252019-04-20T08:21:35.503+12:002019-04-20T08:21:35.503+12:00Lovely... and not a Stetson in site....
All the b...Lovely... and not a Stetson in site....<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-53557258379179999562019-04-19T22:31:07.043+12:002019-04-19T22:31:07.043+12:00Yes they look pretty smart. I managed to scruff th...Yes they look pretty smart. I managed to scruff them upma bit by using some of the figures from the mixed uniform packs that had bicornes.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-76772407304108465292019-04-19T22:26:43.946+12:002019-04-19T22:26:43.946+12:00And you will see the results in a day or two. Now ...And you will see the results in a day or two. Now if I was doing an imagi-nation force I could have a lot of fun with all the various bits left over.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-22532866193112424052019-04-19T20:35:54.924+12:002019-04-19T20:35:54.924+12:00Lovely looking infantry unit with great flags,your...Lovely looking infantry unit with great flags,your going to have nicely varied regiments in your army! Of course you can't throw figures away,if you already have the Perry plastic French hussars you have extra legs which with the spare torsos in the chasseur box will probably give you another unit!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-22400384384447928192019-04-19T17:45:01.088+12:002019-04-19T17:45:01.088+12:00A great unit and they look a bit like Spanish guar...A great unit and they look a bit like Spanish guards with their blue trousers. Very nice indeed. Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-13927013275536830452019-04-19T17:28:39.485+12:002019-04-19T17:28:39.485+12:00I did the same with the British light dragoons for...I did the same with the British light dragoons for the Egypt. I have another box ready for the next project...Peninsular British.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-28856420741444560782019-04-19T17:22:34.174+12:002019-04-19T17:22:34.174+12:00I guess that the Spanish colonies in Texas weren&#...I guess that the Spanish colonies in Texas weren't large enough to enlist tropps to defend such a large area. Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-30633107586223553382019-04-19T17:20:40.334+12:002019-04-19T17:20:40.334+12:00And it adds a different colour to the predominantl...And it adds a different colour to the predominantly white uniformed mass!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-22463249807113953832019-04-19T11:08:54.549+12:002019-04-19T11:08:54.549+12:00That is a really interesting unit that I'd no ...That is a really interesting unit that I'd no idea about, Mark. Very cool.Natholeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359406949497306737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-31458186392885821552019-04-19T03:45:43.205+12:002019-04-19T03:45:43.205+12:00I also use the purchase of additional horses. My l...I also use the purchase of additional horses. My long running game buddy and I managed British Light Dragoons, both in shako and helmet by purchasing the extra horses. Cheaper than doubling the boxes, as we bought enough to each have four units of eight. ( We both have some Scottish blood as well.)pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-52875468196139946252019-04-19T00:55:16.588+12:002019-04-19T00:55:16.588+12:00Beautiful Spanish unit and a very interesting unit...Beautiful Spanish unit and a very interesting unit history. I did not know Spain was raising regiments to serve oversees in Texas.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-92177393042695567482019-04-18T21:20:38.703+12:002019-04-18T21:20:38.703+12:00Thank you Phil.Thank you Phil.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-28952881532872895442019-04-18T21:19:29.910+12:002019-04-18T21:19:29.910+12:00But the economics are in favour of the additional ...But the economics are in favour of the additional horses. Four horse spues cost £14 and a complete box costs £20...so I am saving £6. But it is not the money really, it is that I don't like thowing away all those bits.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-43739624230661916162019-04-18T19:22:18.964+12:002019-04-18T19:22:18.964+12:00Another great regiment Mark - a Texas unit eh - we...Another great regiment Mark - a Texas unit eh - we are getting closer and closer to the Texas War of Independence and all those quasi Napoleonic uniforms of the Mexican Army of Santa Anna and the Alamo era! Re the Perry cav - I know exactly what you mean - but being 100% Scots, I feel that the rate Perrys charge for the horse only sprue is deliberately set high to make it more or less pointless using the spare trooper figures - buying 4 sprues of horses is only about a pound or two less than just buying another full packet of cav!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-686658553712113792019-04-18T18:51:29.295+12:002019-04-18T18:51:29.295+12:00Magnifico!!Magnifico!!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com