"French foot artillery for Waterloo in 20mm" Topic

Nearly three months work on French Artillery for the Waterloo in 20mm project. They will look far better when based on that model but just wanted to show the basics. Over 200 guns (most Zvezda or Esci plastic but some beautiful Hagen Howitzers in metal

12pdrs, howitzers and 6 pdrs (actually 8 and not properly converted)

Found we had more 12pdrs than did Napoleon at Waterloo, so now just howitzers and 6pdrs

Then finished with 6 pdrs only now they were improved, with a single insert for the trunnion and added chains, trail spikes etc, as below;

Foot artillery crews. Just over 100, Zvezda from two different sets. One now totally impossible to find. I removed backpacks where possible and gave most overalls.

Horse artillery (over 100 gunners, horse holders and their horses, trumpeters, officers etc ) is now the work in progress

I applaud your dedication and skill

Here too…!

Great job my good friend…

Armand

Just amazing. And quantity clearly hasn't effected quality.

Great work!

Excellent work in the usual prodigious volume!

The guns look better for the chain work and the gunners are very handsome fellows.

Best wishes,

Chris

Nice!

Thanks all. You are all very generous. Let us face it, those chains could tow the Titanic, the handspikes would be removed when in action (but they look good) and those epaulettes are massive.

"Think you used enough Greenstuff Butch?". They are more Second than First Empire. I even missed one on a spongeman.

Black wheel rims? That is what I see in museums, so I just take that for granted, even after tracking along cobbled roads, soaked in the rain and covered in mud.

You right but it would be rude to comment after so much work.

The wheels were wrought iron lined so black and mud makes sense.

It might be too late but occre.com ref. 17024 is excellent chain for your purpose.

Best wishes,

Chris

Oh fer sure, the chain is massive, but a local store sells a yard or so for five quid, with a dreadful pendant. Paint it black (like Mick Jagger did) and it almost works.

Many a naval kit store will do chain down to 1/700 (I do have some somewhere, or I did)

Chris, I just value any feedback on TMP.

"Rude" seriously never bothers me. On the contrary, if I have summat wrong, please tell me.

I might ignore it. I might learn from the info for my next time. Observers might do better.

How often we do see comments about the number of buttons on a cuff slash? No problem for one moment, just accept that to 95% of viewers that is of no interest. But, hang on, 5% actually want any evidence 200 years on.

Tell us what you think is wrong, never mind the evidence, (you will attract much discussion, which is so badly needed here)

But wheel rims were black. That I do know. The paint was magical and did not wear off on cobbles. So the metal did not shine silver or rust. Mud just went somewhere. My evidence is the preserved guns in Belgium or the UK. It looks better (even if wrong. But that is a problem for the poor model maker , not me)

I agree black is a good choice to represent wrought iron as mentioned.

The mud at Waterloo is a particularly Slimey and sticky mixture when mixed with water.

I believe you have some.

Walking up the Mont Saint Jean slope after a wet period is an illuminating experience. Your boots literally become mud balls as experienced by myself.

Best wishes,

Chris

I do indeed still have a canister of mud taken from the southwest corner of the walled garden of Hougmnt many years ago. Amazed you recalled that.

It dries rock hard and a very light sandy colour (hence the LHS sandpit I guess!). Belgian and NE French mud is notoriously tenacious and challenging.

For my part…I never tire of admiring them…

Armand