Airfix Battle of Waterloo

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Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by ashdevon » Thu Jan 22, 2026 12:07 am

Hi NH,

Happy New Year to you. Here's a quick update on a few projects recently completed, including the 1970s Waterloo set which is about a third completed.

Waterloo
https://youtu.be/rs9swXYAr98?si=FSSJ-BttHLVW0XPM

Magnus the Bright
https://youtu.be/3ge1ElPYi6M?si=gJ94wSVMQX0PSZ54

Departing for the Drakwald
https://youtu.be/A_EIMBnyUwc?si=F_XSQBRThUFXM73U

Kings of War army
https://youtu.be/ysq3fHrwZYg?si=fzBoRjpSmo9sqvgB

Hope you enjoy these. Imgur can't be viewed in the UK currently, so will try to catch up with your work on the Discord. Happy painting and keep warm this winter.

Best wishes,

Ashley.
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Re: Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by me_in_japan » Thu Jan 22, 2026 4:18 am

Cheers, Ash. Currently at work so can't watch youtube. But aye, the discord is the place to pop in and say howdy. The Naghammer site is the best place to keep hobby logs, though. It's a very useful repository, whereas the discord is more of a chatty place :)
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Re: Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by Primarch » Thu Jan 22, 2026 9:26 pm

Glad to see you are still hobbying, Ash. Hope all is well back home.
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Re: Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by Konrad » Fri Jan 23, 2026 12:54 am

Hisashiburi Ash! Love that creepy coach with that Old World vibe!
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Post by louiseravot » Tue Feb 24, 2026 11:55 am

Nice
The Waterloo set is looking fantastic already. This is really impressive progress if i do say so myself. Thanks so much for sharing the links

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Re: Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by ashdevon » Wed Feb 25, 2026 9:14 pm

Hi guys,

Thanks for nice comments. Yeah, I'm good thanks.
On a bit of a restoration streak. I've painted the original Space Hulk and Heroquest board game.

Hope you enjoy.

https://youtu.be/83QNC870cBg?si=mtZuCl3Flx9gS9rB

https://youtu.be/Zq-VJUq51Ew?si=RTx9w7N3X9HaDjHw
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Post by ashdevon » Tue Mar 10, 2026 8:23 pm

Update. French Imperial Guard painted.

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxkKboyiyptjK ... jGUWLrqs8T

Next will be the French infantry and artillery.
Finished the pile of miniatures from 2013!
Painting mainly historical with some fantasy, Tolkien and Sci-Fi.
Currently playing Bladerunner RPG and King's of War.
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Post by ashdevon » Wed Mar 18, 2026 3:02 pm

Finished the pile of miniatures from 2013!
Painting mainly historical with some fantasy, Tolkien and Sci-Fi.
Currently playing Bladerunner RPG and King's of War.
Japan ex pat vet.

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Re: Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by ashdevon » Fri Apr 03, 2026 9:55 pm

It's all painted and this evening I ran a solo campaign.
Relearning and enjoying some Black Powder. A really enjoyable project and bit of gaming.

The Battle of Waterloo campaign report.
https://youtu.be/xjSdBveSIN0?si=G1yRZFal-07OFPll
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Re: Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by Primarch » Sat Apr 04, 2026 4:50 am

That is a lot of models on the table. Well done!

Are they all 1/72 scale/20mm? My image of airfix minis is that they are a lot more bendy than hard plastics like Warlord or Warhammer. How were they for painting?

I'm also looking at using BP for solo play. Any tips?
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