Back in Black

[Captain Sibourne]

I've been having some difficulties posting to Benno's but got there eventually. The 2nd Line Battalion of the Brunswick Corps wore the standard black uniform of the Brunswickers with green facings. Having expanded from the small Brunswick Oels and Avantgarde contingent that fought in the Peninsula to a full division of infantry, many Brunswick infantry were young and inexperienced conscripts.

The Brunswick contingent fought in three parts at Waterloo: the veteran Leib and Avant Garde battalions at Hougoumont and two infantry brigades, one light and one line in the centre-right of Wellington's position.

Several witnesses suggest that the young Brunswickers became unsteady towards the crisis of the cavalry charges but none of their squares were broken.

My square of the 2nd Line Battalion shows heavy casualties and an increasingly disordered but unbroken square. The battalion faced the Empress Dragoons.

The figures are painted by Andre with many other conversions. I made about 100 casualties from various sources. Schilling figures are present in large numbers, along with Hat and Strelets.

[Ochoin]

A moving hearse.
Most impressive.

donald

[Captain Sibourne]

Thanks Ochoin! Like white Austrians, black figures are harder to paint than you think!

[Santi Pérez]

...Most impressive.
donald

I agree completely with Donald. It really leaves you speechless to see such a huge mass of so well painted figures. Great work, Captain Sibourne!

[Bill Slavin]

I love this. The wavering square is convincingly modelled and that mass of figures is truly impressive.
I found the Brunswickers under-represented in 1/72 and didn't really like the Hat offerings, so ended up converting my own. But then, I only had a couple of dozen to do!

[Rich W]

What can be said that hasn’t already been said before when seeing your epic squares?!

[Ochoin]

Like white Austrians, black figures are harder to paint than you think!

You're wrong! I know *exactly* how hard it is to paint black uniforms - which is one reason I admire your skill.

donald

[Peter]

Most impressive!

I don't agree about th eblack uniforms. I painted some and I used Revel Tank Grey for the uniform and black for the belts. That is one way.
The second way is to paint the black as base color and give them all a light grey drybrush. The belts can be painted with black satin paint.
Just my 5 cents guys.