Old Collingwood
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Evening all, Curry and his mate are now finished (well thats Two out of perhaps One Hundread to go) just messing about with my cutting mat - upside down and a section of grass base. The Grass section has a story behind it - I was sent a section of slabs/grass from someone with my other bits for my Mossie build, anyway I found out who made them and contacted them to find out how much a small extention might cost, anyway the company sent me out a test piece (F.O.C) and I said to them they could use my mossie pics for thier adverising if they wanted. OC.
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My other main love was English Civil War in the 17th century was once a member of the ECW English Civil War society, hower I never got as far as to actually own uniform or going to events, my main interest was a Royalist Dragoon. My obsession started as a young child being taken to this - OC. Warwick castle-2.mp4
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Cuirassier swords were more like English Broad swords as they were long (nearly 4 feet) and strong, they also used to be used more in a thrust motion than a sweep, they were also quite heavy. OC.
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I am chuffed at the moment - have only found a website were some of the reinactors of the Waterloo 2015 are from - joined and left a message as you do. OC.
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Indeed - the heavy (cuirassiers) were a lot like tanks on legs. OC.
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Indeed Mark - still some grey areas around Waterloo, what I have been reading and remember the heavy cavalry Cuirassiers - I quote Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with armour and firearms, first appearing in late 15th-century Europe. This French term means "the one with a cuirass" (cuirasse), the breastplate armour which they wore. The first cuirassiers were produced as a result of armoured cavalry, such as the man-at-arms and demi-lancer, discarding their lances and adopting the use of pistols as their primary weapon. I think they were kind of the "No Bull" cavalry ruthless and a very effective fighting force. OC.
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Thank you Ken/Edward, yep they were Napoleons best cavalry tall well built soldiers on huge horses, infantry didn't stand a chace against them apart from if they could make a decent square, at Waterloos defence of La Haye Saint a squadron of German troops were sent down to bolster the men defending it, when out of the blue some cuirassiers appeared and chopped then to pieces, it was slaughter. They were used to back up the attacking French on the farm stopping the KGL from making more defence from outside the buildings, incase the cuirassiers charged. OC.
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Thank you Denis, Curry has taken my attention away though😉 OC.
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Yep! thoroughly agree.👍 OC.
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Starting to put some colours on Curry - quite a process as there is a lot of detail hidden away that is brought out with the different colours - still more to do to him, he is about 2/3rds done. He is just placed on the horse for impression - not glued on it yet. OC.
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Thank you kindly Edward, I started with a basic flat white then added a dirty wash and when dry a very subtle white dry brush, the whole horses body had the same treatment. OC.
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Good day all, curries horse is finished minus the base and let me introduce you to a cuirrasier called mr curry, just undercoated with flat black ready for his different colours. OC.
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Thanks Lou, my farther used to tell me of all sorts of crash landings at the various fields he worked at so I agreee - deffiantley possible, in fact at RAF West Maliing they were deffinatly both serving at the same time. OC.
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Should be like this (not my pic) OC.
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Evening all, next stage trying out a few Cuirassiers I got on a single spue (cheaper that way only a couple of quid each) I started with the Horse After cleaning the two sections up just a couple of seams but not realy an issue, then I did a couple of coats of Oak Brown, then some washes followed by the harness in Black.. The lighting makes it look darker than it is as my lamp is dead overhead. OC.
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Hi all, right - French infantry man number one finished (just a little display on a piece of my base I was sent. OC.
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Thats an idea or the herbal tablet bottles. OC.
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Thank you kindly Mark, that does sound like a great idea as I have five or six primed up (used tamiya fine surface rattle can primer) but now ran out. OC.
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I think that was a little later in the day when the farm was over run by the French and the French canon came up, so guess they wouldn't be there in the time frame I am going for, I am aiming for roughly middle of the battle when the farm was still held by a mixture of Green/Grey and Red coat KGL and a few 95th (Sharps) outside near the wall supporting the KGL, while the french was attacking with Line Infantry and Cuirasseriers. OC.
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Thank you kindly Edward, I am trying to paint them with a realistic look - dirty from the enviroment and battle. OC.
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Thank you kindly Lou, the Spit is there part artstic license and part space saving in my display uinit as I am running out of shelves, but who is to say that they would not share the same apron space at some point - they were both on station at the same time. OC.
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Evening all - more painting (good job I am not on piecework) slowly slowly catchy monkey, just needing to paint his musket then the first one is done - only about another 99 to go😲 OC.
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Thank you Roger, any advice with figure work is deffinatly welcome (Its new territory to me) I use the excellent Vallajo putty - its really good. OC.
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I really need to come up with some better painting blocks instead of my paint tubs for while I paint them, I will have a look in the house and see if I can find anything. OC.
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Evening all, I did abit more on my 2nd Infantry Brigade Rifleman, they are very fiddly and need good sharp fine paintbrushes lots of light and a magnifier, its a case of working on the main colours then trying to reach the awkward bits hidden like the cross belts behind his musket, I am trying give him a dirtied appearance as he would have been on the field from all the mud. OC.
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