Warlord Games Black Powder Epic Battles Waterloo/Napoleonic Project Vlog 4

[@jamjar3451]

Awesome video. Do like these videos alot. Models look great. That book looks very interesting. Waiting for your next update. 🦕🦕🦕🌶🌶🌶

[@MiniatureRealms]

Cheers dude 😊

[@grahamfennell7081]

Great stuff glad you're all on the mend scenario looks marvellous so is the table well done once again your dragoons far outdo my efforts will send a picture soon

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Graham, it’s nice to see a comment of yours that KZbin hasn’t auto deleted 😂. I’m hoping the scenario will work, I’m squeezing twice as much as I should do on a 6x4 really, but I’ll test it and see if I can make it work.

[@BootsontheTable]

Nice update. COVID is a serious downer for hobby time. Look forward to seeing your progress on the buildings especially

[@MiniatureRealms]

Cheers Dom 🙂

[@paulbrockhurst8397]

Nice! TC hombre.

[@MiniatureRealms]

🙂

[@miketike3246]

Got my Waterloo orders on the way, can't wait to dig in and get painting!

[@MiniatureRealms]

That’s awesome Mike, looking forward to hearing about your progress.

[@joeswift403]

Return of the Mack! COVID just seems to keep going and going. Stay safe

[@MiniatureRealms]

Cheers Joe, none of us are very unwell thankfully, looking forward to being allowed out for walk again (so is the dog 😂).

[@mattcappelli5822]

Thanks for the update. Always look forward to your painting tutorials. Get well soon to you and your family.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Matt 🙂

[@2epete]

I just received my British and French starter sets, so I'm enjoying these vlogs. When I'll get around to painting them is another story. I've still got more than a few brigades of ACW to paint from that starter set.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’ve still got loads left to paint for my ACW, but no way I could have resisted starting these, I think both will keep me entertained for a long time to come.

[@2epete]

@@MiniatureRealms I hear you on that, that’s why I picked them up! I’m listening to the Sharpe series again for inspiration, and looking forward to picking up the highlanders with rifle skirmishers….

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’ve been working my way through them all again as well, halfway through the new one now.

[@paulbrockhurst8397]

...Anyone that is willing to explain the arcane complexities of the Napoleonic era, whilst also painting it and modelling it, is aces with me. Diligence, patience and prep. A tall order, yet well smashed and orchestrated, cool viewing fellow spod, may all your phalanxes be tight. Salut mon brave!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Paul 😊

[@LackofForesightGaming]

Also decided to use my own epic waterloo for the peninsular war! Then I found your content on it and am absolutely enjoying it so far! Please keep up the great work!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊 There will definitely be loads more on the way, are you focusing on any particular part of the Peninsular war?

[@LackofForesightGaming]

@@MiniatureRealms not fully as yet, still trying to figure it out and research as much as I can, but leaning towards trying to do Talavera(sp?) to start. My only exposure to the setting thus far has been the Sharpe’s series so just trying to get to grips with the actual history and figure out painting lol.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Sharpe was my introduction to the period back in the early 90s. There’s so much out there to read, can be hard to know where to start. A couple of good general Peninsular war books are a nice place to start. The Osprey books are brilliant too, especially for an introduction or a particular battle. There’s a great little book called Sharpe’s Companion as well, it places each Sharpe story in historical context, about the real battle, and where the story fits in.

[@LackofForesightGaming]

@@MiniatureRealms oh really?! I will have to look for the companion book then yes! And there is Definitely a Huge amount to look at for then period, it can be a bit hard to start lol. I greatly appreciate the suggestions, thank you : )

[@PaulKuykendall]

That is an amazing book. The maps are gorgeous, and the atlas is just a joy to flip though to get the scale of the conflict.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’m so pleased with it.

[@bickercity6392]

My epic Nap bundle arrived over the weekend but I don’t dare dig into it until after Adepticon so I am living vicariously thru your vlogs 😀 Hope you and the family get through the covid hiccup soon.

