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Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 11:30 am
by Willz the Wargamer
Finished these today my interpretation of Spanish colonial militia circa 1760, using Spencer Smith figures with various head swaps.
Limited information on these troops before 1763 but they were poorly funded so my interperion was an ecliptic mix of uniforms.
Flag by david at "Not by Appointment".

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Willz.

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:15 pm
by Spanner
Now that's a different looking unit, mate. Nice! Will they be seen defending the beaches of Cuba?

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:16 pm
by Panzer21
Very nice and definitely unusual Willz.
Nice to see some other of the SSM being used.
BTW the ACW figs are useful for these sorts of conversions.

Neil

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:38 pm
by Willz the Wargamer
Spanner wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:15 pm Now that's a different looking unit, mate. Nice! Will they be seen defending the beaches of Cuba?
Cheers for your kind comment, yes these are for use on the beaches of Cuba.



Willz.

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:40 pm
by Willz the Wargamer
Panzer21 wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:16 pm Very nice and definitely unusual Willz.
Nice to see some other of the SSM being used.
BTW the ACW figs are useful for these sorts of conversions.

Neil
Cheers for your kind comment
Ooooh I have just remembered I have a couple of hundred ACW Spencer Smith's.

Willz.

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:33 am
by Willz the Wargamer
Dug out 30 Spencer Smith ACW figures, cheers Neil for the idea.
All I got to do is a few head swaps and I have a 32 man battalion.


Willz.

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 12:06 pm
by Spanner
The monster is growing.... :-)

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:08 pm
by Willz the Wargamer
Spanner wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 12:06 pm The monster is growing.... :-)
Yes your right there, SYW French, Austrian, Prussian and then David did some Spanish flags suddenly I am doing a colonial Spanish army.
It's the flags that does it for me :) .


Willz.

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:59 pm
by valleyboy
Nicely done Willz

Re: Spanish colonial militia 1760, Spencer Smith's

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 10:25 pm
by DavidNBA
Willz the Wargamer wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:08 pm
Spanner wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 12:06 pm The monster is growing.... :-)
Yes your right there, SYW French, Austrian, Prussian and then David did some Spanish flags suddenly I am doing a colonial Spanish army.
It's the flags that does it for me :) .


Willz.
Nice work, Willz! :-) "It's the flags that does it for me :) ." Now that really is the right spirit! Hmm - next, the flags of Mongolian light horse fusiliers? ;-)

Cheers,

David.