Airfix The Battle of Waterloo Set : 8 results priced between £10.00 and £75.00

It’s 1815 and The Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte has raised an army and intends to rule over Europe. This ambition was finally thwarted on the Battlefield of Waterloo, in what is now Belgium, by an allied army led by the Duke of Wellington. Much of the battle was centred around a farmhouse, and this is the centrepiece of this superb set, containing a battle scene, and nine regiments of troops.

Much of the battle was centred around a farmhouse which is the centrepeice of this set which also contains a battle scene and nine regiments of troops. The Highland Infantry, French Cavalry, French Artillery, French Infantry, British Cavalry, Hussars, British Infantry, British Artillery, French Imperial Guard and Prussions. The set comes complete with paints, two paintbrushes and poly cement.

WHY WAS THIS SET NEVER ISSUED? It was prepared for the centenary of the Battle of Waterloo in 1915. But then World War I broke out. The set was never issued because it was thought that it might upset the French who had become our allies. A handful of unissued sets of 50 cards exist - one card catalogues £125. Imperial Tobacco Ltd. (Wills) authorized this second edition reproduction set in 1990.

WHY WAS THIS SET NEVER ISSUED? It was prepared for the centenary of the Battle of Waterloo in 1915. But then World War I broke out. The set was never issued because it was thought that it might upset the French who had become our allies. A handful of unissued sets of 50 cards exist - one card catalogues £125. Imperial Tobacco Ltd. (Wills) authorized this second edition reproduction set in 1990.

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