@@moonstar21868 its English mate

@@moonstar21868 I can't tell if you are joking but il have you know that "offensive language" is still the proper use of the English language in fact some of the earliest words. Also, it's pathetic getting upset about "bad words" especially if they are not being used in an insulting way so maby grow up a bit. also my comment was clearly a joke wich you yourself set up.

@@moonstar21868 its the internet... get use to it

You would think. But how many museum you know dedicated to the napolean wars? Most cities will have museums dedicated to science, art, focils, things of that nature. Also it's not like museums are heavily funded too. So the idea of opening a new wing in any museum is not really logical. A donation to a school would probably be better than a museum anyways. It's hard to get kids to engaged in history. This would be a perfect way to do so.

@@moonstar21868 not curse words! oh no! the humanity!

ironically to the irony, pixelated apollo does videos now of the massive 1500 player waterloo battle that takes place on the kids game ROBLOX

@@Moojingles_ I’m in the fusilier corps for the Austrians, I’ve fought alongside the EGB though!

@@vxrok4484 Oh cool, I'm a Corporal in the 17th Dragoons!

@@Moojingles_ Sweet! You’re one of the new sick cav units then?

@@vxrok4484 We aren't that new... You might be confusing EGB (Empire of Great Britain) with BA (British Army). Both EI groups, but both think they're the true British group! (It's EGB, in case you were wondering...)

Isn't the "squinting your eyes leads to bad eyesight" a myth? Anyway, its at least good to keep your eyesight as you get older (possibly he was actually nearsighted in his youth which got corrected by the farsightedness that comes with age, that is quite common).

the act of squinting doesn't, straining muscles in your eye does

1:03 holding glasses

I know its an old comment but actually he does have glasses on his head one point in the vid

My like was the 500th one.

O mara yes lol

It's called Napoleon Total War.

Total War Games are great!!

I hope he finds a volly ball field xD

HAHA BROSCII okay then find it in the grass later :}}

eh empire was better imo

Both had their flaws but Empire is generally better

true but empire total war had flaws whit the cannons ... sometimes they switched sides and killed my own general made my army flee that was 10 times larger then the ai

And even though that's a PC game, it doesn't come close to a 1 model for every 1 soldier scale this man uses. Amazing!

Shard Eboran yup

why? most have horses to escape on

and they are probably made from plastic so they wont catch fire

Were did you learn that you dumb bitch!

Sammieboy115 chill doggg, depends on the plastic you are using . Plastic melts and burn.

Sammieboy115 how old are you , 11?

could you imaging running all those troops as a massive wargame. It would be insane

Most of them fought through desperation. In old times people enlisted to just live a life since their families were extremely poor. When they were sent to battle, they didn't even know they were going to stand in each other's face as actual human shields, but turning around at that point was going to get you killed anyway.

@@coldfirebob1119 i keep hearing people say that firing lines were just the most effective way of fighting at the time, but honestly i cannot imagine the PTSD from standing in a line waiting to get shot. No skill, no self worth. Just a worthless idiot in uniform wathcing your friends fall from an invisible enemy cloaked in smoke. Even when weapons were more accurate and advanced they continued to use these tactics. Lets face it. People stabding in lines in colorful uniforms wasnt effective it was vanity.

@@jacobotstot2021 the soldiers had skill in reloading speed and efficiency, their morale, and resolve. there were also sharpshooter rifle and musket units that required skill on aiming and using their complicated weapons(rifles).

@Jacob Otstot the line formations were incredibly effective tactics. In European warfare which was fought primarily on open fields any men outside of a line would be ridden down by horses very quickly and stand little chance at survival. Additionally without extensive training in firearms and even then soldiers armed with little training would pack the capability to inflict damage on an enemy. Then uniforms were to see your soldiers, so you don't fire on your own troops not vanity. There is a reason these tactics lasted hundreds of years , it was because of their effectiveness and success.