[@MiniatureRealms]

You have some good restraint there, there’s no way I could ignore those boxes 😂. We’re all on the mend thank you 😊

[@ThatNathan]

Sorry to hear you were sick, I hope the symptoms have passed now

[@MiniatureRealms]

Cheers Nathan, yes all well and recovered thank you, and was lucky to have a very mild case.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Good video again. I have been thinking about getting a 15mm La Haye Sainte for Sharp Practice, but I think that Sarrissa one might be too small for my needs. That Peninsular book is a fantastic buy as well, beautifully illustrated.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Alex 🙂 We’re you thinking of using it with your 18mm Naps for SP?

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

@@MiniatureRealms yeah, exactly that. In the 2022 Lardy Mag Joe McGuinn wrote an article based on the attack on La Haye and it covers most of the 6x4 board...

[@MiniatureRealms]

That sounds fantastic. It might well work you know, Sarissa tends to be true 15mm (I think), but that seems to mean a large footprint compared to other ranges of 15mm buildings that I’ve seen (which seem to slightly smaller, but probably better for table space). I’ve started a review video, it’s fully built now, but the video won’t be out for a couple of weeks as I want to paint it first. I can take some pictures with models in and around if that helps? The roofs all come off, so space for models inside etc. I’ve got some AB somewhere, but I couldn’t find them the other day, so you might have to setting for Epic stuff and some MiniFigs as examples.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

@@MiniatureRealms Yeah, it's a good article. It basically is a small campaign spread across three or four tables, with the French moving on as they attack each part of the complex. I am broke this month due to a massive tax bill, so don't worry, I wouldn't be buying one myself any time soon! But if you post some pics in the PCP FB page I'll see them there. But don't do it just for me!

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

I wonder if their 20mm version might work well with 18mm figures.

[@miketike3246]

Hey Stew, you know what's cool? If you do a KZbin search for "Epic Scale Waterloo", about eight of your videos are in like the first 20 hits. They even come up before Warlord Games' own videos about it, lol! Keep up the great work my friend...👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

That’s awesome, I’ve not done that. I know they feature quite heavily with KZbin searches as I’ve been looking for content on it to watch myself. I’ve been having lots of fun doing them 😊

[@ramongraf1714]

Nice video! Loving your Epic content! Just finished my Starter Sets (clipping not painting😅) and gotta say for starter sets they are really massive!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊. I think we’re all going to be busy for a while 😂

[@paulbrockhurst8397]

...hope they do ancients, medieval and WWII next. Sequentially if need be. Yet by next Xmas would be awesome! Don't want much do I?

[@MiniatureRealms]

😂 I think we will see another Epic release announced around November for a similar release date, I’d bet on something that works with Hail Caesar or Pike & Shotte this time. I’d like ECW, but would love Wars of the Roses/100 years war/crusades. Hell I’d like anything I think 🤣

[@lewiskeal977]

Thanks for another interesting vid. I definitely agree that doing a guide for every mini will be too much, could I make one request, in your dragoon’s video can you cover how you’ll achieve the grey on the horses for the Scots grey? Thanks 😊

[@MiniatureRealms]

I may well do Scots Greys anyway, they’re iconic, and I want to cover the way I’d paint the horses in a tutorial. It’s possible grey horses could be covered before I get to them though. For this scale I’d be relaying heavily on Contrast Apothecary White, then tidying up with an off white, probably finishing off with some light sponging/stippling of light grey and white in places.

[@danbuman8422]

Great project! I love the process you went through to design the scenario. Beautiful minis as well. Looking forward to following along. Thanks for sharing

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Dan 😊

[@mikebersiks3280]

Re Graham's column, the first skirmishes occurred north of the river where one of Reille's divisions was stationed as Graham's column came into view out of a wooded area. Much of Graham's approach march was also covered by high ground. But as he came into view the french withdrew that division to defend Abechuco while the other one garrisoned Gamarra and defended the river bank/ The Brits eventually took both villages but Grahams men found that they could make so further headway as the French artillery had been positioned to cover the exits of the villages and the bridges over the Zadorra. Graham's command (apart from Longa's Spaniards, which had managed to force their way across further east ) was thus bottled up on the north bank until the French centre collapsed and Reille's men then became the rearguard as they withdrew to the east through the defile.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Mike 🙂 This was about the most detail I could find as well. Makes for a nice ‘what if’ scenario, I think it could be tough be doable to capture the villages in my scenario, the bridge will be very hard if the French really defend in numbers. So it may result in something close to history.

