FINISHED! The Borodino Model - Raevsky Redoubt - 1812 - 1:72 - Russia VS France
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- After a long journey the build is complete, I am so excited to show you all the result. With the Borodino model done, new things are coming to the table.
Enjoy the video and let me know what can be done better or is just good.
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"Ну ж был денек! Сквозь дым летучий
Французы двинулись, как тучи,
И всё на наш редут."
(Лермонтов М.Ю. "Бородино")
Borodino pronounced as BorodinO, stress on the last O letter
Interesting fact.
Next time. Drill a hole in the feet of the soldiers and horses and put in a small brass rod. You won't have to.worry about using paint bottles to hold them up and it saves a bunch of time. Good job otherwise.
Thank you for the tip!
A nice subject and a fantastic work, superb terrain, redoubt and minis!👍👍😍😍
Muy real chaval pero el reducto Raevsky en Borodino tenía una batería de 6 a 8 cañones mínimo de 8 libras de artillería de a pie de la guardia del zar.yo ahí solo veo 3 cañones y otro más detrás que no se que pinta ahí.la maqueta estupenda de bien.pero muy pequeña .después de fallar en tomar el reducto la infantería ligera y de línea francesas. El Mariscal Murat por orden del emperador Napoleon ordeno a la caballería pesada tomar el reducto.varios regimientos de coraceros dragones franceses junto con el 1°regimiento de coraceros sajón y la guardia de corps sajona (también coraceros) se lanzaron a la carga y tras una sangrienta lucha lo tomaron.aqui se ve el ataque de la infantería y se ve todo muy pequeño agrandalo un poco más chaval.que se note que cayeron 44.000 rusos en Borodino!!! Franceses y aliados suyos ni se sabe 35.000 o 40.000 según diversas fuentes no se sabe exacto.pero muchos más que los rusos cayeron seguro.los bávaros y polacos tuvieron muchas pérdidas por ejemplo.
True, but I only built part of the Raevsky Redoubt. The cannon that was turned over has been captured by the French and turned over to use against the enemy. So I only built a part and not the whole ramp. If I were to make it bigger, I'd need a little more space if I were to do that.
My favorite engagement, in my favorite battle, in my favorite war. Thank you for this!
An expert! Do you see anything else I can do differently to make it more realistic? Or accurate.
The problem with such kind of model is that, too frequently, there is poor misunderstanding about the artillery tactics and regulations of the time. Here, for example, putting a French caisson parading at short range from the Russian guns is totally inaccurate. It would have been a too easy target for the Russian gunners, that would have easily hit it with canister, causing a big explosion. Same thing with the damaged French cannon and limber found in the ditch. What is it doing there ? The problem is that this model set is too small and not realistically representing the actual distances. Bringing cannons and caissons so close underneath the Russian redoubt would be totally pointless. It is correct to show the French infantry making an assault against the redoubt, but the artillery would shoot from a longer distance. Besides, movies and model sets are too often showing unattended damaged cannons on the battlefield. It looks nice, but it is totally inaccurate. Mind that cannons were like flags, they were trophies. According to the French regulation, while the first captain was in charge of the line of fire, the second captain was in charge of the reserve in men, equipment and ammunitions. In case a cannon was “dismounted”, i.e. a wheel or the carriage were damaged by an enemy cannonball, the second captain was immediately sending a team to bring the cannon back to the rear. For this purpose, men were trained with “manoeuvres de force”, in order to move heavy cannons under any circumstances, attaching a barrel to the limber in case the carriage is destroyed.
Great diaroma, very dynamic and splendid use of minifigure displacements, the Zvezda minifigures are probably the best plastic models for the napoleonic era you can find. I have a hard time understanding why the French are resupplying their artillery so close to the redoubt 😄 but great work nonetheless, just found your channel very recently.
Скажи ка дядя, ведь не даром Москва, спаленная пожаром, французу отдана? 😀
Часть наборов из Звёзды, у меня пехота и артиллерия то же в малой диораме, но у меня больше кавалерии
At last ........realism and truth. Most excellent and important art.
Wow! You're seriously amazing.
Amazing work!
Great job! Are the miniatures 20mm? Are you Dutch by chance?
De figuren zijn 1:72, 20mm dus en zoals je leest, ja ik ben Nederlands.
Грандиозно и восхитительно!
Gorgeous
Nice build. Interesting subject. Raevsky Redoubt was a chaotic, bloody mess in that battle. Lots of action in your build.
Thankyou!
Wow i still have these old minis from the seventies i think. I did not knew they were still producing them. Great work !
Yes! They still do, thankyou!
Awesome execution!
in france we call this battle "la moscowa" cause of river moscowa
Interesting, thank you for sharing!
@@ngbuilds7590 for us it was a bad victory
we call that a Pyrhus victory
we ve lost the war here
Monumental effort and excellent job on the terrain. While there are plenty of casualties down in the ditch I don't see any inside the fortifications nor do I see the kind of damage French artillery would have inflicted on it. 2 things that stick out at me; the mounted officer on top of the redoubt seems unlikely and the Russian infantry flags marching alone - they should always be in a formation of men. I think you would have benefited by making the area shorter and packing the figures in closer together.
