Old Collingwood Posted January 9 Author Share #2461 Posted January 9 9 minutes ago, Canute said: We'll be here, brother. 😉😁 Thank you kindly Ken. OC. Egilman, robert952, Jack12477 and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted January 9 Share #2462 Posted January 9 3 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Hi there all, not starting 2024 off to well - no progress on this infact its just on hold for a bit as other things are more important at the moment. I do miss the work I was doing as it helped me relax a bit and switch off from life. But a Massive thanks to all my family for sticking with my build - dont worry I am still floating around the forum, just no actual building. OC. I'm sure it will be terrific when its finished but there is no deadline. Enjoy it when you can and we will be happy to go along. Life has an annoying habit of throwing in far too many distractions. MEanwhile its always good to get your comments and ideas Alan Jack12477, robert952, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 9 Author Share #2463 Posted January 9 4 minutes ago, king derelict said: I'm sure it will be terrific when its finished but there is no deadline. Enjoy it when you can and we will be happy to go along. Life has an annoying habit of throwing in far too many distractions. MEanwhile its always good to get your comments and ideas Alan Thank you Alan. OC. Jack12477, mtaylor, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted January 10 Share #2464 Posted January 10 4 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: .... no progress on this infact its just on hold for a bit as other things are more important at the moment. I do miss the work I was doing as it helped me relax a bit and switch off from life. Hey you aren't the only one, been a year and a half for me.... I will say this, the family here has helped a great deal in keeping level in life, despite it's tendency to insert itself at the most inopportune times... {chuckle} And you are a big part of that family.... Hang in there brother it will get better.... king derelict, robert952, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 10 Author Share #2465 Posted January 10 12 minutes ago, Egilman said: Hey you aren't the only one, been a year and a half for me.... I will say this, the family here has helped a great deal in keeping level in life, despite it's tendency to insert itself at the most inopportune times... {chuckle} And you are a big part of that family.... Hang in there brother it will get better.... Thank you kindly brother. OC. Egilman, Jack12477, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 4 Author Share #2466 Posted February 4 Evening all, I thought i should try an incentive to kick my self into doing something with my build, so I have brought a single spru containing Three riders and horses of the Polish Lancers that where at Waterloo - should make an interesting pose when made and painted - here is how they paint up from the Victrix catalogue. OC. Haliburton, FriedClams, GrandpaPhil and 12 others 15 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted February 5 Share #2467 Posted February 5 Wow what a beautiful miniature. I’m sure you will create fantastic renditions too. alan robert952, FriedClams, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 5 Author Share #2468 Posted February 5 7 minutes ago, king derelict said: Wow what a beautiful miniature. I’m sure you will create fantastic renditions too. alan Thank you kindly Alan, its one of the latests sculpts by Victrix - they have sharpened up the details including thinner more realistic horse reins and even scribed details on the saddle details, even the figures look good. OC. robert952, Edwardkenway, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 5 Author Share #2469 Posted February 5 Check this out 🤩 OC. Canute, mtaylor, robert952 and 8 others 8 1 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 5 Share #2470 Posted February 5 Excellent paint work OC. And that dio is amazing. Edwardkenway, Canute, Egilman and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 6 Author Share #2471 Posted February 6 1 hour ago, mtaylor said: Excellent paint work OC. And that dio is amazing. Mark, that not my work its the companies advertising shot, I am waiting on the spru containg the parts to assemble it yet, I posted it to show how it could paint up and to show the level of detail in the sculpt. OC. robert952, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 6 Author Share #2472 Posted February 6 This is the actual spru I have brought - just waiting for it to arrive. OC. FriedClams, Edwardkenway, AJohnson and 8 others 11 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 6 Share #2473 Posted February 6 Ah, my mistake. I'll go do penance and stand in the naughty corner for a bit. Jack12477, Edwardkenway, Canute and 1 other 3 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 6 Author Share #2474 Posted February 6 1 hour ago, mtaylor said: Ah, my mistake. I'll go do penance and stand in the naughty corner for a bit. No need Mark, I think the pic was too miss leading - far better painting than mine also. OC. Canute, Jack12477, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 6 Author Share #2475 Posted February 6 Thank you All for all the views and likes and comments - 110 K views now😍 OC. Edwardkenway, Landlubber Mike, FriedClams and 7 others 8 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23 Author Share #2476 Posted February 23 Good evening all, well this has started again - I decided to have a go at re top coating all my figures (about 60) that have already been painted, but have retained some slight sheen to the paintwork, so I got my bottle of Lucky Ultra Matt and (((Shook))) the living daylights out of it, then using my largest best brush I carefully brushed over them with a thin smooth application - I have done about Ten at a go and think the finish is better. I will take some pics when they are all done so I can do