"Prince August" Huge Waterloo diorama
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2015
- This is a huge model diorama showcasing the battle of Waterloo. It was made by a German modeller André Rudolph which took him 8 years to make. Each figure was moulded from molten metal and hand painted “Quite a feat indeed”. The name of the company which make the molds and figures are called “Prince August” and the shop is located in County Cork. Enjoy the video… :)
The 9 year old in me is going, "WWOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!".
The 58 year old me is going, "WWOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!", also.
This must be one of the best Waterloo models, if not the best. The size of the units gives a real perspective of what the battle may actually have looked like. This is a fantastic achievement
I spent much of my childhood recreating Waterloo using the Airfix set plus many other packs I purchased, what I would have done for this!
Wow I'm working on my waterloo diorama and have painted up about 600-700 figures so far so a long way to go
Well done and keep up the good work. Please post your figures on RUclips when you are ready :)
Thanks John I've already posted a few videos of some of my figures on my channel I love your diorama only hope one day mine will be half as good just stunning
I have just seen your channel and figures... excellent work my friend. This diorama in my channel was not done my me sadly but a German modeller called André Rudolph. “Prince August” who are based in Cork/Ireland purchased the diorama off André Rudolph and have it displayed in their shop in Cork. It's an amazing display and a some sight to behold.
This is a man himself "ruclips.net/video/m46bXifnoFQ/видео.html"
Thank you and take care. :)
John, I'm curious to know How much money could be offered to a man who spent 8 years of his life to part with such a masterpiece.
If it were my work of passion, because that is what this truly is, I couldn't imagine a price worth parting myself from it.
So, do you know how much it was purchased for?
@@constitution_8939 : Hi there, and sorry for the late reply. I'm sure Prince August did give him some money to ship the diorama over to Ireland. I know it came in 4 parts but that's about all I know.
Theres some guy on here with 250000 waterloo models looking for a museum to display, it took him 20 years apparently.
Reminds me of the model railroader who not only built the Stuttgart central station with all its turnouts, but the entire city centre, building per building, with all the people....
Sehr beeindruckend ☝️❤
Put this into half speed or x0.25 and marvel... wow!
i have been to Waterloo, the British line is ruined by the mound. I stopped where Napoleon was, also where the British Union Brigade charged across the fields (seen from the french side). The lay of the land is very deceptive, (from Napoleon's position ), it looks like a small incline to the British lines, but that was not the case as the land dipped up and down. The troops marching across would have struggled to walk across/up/down it, esp with the mud on the their boots and facing cannon, musket or cavalry charges. The battlefield is very small only 5 miles across, but if you think about it, over 200,000 men were fighting in that area. Musket ball holes still in the the lay Saint farm. This was only 200 years ago, lots of monuments to the dead, mostly British, though one to the imperial guard and Prince of Orange being shot in his leg, hence the mound. I got the impression with all the museums and history about the place it was very pro french. If you see the epitaph on the mound you will see what i mean. The mound does give a great view of the battlefield though. There was on american born solider at the battle, he fought for the briitsh. I wonder what the Americans think of this battle?
Thank you for the info you provided. It's an amazing diorama and 8 years in the making.
@No. 6 at utube jail Gettysburg is not even close to Waterloo in its importance and size. Why? So much hung on the battle and the nationalities involved. If you put Waterloo happening in 1863 you probably have a 75,00 to 100,000 British army and 3,00,000 french and Prussian armies fighting. Of course, the battlefield would be a lot bigger. The comparable armies of the 1812 war were only a few thousand on either side.
@No. 6 at utube jail no it was not, it was important to the civil war but not world history.
@No. 6 at utube jail The battle of waterloo was fought in one day - or more importantly 7-8 hours, with the resultant casualty figures of around 50 -63k. There were two other battles before that, ie quatre bras and ligny, so the figures would have been higher (8,000, and 24,000). You do not raise the above facts, so you can elevate gettysburg.
Waterloo was important because the UK became the dominant power, it could afford even in 1815 to fund all napoleon's enemies. As for a 75,000k brit army at an 1863 battle, I clearly state it was for the battle. Europe was massively richer than the US esp France, Prussia, etc. www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/gettysburg gives casualties for both sides at 51k, for Gettysburg over 3 days and 50f years later. Effectively it meant the American war was a backwater of military tactics and tech. Americans need to STOP overstating their importance in their first 150 years of history. There is no way in hell the battle of Gettysburg is on par with the battle of waterloo. NONE.
