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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Loving tha addition of the figures - it so brings it to life.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Admiral said they are "Creepy - so lifelike"
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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.😉
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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.
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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.😵
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Still not sure about that back - looks messy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.☺️
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Finding this Black Pearl Real McCoy
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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.
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