Author Topic: "You want the Old Skool!" (Read 9019 times)

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #45 on:** November 15, 2019, 09:10:43 AM »

"Wellington's centre is broken. Inform the Emperor it is time to send in his Old Guard!"

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #46 on:** November 15, 2019, 09:26:29 AM »

“Gordon, I desire the Highland Brigade advance to the crest.”

“As you wish Sir Thomas. Piper Major… Scotland For Ever!”

DintheDin · « **Reply #47 on:** November 15, 2019, 10:14:14 AM »

Excellent conversions, still enduring the test of time!

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #48 on:** November 15, 2019, 12:24:10 PM »

Wish I could convert figures that well Din. The senior Occifers are white metal figures, Gordon's had a head transplant though!

DintheDin · « **Reply #49 on:** November 15, 2019, 05:59:15 PM »

Got it!
Sorry for the poor quality of the picture:
Years before. Volley and Bayonet. Brienne.
Airfix soldiers from French line and Artillery and one converted Napoleon, dressed with a stucco coat

P.S. The empty space on the base is for a small base of skirmishers to sit.

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #50 on:** November 15, 2019, 07:21:32 PM »

Love it!
Hard to imagine innit, a whole generation of wargamers have grown up, not knowing wot an Airfix Sowjer, even looks like!!!???

:'(

DintheDin · « **Reply #51 on:** November 15, 2019, 07:32:08 PM »

Airfix French Line Infantry fighting ESCI lancers painted as Russians.
A great part of my army was ESCI... And of my colleagues as well.

DintheDin · « **Reply #52 on:** November 15, 2019, 07:42:21 PM »

Ligny (VnB, played on the 13th of June, 2015)
One can see in the middle the famous French marching soldier found in the Airfix French Line Artillery box.
Here they are painted like Prussians.
Given that there are several more on the table, not shown, imagine how many artillery boxes had been bought

Andrew_McGuire · « **Reply #53 on:** November 16, 2019, 03:39:34 PM »

I'm sure your grand battery was impressive - mine had only nine pieces - but no amount of 4-pdrs equals the psychological and material effect of the emperor's belles filles. One of the drawbacks of old school, perhaps.

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #54 on:** February 22, 2022, 10:36:11 AM »

Sergeant Thomas Atkins, the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot, at the Battle of Waterloo...

Golgotha · « **Reply #55 on:** February 22, 2022, 11:16:06 AM »

Absolutely love this but then 1/72 is my preferred scale of play, especially for Napoleonic period. Good to see so many Airfix and similar coming out of the woodwork.

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #56 on:** February 22, 2022, 02:44:08 PM »

G, all my collection is Airfix. Over the years I've been tempted to bin 'em and get 'proper' Napoleonic figures. Not doing that's one of the few things I've got right!