For mounting you may want to try pinning one foot to make figures stand easier using a piece of small wire (paperclip size). This allows you to lay out all the figures and readjust before gluing. I hope I'm not discouraging, your work is very good and shows great ambitions. Napoleonic battles were in the 'grand manner' so tons of figures is wonderful. A bit of experimentation making conversions for killed and wounded is one of the most challenging and fun aspects of diorama making which I heartily encourage anyone. You should be very proud of your achievement here and I'll be watching to see what you come with in the future. Bravo!
Hey David, first of all thank you. This project took me a long time, because of the many details on the uniforms of the soldiers. The two points you make are well said. There should be many more deaths at the bridging of the fortification. In addition, the officer is indeed somewhat oddly placed now that I think about it.
As for the flag bearer, I grabbed for a higher point in the landscape so that the pride would turn out for the troops. You do mention important details that make the diorama even more realistic.
You certainly don't discourage me, I welcome criticism, because I want to deliver the best version of the product. A good tip is to try out the placement before I start using glue. In addition, I should have made the model smaller with the number of figures I have. I will take your tips and use them in future projects.
Thanks for your detailed explanation! This helps enormously in building future projects and improving old ones.
@@ngbuilds7590 Due to the sheer labor involved I knew you were serious in your build which displays a number of skills. You don't attain that level without some real effort on your part and a willingness to take friendly criticism. Given the dry weather and sheer amount of foot traffic the dirt would have been packed flat. French light infantry (alas!) did not carry an eagle in the field on their standard but you found positions for the awkward French voltigeur running figure that looks natural - I didnt know that was possible, haha. The French chaps fighting from behind the dead horse was a neat idea, the rammer sponge seems very plausible but dual handspikes is a bit odd, rather like working a pizza oven. That's where an arm swap might've been called for. You did have some casualties inside my apologies for missing that earlier. The level of carnage in the ditch really deserves an extra applause. These Zvezda units are quite familiar and you've done a very good job painting them. Do you have plans for your next diorama?
@@davidcollins2648 Thank you how you describe my skills. Also definitely a good one from the flat ground. Unfortunately I can't change that anymore, because of the hardness of the ground, but it's one I'll keep in mind for a next project with large numbers of troops. I can still cut off the eagle on the flagpole, good one!
How do you mean hand to hand combat with spikes?
I'm most proud of the carnage in the ditch in this model, because it worked out really well.
With all the tips under the videos I will probably make a revised video (short) in which I tackle the mistakes.
A new project is definitely on the way. I'm currently working on a scale model featuring Desmond Doss. It will be a small scale model in which the quote "one more" comes to life. I'm also working on the moon landing.
@@ngbuilds7590 the spikes are the wooden bars to reposition the trail of the artillery piece. no need to cut the French Eagle off, they had them earlier (light units) but Napoleon feared losing too many in battle. Some unit's likely persisted and keep their eagles despite Napoleons orders.
@@davidcollins2648 Check! Thankyou for your detailed descriptions to make the battle even more accurate. Interesting facts by the way.
Thanks 😊
отлично!
It took me a long time to make this project. But now with the research and all the figures that are painted, I could finish the last things for the model. Let me know what you think about it!
those figs look bigger than 1/72 scale?
You can check the other video's I uploaded to see the scale. It is truly 1:72.
@@ngbuilds7590 cool dio tho :) may i ask how long it took plz?
ok did some reseach lol didnt know 1/72 scale was almost eqivalent of 20mm
@@doctoronishispsychosislab1474 I started in April 2022, but with school and the lack of motivation to paint so much details on the figures, I was done in january 2023.
@@doctoronishispsychosislab1474 Yep that's right!
Not enough blood and torn apart bodies of dead and injured horses and men, otherwise, awesome work. Those features, unfortunately, represent the true horror of battle.
You've got a point there Nate. Your tip is to add more casualties and blood on the field. Other tips that you saw to re-work?
Great video dude, just stumbled across it on my feed. Love the content 🙌
Awesome to hear! Thank you!
Quite amazing!
You deserve one more subscriber than I have lol..
Hopefully you get a glass cover for that mate. Absolutely epic!
I have a display cabinet where it can be stored nicely.
Супер! Мне очень понравилось! Отличная детализация! Интересная тема! Пусть не будет воин! Не ходите на Восток Европы с войной! Всем мира!
Действительно, давайте позаботимся о том, чтобы мы все могли жить в мире. :) Это делает нас всех лучше!
Война это двигатель человечества. На земле никогда не будет мира
Really good. Though as I understand it, it would have been to over-do the dead.
I noticed. So I am planning to make a New video with more casualties on the field.
@@ngbuilds7590 Ambitious to take this particular scene on, let alone to represent the hellish charnel pit it became!
Woooww incredible work man!
Big thankyou!
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Looks great!
Thank you Sandro!
This was an excercise of love of the subject! Thanks for sharing this with all the base ground you used. Many thanks.
Thank you for your comment! It was indeed a project of love. The subject came to the mind after my History Teacher talked excited about it. So the research began and the Project became to life.
Большая работа, браво.
Спасибо!
That’s a nice diorama. Inaccurate but nicely done.
Thank you! Can you tell me what's not accurate? I plan to make a video where I can tackle these points.
Don’t ruin it bro