The battle of waterloo ended a major war. It establishes the might of the UK as the dominant power in Europe and the world. Gettysburg did neither for the US. Even if the US had lost, sure it would of sue for peace at that point or may be not. Like in the war of 1812 it just moved its capital, where the US president went. It's really embarrassing for Americans to try to overstate their influence on the world. If the American civil war was that important to the great powers at the time they would have got involved. No, it was not due to American threats, lol, the Europeans just laughed at them. If the south had won it would just mean a new power on the American continent and a much weaker US. This means the US would not have become a superpower in 1945. In fact, it never would.
Americans are really embarrassed bout their lack of world clout before ww2 l.
So you are wrong Old Chap.
www.historyhit.com/how-significant-was-the-battle-of-waterloo/
www.britishbattles.com/napoleonic-wars/battle-of-waterloo/
I loved the Prince August moulds, great fun and not bad figures at all. This looks spectacular.
Sure does it's an amazing diorama Matthew.
This is stunning!!! What an amazing achievement, it really gives a sense of the scale!!! Thank you so much for sharing this video.
Great scene , lot of time and effort must of gone into this, thanks for sharing,
You are welcome :)
Yes I have played several miniature war games of this magnitude and this is a pretty damn good diorama I have an Austrian army of the 15 mm 7 year war I have a French Prussian army of 15 mm of the Napoleonic wars and awesome achievement sir you did a damn good job and yes it's to the t of what the battle look like in real life
Cool
Wow staggering!! for anyone interested The Battle of Waterloo a new history of waterloo, Alessandro Barbero is a wonderfully detailed account, giving easy to understand layout of the battle and descriptions during each phase of the battle. Alhought it lacked in tactical maps of the actions around Hougomont and Planceniot the writers descriptions almost made up for it.
A huge and most impressive dio, mass efect is awesome!
THIS IS ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST ...GREAT STUFF THANKS I HAVE 3000 PAINTED UP SO FAR 3 YEARS......AND LOVE IT....ITS THE BEST LEARNING ABOUT THE MEN AND COMPANYS THAT FOUGHT AND SOME GAVE ALL SO I LIKE TO THINK THIS HONORS THEM.....AND HOW OUR WORLD BECAME A BETTER PLACE ....I CAN ONLY HOPE SO.....RIGHT THANKS...
It's an amazing display of an epic battle. I hope to see your display someday :)
Must have taken years to build excellent work fair play 🏴👍
Bloody Brilliant!
What a work of art!
Breath-taking! Also breath-taking, and completely mysterious, is that a few people would click the 'I dislike this' button!
Beggars belief but you will always find haters out there.
@@JohnBlessingPaligap Sad but true.
This is so awesome!
wow.... thats amazing
i paint minis etc...this would be like a dream job/project... just wow
Outstanding.
Wow c'est superbe tout ça!!!! Bravo
Looks awesome.
Amazing !
Great! Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome :)
Look! I can see Grouchy twiddling his thumbs!
Amazing 💯👌
"Oh, the HUMANITY"... just boggles the mind wn I contemplate Napoleonic style warfare. Good representation!
Very exciting!
The cut off squares are amusing. I realize you want to convey that the battlefield was even larger than the space available on the table. But have you ever thought of bisecting some of the soldiers at the table edge to display their cross sections? It would emphasize the idea that this is a slice of a larger cake. Nah, I’m just being silly.
Well done to whoever participated in this project.
Bravo! genial!
So much fun , nearly sent me blind, lol
Amazing❤
I know that music? The theme of the old guard. It all looks fantastic
It's amazing alright.
This guy has Ultra pc 100 fps on real life without lagging
Very nice, very nice indeed, all the best Garry
Cheers Garry
C'est splendide , bravo à l'auteur , pourriez vous refaire la même en passant beaucoup plus lentement sur les figurines....MERCI !
Buena recreación de parte del campo de batalla de waterloo.muy real.
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huge
so beautiful!!
John. Creator of worlds.
i think the music at the starting was from the movie waterloo 1970
it was
Impressive.
