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That is very useful and helpful. Thank you for the detailed reply; I have large numbers of WSS to paint and even though I love the end result I find painting a bit of a chore so always looking for tips!
I am as always in awe of your work, not just the spectacle ,but of the amount of time and effort you and your friends put in to this project, this has probably been asked before and forgive me for not remembering the reply, but what are the long term plans for display of your magnificent works ? .
Hi Alan, many thanks for your kind words. The project is designed to be gradual and modular - ie we are not rushing to completion and we can show all or parts of the model at a specific exhibition.
Each section of the model (90cm by 130cm) has its own box and is stored in a dry barn by my house.
Periodically, the model is displayed - perhaps in a school or a museum. Its next exhibition will be at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, UK. This will involve the largest and most ambitious part of the project, namely the French cavalry charges and Allied squares. Because this is such a large undertaking we are focussing on getting the various regiments and battalions ready before constructing the terrain.
The final destination for the model is yet to be decided. We need somewhere that meets the following criteria:
1. Big enough to house a diorama as large as a tennis court
2. Secure enough to protect the model from light, dust, damp, insects and human touch.
3. Relevant to Waterloo
4. With enough footfall for people to see it.
Thank you , well I have been a regular visitor to the one in the rifles museum in Winchester, yours will eclipse it with ease. A suggestion off the top of my head may be the county museum in Taunton, it has space to house the Somerset light infantry /40th/13th regimental history so the link to the battle exists. Further more like some other museums it has got rather dull of late and could do with a display with the WOW effect. Well done again ,so impressed with all your work.