Tuesday, 13 November 2018

The Great Game, Waterloo Revisited.

 Surprisingly I am a modest person, not prone to crowing, but the sense of relief with the completion of my command for next year's THE GREAT GAME, WATERLOO REPLAYED in Glasgow made we want to post the event. Considering I was starting from scratch in July this year I do feel like I have earned a little pat on the back. All I am waiting for now is two large limber bases for the Garde artillery and my command is complete.With commanders and sundry little attachments it comes to a total of 377 figures.
 I do have one concern and that's the wargame rule; newly painted figures ALWAYS perform badly. It would be terrible to see my Grade brigade leg it on the first day of battle, perhaps I should obtain so SPECIAL dice for the day.
 Its a shame that they will be only used once by me, but hopefully they will find a good home after the Waterloo weekend which is shaping up to be quite an event with decent media interest already. Perhaps I should go on a diet, I understand television puts a few pounds on you. So hopefully I can get back to my ECW project, after I have painted up some new ACW union figures.


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30 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag13 November 2018 at 08:19

    Fantastic army, Robbie, and a big pat on the back for a great accomplishment! Hope these lads fight bravely for you.

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup14 November 2018 at 12:01

      Thanks Jonathan, somehow it never pans out that way. I really should break them in before the big weekend.

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  2. Colin Ashton13 November 2018 at 08:31

    Excellent looking figures Robbie. One hell of an achievement to get them done so well and so quickly.

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  3. DeanM13 November 2018 at 09:10

    Impressive array of troops!

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup15 November 2018 at 01:32

      Thanks Dean, I just hope they hang around longer than normal, given who will be in command of them.

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  4. Dave Huntley (sheepman)13 November 2018 at 10:52

    Fantastically well done Robbie, a bit of a struggle it may have been but that lot takes some doing.
    Dave.

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup15 November 2018 at 01:33

      Thanks Dave,I had forgotten how much detail there was to a French Napoleonic uniform.

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  5. Neil Scott13 November 2018 at 11:06

    Impressive looking collection. Well worth the effort

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup15 November 2018 at 01:34

      I hope so Neil, I cant wait to see the whole battle set up. It has got to be inspirational. Well for me at least.

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  6. Stryker13 November 2018 at 11:09

    Really nice work!

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup15 November 2018 at 01:35

      Thanks. I can now get back to my main projects. I have discovered that I own a nice unit of Stadden ACW cavalry Id forgotten about.

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  7. tradgardmastare13 November 2018 at 23:18

    SA most impressive command and effort,well done.
    Alan

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  8. caveadsum147114 November 2018 at 04:47

    Well done! Great looking troops completed well before the deadline!
    You did say you don't always lose so maybe you don't need new dice?
    Best Iain

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup15 November 2018 at 01:36

      Iain, already ordered a new set. Except these are to commemorate the Waterloo weekend.

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  9. Norm14 November 2018 at 09:46

    Amazing effort and also a very generous thing to do.

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup15 November 2018 at 01:37

      Thanks Norm. I dont know about being generous though. Unlike the USA where they seem to treat defence personnel far better it is the right thing to do. Im looking forward to having a drink and a chat with some veterans and probably boring the hell out of them.

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  10. World2dave14 November 2018 at 10:14

    Very impressive Robbie, that's a lot of work and all for a good cause too!

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup15 November 2018 at 01:40

      Good to hear from you Dave. I thought the authorities had finally caught up with you.Amazingly that offer still remains open to you although I have given away a further twenty boards since we last saw each other.

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  11. william coutts15 November 2018 at 12:03

    Robbie,looks fantastic,and expensive!-Raffle them after the game??
    johnc(william)

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup18 November 2018 at 11:41

      Dont push it. One of the commands was auctioned in London and reached £1200. Was that you?

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    2. william coutts21 November 2018 at 12:21

      Robbie,if I had 1200 pounds I wouldn't speak to the likes of you!!!-we'll miss you at Stockton.
      johnc(william)

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  12. Bartek Zynda16 November 2018 at 07:41

    Looks amazing. Cannot wait until I'll see them on the table.

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup18 November 2018 at 11:41

      Really looking forward to the weekend. I really hope its successful.

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  13. Chris Gregg16 November 2018 at 16:50

    What a fantastic effort Robbie - they look great. You have plenty of time before the big weekend so it should not be hard to find an opponent who can take them on in a practice game or two. That way they will get fed up with running away and stand firm at the big event. Good luck with the diet, I find that cutting back severely on carbohydrates brings very quick results.

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup18 November 2018 at 11:42

      Thanks Chris. Tried the carbs thing by the way, but couldnt keep it up. So its a chunky monkey for me Im afraid.

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  14. David18 November 2018 at 06:21

    Striking effort for just one game! Couldn’t do that myself, so hats off to you Robbie!

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup18 November 2018 at 11:43

      David, thats the beauty of mainly using plastics, somehow Im not too attached to the figures as normal.

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