It has been a busy weekend at the Mont St Jean A&E with casualty numbers rising alarmingly. The figures are mostly by the highly talented Liam with others by me and Sully. The addition of some straw tends to blend things in nicely, though I'm inclined to mix the straw with the mud a little more. I'm generally pleased with the results.
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| Stretcher bearers from Hagen |
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| I may blend the straw in a little more |
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| Surgical teams in the open to get the light |
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| casualties approach the east gate |
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| southeast corner |
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| Aerial shot |
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| northeast corner |
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| southwest corner |
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| Bodies piled on wagon |
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| East gate |
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| East gate from inside |
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| Northwest corner |
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| North side |
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| the view west |
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| Next job is the road which will be crammed with prisoners, deserters, wounded and broken down wagons |
Gruesome but very well done.
ReplyDeleteLooking very good so far!
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Peter
Thank you Peter and Matt! There is a tendency to glorify war in military modelling world and no more so than with Napoleonics. I think it's important to show the reality.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous series of posts about the Mont St Jean farm section of the diorama!
ReplyDeleteYour father's model of the farm is superb James. You have arranged the figures that Liam, Sully and you have painted—a wonderfull mix of figures, conversions and... parts; all so painted—to produce a magnificent representation with plenty of 'movement'.
It is an emotive scene. A graphic presentation that brings to the life the horrors encountered by the wounded and those who treated them.
Congratulations, thank you and well done to you all!
Kind regards, James
p.s. The straw looks perfect to my eye, but you are the master model maker, so I would bow to your better judgement! :)
I look forward to seeing the 'populated' road in due course. It will be another evocative scene.
You are very kind, James, thank you so much indeed!
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