One Man Creates Army of Tiny Soldiers to Replicate Battle of Waterloo

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2014
  • Next year marks the bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo, when French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by an international force led by England and Prussia. Just in time for the observance, a retired U.S. military officer is recreating the battlefield - in miniature, with a quarter-million tiny hand-painted soldiers. VOA's June Soh got a preview. Carol Pearson narrates.

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  • @HexJK
    @HexJK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1249

    Ironically, something like this would be a main attraction in a museum, especially for kids.

    • @vxrok4484
      @vxrok4484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      ironically to the irony, pixelated apollo does videos now of the massive 1500 player waterloo battle that takes place on the kids game ROBLOX

    • @vxrok4484
      @vxrok4484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Moojingles_ I’m in the fusilier corps for the Austrians, I’ve fought alongside the EGB though!

    • @Moojingles_
      @Moojingles_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vxrok4484 Oh cool, I'm a Corporal in the 17th Dragoons!

    • @vxrok4484
      @vxrok4484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Moojingles_ Sweet! You’re one of the new sick cav units then?

    • @Moojingles_
      @Moojingles_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vxrok4484 We aren't that new...
      You might be confusing EGB (Empire of Great Britain) with BA (British Army). Both EI groups, but both think they're the true British group!
      (It's EGB, in case you were wondering...)

  • @crazyhorse360
    @crazyhorse360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2738

    What kind of museum would turn this down. If i had a museum this guy would have his own fucking wing.

    • @tommoblue2296
      @tommoblue2296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@moonstar21868 its English mate

    • @tommoblue2296
      @tommoblue2296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@moonstar21868 I can't tell if you are joking but il have you know that "offensive language" is still the proper use of the English language in fact some of the earliest words. Also, it's pathetic getting upset about "bad words" especially if they are not being used in an insulting way so maby grow up a bit. also my comment was clearly a joke wich you yourself set up.

    • @eurasiaacaci.-110
      @eurasiaacaci.-110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@moonstar21868 its the internet... get use to it

    • @PM-qp5he
      @PM-qp5he 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You would think. But how many museum you know dedicated to the napolean wars? Most cities will have museums dedicated to science, art, focils, things of that nature.
      Also it's not like museums are heavily funded too. So the idea of opening a new wing in any museum is not really logical.
      A donation to a school would probably be better than a museum anyways. It's hard to get kids to engaged in history. This would be a perfect way to do so.

    • @captainnutsack8151
      @captainnutsack8151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@moonstar21868 not curse words! oh no! the humanity!

  • @olkarism
    @olkarism 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2304

    I hope he finds a museum

    • @coffeelink943
      @coffeelink943 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      O mara yes lol

    • @RealPlaygameProductions
      @RealPlaygameProductions 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It's called Napoleon Total War.

    • @Jakkaribik1
      @Jakkaribik1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Total War Games are great!!

    • @thetrain47539
      @thetrain47539 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I hope he finds a volly ball field xD

    • @Jakkaribik1
      @Jakkaribik1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HAHA BROSCII okay then find it in the grass later :}}

  • @NapoleonsTriumph
    @NapoleonsTriumph 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2061

    Painting those for 20 years and he is not wearing glasses. Now that's just as impressive as the work itself.

    • @ibbi30
      @ibbi30 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Isn't the "squinting your eyes leads to bad eyesight" a myth? Anyway, its at least good to keep your eyesight as you get older (possibly he was actually nearsighted in his youth which got corrected by the farsightedness that comes with age, that is quite common).

    • @Cd5ssmffan
      @Cd5ssmffan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      the act of squinting doesn't, straining muscles in your eye does

    • @alejoalfonso1459
      @alejoalfonso1459 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      1:03 holding glasses

    • @Jmf-jh8kj
      @Jmf-jh8kj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know its an old comment but actually he does have glasses on his head one point in the vid

    • @alexandrbatora9674
      @alexandrbatora9674 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My like was the 500th one.

  • @eboranshard6220
    @eboranshard6220 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1968

    Re installs TOTAL WAR NAPOLEON

    • @fireblade274
      @fireblade274 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      eh empire was better imo

    • @Gepedrglass
      @Gepedrglass 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Both had their flaws but Empire is generally better

    • @MultiMangaGuy
      @MultiMangaGuy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      true but empire total war had flaws whit the cannons ... sometimes they switched sides and killed my own general made my army flee that was 10 times larger then the ai

    • @KaelNL
      @KaelNL 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And even though that's a PC game, it doesn't come close to a 1 model for every 1 soldier scale this man uses. Amazing!

    • @Lewis-pv5gv
      @Lewis-pv5gv 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shard Eboran yup

  • @MrMatthiasSchneider
    @MrMatthiasSchneider 7 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    Dude better hope his house never catches on fire.

