"Mexican Revolution and trains " Topic
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Tango01 | 02 Jul 2016 12:40 p.m. PST |
"I have always had a soft spot for trains, so an opportunity to mix them in with wargaming is too good to miss. Our GDWS participation game at Claymore this year revolves around a derailed gold train that the Villistas have to capture. Railroads played an important role in the Mexican Revolution. They were vital to logistics and much of the fighting took place close to the lines. Trains with sandbagged flat cars would move ahead of the freight trains and cavalry would provide flank guards…"
See here link Amicalement Armand |
jurgenation | 02 Jul 2016 8:58 p.m. PST |
Love it ,just finished 48 Old glory myself. |
Tango01 | 03 Jul 2016 11:30 a.m. PST |
Glad you like them my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
Condotta | 03 Jul 2016 2:20 p.m. PST |
Poncho Villa's general Fiero "The Butcher" deduced the best way to clear the Federales from a city under attack…fill a train with TNT and run it into the city, then detonate it…shock and awe Revolutionary style. I have the Old Glory Pershing in Mexico line, with trains, con mucho gusto! |
Henry Martini | 03 Jul 2016 7:46 p.m. PST |
That's Pancho Villa, Condotta. Without wanting to sound too critical, the US brown khaki clothing worn by many revolutionaries consisted of surplus US army uniforms, which is best depicted with SAW figures and Federales with head-swaps. The Old Glory Villistas are sculpted in typical Mexican civilian and vaquero costume of the period. On my own I've used a range of greys, grey-blues, and browns, some black (for hats) with a few blues, dull greens and reds, and the odd striped item thrown in for variety. |
Henry Martini | 04 Jul 2016 2:13 a.m. PST |
Not mentioned on Dave's blog is the Mondragon 75mm gun, which was as common as the French 75. Unfortunately, the OG version is way over-scale; great for 40mm, not so good for 28mm. Going by photos, Los Dorados appear to have worn civilian clothes in the field, the only uniform item being the style of hat: a Montana-peaked felt hat with a golden dollar affixed to the front of the crown. Personally I doubt that they wore the Green uniform depicted in the Osprey book. I've seen a reference to the bodyguard unit of another revolutionary general wearing such a uniform, and suspect that due to research confusion it's been falsely associated with Los Dorados. As an addendum to the previous post, shirts could be any colour, but were often white. They could also be striped, checked, or patterned with polka dots. |
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