The French at Waterloo
- JohnRatzenberger
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Good looking display, captures the shock effect of heavy cavalry quite well !
John Ratzenberger
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Cheers John
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2e Batallion, 105e Régiment de Ligne
DSC_0003 by Richard Linnell, on Flickr
DSC_0004 by Richard Linnell, on Flickr
DSC_0003 by Richard Linnell, on Flickr
DSC_0004 by Richard Linnell, on Flickr
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Epic! And at 1/72 that represents an epic level of patience and dedication!
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Thanks, I must get back on these
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Top job as usual Ratch
Best wishes
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Strelets 1/72 French Line Infantry Standing at Attention (184)
While the Guard and the cavalry received much of the attention, it was as the ordinary infantry that was the backbone of Napoleon’s armies, doing most of the fighting and dying. They were the essential element in all his victories, making the French Army the most powerful in Europe in his hands. The Eagle was carried with the 2nd Fusilier Company of I Battalion in every line and light infantry regiment. (One would expect that the elite grenadiers, or voltigeurs, and not the lowly fusiliers, carried the eagle. It was not however the best idea. The grenadiers were the ones who got the most frequently into the most dangerous situations. Thus, the Grenadier Company was not a safe place for the eagle. The voltigeurs often fought in skirmish formation, and in the woods and villages. The long and thin skirmish line is the worst place for the eagle with flag.)
While the Guard and the cavalry received much of the attention, it was as the ordinary infantry that was the backbone of Napoleon’s armies, doing most of the fighting and dying. They were the essential element in all his victories, making the French Army the most powerful in Europe in his hands. The Eagle was carried with the 2nd Fusilier Company of I Battalion in every line and light infantry regiment. (One would expect that the elite grenadiers, or voltigeurs, and not the lowly fusiliers, carried the eagle. It was not however the best idea. The grenadiers were the ones who got the most frequently into the most dangerous situations. Thus, the Grenadier Company was not a safe place for the eagle. The voltigeurs often fought in skirmish formation, and in the woods and villages. The long and thin skirmish line is the worst place for the eagle with flag.)
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Very nice, good info too!
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Thanks Marky
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Here is a full set of HäT 8294 French Line Infantry Marching with five HäT 8297 French Command and two HäT 8041 Napoleonic French Line Fusiliers making up the 1er and 2e Batallions, 19e Régiment de Ligne,
1032 officers and men, 31 figures
1032 officers and men, 31 figures
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- JohnRatzenberger
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Thank you John
Strelets first set of figures (c) 1999. A bit crude, far too many of them wearing epaulettes, but and interesting group none-the-less.
My interpretation:
Strelets first set of figures (c) 1999. A bit crude, far too many of them wearing epaulettes, but and interesting group none-the-less.
My interpretation:
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There's always something to see in these scenes of yours, more than just what you see at first. I've never quite got into real-life military figures (too many Space Marines!!), so I admire someone who's into this like you seem to be!
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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