Michaels 10mm 1809 BLOG

[WeeWars]

I've put up a blog post about the cemetery at Essling before I start on the model:

Post 110 : Essling Cemetery

www.michaelscott.name/1809/1809blogpost110.htm

Cheers, Michael

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Bit isn't amazing how these places become foci of attention in the minds of historians, compared to the rest of the battle, one small, defendable enclosure becomes a honey trap...

[Danyo]

So they actually fought in the cemetery? Surely that's bad luck haha.

Great blog by the way! Very informative and brilliantly painted miniatures! Definetly going into the napoleonic years once I've finished my zulu project!

[WeeWars]

Thanks, Dan.

There was very lengthy fighting at the church and graveyard at Aspern, the next village. The defendable solid walls of a cemetery invited occupation. And created a focal point for troops and, as Will says, historians, too.

Cheers, Michael

[Danyo]

Makes sense when you put it like that..but still, it's a graveyard haha. Suppose in times of war no ones really going to care haha.

[WeeWars]

Back from other duties, I had a chance to make a start on a model of Essling cemetery:

POST 111: Making Essling Cemetery

www.michaelscott.name/1809/1809blogpost111.htm

Cheers, Michael

[Ithoriel]

Very nice! As all your stuff is!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice ideas.

[Techno]

 
Like it !
Cheers - Phil.

[petercooman]

 

[WeeWars]

Many thanks, gentlemen!

The next stage of making the cemetery is up on the Blog:

POST 112: Essling Cemetery Progress

www.michaelscott.name/1809/1809blogpost112.htm

Cheers, Michael

[Techno]

Extremely nice !!
Like that lots.
Cheers - Phil.

[Danyo]

Great piece of modelling there Michael!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice work sir!
Is that a magnet on the back wall?

[WeeWars]

A magnet? No, just Milliput shapes.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Fair enough, just looked like a round magnet. 

[Ithoriel]

I presumed the shapes on the walls represented the memorial plaques you find in old graveyards and churches. Am I right Michael or am I missing something?

[WeeWars]

Yes, that's what I was hoping they looked like. 

[WeeWars]

The finished model:

POST 113: Essling cemetery finished.

www.michaelscott.name/1809/1809blogpost113.htm

Cheers, Michael

[Steve J]

That looks great Michael .