"Scaling down the Alamo?" Topic

Greetings,
I have fallen in love with the Boothill Texan war of Independence figures in 28mm. I want to collect them to do a campaign, so a few what if field battles etc. Having said ultimately an Alamo game up at the club would be very well received. Now being that I am not a rich man so the Alamo in 1:1 is out of question. I am thinking something more like 1:5.
Given that I am thinking the Alamo itself would need to be scaled down or else the fort is much more defensible. has anyone gone about this before and what was the outcome.

FM

The Boot Hill Texian figures are excellent scuplts, a very good choice.
I think scaling down the Alamo is very reasonable. I am working on Alamo project also. My Alamo is not to scale. I think for the defenders you can get away with anywhere from 80 to 180, depending on how big your Alamo compound is. Mine is modular, so I can add and remove walls and building to make it bigger or smaller. I would use at least 200 Mexicans of some sorts, to give it the "right" look.

Have you looked at the battle/siege of Refugio that followed the Alamo – an historical "scaled down" version of that more famous battle? Refugio would make an interesting mini campaign – and if anyone complains that your Alamo is "scaled down" you have an instant comeback – "This is Refugio".

In this pic, I gamed the Alamo at Hcon8 or 9 years back. Total of 350 Mexicans are needed in 28mm and about 100 Texans. I used the "Come and Take it Rules." The Alamo was made totally out of 1/8 plywood using a jigsaw. its final dimensions where 4 x 5 feet and vided into 4 pieces. You can see the seams in the pic. They were cut like a jigsaw puzzle so as to be a bit more disguised to the eye.

Over time I sold the pieces: 350 Mexicans and the Alamo cannon about 13 in all to someone for $2,000. USD I sold the Texans for $500 USD to someone else and finally I sold the Alamo for $500 USD to someone in Washington state.

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The Boothill Miniatures look fantastic and what a great choice, it seems the line has grown since last looking in on the site.

T, What about the Alamo that you sold to me before you fled NYC? And the armies? Or am I the 2,000 dollar guy?

I really need to set that up one day.

Nice one combat painter….i think i can build something like that…4 by 5 feet is more manageable…

Another question….i plan to use the boothil mexicans as much as possible but whta do you think about bulking them out with Perry napoleonic French in greatcoats?

Another question….i plan to use the boothil mexicans as much as possible but whta do you think about bulking them out with Perry napoleonic French in greatcoats?

I consider your idea astute. I went for 350 Mexicans from Frontier. I got them at .25 each from a guy in Florida in 2002. They beat out my other choice-Old Glory by about a quarter a figure.

I have been drooling over these miniatures for months now. I'd love to do a project but I have dozens of projects, either working now or on the table. I'd love to paint these up.

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The above is a web page of a guy who did the Alamo as a coffee table.

Why not just play a section of the battle rather than the whole thing? Or play the whole battle in multiple games focusing on a section at a time? This way you can use smaller maps, less terrain, and less figures.