a group photo.. OC. Jack12477, Waitoa, robert952 and 8 others 11 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted February 23 Share #2477 Posted February 23 Great to se you back OC. This is one of my favourite builds Alan FriedClams, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23 Author Share #2478 Posted February 23 6 minutes ago, king derelict said: Great to se you back OC. This is one of my favourite builds Alan Thank you so much Alan. OC. Canute, mtaylor, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 24 Author Share #2479 Posted February 24 I was doing some reading up on the fate of the Luneberg Battalion that met their fate at the swords of the French Cuirassiers when they marched down the slope in line formation to attack the 54th and 55th Ligne that was attacking LHS, I understand over 300 hundread tropps who was lead by a Leutenant Colonel marched down that day, the question I do not have the answr to despite much searching - was he killed in action or survived - did he take shelter in LHS - was he dis mounted or still on his horse? Will be interesting to find out as he could possibly be another addition to my build . OC. king derelict, GrandpaPhil, robert952 and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted February 24 Share #2480 Posted February 24 An intriguing addition to your diorama alan Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 24 Author Share #2481 Posted February 24 1 hour ago, king derelict said: An intriguing addition to your diorama alan In deed Alan - stll reading up on it. OC. Canute, mtaylor and Egilman 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted February 24 Share #2482 Posted February 24 10 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: I was doing some reading up on the fate of the Luneberg Battalion that met their fate at the swords of the French Cuirassiers when they marched down the slope in line formation to attack the 54th and 55th Ligne that was attacking LHS, I understand over 300 hundread tropps who was lead by a Leutenant Colonel marched down that day, the question I do not have the answr to despite much searching - was he killed in action or survived - did he take shelter in LHS - was he dis mounted or still on his horse? Will be interesting to find out as he could possibly be another addition to my build . OC. Light Field Battalion Luneburg was raised in 1813. By June, it was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel August von Klencke. At Waterloo, it was in the 1st Hanoverian Brigade. they were assigned to the 3rd Division, 1st Brigade under Major-General Count von Kielmansegge - to the north-west of La Haye Sainte. Lüneburg Light Infantry Battalion. Green jackets with black facings and green pantaloons. All of the leather equipment was black. The battalion wore shakos of a Portuguese design. Other sources suggest blue trousers, not green for this battalion, while others suggest that only the officers wore the blue trousers. I believe von Klenke survived, there is a report that he took over command of the brigade for a period when Major General Kielsmanegge was unable to command.... this was after the battle at the farm... Records are spotty at best of this period... and there are some differing reports of troop outcomes.... A good book on the subject is The 400 Men Who Decided the Battle of Waterloo The Longest Afternoon It goes into first person individual detail on the battle of La Haye Sainte... and is an excellent read to boot... mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 24 Author Share #2483 Posted February 24 38 minutes ago, Egilman said: Light Field Battalion Luneburg was raised in 1813. By June, it was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel August von Klencke. At Waterloo, it was in the 1st Hanoverian Brigade. they were assigned to the 3rd Division, 1st Brigade under Major-General Count von Kielmansegge - to the north-west of La Haye Sainte. Lüneburg Light Infantry Battalion. Green jackets with black facings and green pantaloons. All of the leather equipment was black. The battalion wore shakos of a Portuguese design. Other sources suggest blue trousers, not green for this battalion, while others suggest that only the officers wore the blue trousers. I believe von Klenke survived, there is a report that he took over command of the brigade for a period when Major General Kielsmanegge was unable to command.... this was after the battle at the farm... Records are spotty at best of this period... and there are some differing reports of troop outcomes.... A good book on the subject is The 400 Men Who Decided the Battle of Waterloo The Longest Afternoon It goes into first person individual detail on the battle of La Haye Sainte... and is an excellent read to boot... Thank you kindly brother, it is the history of the battalions Lieutenant Colonel that I am very interested in as I would love to add him close to the farm around the kitchen garden as I believe some of the battalion who escaped the Cuirassiers ran there. OC. Canute, mtaylor, Egilman and 3 others 5 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 24 Author Share #2484 Posted February 24 I have re done Two of my older pics - they where taken without direct illumination just a small torch to get some shadows. OC. Egilman, Landlubber Mike, king derelict and 8 others 11 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted February 25 Share #2485 Posted February 25 23 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Will be interesting to find out as he could possibly be another addition to my build . It would be but there are noted historians of the battle that clearly believe that he was shot dead in the initial advance on the NW side of the farmhouse in an attempt to clear out the 13e Legere skirmishers who occupied the Kitchen Garden and were trying to force the farmhouse door... In their advance down the slope, they were hit by Col, Crabbe's cuirassiers descending down the slope and through the