@@jacobotstot2021 lol, it was the most effective way, a sole man shooting, unless armed with a rifle, wouldn't be an effective attacker. It was the whole unit that gave efficiency to the attack. They, most likely shot no to a man, but just in the direction of the enemy unit.

ok, but you would need a volleyball court

That would be perfect!!!

genius idea

I've used 25mm, 15mm, 10mm, and 6mm figures in my wargaming. The funny thing is that if you base your figures on 15mm scale bases but paint 6mm figures, they look much more like an army so I prefer the aesthetic. But it takes just as long to paint up the base, because yes, the 6mm figures are quicker to paint, but you have to paint more of them. They are also cheaper, but you have to buy more of them lol

I've been painting the same 40k army for near 35 years... almost have 4 squads done.

I wish I had the spare cash 💰 to donate to that cause! This should not be lost nor end up gathering dust in someone’s loft!

But you’ll make a loss. Would you give him 80% of those too?

Agreed

@Zannekin It said he was down to donate them so if they had the room it'll be a lovely instillation.

Excellent observation and call. Our hobby doesn't seem to politically correct enough. Wondering who makes that call ..?

Politically correct??? Can you explain that further? I don’t understand where that fits into this.

@@annodomini7887 - It's the shallow shallow idea that war is bad so they don't want to show it because it might trigger someone. Introduced by the same people who won't allow children to run or play on the playground because they might get hurt...

How strange about the mamalukes. A mamaluke is an Italian slang word, for someone who does something dumb, stupid, silly or foolish. (Or is dumb, stupid, silly, or foolish.) Also used for someone who doesn't fit in within a particular group ( a nerd wanting to be with cool dudes).

@@sauropod5393 Mamelukes were Egyptian slaves.

@@JM-dy4ty interesting how a name or a world in one culture differs in meaning when used in another culture. Another example: The Volkswagen Group manufactures the Audi "e-tron". In French étron means human or animal excrement or just plain turd. in F

@@sauropod5393 Yeah, in arabic mamluk means something grand or great, and is similar to the arabic word mabruk which means "congratulations". Im guessing great in arabic is mamluk because the arabic word for King is Malik, so im guessing the concept of the word mamluk is something royal or regal in nature, or just that royalty is often considered to be a positive and elegant thing, so the word for great/colossal is based on the word for King.

Yeah, thank you for spending my tax dollars to spread propaganda.

It is in Waterloo Museum Belgium now.

@@SMAr2woThat's good to hear!

@@SMAr2wo Is it? I can't find anything on this, is there somewhere I can see about it online?

​@@nationeeryes, i can confirm that ☺️. I visited the museum in summer 2023.

​@@SMAr2wocan you give photos in a video or community post?

Because its European history and not American

It is, in Waterloo Museum, Belgium. I can confirm that

That would be about right for the scale he's using. The Waterloo battlefield covered about 5 miles in width.

He did say he has other hobbies as well.

It is on another level - made me think of this: Henry Glassie - Field Work (documentary): I do not study people; I study the things that they create. What do they choose to present as emblems of their being - a momentary fulfilment of what it is to be human.

That's an incredible display The battle of Waterloo painstakingly brought to life in miniture. 100 years after this battle took place European armies would back on those battlefields and later the USA it would be ww1.

As a miniature painter, I wonder how my hobby will impact my kids interests (if I ever have any lol)

Good follow up!

lol

Lmao. 30 minutes just to move their units

@@Chironex_Fleckeri Those are rookie numbers, we need to bump those up.

I've just finished painting a leman russ tank and an auto cannon heavy weapons squad when this video was recommended to me. I was thinking, I understand this man, due in part to me being a veteran as well.

@@Stuffandstuff974 Dude, I'm painting auto cannon heavy weapons teams too. Unfortunately I'm a coward and I've never served.

I am simply amazed at his total dedication. To work at something like that for 15-16yrs and know your still about 5yrs from being finished.. wow

Not if you include the Prussians who arrived in the early evening.

@@mrteco4236 Not sure what you mean.

How do you know how my toy soldiers the men who fought at Waterloo had?