Impressive
Nice work sir..before I see that things and all soldier of both in encyclopedia but your creation is awesome..
No one ever uses figures to re enact the battle of closing time at the Eight Bells Pub....New Years Eve 1973
A remarkable diorama but it still only represents about two-thirds of the battle. The farm of Hugomount and all the fighting that went on there would be just to the left of the board from the French side.
Wahnnsinn wie viele Figuren sind das tippe fast 10000 super klasse gemacht
In der Tat ... Es ist erstaunlich
impressive
love to buy all of them 👌
this is massive. The timing of the cavalry charge coinciding with the storming of the farm and the arrival of Blücher is a bit unhistoric i reckon but it gives a good overview of the most important events that took place on that day
Can't stay 10 seconds in the same position to observe the soldiers?
Hi Jose, I do apologize but I had to move quickly and there was a lot of people waiting to come to see the Waterloo diorama. I will be going back to Cork possibly this year and I want to take a much better video of this amazing model. Thank you Jose and all the best, Sean B.
@@JohnBlessingPaligap sorry if I had been rude. Nice and hughe diorama, I want to see it all for a long time, to enjoy your masterpiece (even the french grenadiers march I can hear)
@@joseantonioplaza8596 : Hi Jose, sorry for the late reply and you don't have to be sorry as you were spot on. It's an amazing diorama and you go to Cork sometime and have a look at the shop they have. They show you around and you can speak with the talented people who paint and make the models. Take care Jose, John.
I used the pause button, not ideal but adequate
imagine the supply lines.
Amazimg
Me with 70 figures finish: OK
Jeez!
Slow the camera down a little please
That farmhouse in the middle is... La Haye Saint or is it Hougomant? I think its the former.
The camera is moving to fast for the viewer to focus in on any detail at all
Hi Huge, I know exactly what you are saying but I had little time to film and it' was an older mobile phone and not like the ones they have these days. I will be going back again re-film next year and will do a better job. Cheers man.
Is this on display anywhere for viewing by public?
Hi there, yes it is on display in Cork, location on Google Maps :- goo.gl/maps/7DHTf8Zym9ZSEw7U6
Based
Damn the movement phase would take longer than the actual real battle of waterloo.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
SLOW PAN of CAMERA for the WIN
An incredible feat assembling this. My question: In this piece of the battlefield, are those the exact number of troops or a random number chosen for the battlefield diorma?
Amazing diorama... The total number was over 25 thousand figurines in this model whereas the real Waterloo numbers were 73 thousand troops.
Wow
Is there any historical reference for those poplars trees on the brussels charleroi road? or is it an artistic license? its beautiful by the way...
It's an amazing diorama and those trees were, in fact, part of the battlefield and from what I understand historically accurate.
when in squares how did they not fire on each other ?
they did
Fact is most shots were aimed high at the horses or riders, even then most were misses. Most of the shots were aimed at cavalry charging the front of the squares or when retreating. Between the squares fire was reserved, lest the riders actually tried to break in which was not too often as the horses refused to impale themselves. As the battle progressed the areas in front became congested with dead riders and horses, charges had slowed to trots. Break ins were only achieved after cannon fire had decimated the ranks creating gaps or as the squares became less solid with fewer soldiers.
looks super cool but its not possible to see any details if you wiggle waggle with the camera... :( would be nice to get some pics in standstill mode
Sorry about the camera work, I was in a hurry to film this at the time. :)
How or where did you get those soldiers?
Hi Joey, The name of the company is call “Prince August” and their website is here: www.princeaugust.ie/
Their adders is:- Address: 1 Kilnamartyra, Macroom P12 FN79, Co. Cork. Thank you :)
Where do I find these figures
Hi Ricky... Their website is here: www.princeaugust.ie/
Their adders is:- Address: 1 Kilnamartyra, Macroom P12 FN79, Co. Cork
Enjoy my friend :)
Camera work is woeful! Slow down, man! It's disconcerting to try and follow your camera
I'm not expert on the battle but am curious if the two 'flanks' either side of the farm house depict actions at different times? This looks like D'Erlon's attack on Wellington's left flank and on the right the events seem to depict Ney's charges which I think happened later in the day. Any confirmation of this would be appreciated. Stunning model!
