With the Prussian cavalry and artillery completed, it’s back to the infantry. I finished 2. Infanterie Regiment with the usual three battalions, skirmishers and attached volunteer Jaeger.
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Prussian Cavalry
Over the last few weeks I finished the cavalry regiments of the Prussian IV Korps for my Waterloo collection. Close-up and unit details can be found here.
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Prussians half done
With the latest batch of artillery – shown below – , I have not only completed IV Korps’ infantry and artillery, but also reached the half-way mark for the Prussians!
Specifically, I have now painted 1,309 Prussian figures with 1,288 left to paint. Those break down into 763 infantry left (1,042 painted), all 328 cavalry, 121 artillery figures (180 painted), and 76 command/other figures (87 painted). Getting this far has taken 8 months from the first painted Prussians in late September 2024. Slower than the Anglo-Dutch, but I am still cautiously optimistic that I can finish up the Prussians in 2026.
To celebrate this half-way mark, here is the grand old man, Marschal Vorwaerts, Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Fürst von Wahlstadt with his staff officers.
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Prussian 15. Infanterie Regiment
I have kicked off my the second phase for my 28mm Napoleonic Waterloo project: the Prussians! Oberst von Crailsheim commands the 15. Infanterie Regiment with two battalions of musketeers, one of fusiliers, and the regimental skirmishers. I will set up a page for the Prussians once I have a few more painted. All in, this will be around 2,400 figures which should keep me entertained for a year or two. Off we go!
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Video review of Waterloo collection
As my first foray on Youtube, I have shot a simple video covering the Anglo-Dutch army at Waterloo and some thoughts on the composition of the collection. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/rLqA9p1d3dw
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Anglo-Dutch at Waterloo DONE!
My long journey to complete the Anglo-Dutch at Waterloo in 28mm is completed! Hurrah. Photos of the full collection can be found here. Right on time for the 109th anniversary of the battle!
Below are the status of this project – my largest to date – for your amusement:
- 21 months of painting excluding about 3 months of prior prep/assembly/purchasing.
- 3105 figures of all types in total
- 62 command bases (4 army/corps, 12 division/special, 46 brigade & ADC)
- 78 infantry regiments (58 line, 20 light – 14 of which are large)
- 31 cavalry regiments (10 heavy, 21 light)
- 25 artillery batteries with 76 guns
- 108 skirmish bases
- 124 casualty markers
- 17 vignettes/bands
- 791 MDF bases
- ~35 cans of Wraith Bone spray primer (estimate, some used for other figures during the period)
- ~17 cans of AK Interactive Matt Varnish (estimate, some used for other figures during the period)
- 16 bags of Geek Gaming Base Ready Patchy Plains & Green Grass (mixed, some left over)
- 124 flags (all but four from GMB Flags though I bought a few more that I didn’t end up using for some of the cavalry)
- 18 bottles of Nuln Oil, 14 bottles of Black Templar and countless other Contrast Paints
I will now take a break with some other projects while I prepare the Prussians!
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Dutch-Belgians for Waterloo
Over the last few months I have added lots of British infantry, cavalry and artillery to the Waterloo collection. You can see the results on the gradually expanding page here.
My next frontier were the Dutch-Belgian forces and particularly MG Bijlandt’s 1st Brigade which is shown in all its glory below. 27th Jager, 7th Line, 5th Militia in reduced size after devastating losses at Quatre-Bras, and finally 7th and 8th Militia.
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Napoleonic Allied Army
I have launched a new foray into 28mm Napoleonics centered on the battle of Waterloo. The first effort is the growing Allied Army of the Netherlands. The page will expand over time with new units as I complete them. For now, we have the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th British Infantry Divisions, and an initial start on the cavalry. Some samples below but check out the page for all photos.
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