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Another great diodrama Reb, your choice of figures, scenery, and photographic skills are just out of this world. 
"DEGUELLO!" The Fall of the Alamo (1 Viewer)
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Si, muy cierto, per luego los Estades Unidos nunca llevarse bien con sus vecinos Indios tal caso
Too true
Still Reb you are to be congratulated on this new series. It is superb and I have enjoyed the thread immensely. Imust confess that I tend to lose interest in the ACW/WTS after Gettysburg but your series on the Wilderness is shining a light there for sure.
Thanks for posting.
Regards
Si, muy cierto, per luego los Estades Unidos nunca llevarse bien con sus vecinos Indios tal caso
Too true
Still Reb you are to be congratulated on this new series. It is superb and I have enjoyed the thread immensely. Imust confess that I tend to lose interest in the ACW/WTS after Gettysburg but your series on the Wilderness is shining a light there for sure.
Thanks for posting.
Regards
damian
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With Travis dead it was Adjutant John Baugh who gave the order to fall back to the Long Barrack (Travis's planned second line of defense). Men from Kimball's infantry, Cleland Simmons dismounted cavalry and William Carey with his artillerists repaired into the building that was honeycombed with rooms and barricaded at the main doors.
But General Amador ordered the abandoned Texan cannons to be used to blast the long barrack walls and doors-after a half dozen salvos the Mexican massed troops of the 1st and 2nd Columns crashed into the barracks and began searching each room for the defenders.
Treading carefully the soldados picked their way through the now ruined and rubble strewn rooms intent on killing every Americano they could find
They soon found them- first to be shot and bayoneted was James Tylee a penniless farmer who had come to Texas for free land-with an empty rifle by his side he now bled to death on the earth that he had hoped would have been his.
The bayonet is a particularly terrifying weapon-mounted on a British 3rd Model Brown Bess the entire length was slightly less than six feet-a very unpleasant piece of work and the work it was designed for, even less so.
Two of Carey's artillerists Richardson Perry and Manson Shied ran from the advancing Mexicans only to find themselves in a blind room with only one way in and out. They were both mercilessly shot down where they stood.
But some fought like fury- two of Jim Bowie's men in particular-having watched his elder brother George take three bullets to the chest Edwin Nelson unsheathing his Green River "Butchers" knife lunged at his brothers killers with a crazed vengeance.
Sticking his knife into the eye of the front Mexican infantryman and using the body as a shield he threw himself toward at least six Mexicans who shot and bayoneted young Edwin to death.
The last to die was Asa Walker who with his cousin Jacob Walker had killed five Mexican soldados but there were too many for the cousins and with Jacob bleeding to death-Asa received a bayonet into the throat-but with super human strength he grabbed the bayonet with one hand and with a pistol in the other thrust it into the mouth of the Mexican-and pulled the trigger-just before Asa gasped his last he had the satisfaction of seeing blood and brain matter burst out the back of the Mexican's shako.
With the Long Barrack now clear of defenders the Mexicans joined their comrades advancing south across the plaza. As a company of them reached the southern section Convento which was the only two story structure within the whole mission the Mestizo (mixed blood) NCO stopped and looking up screamed at his men who began shooting to what he was pointing at
What they were all looking and firing at- proudly flying above the battle was a pale blue silk flag-to the Mexicans it was clearly a flag of rebellion and treason-to the Alamo defenders it was the banner of the New Orleans Greys-brought all the way from the Sabine to proclaim the groups faith in "God and Liberty".
The desperate and bloody fight for the Alamo flag now began...........
But General Amador ordered the abandoned Texan cannons to be used to blast the long barrack walls and doors-after a half dozen salvos the Mexican massed troops of the 1st and 2nd Columns crashed into the barracks and began searching each room for the defenders.
Treading carefully the soldados picked their way through the now ruined and rubble strewn rooms intent on killing every Americano they could find
They soon found them- first to be shot and bayoneted was James Tylee a penniless farmer who had come to Texas for free land-with an empty rifle by his side he now bled to death on the earth that he had hoped would have been his.
The bayonet is a particularly terrifying weapon-mounted on a British 3rd Model Brown Bess the entire length was slightly less than six feet-a very unpleasant piece of work and the work it was designed for, even less so.
Two of Carey's artillerists Richardson Perry and Manson Shied ran from the advancing Mexicans only to find themselves in a blind room with only one way in and out. They were both mercilessly shot down where they stood.
But some fought like fury- two of Jim Bowie's men in particular-having watched his elder brother George take three bullets to the chest Edwin Nelson unsheathing his Green River "Butchers" knife lunged at his brothers killers with a crazed vengeance.
Sticking his knife into the eye of the front Mexican infantryman and using the body as a shield he threw himself toward at least six Mexicans who shot and bayoneted young Edwin to death.
The last to die was Asa Walker who with his cousin Jacob Walker had killed five Mexican soldados but there were too many for the cousins and with Jacob bleeding to death-Asa received a bayonet into the throat-but with super human strength he grabbed the bayonet with one hand and with a pistol in the other thrust it into the mouth of the Mexican-and pulled the trigger-just before Asa gasped his last he had the satisfaction of seeing blood and brain matter burst out the back of the Mexican's shako.
With the Long Barrack now clear of defenders the Mexicans joined their comrades advancing south across the plaza. As a company of them reached the southern section Convento which was the only two story structure within the whole mission the Mestizo (mixed blood) NCO stopped and looking up screamed at his men who began shooting to what he was pointing at
What they were all looking and firing at- proudly flying above the battle was a pale blue silk flag-to the Mexicans it was clearly a flag of rebellion and treason-to the Alamo defenders it was the banner of the New Orleans Greys-brought all the way from the Sabine to proclaim the groups faith in "God and Liberty".
The desperate and bloody fight for the Alamo flag now began...........
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ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!
Your diorama, your story telling skills, your photography, your collection of soldiers, everything is perfect.
BLOODY AND GORY!!!
Just like I like them.
I know you have put a lot of work into it and it is a masterpiece to me.
Looking forward to your next chapter, GREAT WORK!!!
Thank you,
Michael
Your diorama, your story telling skills, your photography, your collection of soldiers, everything is perfect.
BLOODY AND GORY!!!
Just like I like them.
I know you have put a lot of work into it and it is a masterpiece to me.
Looking forward to your next chapter, GREAT WORK!!!
Thank you,
Michael
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It's beren awhile Reb enjoying my first cup of coffee and being entertained with your next chapter of your Alamo series and as always a pleasure to see and well worth the wait. Along with many others looking forward to the next chapter......The Lt.
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Another truely captivating and impressive set Bob. Randy is quite right about Kipling. I particularly love what I think are your commissioned and converted figures in particular. I also remain in awe of your camera work. As usual I would add "more please".
Randy is quite right about Kipling. I particularly love what I think are your commissioned and converted figures in particular. I also remain in awe of your camera work. As usual I would add "more please".
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Wow! So realistic and dramatic! Is that white Texas flag one you got from the Flag Dude?
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Once Again - OUTSTANDING !
You are driving me to buy those K&C Alamo Figures .....
You are driving me to buy those K&C Alamo Figures .....