    • @sbache7530
      @sbache7530 7 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      why? most have horses to escape on

    • @sammieboy1159
      @sammieboy1159 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and they are probably made from plastic so they wont catch fire

    • @sammieboy1159
      @sammieboy1159 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Were did you learn that you dumb bitch!

    • @johndawn2793
      @johndawn2793 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Sammieboy115 chill doggg, depends on the plastic you are using . Plastic melts and burn.

    • @johndawn2793
      @johndawn2793 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Sammieboy115 how old are you , 11?

  • @jamescpalmer
    @jamescpalmer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    Until I saw this model I had no idea the scale of this battle, it literally boggles the mind how brave those men had to be.

    • @coldfirebob1119
      @coldfirebob1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Most of them fought through desperation. In old times people enlisted to just live a life since their families were extremely poor. When they were sent to battle, they didn't even know they were going to stand in each other's face as actual human shields, but turning around at that point was going to get you killed anyway.

    • @jacobotstot2021
      @jacobotstot2021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@coldfirebob1119 i keep hearing people say that firing lines were just the most effective way of fighting at the time, but honestly i cannot imagine the PTSD from standing in a line waiting to get shot. No skill, no self worth. Just a worthless idiot in uniform wathcing your friends fall from an invisible enemy cloaked in smoke. Even when weapons were more accurate and advanced they continued to use these tactics. Lets face it. People stabding in lines in colorful uniforms wasnt effective it was vanity.

    • @frog6581
      @frog6581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jacobotstot2021 the soldiers had skill in reloading speed and efficiency, their morale, and resolve. there were also sharpshooter rifle and musket units that required skill on aiming and using their complicated weapons(rifles).

    • @vincentfrizell7055
      @vincentfrizell7055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @Jacob Otstot the line formations were incredibly effective tactics. In European warfare which was fought primarily on open fields any men outside of a line would be ridden down by horses very quickly and stand little chance at survival. Additionally without extensive training in firearms and even then soldiers armed with little training would pack the capability to inflict damage on an enemy. Then uniforms were to see your soldiers, so you don't fire on your own troops not vanity. There is a reason these tactics lasted hundreds of years , it was because of their effectiveness and success.

    • @diegocastaneda1016
      @diegocastaneda1016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@jacobotstot2021 lol, it was the most effective way, a sole man shooting, unless armed with a rifle, wouldn't be an effective attacker. It was the whole unit that gave efficiency to the attack. They, most likely shot no to a man, but just in the direction of the enemy unit.

  • @landsurfer66
    @landsurfer66 8 ปีที่แล้ว +495

    That's dedication. The Zen Master of wargaming.

    • @SoraKirin
      @SoraKirin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      could you imaging running all those troops as a massive wargame. It would be insane

  • @nosuchthingasshould4175
    @nosuchthingasshould4175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    This needs to be displayed in full, under a glass floor that you can walk on. People would be on their knees, quite literally.

    • @sdporres
      @sdporres 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ok, but you would need a volleyball court

    • @eitantaub5503
      @eitantaub5503 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would be perfect!!!

    • @TuJiVanOers
      @TuJiVanOers 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      genius idea

  • @annodomini7887
    @annodomini7887 6 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    What about the museum in Belgium? You would think that Waterloo would take them to give the tourists a perspective of the battle.

    • @kieranmccabe4061
      @kieranmccabe4061 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed

    • @FuzzyBear100
      @FuzzyBear100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Zannekin It said he was down to donate them so if they had the room it'll be a lovely instillation.

    • @paulthompson5968
      @paulthompson5968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Excellent observation and call.
      Our hobby doesn't seem to politically correct enough.
      Wondering who makes that call ..?

    • @annodomini7887
      @annodomini7887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Politically correct??? Can you explain that further? I don’t understand where that fits into this.

    • @lopezmt5
      @lopezmt5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@annodomini7887 - It's the shallow shallow idea that war is bad so they don't want to show it because it might trigger someone.
      Introduced by the same people who won't allow children to run or play on the playground because they might get hurt...

  • @jcb5782
    @jcb5782 7 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    Wow, now I want to buy an event hall, accept his donation and give him 80% of the profit, possibly 90%. This work shouldn't be lost.

    • @U2QuoZepplin
      @U2QuoZepplin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I wish I had the spare cash 💰 to donate to that cause! This should not be lost nor end up gathering dust in someone’s loft!

    • @scud100
      @scud100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But you’ll make a loss. Would you give him 80% of those too?

  • @camilomontoya7412
    @camilomontoya7412 9 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    wow even the mamelukes are painted accurately. Thank you sir!

