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    Attack on La Haye Sainte (Waterloo)

    in Figure Work In Progress

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    10 hours ago, nheather said:

    Looking on with interest.  Is that 28mm - that would be one huge diorama or you going to focus on one part.

     

    Contrary to the TV series, the 95th were not in the farm building, they were down the road to the east in the sand pits, but they did play a key role - their sharpshooters took out the artillery crew when the French brought up two cannons.

     

    But then again like TV, dioramas can have artistic licence and I agree everyone would like to see Sharpe in the fight  😀

     

    Cheers,

     

    Nigel

    Thank you for looking in,   yep 28mm  I will be making a part dio  by focusing on the front section of the farm  with about 2/3rds  of the courtyard  showing  and  section of the road  to the front, this way I will be able to  show the KGL  troops firing over the walls and through the rifle cut outs in the wall, a few of Sharps men who rushed down to add cover from the end of the wall,  the French  Line Infantry attacking  and also a few  cuirassiers.

    I have room for a disply about 3 feet by 3 feet.

     

    Erk.

    Attack on La Haye Sainte (Waterloo)

    in Figure Work In Progress

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    I have started collecting figures  to represent  the attacks on the famous farm house,   I intend to collect and paint  some French Line Infantry,  French Cuirassiers,  KGL light and standard line troops, and not foregetting  Sharps very own 95th, I will also  collect one of the  rather good  farm builds  sets  and add anything  to create a dio  of the event.

     

    So I started with the French Line Infantry  - I have been picking thease up in the single sprues  so far  and have primed a few ready for paint,   they are quite fiddly but very pleasing  once  a bit of paint is on and some washes/high lighting.

     

    Here is my first  minus  painting his musket/feet and final touch up.

     

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    Falklands Sea Harrier - La Muerta Negra

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted · Edited by ERK

    1 hour ago, Pappy said:

    G'day Erk,

     

    It sounds recoverable, why not just cut or sand off the locating pegs underneath each antenna and just butt-glue in place? If you use a slow setting glue you should have a little working time to ensure they are both straight and aligned

     

    cheers,

     

    Pappy

    Thank you Pappy,  yep thats just what I did  - I sat them both in a dab of CA, seems to have done the trick   - 

     

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    Falklands Sea Harrier - La Muerta Negra

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

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    I too have just started building this  - one glearing thing has come to me  by reading this excellent build  -  on the front seam of the wing join behind the canopy, I always thought  the gap  either side  of the center small square  piece  was a design fault  (so I filled my mine with putty and sanded smooth)   I didn't know they were to take the stubs of the two arials that  dissapear  under the canopy when it pushed back into its open position.☹️

     

    Erk.

    28mm Napoleonics

    in Figure Ready for Inspection

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Silver Fox said:

    Some more Napoleonics from the  IX Army Corps of the Grande Armee 1812

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    First up is the 2nd Battalion, 8th Westphalian Infantry

     

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     Secondly the the Hesse Darmstadt Chevaulegers trott past

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    I can know put the army on the table but that doesn't stop me adding more units. 

     

    Thanks for looking

    Excellent work,   I too have this period as a major project  for  a Dio.

     

    Erk.

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    28mm Waterloo Figures for an up and coming Dio

    in Figure Work In Progress

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    Hi all,  I am at the starting stages of a Dio  of the Attack of La Haye Sainte  at Waterloo,  I am using a mix of Perry and  Victrix  28mm  plastic figures, I have started with the French Line Infintry  from a basic addition sprue  to get a feel for how they go together.

    So far I have assembled a few had to alter the arms on a few to vary the  rifle positions  so filler was needed  vallajo  putty to be exact.

     

    So here is my start.

     

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