Alamo..are the uniforms accurate? (1 Viewer)

[cantinetozzo]

Hi..i started this range buying 3 figures i always found fascinating regardless of the range i collected, i was always attracted by that period (1830's - 1840's) since havig seen the film Ravenous (don't laugh!) and now with the the next new range Real West i'm more in this period than ever , so as i've said i bought this 3 figures:RTA 021,022 and 024.My question is :are they accurate in term of uniforms ?I'm referring specially to those individuals wearing an uniform as RTA 017,018 or the same 021..Alamo historian needed!

 

[cantinetozzo]

I'll answer myself after searching in the Osprey book The Alamo & the Texan War of Indipendence:
Rta 017 , 018 and 043 are deserters from Artillery Units (see plate C of the book).
Regarding the N.O.Greys there was no doubt!

 

[PolarBear]

Here is another book on Alamo Uniforms

Product Description
The notion has persisted far too long that the army of patriots that won Texas independence from Mexico in 1835-1836 was totally without uniforms, clad indifferently for the most part in rustic frontier garb. This was true for many, but by no means all. Surprisingly, there were uniformed Texas units in all of the major battles of the Texas Revolution from the first to the last: the siege of Bexar, the Alamo, Goliad (Coleto), and the final victory at San Jacinto. This new book by Bruce Marshall is a long overdue history of the uniforms of the Texas Revolution and the men who wore them. It will also reveal certain hitherto suppressed material from some who served, including the vast majority of the Texas officers, challenging the generally accepted historical version portraying the Texas commander, General Sam Houston, as a master strategist who, alone, deserved full credit for saving Texas.

 

[cantinetozzo]

Thanks Polar...it seems like the definitive book...