    • @sauropod5393
      @sauropod5393 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How strange about the mamalukes.
      A mamaluke is an Italian slang word, for someone who does something dumb, stupid, silly or foolish. (Or is dumb, stupid, silly, or foolish.) Also used for someone who doesn't fit in within a particular group ( a nerd wanting to be with cool dudes).

    • @JM-dy4ty
      @JM-dy4ty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sauropod5393 Mamelukes were Egyptian slaves.

    • @sauropod5393
      @sauropod5393 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JM-dy4ty interesting how a name or a world in one culture differs in meaning when used in another culture.
      Another example: The Volkswagen Group manufactures the Audi "e-tron".
      In French étron means human or animal excrement or just plain turd.
      in F

    • @gilgamesh7055
      @gilgamesh7055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sauropod5393
      Yeah, in arabic mamluk means something grand or great, and is similar to the arabic word mabruk which means "congratulations". Im guessing great in arabic is mamluk because the arabic word for King is Malik, so im guessing the concept of the word mamluk is something royal or regal in nature, or just that royalty is often considered to be a positive and elegant thing, so the word for great/colossal is based on the word for King.

    • @morgan1719
      @morgan1719 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, thank you for spending my tax dollars to spread propaganda.

  • @waspinator5361
    @waspinator5361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I don't think I can ever complain about how long it takes to paint Warhammer figures ever again...

    • @Raven.flight
      @Raven.flight 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I've used 25mm, 15mm, 10mm, and 6mm figures in my wargaming. The funny thing is that if you base your figures on 15mm scale bases but paint 6mm figures, they look much more like an army so I prefer the aesthetic. But it takes just as long to paint up the base, because yes, the 6mm figures are quicker to paint, but you have to paint more of them. They are also cheaper, but you have to buy more of them lol

    • @JustinKase1969
      @JustinKase1969 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I've been painting the same 40k army for near 35 years... almost have 4 squads done.

  • @seth1987
    @seth1987 7 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Impressive work on these soldiers...Lets hope a museum will get em if needed, not trashed away.

  • @Fatkaiser01
    @Fatkaiser01 9 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Astonishing! The time, patience and effort put into these replicas make this piece priceless.

  • @drex8925
    @drex8925 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    A full sized display of Waterloo would be incredible. 8 years on I hope a museum picked this up

    • @SMAr2wo
      @SMAr2wo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      It is in Waterloo Museum Belgium now.

    • @petrl7964
      @petrl7964 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SMAr2woThat's good to hear!

    • @nationeer
      @nationeer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SMAr2wo Is it? I can't find anything on this, is there somewhere I can see about it online?

    • @SMAr2wo
      @SMAr2wo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@nationeeryes, i can confirm that ☺️. I visited the museum in summer 2023.

    • @TaylorfromPapaLouie
      @TaylorfromPapaLouie 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@SMAr2wocan you give photos in a video or community post?

  • @aaa-tu9hw
    @aaa-tu9hw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Don’t understand why there wouldn’t be a museum to take this. This is fascinating. I would go to a museum just to see something like this.

    • @markscouler2534
      @markscouler2534 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because its European history and not American

    • @SMAr2wo
      @SMAr2wo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It is, in Waterloo Museum, Belgium. I can confirm that

  • @cccpredarmy
    @cccpredarmy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    A VOLLEYBALL COURT?! no wonder he can't find a museum. but hell i would love to see it

    • @ant4812
      @ant4812 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That would be about right for the scale he's using. The Waterloo battlefield covered about 5 miles in width.

  • @CaptPreston
    @CaptPreston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My dad had a little scale recreation of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Miniatures and all. That taught me a lot at age 5 about the battle before I ever even visited Montana.The miniatures really enticed me at that age. Gotta say, this man has a great collection. I know a lot of museums have the space available, so I hope he gets a chance. I still love miniatures!

    • @chrisholland7367
      @chrisholland7367 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's an incredible display The battle of Waterloo painstakingly brought to life in miniture. 100 years after this battle took place European armies would back on those battlefields and later the USA it would be ww1.

    • @Castillo525
      @Castillo525 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a miniature painter, I wonder how my hobby will impact my kids interests (if I ever have any lol)

  • @vinodvarghese78
    @vinodvarghese78 6 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Any update on this? Did he get support from a museum?

  • @somedudestolemyname
    @somedudestolemyname 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    To people recommending that he should play video games instead: The fun of it is the painting, I used to paint various Warhammer miniatures, and looking back at the hobby, I barely played because the rules could be very hard to understand, and quite a few players are dishonest, I just painted. It's very zen and it's very fun to come back home and finish up your project and see your creation brought to life.

  • @SlatheTheSpaceMarine
    @SlatheTheSpaceMarine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    He probably has the whole Horus Heresy too.

    • @Enzo012
      @Enzo012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He did say he has other hobbies as well.