[@guillermosanchez9989]

I hope they release a Peninsular War campaign with the release of the Spanish Army along with guerrilla units. Although I think it wasn't the battles that the Spanish and British armies fought against the French the decisive factor that made France lose that campaign (it was the Spanish Guerrilla Warfare what cause more deaths among the french troops than the casualties in the battles), play different battles aside from Waterloo is always refreshing. Also, just imagine scenarios based on ambushes. It would give another dimension to the game.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’d love some Peninsular miniatures, I’m really not sure how likely that is, but I’ll remain hopeful. You’re totally right as well, the guerrilla warfare was incredibly import and effective. Peninsular is my main Napoleonic interest, so I’m sure I’ll try and make it work one way or another, even if it means 3D printed stuff in the future maybe.

[@squigs1917]

Excellent vlog update. It’s Extremely useful to see how you’re approaching the section of Vitoria. The table looks good and and effective, I managed to read most of the scenario notes 😆 it should work very well.The dragoons look very nice indeed. I’m sticking with my slightly ‘grubby’ look but still managing to get a lot of detail on them. I think if could source early Spanish I would be drifting back to the Peninsula as that was where my Napoleonic gaming began. Keep up the good work

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Graham, I hope it plays ok, there’s going to be loads on miniatures on the table, thankfully they will mostly start in column and attack in waves. Spanish troops would be awesome, I wonder if one of the 3D guys will do some. Once I’ve finished this joint themed project, I’m sure I’ll want to return more and to the Peninsula. Hopefully Mr Stallard will make my year and do some Stovepipe British, if not I’ll think I’ll just do it anyway.

[@dougcarmichael8782]

I'm using your Napoleonic Epic painting project for my own epic painting... Great job! I also like your info on unit organization and which units can fill in for different units. I'm new to Napoleonic (done ACW in past) and it can be a little overwhelming with all the different units/uniforms.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Doug. It’s definitely a very complicated period, I’ll be learning lots as I go.

[@Edward-Plantagenet]

Great Vlog. I’ve dithered about for a while trying to fathom which direction to take the ‘goal’ of my Waterloo painting / representation in. One thing I am conscious of is that the formations were established for that battle and that it was just one battle. The vast majority of games we play will probably be fictitious scenarios so, as long as each battalion I do is a real battalion I’m not too bothered if everything doesn’t fit neatly into the corps / division parcels of the day, though I will where I can (Picton’s division being an easy one to pretty much do in its entirety). As such my priorities are going to be (using the term battalion interchangeably with regiments for cavalry): What standards are included in the boxes. Yes I’m getting lazy these days and the less hunting around I have to do the better. Getting some variety in terms of colour, at least for the British and allies. Just trying to get away from the sea of red. Battalions that were at Quatre Bras Battalions that were in the Peninsular The plan will be to do some divisions, or at least brigades in full but, in other cases, do representative brigades containing one or more battalions / regiments from a real division, such as the Netherlands Cavalry Division where I’ll use 1 or 2 regiments from each of the 3 brigades to a total of 4. Same with the infantry, represent the 2nd and 3rd Netherlands Divisions by making one or more brigades containing representative battalions. Doing the whole division is easier of course, but I don’t want to end up with 7 battalions of Dutch Militia LOL.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I like that approach, it makes loads of sense, and that may well be the way I move forward after I’ve done with my current plans. I might also find that by swapping flags that’s I’ve got many of my bases covered for red coated infantry as it is, but I don’t mind slowly adding to this for years.

[@Edward-Plantagenet]

@@MiniatureRealms Took the plunge and ordered the Peninsular book. I don't have THAT much information on the Peninsular, other than uniform detail, so this will probably be a useful addition with some information that you can actually make use of as opposed to just background information. More battles in the Peninsular too so it will extend the usability of the Epic Waterloo boxes.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Absolutely, can’t beat Peninsular war stuff.

