Recent content by 7th OVI

Appreciate the supportive comments. I still have a few details on the roof and building scene that will be done over the holidays (I decided to push ahead on this one rather than doing the ACW holiday diorama). - Interesting on the uniform quote. I will add it to the list of follow up...

Well, another week and another update from the workbench. This week saw the continuation of the blocking and placement of figures on the French side. Finished fitting the damaged side of the nearly finished thatched roof which will be the most visible side in the diorama. Construction began...

Very well done, love these great scenes.

Good morning and thought I would show the latest update to the diorama. I have started to do the figure blocking and applying the roof customization to the farm building. First, the farm building scenario is coming along nicely. I really like how the modified Hougoumont building is turning...

Here is the next update to the Plancenoit diorama, just like in the TV show Project Runway, "one day you're in and the next day you're out" spent most of the past week editing the diorama content which resulted in a number of the figures removed for various reasons. The current content will...

Appreciate the information, so the Guard artillery crew is also off the table. I have looked at the First Legion Silesian Landwher infantry and I agree that they are a great representation of that style of uniform and the poses match the events at Plancenoit very well. The current discount is...

Your diorama sounds great. I appreciate the images to use as a comparison and decided to wait to see if WB releases any new figures to use in the diorama. I did get some First Legion Guard artillery for the diorama and will use them in a future scenario. As far as the Polish Lancers, I...

Looks good, will add it to the list to get a copy. Appreciate the lead. Thx Chris

Started with Chandler's book Waterloo:The 100 Days for an overview, then got the 1815 Waterloo Campaign:The German Victory by Hofschroer to get a Prussian point of view and then the Waterloo Companion for some details about the battle contained in a single volume. Starting with these while I...

I appreciate all the kind words and especially the information that George provided. So far, I am still doing research about the battle for Plancenoit, tactics used by the French/Prussians and what figures are available to tell certain parts of the story. It has been a real learning...

Based on a suggestion, I took one of the images and removed the color to make it more like the monochrome ambrotypes and tintypes of that period. Makes for an interesting image. Thx Chris

Great scene and I really like this figure as well. I did one with him on the beach in Normandy and thought I would share it. The beachhead is actually WB's WW1 trench section that I converted to a beach trench system. I have him and some others slated for a diorama next year. Attached is an...

Great looking gun and crew. Definitely worth the wait.

Great progress, keep up the good work and showing us the results. Remember the Alamo! Thx Chris

I thought I would give an update on my next diorama. I am doing a diorama on a portion of the battle of Waterloo, specifically the action around Plancenoit involving the old guard. I have never done a diorama on the Napoleonic Wars even though I have a deep interest in that time period. So...