Vintage Wargaming: Jack Alexander - more Mexican/American figures

Sunday, 1 November 2009

Jack Alexander - more Mexican/American figures

Over on the Old Metal Detector I had posted some pictures of these Mexican/American figures Jack Alexander produced for his own wargaming (not as commercially available figures). Thanks to Alan for this additional photograph of these figures.

The cavalry firing are from the Boers range repainted and in some instances with sombreros. Jack also made a new horse pose. You can just see the machine gun and crew. Jack made a Hotchkiss machine gun for these figures. He also made the bridge and all the buildings which are in the background of this and the other pictures.

2 comments:

Uncle Jim said...: I don't want to jump the gun here but just to let you know that Jack and I are working on bringing these delighful figures onto the market very soon.

Peter at Spencer Smith Miniatures; 28 November 2009 at 22:05
Vintage Wargaming said...: Thanks Peter, that's very welcome news.; 28 November 2009 at 22:13

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Jack Alexander - more Mexican/American figures

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