  • @nigeltimms1374
    @nigeltimms1374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I would absolutely LOVE to see his total collection displayed in it's amazing entirety! He has amazing patience and a wonderful eye for detail. Only two words describe this collection really and they are..............absolutely beautiful!!!!

  • @SMAr2wo
    @SMAr2wo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Amazing work! His dream came true, it is in the museum of Waterloo (Belgium ) indeed. I am here right now, in front of the miniatures. 😍

    • @philhelm1318
      @philhelm1318 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good follow up!

  • @djspanks8908
    @djspanks8908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This was 6 years ago I want too know if his work was put in a museum?

    • @SMAr2wo
      @SMAr2wo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yes, it's in Waterloo Museum, Belgium. I saw them in 2023.

  • @xWHITExEAGLEx
    @xWHITExEAGLEx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    In the description - the international force wasn't led by England, it was led by Great Britain.
    Edit: after 1801, so it was rightly called the United Kingdom, not Great Britain.

    • @abcbcde9985
      @abcbcde9985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +xWHITExEAGLEx
      Yes it was Great Britain... coming from English, Irish, Welsh, Traveller roots (in the last 2 generations!) I am very proud to be British. Oh yeah, my first wife was Scottish/English and my second wife Scottish/African. And while fighting Napoleon virtually alone we even managed to drive back the invasion of the imperialist forces of the USA. So sad that the imperialist USA forces then set out to conquer the west. Perhaps us Brits should have helped the indians?

    • @Wisdomisgood448
      @Wisdomisgood448 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Abc Bcde I am pretty sure it was Russia's weather that really eliminated Napoleon.
      Regarding the USA invasion I am guessing you are talking about the one in Canada? If so then yes, they did get stopped - however, in the long run they established the most powerful nation in the world and in all of history.

    • @abcbcde9985
      @abcbcde9985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But British forces had to maintain a second front in Europe plus control the sea to assist the Russian Winter.
      One cannot deny that USA is the most powerful nation in history. Most of the Caucasians living in the USA actually descend from ancestors who moved there long after 1812. So their descendants in 1776/1812 are more likely to have fought on the British side...makes one think!

    • @Wisdomisgood448
      @Wisdomisgood448 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Abc Bcde The British weren't even in mainland Europe when Napoleon invaded Russia; and how does a naval blockade hurt the French when they were invading by land? As soon as Napoleon got to a burned down Moscow, he was done for.
      Of course, vast majorities of our population came from All European countries, not just Britain - we are all just Americans now though! The vast majority of Americans during the Revolutionary Period didn't fight for the British, it wasn't until WW1 that GB and the U.S.A. really reconciled and consolidated it's alliance.

    • @xWHITExEAGLEx
      @xWHITExEAGLEx 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kirk R. I would say the British Empire was the most powerful for the time, or you could even argue that the ancient Persian one was - in 500BC it had a huge percentage of the world's population (44% I think) at the time and most of the civilisation centres.

  • @Lee_Enfield95
    @Lee_Enfield95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolute Mad Lad. What an incredible interest to have. Love his work and dedication!!!

  • @Yeorl
    @Yeorl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm guessing the museums didn't take it because they didn't have any volley ball court sized rooms lying around; having said that, he's done a marvelous job and it's always nice to see someone keeping up with a hobby.

    • @stevewixom9311
      @stevewixom9311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am simply amazed at his total dedication. To work at something like that for 15-16yrs and know your still about 5yrs from being finished.. wow

  • @savage7882
    @savage7882 6 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Average imperial guard players be like

    • @natclarke3849
      @natclarke3849 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @Chironex_Fleckeri
      @Chironex_Fleckeri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lmao. 30 minutes just to move their units

    • @dylanroemmele906
      @dylanroemmele906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Chironex_Fleckeri Those are rookie numbers, we need to bump those up.

    • @Stuffandstuff974
      @Stuffandstuff974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I've just finished painting a leman russ tank and an auto cannon heavy weapons squad when this video was recommended to me. I was thinking, I understand this man, due in part to me being a veteran as well.

    • @dannyhalas9408
      @dannyhalas9408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Stuffandstuff974 Dude, I'm painting auto cannon heavy weapons teams too. Unfortunately I'm a coward and I've never served.

  • @omfgimgettingpissed
    @omfgimgettingpissed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What an incredible collection. I Would love to see this at the Imperial war museum in London.

    • @peterthayer6238
      @peterthayer6238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or the National Army Museum in Chelsea in London. The ideal museum IF it could find the room. It has Zulu war exhibits inc. Some full life size figures.

  • @Inmyopinion10101
    @Inmyopinion10101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dedication is what you need. And he has it in abundance. Well done fella.

