Battle of Waterloo Attack on La Haye Sainte Farm by Old Collingwood - 1/56 (28mm)

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, Kevin said:

are you going to cut the doors out and remake them look a bit battered, or you could weather then to get an aged look, its going to look great . because you are good at what ever you do 

Thank you kindly Kevin, will deffo do something  with them  but might not go over board as I  guess they would not have been  very battered being the  farmhouse doors.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all, A bit of an early update before the footy match on the tv,    anyway I mixed up some brick colour paint, then gently  applied it over the brickwork  in an almost dry brush fashion, then I  started applying the White layers  - still a few more layers to do - but its fairly straightforward brush work,   so here is the current stage  - 

 

OC.

[Edwardkenway]

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

not have been  very battered being the  farmhouse doors

I would be surprised if the doors were still in position after the troops occupying the farm were there through the night😉😏 you know what soldiers are like, food and hot tea!!! Just a thought??

The brickwork looks very realistic! You certainly have an aptitude for detail painting OC.

Edited July 3, 2021 by Edwardkenway

[Old Collingwood]

1 minute ago, Edwardkenway said:

I would be surprised if the doors were still in position after the troops occupying the farm were there through the night😉😏 you know food and hot tea!!! Just a thought??

I know the 2nd KGL  engineers who were there the night before  decided to take the  barn door off  and  buned it  to make a fire to keep them warm in the heavy rain  - but I have not read anywhere about them dissmantling  the  farmhouse  doors.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

The brickwork is beautiful. Very masterful painting.

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

2 minutes ago, king derelict said:

The brickwork is beautiful. Very masterful painting.

Alan

Thank you Alan,   I did try to make sure the  mortar  showed through  and make the bricks look  real with some  depth.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

You were very successful. The brickwork looks completely real

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

14 minutes ago, king derelict said:

You were very successful. The brickwork looks completely real

Alan

Thank you so much for saying that.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

What's the plan for the bricks around the doors and along the foundation?    What you've done so far looks superb.

[Old Collingwood]

2 hours ago, mtaylor said:

What's the plan for the bricks around the doors and along the foundation?    What you've done so far looks superb.

 

Thank you kindly Mark,

From what I gather  - the square bricks around the  doors/windows are  stone  so they will receive a couple of coats of  a Buff/Grey colour,  I will do the frames and the doors  a dark Grey/Black  (think Nato Black will be fine for that - the  ledges will also be stone Buff/Grey colour  and around the bottom  bricks  a Black painted band - this will follow all the way around the farm complex on the inside.

I am playing with the idea of simulating glass in the windows by using some clear plastic glued to the inside, I know some of this glass was probably shot out later in the day when the French managed to get above the wall, but as I am building it form an earlier part in the day, I don't think any of the windows would have been shot from the French outside the walls.

 

OC.

Edited July 4, 2021 by Old Collingwood

[Canute]

Nicely done on the bricks, OC. It can be a bear to do the mortar lines, but you carried it off nicely. Looks very good.

[Old Collingwood]

5 minutes ago, Canute said:

Nicely done on the bricks, OC. It can be a bear to do the mortar lines, but you carried it off nicely. Looks very good.

Thank you so much Ken,    it was a case of being careful with the brush  - not loading too much paint on it  almost lile dry brushing, it will start to "pop"  when I add the other colours  to the details  and put some clear plastic on the inside for windows.

 

OC.

Edited July 4, 2021 by Old Collingwood

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   more progress  today  I put a few more paint layers down  - the  farm side of the  farmhouse is now just about painted just needs a wee bit of weathering and some clear plastic  put  behind to represent the windows.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

So, more of the same for the other face of the  house  tomorrow, then I will look for some clear plastic that can be cut and glued on the inside for my windows.

 

Oh did I say  - I intend to detail the inside of the farmhouse  -  I am putting in a partition on the ground floor for a kitchen and  lounge,   will also add some stairs  and a  First floor  with a  couple of bedrooms,   the dorma windows will also be  opened up into the bedrooms to allow the placement of a few of my 2nd KGL  firing from them poitions  - what I have done sofar is just the tip of the iceberg.

 

OC.

[Canute]

Careful; you are  in danger of falling into a rather complex rabbit hole and losing yourself in adding more gingerbread.😉 I love it your plan, mate. Just take it a little at a time.

[Old Collingwood]

2 minutes ago, Canute said:

Careful; you are  in danger of falling into a rather complex rabbit hole and losing yourself in adding more gingerbread.😉 I love it your plan, mate. Just take it a little at a time.

