Our good friend Ed Borris has sent us some more photos of his Ed Borris Alamo Conversions he is doing for a client. The client wanted more Mexican soldiers giving a boost to another Mexican so he could climb over the wall. The client also wanted more Mexican soldiers and Alamo defenders loading rifles.
The first photo shows two different groups of boosting a Mexican soldier over the wall. I like both sets, but I find myself liking the one left more as it looks more realistic. What do you think of the poses?
Here is another view of the Mexicans boosting a fellow soldier up. Were there any reports about this happening during the battle?
The third photo shows two Mexican soldiers loading and cleaning their rifles. The figure on the left is using his ramrod to damp down the charge, while the one on the right is biting a cartridge. I like that pose, the only company I know of doing it in plastic was Accurate in their colonial figures for their American War of Independence line.
The fourth photo shows a Mexican soldier with hand to head after he has been hit by something. The way the figure looks he could be used in other periods of history. The Mexican solider on the right is holding his bayonet rifle across his chest. It looks like Ed used the Marx Mexican soldier advancing with rifle across his chest for the upper part of the body.
The fifth photo is of two Alamo defenders kneeling loading their rifles. Each Alamo defender has a different knee position, one is kneeling on both knees while the other is kneeling on one knee. These figures I would guess would be on top of a wall in the diorama.
The photo shows two more Alamo defenders standing loading his rifle. These two figures look more relaxed in regard to the situation before them. I like how Ed has used two different hats and face for the figures.
Ed has promised more photos of Ed Borris Alamo Conversions.
I like most the first team in top and guy touching head(where and how it was done)?
Great Job Ed !!!
Terrific conversions – the wall looks too high for the boosted soldiers to reach the top; do they get an additional assist from other soldiers already on top of the wall? “Hey hermano, give me a hand up?”
Some great poses and well realized.
In answer to the question, yes there are accounts of Mexicans assisting each other up the walls. Santa Ana ordered ladders built (the exact number escapes me now so won’t venture a guess) but they turned out to be of poor quality. At the foot of the North wall, where the brunt of the assault fell, the attack kind of degenerated into a mob. There are accounts of soldiers climbing up the wooden reinforcements of the crumbling wall, soldiers being helped, or climbing up the backs of their comrades. To the Southwestern corner, where about 100 light infantry had been tasked to make at least a feint (to prevent defenders from being shifted to the North) and a breach if possible, the attackers were able to make it to the top of the wall. Apparently the defenders’ attention had been diverted by the breach in the North wall. They had ladders, but I wouldn’t be surprised if to get more guys to the top they might have helped each other as Ed shows in his poses, too. I’d use them anyway – after all, I’ve read nothing that says the DIDN’T do that and they are some neat poses.
Wayne
Thanks for the information, I agree they are neat poses.
Nice work Ed.
Have you done a Mexican at the top of the wall?
I wonder if a recast Airfix German Mountain Corps Troops two man rescue team with a rope connecting them might be suitable for the top of the wall?
I always liked that two men on one base figure.
Converted with the correct heads, etc., that is.
Yeah I know the wall is too high, dang Windows of the World, I should have taken my north wall that I have set up in the basements, instead I was lazy and used a building I had laying around. If they were 8 foot walls like they are supposed to be, it would be just right.
The guy touching his head is part Marx Centennial Civil War guy with a Marx shooting guys legs, a lot of carving went on to get him to fit. He’s supposed to be freaking out under the wall, in shock I guess, or he could be wounded too and freaking out.
The gut on the left the boost with the bandaged head is a Reamsa Spanish dude, he was carrying a cannon ball, but that had to go, he’s almost stock except for the extra appendage of a whole guy using him as a ladder.
The guy biting the cartridge is a Barzso BNO American Regular, a little carving and re positioned his plume. He was easy.
May be they were going to escalate the back of church!?
By the way to be more appropriate Mexican generally use a popular slang when between them instead to said (heramano o hermanito)
They call each other (manito) taking off the first two letter
So in this case they may had said(manito dame la mono o me caigo …)Litter brother pass me the hand or I will fell..
I like all poses, forget the wall!!that guy w hand in head was a hard nice job.
Thanks Erwin.