"Hougoumont layout" Topic

As some of you may know I have been painting up the Irregular miniatures model of the above.
The painting is done and the basing is almost done.

I have a few more questions though if you can help.

1: Are the trees as shown on my latest post in the right place?
2: What was the haystack like?
3: Does anyone have links to a layout of the gardens?
4: Have I wasted 100 hours on this project or is it all worth it?

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Michael.

I think you have wasted 100 hours…just kidding!! Great looking buildings. What scale…6mm??

6mm indeed.

I think the BattleGround book on Hougomont has a full garden layout, but I am not certain.

Its a lovely model, and if you enjoyed the work and the modelling and like the end result, then it is more than worth it.

And congratulations to your wife for buying it; a lady of excellent taste!

I've seen detailed plans on Peter Hofschroer book and David Chandler Waterloo books.

There was a large orchad in front of the castle (the part pointing to the French advance) which made the use of artillery nearly impossible for the french.

BTW, very nice and beautiful. Good work in it.

It is worth it, as far as I am concerned.

The only slight criticism might be that the un-whitewashed bricks in Belgium were IMHO fired from clay, including the walls, but that would make me a bastard if I pointed that out.

Lovely job – can't wait to see the farmhouse.

Cheers,

Lawrence

plutarch 64.

Very true but I decided early on that I wanted my walls to be different to the main buildings and also to match my other walls that adorn my gaming table. Plus they stand out a bit more at 6mm.

Yes, agreed.

Plus, if you can resist the temptation to actually stick them down, you will have another ten (or at least, five) buildings to deposit on a wargaming table.

They look great, and I can't wait to see what you do with the "farm-house". Please keep us posted.

Cheers,

Lawrence

Nice job.
BTW, in the 100 hours work, you count the photograph hours?
:)

No just paint/build time.

Photo's not taken that long tbh.

That's coming along well. Good work!

You may find some more inspiration here
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Thank you Duc dAuerstadt TW, seen that, it was very useful.

Very nice work.

So you think it is over anglebarracks; mwohahaha it never is I tell you, never never never; they are coimg to take me away too.

Looks great Michael. I have Aitkans Waterloo Companion which has some massive detail on it. But any of those other books mentioned will do. Do you have access to any of them?

David
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Alas not and with the newborn just arrived my disposable income seems to have gone…..

It is finished.

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Michael.

Excellent Michael, that last flock layer brings it to life.

Thank you very much for sharing it and taking the time to take photos and make the tutorial. Please let us know how you make the gardens and orchad.

One question, those trees seem railroad modelling ones, right?. Which brand?. The smallest one in the North gate too?

The trees are indeed but a well known wargames company sell them too.

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top ones, pricey but nice.

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i was there in 2006 and have a good set of pictures i can share. just email me and will help you as best I can.

joe

Very Nice Angel

Main buildings were whitewashed plaster I believe not brick. There used to be a wonderful model in the Waterloo visitors centre which claimed to be based on a lot of research and it showed white plastered whitewashed buildings.

Sorry