Thank you kindly Ken, the admiral calls it a dolls house  - my way of thinking is similar to my Pearl build  when I put a table a chairs in there  that no one could see but I knew was in there  - it will be fun.

 

OC.

[CDW]

Beautiful paint work OC. Love that brick work, looks very authentic.

[Old Collingwood]

4 minutes ago, CDW said:

Beautiful paint work OC. Love that brick work, looks very authentic.

Thank you so much Craig, its  real fun  I have to admit.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

This is going to be very impressive

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

1 minute ago, king derelict said:

This is going to be very impressive

Alan

Thank you Alan.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,

 

Only a small update today  - I finished painting the outside of the kitchen garden facing wall of the cottage  (i'm out of breath from saying that)  so next was to  add some layers of White on the insides of the Four walls  - yep layer after layer after layer - still havn't  finsished them yet,   so I know what I will be doing tomorrow,   I have had to order some more White as I am getting through it like there is no tomorrow.

No pics as time beat me  but I will put some up tomorrow.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

So my next move with this  -  put a few more White layers down on the Two remaining  inside walls, then when dry  have a go at creating  some door/window frames  that will  trap some clear plastic to represent  my windows,   then I will study and mark out my  room partition's  and  ceiling/first floor  position, then check what wood stock I have to  make some attaching frames for the  room walls and floor that will probably be made up using lolly sticks (wooden type)   - well that's  the loose plan.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Excellent work!

[Old Collingwood]

15 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Excellent work!

Thank you so much Phil.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

Sounds like a good plan OC.  Will there be any men inside the farmhouse or just nearby?   Unless you put in some lights, I would think the interior will be pretty dark even with the white walls.  The thing is, you'll know what's inside which always good.

[Old Collingwood]

6 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Sounds like a good plan OC.  Will there be any men inside the farmhouse or just nearby?   Unless you put in some lights, I would think the interior will be pretty dark even with the white walls.  The thing is, you'll know what's inside which always good.

Yes indeed Mark, I will be placing some firing form the Dorma windows  as they had a vantage point  over the wall and buildings, my way of looking at is  - early in the battle  the main farm was still intact  and  the KGL  was  uisng all of its  vantage points to shoot at the French, its this stage I want to replicate  - even possibly with the main courtyard gates open and KGL firing from that position also.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all, a bit more progress  on the farmhouse  -  I added a few more White layers  then made up a few frames around the doors, they will have there head frames  after I have  fitted  the clear plastic for the windows, I then did a bit of Black painting.

I also painted and fitted the chimney stacks,

 

OC.

Edited July 6, 2021 by Old Collingwood

[FriedClams]

Just catching up on your diorama OC. and it's looking terrific!  This is a very interesting building as I have not seen an MDF laser cut kit before.  It has some nice detailing to it and I very much like your enhancements so far.  I find one of the biggest challenges in modeling is to make one material look like something it's not.  So your modifications to the "brick" (extra carving, mortar and painting techniques) really transformed the MDF into what convincingly looks like a real baked clay product.  Excellent.  I agree with your decision to glaze the windows - catching a glint of light off of them can really add to the illusion.  Interior walls and detailing is ambitious and sounds very cool.  Looking forward to watching your future work on the structures and the diorama in general.

 

Gary

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, FriedClams said:

Just catching up on your diorama OC. and it's looking terrific!  This is a very interesting building as I have not seen an MDF laser cut kit before.  It has some nice detailing to it and I very much like your enhancements so far.  I find one of the biggest challenges in modeling is to make one material look like something it's not.  So your modifications to the "brick" (extra carving, mortar and painting techniques) really transformed the MDF into what convincingly looks like a real baked clay product.  Excellent.  I agree with your decision to glaze the windows - catching a glint of light off of them can really add to the illusion.  Interior walls and detailing is ambitious and sounds very cool.  Looking forward to watching your future work on the structures and the diorama in general.

 

Gary

Thank you  very much for your kind words  Gary,   its ambitious  but fun  - I am really enjoying the whole thing probably more than anything else I have built  (save for my Balck Pearl build).

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Hi all,   just a quicky  - I got some lovely feedback and comments off the owner of  Arcane Scenery  who I purchased my  LHS  farm kit from,  he is an established builder himself  and such an honour to get such lovely comments from him.😃

 

OC.

Edited July 7, 2021 by Old Collingwood