+xWHITExEAGLEx Yes it was Great Britain... coming from English, Irish, Welsh, Traveller roots (in the last 2 generations!) I am very proud to be British. Oh yeah, my first wife was Scottish/English and my second wife Scottish/African. And while fighting Napoleon virtually alone we even managed to drive back the invasion of the imperialist forces of the USA. So sad that the imperialist USA forces then set out to conquer the west. Perhaps us Brits should have helped the indians?

+Abc Bcde I am pretty sure it was Russia's weather that really eliminated Napoleon. Regarding the USA invasion I am guessing you are talking about the one in Canada? If so then yes, they did get stopped - however, in the long run they established the most powerful nation in the world and in all of history.

But British forces had to maintain a second front in Europe plus control the sea to assist the Russian Winter. One cannot deny that USA is the most powerful nation in history. Most of the Caucasians living in the USA actually descend from ancestors who moved there long after 1812. So their descendants in 1776/1812 are more likely to have fought on the British side...makes one think!

+Abc Bcde The British weren't even in mainland Europe when Napoleon invaded Russia; and how does a naval blockade hurt the French when they were invading by land? As soon as Napoleon got to a burned down Moscow, he was done for. Of course, vast majorities of our population came from All European countries, not just Britain - we are all just Americans now though! The vast majority of Americans during the Revolutionary Period didn't fight for the British, it wasn't until WW1 that GB and the U.S.A. really reconciled and consolidated it's alliance.

Kirk R. I would say the British Empire was the most powerful for the time, or you could even argue that the ancient Persian one was - in 500BC it had a huge percentage of the world's population (44% I think) at the time and most of the civilisation centres.

Martin Laird nice it hard isn't it? I did 300 too but chose to make 700 stressful AF

Martin Laird I've done 250 28mm

Martin Laird carry on

Imperial Guardsman the guard always needs more men I guess!

I design my own and 3d print them, then cast them out of metal using molds. Airbrush is your best friend.

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Mallu?

thats rough buddy

Na. Still a reject

@@ThePreparedSailor Zuko

He wasn't on his horse during the battle of waterloo. Because he had hemorrhoids. (no I am not kidding)

On the battle he wasnt on the horse, he was on groud.

He was sleeping

he was planning on doing him as 250,001 but got so god damned tired he just said fuck it

@@blinblin3267 I'm afraid your history is a bit ropey. He was spotted by English gunners at La Belle Alliance before the battle began on his white meranga horse with his staff. They wanted to give him a dusting but Wellington would not allow it. In fact he was appalled at the mere suggestion. He also accompanied the Imperial Guard on the final attack finally handing over to Marshall Ney 600 yards from the English lines. In fact many historians believe that his mistakes at Waterloo and before were due to excessive tiredness from being in the saddle for too long. He did suffer with the old grapes though and stomach ulcers. A terrific book if you are interested is 'Waterloo' by John Naylor. Many testimonies from troops who were in the thick of it.

Yes, it's in Waterloo Museum, Belgium. I saw them in 2023.

Or the National Army Museum in Chelsea in London. The ideal museum IF it could find the room. It has Zulu war exhibits inc. Some full life size figures.

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Not if you don’t get any fish

That would be awesome.

+Abrodolf Lincler Actually. The battle was very large. So large in fact the smoke from the muskets were carried westward-directly in between 80% of the lines. You actually would only see about 2/16 of the battle.

CommentingWalrus imagine the size and scale of the Battles of Leipzig or Borodino!

Abrodolf Lincler Get Scourge of War Waterloo, it may not have the best graphics but it simulates the battle in great detail with every regiment and detail.

now he needs to add sounds and smoke

Abrodolf Lincler Subbed Because of the profile pic.

Agreed. I have a local museum that I think would love to take something like this. I wonder if this diorama has found a home yet, or if this man still has it at his house. Maybe I can look into it

Yes, the trash. All 200,000 of them lived happily ever after in a land fill

@@scud100 Man, I hope not. Even if they did, they did their job defending the creator's sanity in the wake of his service.

Yes, Waterloo Museum, Belgium. I can confirm that.

I'm going to have to visit that museum. Sounds cool. Perhaps if they open Oktoberfest in 2021.

