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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: wrgmr1 on 21 March 2021, 06:21:06 PM

Title: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: wrgmr1 on 21 March 2021, 06:21:06 PM: I laid out my full Prussian army just for fun, here it is.
20 Battalions of line, 24 of Landwehr, 22 regiments of cavalry, 8 12lb guns, 12 6lb guns and 5 horse batteries, 9 skirmish stands, 9 ADC's and 11 command stands

This was painted up for the anniversary of Waterloo in 2015. It''s Von Bluow's entire corps plus some extra units from I corps.

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Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: LazyStudent on 22 March 2021, 07:29:58 AM: Awesome! How long did it take you to paint them all up? And that must be a sturdy table to take the weight of all that lead!

Which rules were they based for?
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Ranthony on 22 March 2021, 12:18:56 PM: This is epic!

I love to see large armies laid out, to see them in 28mm is something else, so much to drool over.

Cheers
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Dirk Tietten on 22 March 2021, 05:17:46 PM: A very nice colection of Prussians,there is nothing better than large numbers of Nap-units ;)

Regards Dirk
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: bluewillow on 22 March 2021, 07:49:46 PM: Fantastic a great looking collection

Cheers
matt
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Belisarius on 22 March 2021, 08:07:05 PM: Fabulous thematic collection, a veritable cornucopia of delight lol.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Vis Bellica on 22 March 2021, 08:57:52 PM: Fantastic collection. Absolutely awe-inspiring.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: wrgmr1 on 23 March 2021, 05:38:32 AM: Thanks kindly Gents.

Lazystudent - it took me two years to paint them all up. 2014-14. They are based for Shako 2 which I was a play tester for. Chris Leach is in our gaming group. He co-wrote them.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: levied troop on 23 March 2021, 07:47:04 AM: Those do look spectacular and the Calpe figures are excellent.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Warboss Nick on 24 March 2021, 07:21:53 AM: What an impressive collection! Looking excellent with lovely painting. Can’t imagine how you did all this in just two years.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Painter Jim on 24 March 2021, 04:15:02 PM: Stunning!
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: wrgmr1 on 25 March 2021, 10:47:43 PM: Quote
What an impressive collection! Looking excellent with lovely painting. Can’t imagine how you did all this in just two years.

Pretty much all my spare time working on these. I had a deadline in 2015.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Axebreaker on 26 March 2021, 11:43:48 AM: That's an impressively big army! :o

Christopher
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: wrgmr1 on 09 April 2021, 08:53:45 PM: Cheers!
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Emporium on 10 April 2021, 10:46:36 AM: Impressive army, great figures and paintjob!
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Captain Darling on 10 April 2021, 11:12:27 PM: Great individual figures and they make an impressive ‘army’! Nice.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: wrgmr1 on 08 July 2021, 09:16:47 PM: Thanks Gents.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: olicana on 08 July 2021, 10:45:42 PM: Do love Prussians by Calpe. Nicely done, even better.

Huzzah, to you.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: MaleGriffin on 09 July 2021, 01:45:40 AM: Brilliant! I'm jealous!
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: wrgmr1 on 09 July 2021, 09:04:20 PM: Thanks Kindly.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Helen on 09 July 2021, 09:16:14 PM: Fantastic looking Prussian Corps, well done.

Used this corps back in the day to steamroll across the French flank at Waterloo. My favourite corps of the Prussian Army.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: wrgmr1 on 17 July 2021, 07:14:57 PM: Quote
Used this corps back in the day to steamroll across the French flank at Waterloo. My favourite corps of the Prussian Army.

Hi Helen, Our group plays Shako 2 and my Prussians are always stymied by the French. We've played 3 times, every game I just tie up some French.
What rules are you using?
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Helen on 17 July 2021, 11:45:05 PM: Quote from: wrgmr1 on 17 July 2021, 07:14:57 PM
Hi Helen, Our group plays Shako 2 and my Prussians are always stymied by the French. We've played 3 times, every game I just tie up some French.
What rules are you using?

Empire III or IV I can't remember to be honest.

Cheers.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: TacticalPainter on 17 July 2021, 11:57:14 PM: That is very impressive. Did they all take part in a game at the same time?
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: Melnibonean on 20 July 2021, 12:13:14 AM: Wow! That's an awful lot of Prussians. Well done.
Title: Re: Prussian Calpe 28mm 1000+ Figures Army Photo Heavy
Post by: wrgmr1 on 31 July 2021, 07:13:37 PM: Thanks Gents!

TacticalPainter
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That is very impressive. Did they all take part in a game at the same time?

Yes, these figures were painted to represent Von Bulow's IV Corps at Waterloo, which our group put on at Enfilade the NHMG convention in Olympia Washington.

The attack on Plancenoit.
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