Taking advantage of the dry weather and with the help of a visitor, we took the parts of the model from Mont St Jean down to La Haye Sainte outside for some spring sunshine.
It is physically demanding work and would have been impossible on my own to move each section when inside its box.
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| Looking north from the orchard with French caissons on the road |
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| Wellington's staff with Rogers's Company in front |
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| Inniskillings, Glosters, Camerons and Cambridgeshires in square |
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| Mont St Jean looking south. Each section has its own box lid, one of which you can see in the background. |
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| Colonel Barnard's cottage in the middle distance |
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| The sandpit |
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| Looking north |
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| La Haye Sainte with French horse artillery in the foreground |
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| French Battalion column with skirmishers in front |
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| 95th line the hedge |
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| looking south. |
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| La Haye Sainte |
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| Rocket Troop (which was dual equipped with their rockets and guns) |
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| French prisoners |
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| British artillery wagons by Liam |
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| He has done a great job on the tower |
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| I've previously published the tentative evidence for what Frischermont looked like. I think this is going to turn out very well indeed. |
How wonderful to see the central part of the battlefield set up! And I cannot wait to see the finished model of Frischermont. It already looks highly impressive. Your father is a dab hand at model structures.
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Stokes (Michigan, USA)
Magnificent!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see this whole section of the battlefield laid out - it really is a stunning piece of work!
ReplyDeleteHave you decided on what colours to paint Frischermont?
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your kind comments. My feeling is that the farm buildings at Frischermont were white washed and that the tower was stone. The dwelling at the north side might have been in brick, but this is supposition.
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