@@psotos yeah its awesome if you are interessted in napoleonic wars. another part of the museum is a huge WW1 collection.

@@Abensberg Have you been to Altenstadt? I was there to visit the German Airborne School. They treated me like a King (I am an American Paratrooper).

Awesome! I do 6mm acw

+Martin Laird Where do you buy those things? After painting(and playing) 40k minis, I'd like to play games of Little Wars with those. So, where do you buy 6mm minis and for how much?

+AnimAddict21 hey there buddy, I buy them from Baccus 6mm! They're fantastic, 96 figures for £5

I paint 15mm awi. (OldGlory)

6 years ago and he said he was doing it 20 years before, so 3R printing was in its infancy at the time.

3D printing doesn’t paint the miniatures and 6mm is way too small for a 3D printer. Total War Napoleon is a computer game and is completely different from painting models and wargaming.

Daniel Knight or Borodino.

Dojocho That whole campgain is one of the most interesting during the era!

Well, it's British propaganda, they didn't fight during Leipzig and Borodino. So they conveniently use the shorcut "it was the last battle" -> "it was the most decisive battle". Even if it wasn't as bloody as Borodino, Leipzig remains the biggest battle in European history prior-WW1. Those two battles were really the decisive battles, when Napoleon could still definitely win the wars. In Waterloo, the french army was already the shadow of its former self. Less numerous, with a lot of young untrained recruits. Still a big battle though.

British propaganda? You mean *SHOCK HORROR* British historiography concentrates on the battles and campaigns British soldiers were involved in? You Europeans get so precious about this it makes me laugh; learn history in your OWN language if you don't want to read history from a British point of view... you have your OWN language right?

Justifying a bias (while recognizing it) as if there was no problem, glorious. Propaganda applies also to your own people. And "concentrating" on something is entirely different from giving the complete wrong idea about something (as it's the case about Waterloo, which factually wasn't the "decisive" battle, at all), it's not a "right" from each governement to deceive their people, saying only what they want to say. I know, most governments around the world do so, but it's still sad as fuck. Don't you even have the will to learn history. That's for British people, but regarding the rest of the world, let's say that a great influence comes with responsibilities. The British views were historically often transmitted to the USA, which in turn influenced the world, even when it was (occasionally) misconceptions. Theorically, you "can" actually learn a complete and unbiased history in most languages including english (I mostly did it in my own langage thank you, it was still biased, in another way), the problem is only how it's been taught to the masses, and you know it's true. That's the very concept of propaganda. Maybe it's a big word for the current behavior of the governement, but it is the right word for how things were handled in the 19th century, the current situation being only the result of that (regarding this topic). You know, learning the same identical thing but with several different languages makes you realize a lot of things. But it's only possible when you stick your head out of your own world.

Joseph D warhammer is 28mm scale

Brass 'n Barrels Firearms Channel 25, 28mm....tomatoe tamatoe.....

Do you have enough dakka?

never.

lol loved this tiny epic models from my father he had so many titans xD Always played with them against his eldar collection

Oh, nice Sir! Wel, finally his work is in the perfect place ( Waterloo Museum Belgium) , i hope that yours will find the perfect spot too! Much respect!

+SamuraiGuy24 look up 'Baccus 6mm' - they're the most well known manufacturer of miniatures this size if you want to give it a try.

Also, you can buy as much as you feel is necessary, no need to buy 200k worth haha

Heroics and Ros are another manufacturer who have been around for decades and cover all periods.

Still an epic battle tho. Like the Battle of Berlin when all that was left was the SS and Volksturm, the Battle of Waterloo was Napoleon's final kick to the head. There is a reason it's one of the most remembered battles of the Napoleonic era.

Ika Geronimo "He's been doing it for 20 years" total war wasn't around back then.

And Total war only lets you get, what is it, twenty units of two hundred in your force? Only a few thousand.

Well what have I been doing on Medieval??? BRING ON ROME! (Graphics card dies)

.....or just let him do his own thing

Michael Nim NEIN! NEIN! NEIN!