| badger22 | 25 Nov 2008 11:34 a.m. PST |
I am looking to see how many meters it covered on the ground. I can find lots of pics, just no dimensions. |
| Who asked this joker | 25 Nov 2008 11:52 a.m. PST |
The buildings could hold a large English regiment. The grove could hold several companies of Hanoverian light infantry. That's the best i can do for you… |
| Angel Barracks | 25 Nov 2008 11:56 a.m. PST |
I have a few images/paintings/photographs of it that have doors and the like that may be used to judge its size. mail@angelbarracks.co.uk if you want me to e-mail them to you. Michael.
angelbarracks.co.uk |
| Connard Sage | 25 Nov 2008 11:59 a.m. PST |
Adkin's 'Waterloo Companion' has a plan drawing on p139. The footprint is approx 75m x 50m, plus the walled kitchen garden and the orchard. This looks rather nice link |
| Old Smokie | 25 Nov 2008 12:04 p.m. PST |
email Jed at Antenociti's Workshop, I gave him a full set of measurments for La Haye Sainte a while ago he should have them still. I can't find my copy at the moment :( salesATbarruleDOTcom |
| badger22 | 25 Nov 2008 2:04 p.m. PST |
Thanks all, just what I needed. Connard yes that is outstanding. but at 150 brit pounds a bit beyond my means. |
| Palafox | 25 Nov 2008 2:20 p.m. PST |
It's plans along with Hougomount are also in Peter Hosfschroer book on Waterloo and also appear on David Chandler Waterloo from Osprey. I'll too recommend Waterloo companion from Adkin, I bought it recently and it's the best. |
| KSeward | 25 Nov 2008 7:54 p.m. PST |
You might also try Google Earth if you have access to it. It has a "ruler" feature to measure distances on the ground. |
| Marc the plastics fan | 26 Nov 2008 7:31 a.m. PST |
Bigger than you expect, and smaller than you can actually represent at most figure ground scales (ie 1mm to the yard for 15mm figures, it is approx 2 inches wide – I think even 6mm versions are bigger than that). For my 1/72, I need to use 2mm to the yard to actually get my troops equal to their real frontages, so it should be an inch wide for my figures (rather than the Airfix version that I actually use). So when you see one on the table (ie Hovels), it is way out of scale and distorts the available space around it. Have fun. |
| Camcleod | 26 Nov 2008 7:45 a.m. PST |
The Google Earth image gets you to within 300 ft.
It measures approx. 48m x 62m overall.
The image is clear enough to measure the individual
buildings as well. Cliff |
| Lion in the Stars | 26 Nov 2008 1:58 p.m. PST |
Yeah, but google earth ain't all that. I've seen some serious issues with their scaling (used GE to lay out a major SCA campground, then found that the ground truth was something else, by about 10m). |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
