Ed Borris Alamo Conversions January 2017, Ed has sent us some photos of his latest creations. These some of these figures were done as a special order. The party wanted figures passing loaded and empty weapons back and forth. The customer also wanted some Mexican soldiers loading.
Ed Borris Alamo Conversions January 2017 Photos
As we mention Ed had a person who wanted figures passing rifles. With the rifles being single shot the defender either had to reload himself or have someone else do it. This and the next photo reflects that scenario.
The other figures the person wanted Mexican soldiers loading their rifles.
Ed did three different Mexican soldier loading poses. I like the Mexican soldier biting the cartridge. (Sorry the photo is not sharp. We wanted to show you these interesting poses.)
Ed Borris Alamo Conversions January 2017 Other Poses
In this photo we have two different Alamo defenders with tomahawk.
This photo has three different Alamo defenders with pistol.
Three different Alamo Defenders firing rifles. I like the defender sittting crossed legs firing a rifle. This figure would be great next to a barrel or box. Another thing I like is that Ed does is have the rifle at different elevations.
Ed has done various Mexican Causalities. He has the figures in different positions instead dead on the ground.
This photo Ed did two Mexicans charging. The one on the left is an officer which I like.
Ed has done a Mexican soldier firing up at the wall. That is what I like on Ed’s conversions is he thinks outside the box giving some unique displays for your Alamo scene.
Our final photo is of three dead Alamo defenders. I really like how he changed the Boonesborough Pioneer shot with the arrow.
Ed Borris Alamo Conversions January 2017 Final Notes
Once again Ed has come up with some interesting figures. Sorry on the quality of the photos. If Ed can redo them we will update them.
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Passing rifles/muskets: We portrayed this at Alamo 162 reenactment in 1998. My unit was behind the palisade. We also passed rifles at a Vivil War reenactment, portraying the Federals inside Fort Davidson at th Battle of Pilot Knob in Missouri. It certainly improved our rate of fire as in both circumstances the front rank was constantly firing and no one had to duck between to fire. It was pretty quick. File closers were alo loading and passing muskets.
Fine work, Ed Borris! I really like both those passing poses. Quite unusual but definitely realistic. One of the little details that can make a diorama or display even better. I like all these conversions. I only wish I could someday do something close to this.
I actually did three versions, but some of the pictures were rather fuzzy and didn’t make the cut. I have over 100 conversions done, but too many pictures to do all at one time. I have more Mexican casualty poses too, but they were fuzzy.
*Civil not Vivil
**also not alo
They look great…
Is incredible how many poses you can pull out few figures. .
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Ed you’re an artist, great animation in these conversions. You could copyright them, 3-D scan them and post the scans online. People with 3-D printers would pay a small fee to utilize your designs. What do you think?
I’m game, if there was a market for that, they can contact me and I’ll be happy to work out a deal. Not sure how the rights would work out since I am using parts of figures that other people made. Although, I don’t think most people copyright their figures. I guess if they aren’t copyrighted I can do anything I want with them. Where is Don Perkins when you need him?
ed ,you have to create an stamp ,so not copy, there is not issue as this are conversion, otherwise every company would had sue every other for plagiarism.So you have not issue.
now any one could copy you and nothing you can do, unless you create a patent per figure.
best
Well, that’s not going to happen.
Don’t know if someone would like to see the full array of phot’s some were pictured here, you can get my e-mail address from STAD and I’ll forward the whole file. There are a couple of good casualty pictures not pictured above and some others that aren’t totally fuzzed out.
Ed, I’d like to see more photos. Admin, could you pass on Ed’s email address? Thanks.
Jon,
I sent you some pictures not sure you got them though.
Good job Ed, Some really Good and different figures that youv’e created here, As a fellow converter i can appreciate the work and skill youv’e put into them, Really Nice.
Nice work Ed.
I really like the guys passing along the loaded guns. Paul please pass along my address to fellow converters who need parts.
Thanks
Michael
Dittos here.
The shortest Wayne post ever.
Cool figures. Always enjoy seeing your work.
BOBBYGMOORE
So far I can see Barzdo, accurate, dulcop, marx, conte and others. ..
Who is the one legs up?
I can not distinguish from angle photo.
I assume you mean the falling Texan? He’s two Marx Centennial Civil War figures combined and one arm from someone else. Some of those guys are really parts of 5 or 6 guys that I have put together. Often I have a pose in mind and I just find the parts I need to put them together. I may spend an hour looking for just the correct arm or leg to use. Some are easy to do and take a few minutes others I finish don’t like the way they look take them apart and start over. One of those guys is actually one of those French made figures with just two new hands, he used to be a bank robber. It’s hard to see but the two man scene with the stock Mexican is actually using his left arm to move the Mexicans musket out of the way, for a cleaner chop. I use any guy I find sometimes I just pick them for one part, one of them is partially a TSSD Japanese figure, many companies figures are represented in parts of course.
Thanks x explain, a heck of cutting there, good ideas.
Well done, Ed.
Have you ever set up a scene with buildings and figures ?
I know that you have those buildings that you got from me and they would be
a great backdrop for your guys. Have you ever done that?
I would really love to see a whole set up of your work.
Now that would be cool!!
I have maybe 60-75 or more, Conte Alamo conversions that me and an old friend did way, way back, when Conte first started his Alamo line. We used to spend hours talking about poses and discussing new ways to make our own figures, from various parts.
He ended up creating a small business out of it and he branched out into other periods. I know that have 50 TSSD mounted cavalry conversions he did in a weekend frenzy, when they first arrived from Nick. Good stuff!
I had that bunch of Alamo conversions, that we made, painted by a semi-professional figure painter. One day I’ll post them here or on my Yahoo conversion site.
Unpainted pix are already up on the Yahoo group.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CUSTOMCONVERSIONS/info
Hey Ed, do you do other periods besides the Alamo?
I would enjoy seeing much more of your stuff.
Bill, Sure many times. I still have one sort of set in my basement. One day soon I have go down there , right now it’s mostly set up with painted figures, most non-conversions.
The building in the back ground you see in these pictures is one of the Windows of the World buildings I got from you. Gary Dutko and Roger Ross are the ones that got me started on this, at first I bought conversions from them , studied what they did and thought I could do that too and apply my imagination to what they did. At first I did them for myself, but one day I guy came over and wanted to buy about 50 of what I had converted, so I said why not make them and sell them to others.
I have done a few others that are not Alamo, mostly special orders, but mainly Alamo. I primarily do them to sell them, I don’t have a lot that I have kept for myself. I have done some cowboys and a few Civil War.