Old Collingwood
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Napoleon wanted to use it as a forward attack base to attack Wellingtons lines with some cannons, both sides knew the importance of the farm. OC. -
Finding this Black Pearl Real McCoy
Old Collingwood replied to Origamifan92's topic in Wood ship model kits
I strongly recomend getting the Revell plastic kit of the Pearl then just do a few mods like I did - follow my build if you want to, its a very accurate kit and very well made just needs the mods I did to Improve it and bring it to life. OC -
This is kind of what I am trying to re create but at a slighty earlier stage (so without as much frenzy) as this very fine piece of art (not mine) represents the scene late in the day after the farm had repulsed Two or Three attacks. In the center is Major Baring on his horse directing his men as best he could. I think to build something to this level of detail might take me a few years. As I stated its not my picture its off the net. OC.
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Thank you Edward, yep its slow work but to be honest its best that way as If I rushed myself I think I would make a real bad job of it - kind of cant be rushed. OC.
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Loving tha addition of the figures - it so brings it to life. OC.
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Hi all, another day spent completing my second KGL 5th then more pics. OC.
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Thank you Edward, thinking about how to do the KGL 2nd and British 95th as I think I can use the same figures for both with Rifles instead of the Muskets, very simlar uniform also save for the 95th being all in Green except for the Shako, the KGL 2nd had Grey trousers. OC.
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Yesterday I spoke with a few Waterloo reinactors who attended the 2015 event at Waterloo and also a few historians I speak to, regarding the back pack subject and the opinion seams to be that It would be a 50/50 thing, so I am going along with the idea to have some wearing it and some not. OC.
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Straps were just a couple of hand painted layers of white including one in Brown. OC.
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Evening all, let me introduce a Rifle man of the 5th Battalion Kings German Light KGL Line Regimant, same procedure as the French figures various stages of different paint layers and shading and high lighting - more fiddly this one was. Picture gallery - first off the chap himself then squared off aganst a French Grenadier and then another group shot. OC.
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Thank you kindly Denis. OC.
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I will be honest I do not have a lot of knowledge about the ACW apart from what I saw on the TV program North and South, over here the only country wide war we had was the ECW English Civil War between the Crown following people and the Parliment - it split the country leading to the war it created. OC.
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The Admiral said they are "Creepy - so lifelike" OC.
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So I have started laying down some paint layers - started as I do with the faces / hair / sideboards then the brading and plate on the hats, next I put a few Red layers on the jacket. OC.
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I will do my best, on my way to the bench as we speak.😉 OC.
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Hi all, I think I have rectified the back strap problems - I scraped off some of that double line detail and the nasty gouge I caused, now they are smooth but with just a subtle line detail, with a couple of thin white paint lines they should look ok. OC.
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I might make him an experiment - could try sanding off some of the raised detail were the straps would be, and try to cut some very very narrow strips of tamiya tape, see if I could get them to stick then prime over the top again to seal them down, then in theory they would just be picked out with paint. Or I might not and just slap the packs on.😵 OC.
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Still not sure about that back - looks messy. OC.
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Evening all following with popular requests I ahve started on the KGL Line Infantry that was sent down to support the Light Infantry defending the Farm, constructed and primed with flat back acrylic, these ones for some reason have better back detail so I think I can leave off the packs. OC.
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Will look forward to some info from you from the book Ken. OC.
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Yep , the plan (for want of a word) is to place the KGL light all over the farm with thier rifles, also mixing it with thier line brothers, then I will use the same figures when I get more to do Sharpy boys 95th little group defending the end of the wall between the sandpits and the gravel road. Sort of a plan. OC.
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Got to wait on some Green paint for the KGL Light colours, but will do a few when I get them and paint. OC.
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Thanks Ken, yep I think messing around trying to correct thier backs will be more than its worth. OC.
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OK just for you I will build a KGL Line Infantry person resplendent in his Red and Grey uniform and with his Musket.☺️ OC.
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Here are the packs with everything on them - OC.
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