Waterloo in 28mm - My journey log

[Helge]

Very nice indeed! Congratulations! You're basically there with the Allied army!

Almost! A few more infantry units for the 3rd Netherlands, their division artillery, and the Netherlands cavalry. Around 200 models and its all done.

To make progress in that direction, here we have 3rd Line Btn. These are listed as Dutch and illustrations show them with the belgic shako worn by Belgian troops. So I went that way. Perry models as usual.

[Baron von Wreckedoften]

Very impressed with the Dutch-Belgian troops, especially the conversions - well done!

On the subject of the named movement trays - would it not be more useful turning the tray around and having the name plate facing to the rear so that the "owning" player can see who they are?  It might also make it an (un)pleasant surprise for the opposing player, too!

[Tommy20]

I just assumed it was to the front for display, to the rear for play…

[Helge]

I just assumed it was to the front for display, to the rear for play…

Indeed, that's the plan. These will mostly be in a display cabinet anyhow.

Here we have 12th Dutch Line. Almost, almost done!

[Helge]

And the 13th Dutch Line. Repetitive, but at least they are done.

[LazyStudent]

Very nicely done Helge! By my reckoning that's the last of the Dutch infantry (assuming no militia) Congrats!

[Helge]

Very nicely done Helge! By my reckoning that's the last of the Dutch infantry (assuming no militia) Congrats!

Indeed, though I have indulged in one more militia unit from some spare Perry models. This is 3rd Dutch Militia in all their (limited) glory. This wraps up the infantry for the entire Anglo-Dutch order of battle! Some more artillery, some horsey and this is all done!



To celebrate this milestone, I watched Napoleon on Apple TV. I really wish I hadn't... The reviews were obviously not promising but I thought that I could at least enjoy the visual spectacle. Except everything is just so so wrong. I can live with artistic license with the story line - it's 20+ years in 2+ hours after all - and even the relationship focus of the movie might be chalked off to a unique spin, but even the battles were just incredibly bad.

Waterloo had the longest battle sequence in the movie and none of it makes sense. The battles opens with grey fog and pouring rain, showing both sides deeply entrenched in earthworks with stakes and trenches. Doesn't make sense, but maybe the director wanted to visually convey the defensive posture of the Anglo-Dutch army. Except the English march out of those trenches toward the charging French cavalry. Except now there is French infantry from somewhere as well, Prussian cavalry charging mysteriously from the West, British cavalry charging into the rear of their own infantry, and ultimate it is all a giant brawl. With Napoleon fighting in the middle. It's Braveheart with shakos...

I genuinely don't get the choices here. They clearly had the extras, costumes, landscape, and budget for linear formations. The scene showing the forming of squares shows this. So why all the deliberate choices that are not only historically incorrect, don't make any sense in movie, and reduce the visual spectacle? Napoleonic warfare has the fanciest uniforms, lines of troops with flamboyant flags. Why waste all this in badly choreographed battle scenes?


 

[syrinx0]

Can't explain why one would spend millions on inaccurate and chaotic battles scenes but your final infantry unit for the Anglo-Dutch OOB looks great.

[LazyStudent]

The team at Little Wars have done an excellent video on what the movie could have been [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oVQBAp0CdkU&pp=ygUbGl0dGxlIHdhcnMgdHYgbmFwb2xlb24%3D]
If only! Would have been an excellent movie. Perhaps someone will make our visa kickstarter or similar 

And indeed congratulations on getting through the foot! Last dash to the finish and maybe a group photo or 12 

[Harry Faversham]

Laughable flim, innit?
What was the little  man in the funny 'at doing, dining with Nosey, on a fookin' boat!!!???
 

[Baron von Wreckedoften]

Yes, but Harry - what do you know?  You weren't there!!! 

[Helge]

Well, I wasn't at Waterloo either, but I suspect one of the 200k men there might have mentioned getting whacked by Napoleon with a sword .

Here we have the Horse Artillery battery attached to 3rd Netherlands Division. My usual format of three guns, a howitzer, a mounted officer to denote "Horse" artillery, and a mix of crew from multiple manufacturers.

[Helge]

After a wasted week in sickbed, I am back with some more Netherlands troops. First, we have Kpt Lux' foot battery which wraps up 3rd Netherlands Division.



That leaves only the Netherlands Cavalry Division led by LG Baron de Collaert, with ADC market as usual.



His Heavy Brigade is commanded by MG Tripp.



The first regiment are Dutch Karabiniers with some wonderful Perry models.

[Helge]

Argh, forgot the black dot on the trumpet yet again. Fixed in real life but I won't take another photo...

[Helge]

Ok, here is another photo with the black dot... The things one does...