posted on Mar, 16 2023 @ 08:38 PM
As some of you know I'm a volunteer painter doing models for a Waterloo diorama that will ultimately have 1 model for every soldier in the battle;
roughly 150,000. 1/72 scale means 1" = 6' making these figures about 1" tall. Many of those are dead or injured so one of my jobs is to create figures
for that niche. I'm having a lot of fun doing this but it can be challenging to make your imagination come to life (or ruin as the case may be!). That
said, most of these are actually conversions to create special poses to stand out visually.
* DO NOT VIEW IF IMAGINARY BLOOD AND GORE BOTHER YOU*
* NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH*
I save the worst for the end of post.
Dutch (Red) Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard:
Trooper of the 1st French Cuirassiers caught in a stirrup:
Left: 12th French Cuirassier falling from horse, R: 5th French Cuirassier tries to escape battle
Left: 5th French Cuirassier comforts his wounded horse, R: 2nd French Carabinier dismounts dying horse.
A few of the various French casualties and stray horses
What does a horse look like after being hit with a 6 or 12lb iron cannonball?
Plenty more to come in the next installment including tubs full of amputated limbs for a field hospital. All part of real battlefields requiring
representation to show the true cost of war.
edit on 16-3-2023 by Asktheanimals because: (no reason given)