Airfix Battle of Waterloo

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Re: Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by ashdevon » Sat Apr 04, 2026 7:47 am

Yes, all 1/72. The farm animals are HH/00 scale Airfix from the 60's. Slightly big but not bad for background.

All the soldiers and farm vehicles are straight out of the Waterloo Airfix box. They can be a little delicate to paint as they are soft plastics. You might wear a bit of undercoat off while painting if the base coat is too chalky but with care they are fun to paint.

Running a solo game was surprisingly fast as I had a historical narrative I was following, (after watching Sharpe ;) ). The nature of the command rules allowed it to become random enough to stop it from being predictable. It was much the same as a turn based video game and felt a bit like GMimg a game. Very fun and recommend everyone try if they want to learn the rules to a system or just want to enjoy the time.

Thanks a lot. I really enjoyed it and the Black Powder rules are still some of the fastest and most enjoyable imho.
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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Re: Airfix Battle of Waterloo

Post by ashdevon » Sat Apr 04, 2026 8:21 am

Edit: Sharpe's unit are 1/72 however they are from Italari range so they are longer in body making them appear as giants next to their Airfix counterparts.
I gave them 2 dice for their base instead of one as they are Chosen Men specialist unit. I made sure I shouted that each time I rolled. :lol:
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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