The British at Waterloo

iggie · Post by **iggie** » April 19th, 2019, 7:37 pm

Ratch wrote:
iggie wrote:Just how many figures have you painted now Ratch?
Just realised I have a spreadsheet - the only thing is artillery are counted in guns rather than figures - still the total is in excess of 1327

Good grief!

general rocket · Post by **general rocket** » April 19th, 2019, 10:00 pm

Just a few more, and he'll have the full battle formations.

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » April 20th, 2019, 12:38 pm

general rocket wrote:Just a few more, and he'll have the full battle formations.

Ha ha

Wellington had 71,000 men, the Prussians 122,000 and 107,000 French (unless I'm mistaken), which means I need to paint another 8,000 for my 33/1 representation

general rocket · Post by **general rocket** » April 20th, 2019, 8:29 pm

I'm sure you are working on it

Post by **JohnRatzenberger** » April 22nd, 2019, 2:22 pm

Have you got each unit/formation represented yet ?

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » April 22nd, 2019, 4:44 pm

Not by a long way John

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » May 10th, 2019, 6:55 pm

1st (Royal) Dragoons

HaT 8033

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » May 11th, 2019, 4:43 pm

A great set of cavalrymen, Ratch. I hadn't realised that you had the aim of fully representing all of the units that fought in the battle. Why the 33/1 representation? is that a typical wargames ratio?

8000 is a heck of a lot of figures to paint - if I attempted that the men in white coats would be carting me away

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » May 12th, 2019, 12:00 am

ShaunW wrote:Why the 33/1 representation? is that a typical wargames ratio?

Not sure about typical, but I read the AIRFIX magazine guide 4 Napoleonic Wargaming ISBN 0 85059 178 3 a few years ago and it was recommended there

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » June 12th, 2019, 6:04 pm

With artillery, each gun represents a Battery with 1cm for each gun forming the equilateral triangle base. The edges denote the field of fire. The number of figures is irrelevant with the artillery.
Lloyd's Battery, Royal (Foot) Artillery, 6 x 9pdrs

Figures from A Call To Arms and Revell with one HaT head-swap.

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » June 14th, 2019, 12:32 pm

Sandham’s Battery
They were equipped with 9 pounders. On 16 June 1815, Sandham's Company arrived at Quatre Bras after a gruelling 15-hour march covering the withdrawal of the British and Belgian troops. On the morning of 18 June 1815 the Company was posted between La Haye Sainte and Hougomont in support of the 1st Division, under Maj Gen Cooke. The Company is credited with firing the first shot from the Allied Artillery and expended over 1,100 rounds during the day.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » June 14th, 2019, 5:47 pm

A great pair of artillery units, Ratch and the bit of history is also welcome too.

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » June 17th, 2019, 11:00 am

Thanks Shaun, here's the Hanova Foot Artillery

A mixture of Revell and A Call To Arms pieces.

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » June 26th, 2019, 5:18 pm

Finally completed the remainder of the Foot Artillery

Major Brome's Battery, Royal Artillery

Captain von Rettberg's Battery of the Hanoverian Foot Artillery

Roger's Battery, RA

Bolton's Battery, RA

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » June 27th, 2019, 6:29 am

Nice. My younger self says "Totes amazeballs!"

Nigel

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