OMG just had a look around your wargames room…wow
Vodkafan, thanks for the quick reply. I will try to get a battalion or two from Rapier then. Would you by chance know how Rapier miniatures are packaged? The online store shows random pictures of 2, 3 or 4 unpainted, or a cropped show of painted models, but lists every entry at 5 pounds. Is there some kind of standard package size independent of the pictures?
There appears to be some debate on the historically correct headgear, but in an ocean of red all variety is welcome.
Helge matey, you've put me to shame, bigstyle. I've been doing my 'Airfix Waterloo' collection for over 50 years now, here's you nailing it in 50 days!!!:'( :o :'(
Those artillery batteries look really impressive on the big bases.
Any preferences between cavalry or the 2nd Dutch-Belgian Division?
Harry, there will definitely be some French as well :). At present, i have a few filing boxes full of French which will be formed into:
- full Imperial Guard (3 infantry divisions plus assorted cavalry)
- full I Corps (4 infantry divisions, 1 light cavalry division)
- Jerome's 6th division from II Corps
- 2 additional light cavalry divisions
- full III Heavy Cavalry Corps (2 heavy cavalry divisions)
Comes to just under 2,000 models. Not quite the full order of battle, but enough to fill a (few) table(s). I am missing 2 infantry divisions from II Corps, the entire reduced VI Corps (2 infantry divisions, 2 light cavalry divisions), and the entire IV Heavy Cavalry Corps (2 heavy cavalry divisions). The French formations are quite repetitive so skipping a few divisions will keep me sane...
Those Dutch look OK to me. I'm curious now - how were their proportions weird?
Ah. I see now. I suspect that they'll look fine in their own units...
Your quantity and quality of this project's production is still impressive. I remain envious but enthralled with your posts. Well done!
Don’t take this the wrong way, but having given up all thought of pursuing Napoleonics in any scale after a number of failed attempts - I hate you so much right now. ;) ;) ;) :o
I just noticed that the completion of 6th Division also marks a big milestone for this army. Two actually. First, I have now painted over 2,000 figures for this army. Second, the infantry has crossed 45 battalions which rises to a much more noteworthy 50 if you count the skirmishing light infantry battalions. Plus of course some cavalry and artillery. Not bad for 8 months of grinding :). There are about 700 figures left to complete for the Allied Army - mostly Brunswicker, Nassau and the remaining cavalry - and then it will be on to the next big project.
Apologies if I missed this upthread somewhere but who makes your casualty bases? I take it there is a little number wheel in there? I like casualty bases, rather than putting little dice or other tokens next to my units.
Your display cabinets are as nice as the miniatures. You could host wargames as your retirement job.
Lovely set up, what are you planning on printing?
It is utterly vile to keep such beautiful figures hidden in a box when not in play.
Yeah, and I thought I had it good in my gaming space. But yours is splendid! :D
I don't know if you have previously mentioned it but whoe flags do you use?
They look very much like GMB flags, I wonder if they may be a wee bit large for my burgeoning Napoleonic armies which are old school miniature figurines 25mm.
Thank you (and Bonaparte himself!). I am blessed with the trifecta of space, means and a tolerant spouse :).
Plus an insane amount of energy to keep assembling and painting at this pace! Wonderful work.
But a blob of black/grey on the end of the bugle, it'll really pop, then!
:)
And then we have the brigade commander Lt.-Col. von Specht leading the Line Brigade that I posted a few weeks ago.
(https://wargamingworkshop.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/nap-aa-brunswick-div-line-brig-ltcol-von-specht.jpg)
I think the helmets of Household-Regiments had brass peaks...?
Much as I hate to do it, especially in light of your splendid effort to represent Die Schwarze Schar as more than just a handful of combat units, I'm afraid I have some bad news for you (well, four bits of bad news, in fact).
.They are painted as such, unless I am missing something. Brass on the helmets and then the plumes. Am I misunderstanding your question?
Hello Helge - I meant the front peaks of the helmets, just a minor detail though.
They look superb.
Just reading Bernard Cornwell’s book on Waterloo at the moment (which is an excellent) as a friend is persuading me to do the 100 days campaign in 28mm. Trying to resist but your thread really isn’t helping lol
... Indeed, I have to admit that the whole collection does look glorious all laid out. It now fills a full 9x5' table even tightly packaged just for the allied forces. ...
Here we have the two 8 gun batteries supporting the Brunswick Division. One Horse, one Foot.
What a fantastic project so far. Can't wait to see the Prussians! Can you try to explain why you like to mix manufacturers for variety. I am asking because I am the opposite in this regard and I find your approach very interesting.
Very nice indeed! Congratulations! You're basically there with the Allied army! :o
I just assumed it was to the front for display, to the rear for play…
Very nicely done Helge! By my reckoning that's the last of the Dutch infantry (assuming no militia) Congrats!
Your display case to put all those miniatures must be enormous.
I am somewhat running out of steam in the final stretch of this project with new projects taking ever more of my mindshare. 5 more cavalry units and two more (half) batteries to go... Pushing myself :)