Battalion... The Battalion broke and ran, von Klencke was killed in the first overrun assault, and about half the battalion fell, the remainder either surrendered, made it back to the ridgeline or retreated into La Haye Sainte... That's the base story, oh, and Colonel von Klenke was dismounted.... (according to the standard story) But there are some historians that take a different view and facts are sparse in this area, they were more about saving their own tails at the time than recording it... so take it with whatever grains of whatever you need to, {chuckle} At this time I don't think what actually happened will ever be known... Canute, robert952, FriedClams and 3 others 5 1 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 25 Author Share #2486 Posted February 25 Thank you so much for your input and looking into this for me brother, I have to be honest I was not aware that the 13e was involved in the attack on LHS - was this a separate - (later) attack after the first 54th - 55th ligne attacks on the farm? I know history states that both the 54th and 55th made the first attacks on the arm and re tried a few times after, but later in the day Ney took personal responsibility for the attack LHS. The farm stayed intact till late in the day after receiving different units of support including the 5th KGL Line (Red costs) they where all involved in defending the farm and rear kitchen garden - I understand, and some Luneberge also made it into the garden to fight or take shelter. Its all down to account records I guess. OC. king derelict, Jack12477, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted February 25 Share #2487 Posted February 25 Opportunity lost is lost forever... Ney had the opportunity to take the farm early in the morning when it wasn't defended at all... Napoleon in fact gave him the order to do such... There is a lot of speculation as to why he failed to carry out this order.... By the time he got around to looking at it, the KGL were there (but in small numbers) It seems that only Nappy knew the importance of that farm tactically... It was Napoleon's third order to Ney to take the farm when the real fight took place in the afternoon... Nappy made it Ney's personal responsibility... By the time Ney got after it in earnest, the KGL had the farm fortified with a company of sharpshooters... It took everything Ney had to take it and by the time he did it wasn't because he won, it was because the KGL ran out of ammo and gave it up... And by then the French army was too weak to exploit it, Von Bluecher's arrival seals the deal for Wellington.... If Ney had taken the farm when Nappy first ordered it, Waterloo would have been a French victory... The Farm was the key to the battle... FriedClams, GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petes Shipyard Posted February 26 Share #2488 Posted February 26 Hi OC I am returning after a long time away and I stumbled across this thread. This a fantastic project. Now a wee little story: About 10yrs ago, whilst I was still serving, I started a Military Hobbies and Bookstore as a side project. One of the things I would do between deployments was commission miniatures painting and I was contracted to paint a few Napoleonic figures for a gamer who also wanted display them whilst not using them on some custom made boards. As I said it was only a few.....THOUSAND!!! Ended up being 2800 figures, OH did I mention they were 15mm and I had NEVER painted 15mm before that. He must have thought I did a good enough job as I then had to paint something like 4000 Romans for him and about the same number of Persians and Greeks. Varnishing was the worst part, so I can understand the "joy" you are having. Keep up the great work. Pete mtaylor, Egilman, robert952 and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 26 Author Share #2489 Posted February 26 (edited) 14 hours ago, Petes Shipyard said: Hi OC I am returning after a long time away and I stumbled across this thread. This a fantastic project. Now a wee little story: About 10yrs ago, whilst I was still serving, I started a Military Hobbies and Bookstore as a side project. One of the things I would do between deployments was commission miniatures painting and I was contracted to paint a few Napoleonic figures for a gamer who also wanted display them whilst not using them on some custom made boards. As I said it was only a few.....THOUSAND!!! Ended up being 2800 figures, OH did I mention they were 15mm and I had NEVER painted 15mm before that. He must have thought I did a good enough job as I then had to paint something like 4000 Romans for him and about the same number of Persians and Greeks. Varnishing was the worst part, so I can understand the "joy" you are having. Keep up the great work. Pete Thank you kindly for the compliment - what you did makes mine look like a mini project (would love to have seen that) OC. Edited February 26 by Old Collingwood Canute, Jack12477, robert952 and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 28 Author Share #2490 Posted February 28 So just some final thoughts on how (time line - events) I want to display my dio - The 2nd KGL had been forced inside the courtyard after loosing quite a few men defending the orchard, the 2nd KGL had met up with the Luneberg Battalion but came under attack by the Cuirassiers and most tried to reach the lines on the slope - a few made it back into the courtyard including a small handful of Luneberg, the 2nd KGL re entered LHS along with some 1st KGL and 5th Line KGL and the KGL made a few charges on the French through the main door on the road, while the Cuirassiers and the odd Lancer are around on the other side of the orchard. Not 100% fully accurate but not far off taking into account my space limitations with my dio area, and the time since the batttle happened details can get mixed up slightly. OC. Egilman, FriedClams, Jack12477 and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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