  • @sirviperish1902
    @sirviperish1902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is so cool, I have so much respect for him for putting this much time into this project.

  • @reecedfelhaber439
    @reecedfelhaber439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy could grab the tennis court and set it all up and actually have like little blasts and gun fire going on I'm sure he would create an amazing site for a historical view for many kids and especially adults!!! Love this stuff!!

  • @SuperTastyone
    @SuperTastyone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I couldn't see Napoleon on his white horse. . .is he there. . .must be somewhere?

    • @blinblin3267
      @blinblin3267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      He wasn't on his horse during the battle of waterloo. Because he had hemorrhoids. (no I am not kidding)

    • @DiegoRivera-xw1cd
      @DiegoRivera-xw1cd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      On the battle he wasnt on the horse, he was on groud.

    • @ivoilak9401
      @ivoilak9401 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He was sleeping

    • @jamesscholl300
      @jamesscholl300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      he was planning on doing him as 250,001 but got so god damned tired he just said fuck it

    • @philipprice171
      @philipprice171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@blinblin3267 I'm afraid your history is a bit ropey. He was spotted by English gunners at La Belle Alliance before the battle began on his white meranga horse with his staff. They wanted to give him a dusting but Wellington would not allow it. In fact he was appalled at the mere suggestion. He also accompanied the Imperial Guard on the final attack finally handing over to Marshall Ney 600 yards from the English lines. In fact many historians believe that his mistakes at Waterloo and before were due to excessive tiredness from being in the saddle for too long. He did suffer with the old grapes though and stomach ulcers. A terrific book if you are interested is 'Waterloo' by John Naylor. Many testimonies from troops who were in the thick of it.

  • @johngeraci3887
    @johngeraci3887 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing workmanship & detail. Just excellent job

  • @iwanegerstrom4564
    @iwanegerstrom4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I dont know how this was recommended, but Im glad it was.
    Amazing work! My deepest respect!

  • @martinlaird4738
    @martinlaird4738 8 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Ive done about 300 6mm miniatures. FML

    • @crazyzombiebos7778
      @crazyzombiebos7778 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Martin Laird nice it hard isn't it? I did 300 too but chose to make 700 stressful AF

    • @imperialguardsman3923
      @imperialguardsman3923 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Martin Laird I've done 250 28mm

    • @dentalcares7721
      @dentalcares7721 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Martin Laird carry on

    • @martinlaird4738
      @martinlaird4738 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Imperial Guardsman the guard always needs more men I guess!

    • @Splatterpunk_OldNewYork
      @Splatterpunk_OldNewYork 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I design my own and 3d print them, then cast them out of metal using molds. Airbrush is your best friend.

  • @mccabber24
    @mccabber24 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Bob Ross would be so proud of this man. "It's your world. You do what ever you want"

    • @minsapint8007
      @minsapint8007 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is on another level - made me think of this: Henry Glassie - Field Work (documentary): I do not study people; I study the things that they create. What do they choose to present as emblems of their being - a momentary fulfilment of what it is to be human.

  • @Gool349
    @Gool349 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    NO TAKERS??? I would pay extra to see this in a military museum!!! Amazing, and I can agree, painting figures is a really good way to relax :)

  • @GoguMacaroana
    @GoguMacaroana 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just. Amazing! Many congratulations Sir!

  • @jesterofspades3903
    @jesterofspades3903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I enjoy painting miniatures too though the figures I paint are usually medieval/17th century pike and shot 1:72 scale soldiers your miniatures look amazing and so accurate I hope you enjoy painting them as much as we enjoy observing them

  • @gunner678
    @gunner678 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have done the same. 25 years in the military and now i paint soldiers as therapy. It helps.

  • @kenskinner6948
    @kenskinner6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent, I hope you are proud of yourself. A way of keeping history alive.

  • @williamhenry8914
    @williamhenry8914 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No museum would take this? They should build a museum AROUND this. What an amazing effort!

  • @bertlyte3471
    @bertlyte3471 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    He has more toy soldiers than all the men who fought at Waterloo combined

    • @philipprice171
      @philipprice171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not if you include the Prussians who arrived in the early evening.

    • @philipprice171
      @philipprice171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mrteco4236 Not sure what you mean.

    • @matthewsmith8568
      @matthewsmith8568 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How do you know how my toy soldiers the men who fought at Waterloo had?

  • @n0denz
    @n0denz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wonder if he reached out to any museums in the UK.

  • @SH3Bstanko6
    @SH3Bstanko6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Phenomenal! Absolutely gorgeous work!

  • @megloen2995
    @megloen2995 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This needs more views, this is a beautiful art. I love painting miniatures also

  • @unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765
    @unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this stuff, it takes me away from the madness of this world.

