More Bunker Hill

Strange, now while sorting the stuff I found a CD with around 70 photos from Bunker Hill too. I really have to clear up my mess....

Ok, I know I am running mad. In case it is too much, let me know:-)))

Bunker Hill again

I already showed our Bunker Hill diorama from 2005 on this blog. But now I scanned my old photos I have from it. See here Bunker Hill with units in 1:1 strength at the battle. Even the American redoubt is scalled down to it's right size in 1/72. It was interesting to see that no battlemap I have seen so far is right, as it is impossible to attack this redoubt in one line battalion beside battalion as the British sources suggest. The redoubt is simply to small.

So here I decided to let the British attack in several lines of units, each unit two man deep. My favourite units are the regiments standing in reserve here. As for the Grenadiers, most of them very lost in action in the two attacks which happened before. This here is the third attack which was done mostly by the center companies.

I hope you enjoy the photos. Here are the first, more will follow soon.

Looks not too big as in the whole battle not more than 3000 soldiers were involved

From the left british flank

I liked this diorama because of the formations we were able to show.

It has to be three lines of infantry.

 What was left of the Grenadiers....

 Ok, on this photo it looks more impressive:-)

 From the American point of view

Albuera 1811

Puh with all the photos I found I feel I am running mad:-) I showed two dioramas of other collectors from the Peninsular war already in the last weeks. Here is my own very old try from 10 years ago. In this times I had just a small appartment of 30 meters in square and my only chance to put figures on show was a small plate, 1x2 meters. There I put on display my little battles. You know in the meantime I have changed my habits:-))))

Here Albuera with some conversions I made.

 Guardias Wallonas - I think I have to enlarge the unit.

 Regiment Irlanda. In fear I have painted them too dark-blue

 Heave British dragoons, converted from Italeri Prussian Cuirassiers. The French light Voltigeurs are from Qualitycast

And the 21st Portuguese.

This is one of my favourite battles, if this word is allowed when talking about blood, tears and death. It is very colourful and this time it was a draw. I know Ian Fletcher would see it different, but well - he is British. In the Spanish books I have about the battle there is a chapter "Le desastre Brittanico" wich describes the British counter-attack better than the British texts in my eyes. And this time the Spanish get the credit they deserve in this war.

Here are two more photos from a diorama in the Royal Fusilier museum in London. Not 1/72 but very good made 

 So I hope you like this very old stuff like the newer projects.