28mm Waterloo June 2015 (1 Viewer)

[Fubar]

A few images from last Junes Waterloo 200th Anniversary war game in the infamous cave. 100+ degree heat routed most of my less formidable opponents. Plus it was Fathers day. Oh well, 2 of us managed about 8 turns, 8 hours of pushing battalions and squadrons. There are nearly 6,000 figures. All from my own collection. No room for the Prussians and their attack at Plancenoit. Table is 6 x 16', and I added another table 4x8' , just to hold the French Grand Battery, Imperial Guard and Heavy Cavalry corps.
I'll add some more pix later.
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[marco55]

Good lord!{eek3}How does someone collect 6,000 figures and I know you have more than that with your other ranges.Where do you keep them all? Fantastic collection!{bravo}}
Mark

 

[nmrocks]

Awesome! This is what the Age of Napoleon is all about! beautiful!
love the La Haye Sainte model.
Ray

 

[Fitzgibbon]

Good lord!{eek3}How does someone collect 6,000 figures and I know you have more than that with your other ranges.Where do you keep them all? Fantastic collection!{bravo}}
Mark

And paint them

 

[Fubar]

Good lord!{eek3}How does someone collect 6,000 figures and I know you have more than that with your other ranges.Where do you keep them all? Fantastic collection!{bravo}}
Mark

Not all at once thats for certain. Maybe 8-9 years. A long row of 6' steel shelving units and long 41 quart Steralite tubs. At the farm.

 

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Prussians arrive

 

[Go for Broke]

This reminds me of old epic movies. If you saw 1000 people on the screen, it was 1000 people. Today, its 5-people and 995-computer generated people. I hate that. Very impressive Harold. Incredible.

 

[nmrocks]

I agree about the movie look, Epic! War and Peace without the Peace.
Ray

 

[Gebhard]

Absolutely incredible :salute:::salute:::salute::, and well painted your the man. regards Gebhard

 

[Grognard]

This is indeed a masterpiece! Incredible work! Congratulations and thanks for sharing the joy!

PS: and my wife thought I had too many of these little guys...:rolleyes2:

 

[johnnybach]

Good job they are in 28mm size. I wonder IF they were in 54mm - would the tables stand the weight???

It also makes you think a bit - as IF they were bought as painted items - from some of the market leaders ranges - what would they have cost to buy????

(Multiply some of the market leader products by 6,000 - and you get the idea)

I think, maybe, this is the ONLY way such a magnificent display is really feasible - unless you're a millionaire!{eek3}

Well done indeed - takes your breath away. jb

 

[Fubar]

Good job they are in 28mm size. I wonder IF they were in 54mm - would the tables stand the weight???

It also makes you think a bit - as IF they were bought as painted items - from some of the market leaders ranges - what would they have cost to buy????

(Multiply some of the market leader products by 6,000 - and you get the idea)

I think, maybe, this is the ONLY way such a magnificent display is really feasible - unless you're a millionaire!{eek3}

Well done indeed - takes your breath away. jb

Thank you all for the kind words.
As far as the cost of the castings , they are reasonable. $1.00=$1.50 for foot and about $3.00 for cavalry. Cannons about $4.00 each. That's bulk purchase with discounts and free shipping from the U.K. Most of these are Perry Bros. figures and front rank. Many are also plastic kit figures, even cheaper. A full 40 man Battalion of French can be had for $22- 25, a Cavalry set of 14 figs same price. There's a lot of assembling and cleaning of castings to be done .I did about 600 of the French and all the Prussians. I send cleaned assembled units to my painters, numbered accordingly with matching prints of uniform details and instructions. I am charged $1.35 for foot and $3.15 for Mounted. Very reasonable.
I did collect 54mm for a long time. Was wonderful sight.But limited in troop types.Cost of 54mm just got to be a little much, plus IF I wanted to fight miniature war games it just didn't work. Cavalry was a problem. I slowly sold them off and put it back into 28mm.
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[HistoryfortheAges]

That is truly outstanding! The 28mm miniatures look great! I am convinced that this is the best way to go for large dioramas to save on $$ and space! It would also save space storing the boxes that come with the standard scale figures which is a huge problem for those that have been collecting for a long while. I will be diversifying into the 28mm scale from now on. I will need to see what I can part with in my standard scale collection to make room. Harold, you got the right idea! Impressive diorama! :salute::

 

[marco55]

Right now I'm collecting French & Indian War figures and I'm also collecting Foundry's Mountain Men range.I also have some ACW but I'm just collecting personalities for that range
Mark

 

[Horus]

It really is an awesome display of figures, I certainly would not have the rrom to display at 60mm but 28mm Mmmm !
Steve

 

[marco55]

Right now I'm collecting French & Indian War figures and I'm also collecting Foundry's Mountain Men range.I also have some ACW but I'm just collecting personalities for that range
Mark

Still on the French & Indian War dio but dropped the mountain men and civil war projects.Collecting miniatures for Spanish-American War and pre- contact indians.
Mark

 

[panda1gen]

I am a bit late in finding this thread but wanted to add my thanks for you sharing these magnificent displays. Best wishes.