"Rossomme Farm" Topic

Rossome Farmhouse at Waterloo is not well known for two reasons: first, it burnt down and is now completely eradicated with no trace of the building. Secondly, it was a long way behind the front line. And yet it is important to the Waterloo story because it was here that Napoleon spent most of the day, or at least on the heights of Rossomme immediately to the east from where he could see both the British position and Plancenoit.

My diorama shows the battle at 1800hrs, by which time Napoleon had moved forward to La Belle Alliance. The farm is therefore shown with the Imperial Rear HQ – some of the 11 carriages that Napoleon is known to have had at the battle, plus some staff and Larrey's field hospital.

There are no known images of the farm and I am entirely reliant on some blown up pictures from the Siborne model which show the buildings in good detail.

The Siborne farm by kind permission of the National Army Museum:

The basic model:

Field Forge:

Most of the figures from here on are by Liam:

Two Gendarmes by Hagen:

This beautiful carriage is scratch built by Liam:

The interior of the farm:

Some gate guards. One of the Red Lancers has lost his pennant.

3D printed carriage painted by Liam:

There will be much more to follow. I am pleased that I have been able to bring this lost building back to life with the help of the Siborne model.

Wonderful stuff! Bravo!!!

Outstanding work!

Wonderful stuff as always.

I believe that your Fathers buildings are getting better and better.

Lovely carriages on display in this generally neglected aspect of the action.

Best wishes,

Chris

Another awesome dioramic recreation!
Someone needs to build a museum just to hold your work.

Many thanks all!

The buildings and groundwork are superb.

Another carriage under construction. It has since had its suspension (elliptical springs) added, plus a missing step or two, lamps, door handles etc and its chassis is now painted.

It is based on a 1900 exhibit of de Caulaincourt's carriage, but no sign of it since! It appears as a drawing in Pawly's Osprey book (Vol 2) of Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters

Beautiful it could be 1/32 not 1/72!

28mm was the real challenge, whether that is 1/48 or 1/56 according to the maker. (It did vary incredibly in the most popular wargaming scale, unless you concede 15/18mm as more popular)

I have show here, on this forum, Napoleonic carriages in all three scales (i.e. 15/18mm, 20mm/1/72, 28mm and anything from 1/48 to 1/56 scale)

Since this pic I have framed the lamps and set the seats with Chesterfield style padding. (Do not get me started on my Captain's chair and what I paid to have it redone in green leather, only to watch each stud suddenly pop up again. After a second repair. It was a "Grand effort", let us just say that, and if you are English you will realise what it cost. Then failed)

This one the purists will lambast (I do like that verb). OK the rear wheels have too few spokes and look more like cannon wheels off a nine pounder from Italeri. (They do actually, funny that.) The front wheels might look like they are from Ukraine, HaT, an Austrian ammo wagon.

OK. But who will notice?

It's a delight to behold!

Just about done;

Modelling excellence in action.

Superb work Mr. D.

Best wishes,
Chris