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Posted by **thomaspicton** on 12 Jul 2016, 05:45

Dear Paul, by the way, do you know where Blucher1815red has gone? His figures are fantastic, and he was making a Waterloo diorama - but he seems to have gone quiet. I hope he comes back as I love his work.

Posted by **davbenbak1** on 12 Jul 2016, 16:03

I'm so happy that you were able to figure out the posting pictures process. I knew that your work would meet with an enthusiastic response here on the forum. Please keep reading and posting as you make progress.

Posted by **Graeme** on 12 Jul 2016, 18:06

What a wonderful array of figures and not just limited to what's available. The Engineers and Belgian Carabiniers look fabulous.The pictures on your blog are great too, lots of inventive conversions, many from surprising sources.
The shot of the contemplative Red Lancer amused me, totally oblivious to the scenes of carnage all around him and there he stands looking at the patterns in the clouds.

What you have achieved here is outstanding.

Posted by **ADM** on 12 Jul 2016, 21:21

Very nice, one of those big project I like most ! :thumbup:

Posted by **Beano Boy** on 12 Jul 2016, 23:43

thomaspicton ,
the last i heard from my friend blucher1815red, was about 15 months ago when he mentioned he was painting HMS VICTORY in 1/72 Scale. BB

Posted by **thomaspicton** on 13 Jul 2016, 06:08

Dear Davbenbak, you did indeed encourage me and I am glad I did.
Dear Graeme and ADM, thanks for your kind words - I will definitely post more.
Dear BB, thanks for the update - well I hope he paints again as he has a real talent.

Posted by **MABO** on 16 Jul 2016, 07:30

A little late but with deep respect I also take my hat of to congratlate you for your great and impressive work. Even if Waterloo is a project that has been covered quiet often it is always a pleasure to see a presentation unique like you did. Welcome here at the forum and I hope to see more pictures and infos from you.

Posted by **Konrad** on 16 Jul 2016, 09:22

The napoleonic era is not my period.
But my greatest respect for your patience and dedication .

Posted by **thomaspicton** on 16 Jul 2016, 16:47

Dear Mabo and Konrad, many thanks for your comments - you put me on to do more!

Posted by **Peter** on 26 Jul 2016, 17:33

This is really impressive! 35.000 figures painted in 30 years? I take my hat of for you Sir! :notworthy:

And now I'm off to have a close look at your blog! ;-)

Posted by **Paul** on 26 Jul 2016, 20:08

thomaspicton wrote:Dear Paul, by the way, do you know where Blucher1815red has gone? His figures are fantastic, and he was making a Waterloo diorama - but he seems to have gone quiet. I hope he comes back as I love his work.

Last visit here was on Sat Feb 06, 2016. His last post here, the excellent Napoleons Berlin Carriage.
viewtopic.php?f=78&t=18635&p=201280#p201280
Apart from that, I don´t know..G+ also nothing

Posted by **Samuel Alonso** on 29 Jul 2016, 19:27

A very impressive work : a high level of painting for this massive diorama !

Posted by **Michael Robert** on 30 Jul 2016, 15:20

Great collection :yeah:

This is dedicated work
My small question - did the colourful Mamelouks still exist at Waterloo?

in admiration
Michael

Posted by **thomaspicton** on 02 Aug 2016, 10:01

A good question - the order was given on Napoleon's return for the Mamelukes to be reformed as two companies (one Old Guard, one Young) within the Chasseurs a Cheval of the Guard, but I have seen no evidence one way or the other that they actually fought at Waterloo. I suspect they didn't and that they were generated too late for the battle - but I might be wrong. After Waterloo, the Old Guard company was incorporated in the Corps Royal and the Young Guard company went to a line Chasseur regiment. There is an excellent photograph of a veteran Mameluke, M Ducel, (actually he's a Frenchman) taken during the 2nd Empire - he is shown in the slightly more sober Mameluke uniform worn by European members of the unit, who grew in numbers as real Mamelukes were killed and wounded towards the end of the Empire. After Waterloo, 18 Mameluke troopers were massacred in Marseilles while trying to make their way to Egypt - this suggests they were recently demobilised. There was also a large Mameluke community of about 500 people who lived in Marseilles that were victims of the White Terror in July 1815 - Mamelukes were viewed as Bonapartists so got a hard time from Royalists. The most famous Mameluke of them all, Roustam, did not rally to Napoleon in 1815, but his other servant, Ali, was with Napoleon at Waterloo - he escaped capture when Napoleon's carriage was taken at the end of the battle.

Posted by **Susofrick** on 02 Aug 2016, 10:26

Oh wow! Many many years ago I thought it was a good idea to make a Waterloo-diorama so I started to paint and (very lightly) convert figures. After a couple of years I realized how much time and work it would mean and skipped the idea. Still have the figures hidden in old tea-boxes in the hobbyroom. It's great to see what you have done!

Posted by **Kekso** on 02 Aug 2016, 10:36

Susofrick wrote:Many many years ago I thought it was a good idea to make a Waterloo-diorama ... Still have the figures hidden in old tea-boxes in the hobbyroom.

I hear you Gunnar. Couple of years ago I wanted to make small Borodino 1812 diorama with about 500 figures. When I gathered all figures I plan to use I gave up on that idea :oops:

Posted by **Captain Sibourne** on 30 Apr 2021, 15:30

Posted by **C M Dodson** on 30 Apr 2021, 16:31

Excellent work in the Grand Manner.

There is a real ‘feel’ of the event in your work.

Best wishes,

Chris

Posted by **Peter** on 30 Apr 2021, 17:00

Wonderfull pictures! Thanks for sharing! :thumbup:

Posted by **Patrick71** on 01 May 2021, 20:03

Great diorama! thank you for sharing with us.
Did you make that all by yourself?

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