In Kevin's own words:
"Here’s another addition for the Waterloo series of games we will be putting on in mid 2015. Completed on time, to my tentative schedule, a French light battalion of just over 180 figures. I already had 60 figures from my existing collection, which are in battalions of 36 figures, so the 120 that I just completed now make up a complete French battalion representing 558 actual men. All with the correct colour company pompom, the battalion is completed with its own vivandiere who will be playing her part in the games!
Beyond the 2015 1:3 scale games and at a later date, these newly painted
figures will divide into 36 figure battalions. We plan to stage Quatre Bras, Plancenoit and maybe other Waterloo actions at
1:20 scale. This will mean a repainting of the pompoms and also the creation of all
the 6 figure command stands that each battalion will require. So the figures
will be able to fit into the two different ratio scenarios quite nicely.
Here you can see the two French battalions completed to
date, in a ‘10 litre really useful box’ storage tray which I buy from Hobby
Craft.
They are a reasonable price at just over £7 and hold up to 400 foot
figures. The box is even tall enough for flags and lancer figures. I now have a
collection of 11 of these boxes and they are ideal for transporting the figures
to the various venues for the games.
Now I’m onto the next 180 figure French Line battalion! Vive
L’Empereur!
Kevin"
Thanks so much Kevin - they are an inspiration to us all.
Absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
That is an astonishing display. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work, very impressive!
ReplyDeleteExcellent work again,should look great on the wargaming table.Mark.
ReplyDeleteNow that's a wargames unit!
ReplyDeleteThanks also for highlighting the 10 litre boxes. I might need to investigate those!
Cheers guys for your greatly appreciated supportive comments. They keep me painting! Kevin
ReplyDeleteYour awe-inspiring project continue to take shape!
ReplyDeleteCannot wait to see a few 'play tests'.
Have you settled upon a rule-set for the tabletop?
MurdocK thanks for your support. I am currently writing a set of rules tailor-made for LHS and Hougoumont scenarios at 1:3 figure:man ratio and 1 inch = 3 metres ground scale. Searching for the "holy grail" of course - simple mechanisms by which we can keep the flavour of "close action" but with up to 3000 figures in play over a weekend and up to 10 players. I'm hoping we'll try some play tests with less figures in the next few months, and if they are suitably photogenic I will show them on this blog.
ReplyDeleteIncredibl, how you did this composition of figures, creating a density of optical views and differences! I think, this is one of the best displays I have ever seen!
ReplyDeletePeter
Cheers Peter! That is praise indeed. I looked at your blog and your model photography and photoshop is quite brilliant. Will keep popping by your blog now I know of it. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteKevin