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

[king derelict]

Interesting stuff OC. Did you see The Corsicans hat is up for auction?

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, king derelict said:

Interesting stuff OC. Did you see The Corsicans hat is up for auction?

Alan

No   I  never   knew  that  mate  -  bet  that  will go  for a  bit.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

Darn it. We missed our chance to bid

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67465802

[Canute]

That movie debuts tomorrow in the US. Its already playing in the UK.

[Old Collingwood]

4 hours ago, Canute said:

That movie debuts tomorrow in the US. Its already playing in the UK.

Yes  indeed  mate  -  it looks   excellent.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Hi all,   I haven't  done  anything  of late   to be honest  we  try  to  rash-ion  the  electricity  usage in the winter  by not using any unnecessary  items  like my  modelling  light,  even our  table lamps  we try to keep  off  at night  and  just  rely on light  from our tv and a  candle,  it isn't   too bad  when I can model  with  daylight through  our  door in the  Spring - Summer,   that's  why I tend  to  do  reading and commenting   on other  builds  and  messing with  my photos.

 

OC.

[Keith_W]

On 11/21/2023 at 12:32 AM, Canute said:

That movie debuts tomorrow in the US. Its already playing in the UK.

I was told that the movie is a hot mess. Apparently they tried to rewrite the story so that it's all about Napoleon's love for Josephine and how she motivated him to conquer most of Europe. Too much screen time devoted to those two and major battles and strategic planning is glossed over or skimmed. Apparently the acting isn't great either, as if everybody "turned up and did the bare minimum to avoid getting fired" and so they all look oddly indifferent. 

What a way to ruin what could be an interesting movie by injecting a love story that nobody cares about. We turn up to watch Napoleon, not Josephine. 

[Old Collingwood]

2 hours ago, Keith_W said:

I was told that the movie is a hot mess. Apparently they tried to rewrite the story so that it's all about Napoleon's love for Josephine and how she motivated him to conquer most of Europe. Too much screen time devoted to those two and major battles and strategic planning is glossed over or skimmed. Apparently the acting isn't great either, as if everybody "turned up and did the bare minimum to avoid getting fired" and so they all look oddly indifferent. 

What a way to ruin what could be an interesting movie by injecting a love story that nobody cares about. We turn up to watch Napoleon, not Josephine. 

Thank  you  for that  Keith,  one   deffo  Not   to  watch  then  -  when   we  going  to  se  an  accurate  film  on Waterloo   -  so far   Nothing.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

2 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

when   we  going  to  se  an  accurate  film  on Waterloo   -  so far   Nothing.

When are we going to see an accurate film about anything... Fact is the enemy of the filmmaker today... It's all about the personalities and the invented dramas from the twisted minds of the producers...

 

Who needs it?

 

There is enough phoney drama to go around.... WE are inundated with it on a daily basis...

Edited November 25, 2023 by Egilman

[Roger Pellett]

Battle scenes with real soldiers, cannons and lots of action is expensive.  A love story with a couple of sex scenes tossed in for good measure is cheap.

 

Roger

[Keith_W]

Well the fallout from that movie continues. Second week and it's massively losing viewers at the box office. Ridley Scott has told historians to "get a life" because he is feeling the heat from all the historic inaccuracies in the film. 

 

A much better movie about Napoleon is Waterloo (1970) starring Rod Steiger as Napoleon, Christopher Plummer as Wellington, and Orson Welles as Louis XVIII. It is free to watch on Youtube! 

[Old Collingwood]

Just a  quick visit to wish Everyone  Happy Holidays   - Happy Chrsitmas,   hope  Every one  has a   great time.

 

OC.

[CDW]

Merry Christmas OC

[Canute]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, OC.

[king derelict]

All Best Wishes for Christmas 

alan

[Jack12477]

Merry Christmas OC.

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, CDW said:

Merry Christmas OC

Thank you   kindly.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, Canute said:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, OC.

Thanks  Ken.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, king derelict said:

All Best Wishes for Christmas 

alan

Thank  you  Alan.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, Jack12477 said:

Merry Christmas OC.

Thank you  Jack.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

Merry Christmas Brother... And a happy New Year!!!!...

[Old Collingwood]

33 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Merry Christmas Brother... And a happy New Year!!!!...

Thank you kindly  brother,   same  to  you.

 

OC.

[AJohnson]

Have Happy Christmas OC! 🎄

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, AJohnson said:

Have Happy Christmas OC! 🎄

Thank you  Andrew,  and  same  to  you.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, OC!

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, OC!

Thank You  Phil,   same  to  you.

 

OC.

[BLACK VIKING]

Happy Christmas to you all 

[Old Collingwood]

7 hours ago, BLACK VIKING said:

Happy Christmas to you all 

And  to  you.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

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.

[Canute]

We'll be here, brother. 😉😁