Old Collingwood

1 hour ago, Origamifan92 said:

Hmm, I'll have to think about it. I've never done plastic, and am not sure how to make it look wooden. Would a sprayed on matte paint do the trick?

Certainly would  and even more so with so dry brushing ontop of the flat paint after its dry, just like adding a gentle dusting  to bring out the high spots of the grain and details like edges of planks and fittings< but remeber to  cover/mask the windows first.

OC.

9 minutes ago, Roger Pellett said:

My limited knowledge of the Battle of Waterloo dates back many years when I got excited about painting Airfix 54mm plastic figures so my question may be “off the wall”

 

Why did Napoleon expend so much effort on attacking La Haye Sainte?  His mission was to rout the Allied Armies.  Had he succeeded in breaking Wellington’s main battle line this outpost would have been untenable.  Was it so heavily manned to constitute a viable threat to the columns attacking Wellington’s main line? 

 

Roger

 

 

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.

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.

21 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

The odds are swinging in favour of the British now! Only 1 to 2😆

Keep it up and you'll have both forces done by autumn!!!

Very nice work 

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.

Loving tha addition of the figures  - it so brings it to life.

OC.

Hi all, another day spent completing my second KGL 5th  then more pics.

OC.

9 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

Excellent re-modelling with the back of him OC. 

50/50 is a good compromise. 

They're coming along nicely. 

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.

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.

13 minutes ago, Canute said:

By Jove, I think he's got it!

Straps were just a couple of hand painted layers of white  including one in Brown.

OC.

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.

1 hour ago, popeye the sailor said:

you've made some really good progress since I last looked in     great job!  

Thank you kindly Denis.

OC.

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.

The Admiral said  they are  "Creepy  - so lifelike"

OC.

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.

20 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

@Kevin thankyou for that link, there was alot I didn't know in it eg the Dutch and German troops 👍

@Canute yes, if they are as well painted as the French, they will look superb. 

The 60th did get a mention in one of the sharpe books, Sharpes Regiment I think it was, but it's a shame they are not as well known as the 95th🤔

I will do my best,  on my way to the bench as we speak.😉

OC.

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.

1 minute ago, Edwardkenway said:

I see what you mean, I think in the circumstances perhaps they should go into battle fully kitted up, we wouldn't want you to send untidy troops into the fight "old chap, what!!😆😉"

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.

Still not sure about that back  - looks messy.

OC.

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.

38 minutes ago, Canute said:

Nice, I just got the Osprey book on the Rifles in the mail. Should be some good reading.

Will look forward to some  info from you from the book Ken.

OC.

1 minute ago, Edwardkenway said:

Thanks, and that sounds about the right ratio, 4 to 1 😁

Hmmm sniping from the sandpits across the road from the farm😏. Good strategy Ken take the french line from the flank😉👍

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.

23 minutes ago, Canute said:

How about one of the Riflemen, OC?

Got to wait on some Green paint for the KGL Light  colours, but will do a few when I get  them and paint.

OC.

2 hours ago, Canute said:

Nice work, OC. To add replacement detail would require micro-sculpting tools and skills.

Thanks Ken,    yep I think messing around trying to correct thier backs will be more than its worth.

OC.

7 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

The attacking force getting slowly bigger, I hope the KLG will be ready for the French assault 😋

Very nice work so far OC, I'm really enjoying this project 👍

OK  just for you I will build a KGL  Line Infantry  person  resplendent  in his Red and Grey uniform and with his Musket.☺️

OC.