  • @mizzury54
    @mizzury54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I liken his painting to fishing. It has a tremendously relaxing effect on your mind

  • @matheusstratocaster
    @matheusstratocaster 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome dedication!

  • @peterfeltham5612
    @peterfeltham5612 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an amazing man.....and what an astonishing feat, really very remarkable.A terrific achievement that will,i hope,bring joy to many in the future.

  • @liberator2408
    @liberator2408 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Awesome.

  • @steedfairley190
    @steedfairley190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would stare at that diorama for weeks

  • @charliesierra6919
    @charliesierra6919 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic job! Very interesting and enjoyable!

  • @patio87
    @patio87 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's no way there isn't a historical museum that wouldn't want that on display. I don't believe it. It's amazing and actually gives you a physical visualization of just how massive this battle was.

  • @imustshave3279
    @imustshave3279 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I"ll take them

    • @pbbbt7893
      @pbbbt7893 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      th-cam.com/video/-abUtRbUS_U/w-d-xo.html

  • @Skitarii_MTF_Nu-7_1971
    @Skitarii_MTF_Nu-7_1971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Imagine in the future that there is a board game with tiny robots re-enactment the historical battles in each Era of history.

  • @Capochin950
    @Capochin950 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What an interesting and fascinating feast of information?Just amazing to look at and visually comprehend the enormity of the whole battle enterprise.I had no idea of the scale of the event. Well done,what an effort.It needs to be preserved and looked after by some enthusiasts.Cant believe a museum somewhere cannot be found or created to display this.

  • @yahulwagoni4571
    @yahulwagoni4571 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful work. Way beyond what you can expect to see even at the gaming conventions.

  • @LTorni
    @LTorni 9 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I've always wanted to see what this battle looked like in full scale.

    • @dylanpalmer9527
      @dylanpalmer9527 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Abrodolf Lincler Actually. The battle was very large. So large in fact the smoke from the muskets were carried westward-directly in between 80% of the lines. You actually would only see about 2/16 of the battle.

    • @Marcus1Arelius3
      @Marcus1Arelius3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      CommentingWalrus imagine the size and scale of the Battles of Leipzig or Borodino!

    • @davidhalabi664
      @davidhalabi664 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Abrodolf Lincler Get Scourge of War Waterloo, it may not have the best graphics but it simulates the battle in great detail with every regiment and detail.

    • @moakley
      @moakley 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      now he needs to add sounds and smoke

    • @cosmo4698
      @cosmo4698 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Abrodolf Lincler Subbed Because of the profile pic.

  • @WolfStrife
    @WolfStrife 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bad ass!

  • @johnlyon5366
    @johnlyon5366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mr. You are awesome. Thanks for this view

  • @garethharding1
    @garethharding1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He's not alone! . I did it with 5000 , ten mm tall figures and wrote a set of rules called Colours and Guns as well as modelling the battlefield ( with 6mm Timecast Buildings ) Definitely it's a Labour of Love 🎉

  • @Abensberg
    @Abensberg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the bavarian army museum in ingolstadt got quite a lot of tin-soldiers replicating some battles
    but nothing near 250.000 :D
    impressive work

    • @psotos
      @psotos 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm going to have to visit that museum. Sounds cool. Perhaps if they open Oktoberfest in 2021.

    • @Abensberg
      @Abensberg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@psotos yeah its awesome if you are interessted in napoleonic wars.
      another part of the museum is a huge WW1 collection.

    • @psotos
      @psotos 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Abensberg Have you been to Altenstadt? I was there to visit the German Airborne School. They treated me like a King (I am an American Paratrooper).

  • @OltrePodcast_Official
    @OltrePodcast_Official 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When we say thousands or hundreds of thousands men fought in a battle we are never really able to actually picture in our mind how many men were there on the battlefield. This diorama gives you a 1:1 representation of that. Its absurd how no museum took that diorama for display, I am ashamed of the human race I belong to.

    • @ryei6
      @ryei6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. I have a local museum that I think would love to take something like this. I wonder if this diorama has found a home yet, or if this man still has it at his house. Maybe I can look into it

  • @stephenmichalski2643
    @stephenmichalski2643 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm happy to see someone as crazy about this battle as me.....I became fascinated with Waterloo June of 1965 when Life magazine did their main article that month on the battle....after reading it I realized I could play it with my soldiers.... have 70,000 + Napoleonic figs.....but I doubt 1/8 of them are painted........I probably will expire before their all painted......have tens of 1,000's of many other era's.....I keep my interest hopping around.Great job Mr. St.Clair.Must be a Steve thing.

  • @hondo1650
    @hondo1650 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This hobby is compulsive. Hats off to this guy for his dedication to what he trying to achieve. I hope he gets his work seen by everyone. It's a marvel in miniature. Will done sir

  • @Ftanftangfnarrr
    @Ftanftangfnarrr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Did they find a home?