[@markysparky7365]

Enjoying all your videos, but need an update on the Epic ACW!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. I know, I feel the guilt at the projects that are getting less videos. ACW isn’t a dead project by any stretch, but they’re on pause to allow for some of the volume Napoleonic stuff right now, I know that won’t suit everyone sadly, but I just don’t have the spare time to cover them all in the same detail at the same time, and the releases are with Napoleonics right now I guess. All I can say is my two favourite historical periods (and have been for 30+ years) are Napoleonic (primarily Peninsula and 100 days) and ACW. I’m also hooked on this scale, so both will feature a great deal, and my channel is here to stay for the long haul I think.

[@colinplatt1963]

Apologies for being slightly off topic! I love the Peninsular War, and Lipscombes Atlas is my favorite reference. I didn't know it had been revised. Does anyone know how extensive the changes are? I'll probably get it anyway, but on the off chance someone knows how much different revision is, that would be appreciated!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Hi Colin, not off topic at all, so no apologies needed, I’m afraid I don’t know myself though, hopefully someone else can help you out.

[@kevinjackson1312]

The Peninsular War Atlas is an excellent book. I wish there were titles for other Nap campaigns thats were as good. Any plans yet on how you’ll represent the Portuguese in your game? Maybe WG will release Spanish and Portuguese sprues one day. Thanks for the vid. Get well soon!

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’d love to see a small Peninsula range, I think there maybe could be British in Stovepipe Shakos with Skirmishers as well, it would certainly solve the problem of the few regiments at Waterloo who still wore them as well as making Peninsular British easier. I’d imagine that Portuguese would be expected to be ‘painting conversions’ using British troops (that’s how I intend to do them). Not sure about Spanish, unless this release comes so huge that they expand it into a full Napoleonic range I’d be surprised, and even then I’d expect to see Russians and Austrians before them. But I’m definitely not predicting any of that, I don’t think it will happen sadly.

[@boomtaylor8297]

What scale buildings do use for epics 10mm, 15mm or bigger? I noted you said the bridge is 10mm

[@MiniatureRealms]

I bit of a mix really. 10mm are brilliant for not taking up too much space while still not looking out of place. Some 15mm stuff can be too large, I love Sarissa Precision stuff for example, but the footprint of their buildings are on the larger side, so not always suitable. The Spanish buildings I have for Peninsular themed games are 15mm, but very small footprint, so you get something close to the best of both worlds. I think I’ll continue to use all scales, just using what works best for the scenario at the time.

[@boomtaylor8297]

@@MiniatureRealms thanks for replying so quick. That's fair enough I've been trying to think what I should get but I think your reply is encouraging to go ahead and get some buildings I've been looking at it's so interesting the differant combinations and scales that can be used

[@-Joe--]

Is that the bit of Vitoria Sharpe fought over? Cool either way. Edit: where did u get the flower tufts?

[@MiniatureRealms]

Yes I think it is, I’ll have to read my companion to see if there’s anything useful in there. The tufts (flowers as well) are from Warpaint Figures.

[@-Joe--]

@@MiniatureRealms cheers!

[@Jammybee]

Looks good, is your scenario using a brigade as the basic unit?

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. No it’s battalion, it’s going to be a very busy table, but I didn’t want to ‘shrink’ the scenario too much more, definitely some artistic license with ground scale. If it were a line of British on the reverse slope of a crest it wouldn’t fit 😂, but the nature of the mobile attack that day means it will work with units arriving in column and attacking in waves. The scale of the deployment markers on the map are much smaller than the amount of men they represent, the table will be full, they’re just loose starting points really. When I write it up I’ll probably make them bigger.

[@Jammybee]

@@MiniatureRealms Looking forward to the pictures/video. How many battalions/units will this be using?

[@MiniatureRealms]

The French have around 16 Infantry, the British 25 odd I think. I should probably just to half the amount and spread it out, but I’m going to attempt to make it work.

[@Jammybee]

@@MiniatureRealms The solution is just to get a bigger game board/room/house.

[@MiniatureRealms]

😂 I know, I sit in my large office with display shelves and large desk, 6x4 table, and I’m daydreaming on a room twice the size and a bigger table. Not sure the wife would see it as a priority 🤣

[@sunilsingadofficial2794]

My love india ❤️ Jan

[@MiniatureRealms]

😊