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Thursday, 11 December 2008

New 28mm Models

(Victrix) Waterloo Bristish Infantry & (Perry) Napoleonic French Line

Usually I concentrate on 1/72 soft plastic models but these new ones are 28mm hard plastic models, I'm curious to see how they compare with each other, can I be turned to the new 28mm figures?

Above are the two sets currently on there way to me, as usual they are from the Napoleonic era. I'm hoping for them to be here before Christmas so I can get started on them, I imagine they will take some time to paint, I'll be putting images of the progress of them on this site.

I'll also be updating the 1/72 model images over the next few weeks - time permitting (and wife of course).

Thursday, 11 September 2008

Workbench - 6093 Austrian Infantry 1798-1805

Italeri 1/72 Austrian Infantry 1798-1805

Plastic Soldier Review: http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.asp?manu=ITA&code=6093

Images of progress to follow.....................

Saturday, 30 August 2008

Workbench - 6066 French Infantry

Plastic Soldier Review: http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.asp?manu=ITA&code=6066

Napoleon Bonaparte, (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821)

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18th June 1815 between the British, Germans, Belgians, Dutch and Prussians against the French Grande Armée.

The Duke of Wellington marshalled the british with Marshal Blucher (Prussians) and the Prince of Orange against the Emperor Napoleon. There were 23,000 British troops with 44,000 allied troops and 160 guns against 74,000 French troops and 250 guns. The British, Germans, Belgians, Dutch and Prussians were the eventual winners.

Recreating this battle scene is a favourite past time. I use 1/72 models currently the French Infantry, French Artillery have been painted and mounted and the Austrian Infantry are a work in progress.