    • @scud100
      @scud100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, the trash. All 200,000 of them lived happily ever after in a land fill

    • @justajolt
      @justajolt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@scud100 Man, I hope not. Even if they did, they did their job defending the creator's sanity in the wake of his service.

    • @SMAr2wo
      @SMAr2wo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, Waterloo Museum, Belgium. I can confirm that.

  • @erlendgiverhaug8507
    @erlendgiverhaug8507 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can anyone tell me how to make them or send me a link that eksplanes it, thinking of starting a ww1 sett

    • @1faustus
      @1faustus 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heroics and Ros are another manufacturer who have been around for decades and cover all periods.

  • @JRoughgarden1
    @JRoughgarden1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing talent .. Thank You for your service

  • @tonyjedioftheforest1364
    @tonyjedioftheforest1364 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant. These should be displayed at the Waterloo battlefield. What dedication.

  • @rabidpogoista4510
    @rabidpogoista4510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When he's done with it, he should reenact the battle in stop-motion.

  • @godofcows4649
    @godofcows4649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If I was a owner of a meseum with unlimited resources, I'd set the pieces on the ground with a glass floor above it.

    • @justajolt
      @justajolt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be awesome.

  • @paulgould6835
    @paulgould6835 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding work this guy's most have great eye vision to paint them .

  • @zg3671
    @zg3671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Has anyone told this man about total war napoleon? Just wondering. Or even 3d printing. Lol...

    • @thomasr11
      @thomasr11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      6 years ago and he said he was doing it 20 years before, so 3R printing was in its infancy at the time.

    • @themanwithallthewrongopini3551
      @themanwithallthewrongopini3551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3D printing doesn’t paint the miniatures and 6mm is way too small for a 3D printer. Total War Napoleon is a computer game and is completely different from painting models and wargaming.

  • @SoulMan1994
    @SoulMan1994 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Cool. I have 20000 plus 1/72 painted. So very true relax and paint

    • @SMAr2wo
      @SMAr2wo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, nice Sir! Wel, finally his work is in the perfect place ( Waterloo Museum Belgium) , i hope that yours will find the perfect spot too! Much respect!

  • @Burfman777
    @Burfman777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If I ever go to a museum and I see smthing like this I will be looking at it all day long

  • @Oreo_cakester
    @Oreo_cakester 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Everyone gangsta with their wh40k army until this gigachad shows off his entire armies.
    Absolute unit.

  • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
    @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I play warhammer 40k and one of my army is the horde army of orks. so yes there is a lot of 25mm units to build and paint. I maybe have about 1k models

    • @DaytonaRoadster
      @DaytonaRoadster 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joseph D warhammer is 28mm scale

    • @downfromkentuckeh
      @downfromkentuckeh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brass 'n Barrels Firearms Channel 25, 28mm....tomatoe tamatoe.....

    • @TheSeanoops
      @TheSeanoops 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you have enough dakka?

    • @hummelman
      @hummelman 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      never.

    • @skankhunt446
      @skankhunt446 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol loved this tiny epic models from my father he had so many titans xD Always played with them against his eldar collection

  • @albertmacias1007
    @albertmacias1007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That is amazing! I paint 15mm American Civil War.

    • @martinlaird4738
      @martinlaird4738 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome! I do 6mm acw

    • @redberry33
      @redberry33 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Martin Laird Where do you buy those things? After painting(and playing) 40k minis, I'd like to play games of Little Wars with those.
      So, where do you buy 6mm minis and for how much?

    • @martinlaird4738
      @martinlaird4738 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +AnimAddict21 hey there buddy, I buy them from Baccus 6mm! They're fantastic, 96 figures for £5

    • @kieranmccabe4061
      @kieranmccabe4061 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I paint 15mm awi. (OldGlory)

  • @MajorBorris
    @MajorBorris ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice collection!

  • @corcaighrebel
    @corcaighrebel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant contribution

  • @lysergicdeez
    @lysergicdeez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Everyone forgets Leipzig. Amazing video though, amazing effort.

    • @Marcus1Arelius3
      @Marcus1Arelius3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Daniel Knight or Borodino.

    • @davidhalabi664
      @davidhalabi664 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dojocho That whole campgain is one of the most interesting during the era!

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, it's British propaganda, they didn't fight during Leipzig and Borodino. So they conveniently use the shorcut "it was the last battle" -> "it was the most decisive battle".
      Even if it wasn't as bloody as Borodino, Leipzig remains the biggest battle in European history prior-WW1. Those two battles were really the decisive battles, when Napoleon could still definitely win the wars.
      In Waterloo, the french army was already the shadow of its former self. Less numerous, with a lot of young untrained recruits. Still a big battle though.