That's an excellent question but from what I understand Ney's Calvery attack happened later in the day about 4 O'Clock. Ney tried to break Wellington's centre with cavalry alone but failed. When Napoleon saw the charge he said it was an hour too soon. The Hougoumont farmhouse engagement happed at around 11:30 what what I believe.
So this amazing model depicts both of the battles happening at the same time but in actual fact this was not the case. I hope this helped you Oliie and thank you.
Thanks for getting back to me. I loved seeing the model. It gives a great sense of the battle itself. I have seen Siborn's model (the smaller one) and that depicts the action on wellington's left also. Cheers!
I believe you are correct D'Erlon's attack on Wellington's left happened before the massed cavalry charge on the British centre late in the afternoon. That charge involved 12,000 cavalry men and they were packed in so tight some historical reports say horses in the centre were actually lifted up off the ground and carried along by the pressure from the sides. Bernard Cornwall has done an excellent recent history of the battle.
Why will someone dislike this video?🤔🧐😕
Jealousy I would imagine
What are they made of? Tin?
Molten metal :)
What scale are these figures in?
They are 2mm in size. A sample is found here: shop.princeaugust.ie/25-artillery-pack-french-side/
John Blessing Im assuming you mean 20mm not 2mm because they are way smaller.
Wow
Magnificent
How much time took to create this masterpiece???😊
Maybe 4 months 2 weeks
Very impressive! What scale?
I believe 54mm for the figurines, the diorama is 30 sq meters and there are approximately 15,000 miniature soldiers on the diorama, including 2,000 cavalry thank you.
Did you have a plane to catch ? Would have been nice if you had slowed down and got some closeup and detail instead of zipping around like a bluearsed fly !
Hi Jim, I do apologize but I had to move quickly and there was a lot of people waiting to come to see the Waterloo diorama. I will be going back to Cork possibly this year and I want to take a much better video of this amazing model. Thank you Jim and all the best, Sean B.
That's amazing. What scale is that? 1/72 ?
The diorama is 30 sq meters, cast 15,000 metal 25mm scale Figures, amazing alright.
I don’t think that’s a proper 2000 point guard army
where is this
“Prince August” and the shop is located in County Cork
there is a guy who paint over 250 thousand its the biggest in the world he spent 20 years making them to display all of them would take up an entire vollyball field
What scale is it?
It Measures 26 x 13 feet and has more than 15,000 hand-cast and painted 25mm figures cast from the factory's own moulds.
@@JohnBlessingPaligap Thanks!
@@thehistoadian: You are very welcome :)
👍🏻😀 mais serrer les rangs et améliorer les positionnements et formation de combats des soldats 👏
In reality many died of friendly fire both sides
Show
How many soldiers anyone!!??🎉
Apparently 15,000 figurines :)
ruclips.net/channel/UCdma41GMcPqZfVzoyOjfE5w
@@JohnBlessingPaligap Cheer's!
Must be a nice diorama. Too bad nobody can see anything but blur
Hi Huge, I know exactly what you are saying but I had little time to film and it' was an older mobile phone and not like the ones they have these days. I will be going back again re-film next year and will do a better job. Cheers man.
Habe auch schon 100 Soldaten
La maqueta es alucinante, lástima que el video esté tan mal hecho... no se puede apreciar nada.
Apparently, all of the losses in the squares must have come from friendly fire. :/
Actually the biggest fear was Napoleon's cannons hitting the squares.
this in Ireland
Cork Ireland.
I went there on holidays
When did Prince August offer a French infantryman marching with slope arms?
You can see them marching against the Prussians.
Maybe it's the way the models were made, other than that I'm not sure.
The Duke of Wellington shunned a model at the time because it showed the aproaching allies. He did not want to share the limelight.
The only model around at that time that fits the bill is Sibbornes waterloo. Paid for by British veterans and their families. The other nations did not contribute nor did they build their own. When this topic is raised it goes one of two ways, either it shows Allies and Wellington didn't want to acknowledge them -or it doesn't show any allies. Which bullshit version of the story is it?
OK JR PICK UP AND PUT AWAY YOUR TOYS!
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very interesting but you move too fast...
Apologies 🙏
Apologies 🙏
dislike no abba waterloo
Jeez - can't you pan any slower??????
Oh God .... keep the camera still man!!!