    • @doug6500
      @doug6500 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      British propaganda? You mean *SHOCK HORROR* British historiography concentrates on the battles and campaigns British soldiers were involved in? You Europeans get so precious about this it makes me laugh; learn history in your OWN language if you don't want to read history from a British point of view... you have your OWN language right?

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Justifying a bias (while recognizing it) as if there was no problem, glorious. Propaganda applies also to your own people. And "concentrating" on something is entirely different from giving the complete wrong idea about something (as it's the case about Waterloo, which factually wasn't the "decisive" battle, at all), it's not a "right" from each governement to deceive their people, saying only what they want to say. I know, most governments around the world do so, but it's still sad as fuck. Don't you even have the will to learn history.
      That's for British people, but regarding the rest of the world, let's say that a great influence comes with responsibilities. The British views were historically often transmitted to the USA, which in turn influenced the world, even when it was (occasionally) misconceptions. Theorically, you "can" actually learn a complete and unbiased history in most languages including english (I mostly did it in my own langage thank you, it was still biased, in another way), the problem is only how it's been taught to the masses, and you know it's true. That's the very concept of propaganda. Maybe it's a big word for the current behavior of the governement, but it is the right word for how things were handled in the 19th century, the current situation being only the result of that (regarding this topic).
      You know, learning the same identical thing but with several different languages makes you realize a lot of things. But it's only possible when you stick your head out of your own world.

  • @SamuraiGuy24
    @SamuraiGuy24 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wonder.. Does he buy the 6mm minature figures anywhere? This seems like it would be a hobby for me, except the whole 200,000 soldier thing.

    • @thekev506
      @thekev506 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +SamuraiGuy24 look up 'Baccus 6mm' - they're the most well known manufacturer of miniatures this size if you want to give it a try.

    • @downfromkentuckeh
      @downfromkentuckeh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also, you can buy as much as you feel is necessary, no need to buy 200k worth haha

  • @austinpackers100
    @austinpackers100 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing work!!

  • @mrclean4585
    @mrclean4585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That just looks aesthetically pleasing, even though I can't do anything just looking at them makes me feel good inside

  • @smartasskickass4260
    @smartasskickass4260 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Male here. Just gonna say it. To all Women out there, this is what we men think about, in the rare moments when we are not thinking about sex

  • @noahmrph
    @noahmrph 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's pretty cool, the type of stuff I'd imagine myself doing when I'm retired.

  • @TukikoTroy
    @TukikoTroy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I did that sometime in the 90s, same scale. Also built the battlefield on a 12x8 foot table. Our wargames club always did a display game in the spring at the annual model railway exhibition. Waterloo is always very popular. Did the same thing for a 1/3000 scale Battle of Jutland another year. Got a bit carried away with that one and ended up painting every warship from every country in the world for that period... took months. I still have the figures from both of these all packed away safely. One day I will get around to selling them.

  • @sunwun6167
    @sunwun6167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Waterloo was a joke, Napoleon had long been defeated, exiled, and returned to a ragtag army. These buffoons never talk about the 62 victories Napoleon had.

    • @papahewett1574
      @papahewett1574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Still an epic battle tho. Like the Battle of Berlin when all that was left was the SS and Volksturm, the Battle of Waterloo was Napoleon's final kick to the head. There is a reason it's one of the most remembered battles of the Napoleonic era.

  • @mre6201
    @mre6201 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And made the Rothschild immensely rich.

  • @MadhuSJha
    @MadhuSJha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will pay thousands of dollars for this collection it's just priceless

  • @Krikreduo2
    @Krikreduo2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely amazing

  • @sily3803
    @sily3803 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    just play total war...

    • @willie_brydon
      @willie_brydon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Ika Geronimo "He's been doing it for 20 years" total war wasn't around back then.

    • @robstening
      @robstening 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      And Total war only lets you get, what is it, twenty units of two hundred in your force? Only a few thousand.

    • @robstening
      @robstening 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well what have I been doing on Medieval??? BRING ON ROME!
      (Graphics card dies)

    • @downfromkentuckeh
      @downfromkentuckeh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      .....or just let him do his own thing

    • @LucidDream
      @LucidDream 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Nim NEIN! NEIN! NEIN!

  • @enriquefernandomaranon1637
    @enriquefernandomaranon1637 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Impresionante trabajo de Steve!!!

  • @milesbrown8016
    @milesbrown8016 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome. Well done 👏

  • @jessesands4099
    @jessesands4099 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good on him! Great layout!🙂💂🔫⚔️🌄🏚️🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪

  • @ctheripper9630
    @ctheripper9630 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful work.

  • @matthewestridge5639
    @matthewestridge5639 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the coolest thing I have ever seen