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Here is the next update to the Plancenoit diorama, just like in the TV show Project Runway, "one day you're in and the next day you're out" spent most of the past week editing the diorama content which resulted in a number of the figures removed for various reasons. The current content will...

Appreciate the information, so the Guard artillery crew is also off the table. I have looked at the First Legion Silesian Landwher infantry and I agree that they are a great representation of that style of uniform and the poses match the events at Plancenoit very well. The current discount is...

Your diorama sounds great. I appreciate the images to use as a comparison and decided to wait to see if WB releases any new figures to use in the diorama. I did get some First Legion Guard artillery for the diorama and will use them in a future scenario. As far as the Polish Lancers, I...

Looks good, will add it to the list to get a copy. Appreciate the lead. Thx Chris

Started with Chandler's book Waterloo:The 100 Days for an overview, then got the 1815 Waterloo Campaign:The German Victory by Hofschroer to get a Prussian point of view and then the Waterloo Companion for some details about the battle contained in a single volume. Starting with these while I...

I appreciate all the kind words and especially the information that George provided. So far, I am still doing research about the battle for Plancenoit, tactics used by the French/Prussians and what figures are available to tell certain parts of the story. It has been a real learning...

Based on a suggestion, I took one of the images and removed the color to make it more like the monochrome ambrotypes and tintypes of that period. Makes for an interesting image. Thx Chris

Great scene and I really like this figure as well. I did one with him on the beach in Normandy and thought I would share it. The beachhead is actually WB's WW1 trench section that I converted to a beach trench system. I have him and some others slated for a diorama next year. Attached is an...

Great looking gun and crew. Definitely worth the wait.

Great progress, keep up the good work and showing us the results. Remember the Alamo! Thx Chris

I thought I would give an update on my next diorama. I am doing a diorama on a portion of the battle of Waterloo, specifically the action around Plancenoit involving the old guard. I have never done a diorama on the Napoleonic Wars even though I have a deep interest in that time period. So...

Thanks for the kind comments. That image of those Confederate soldiers is definitely haunting. In the past, I have done some analysis on the image to guide my ACW dioramas. For example, how many are wearing forage caps versus other headgear and so on. Hard to believe that on September 17th a...

Every time i look at this factory, I see a new detail that just amazes me. Great job. Chris

Great diorama, really like the smoke effects...

In early September of 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia (ANV) moved north as its first invasion of states that had not succeeded. The invasion would ultimately lead to the battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg on September 17th, 1862. On or about September 12th, 1862, two events occurred that are...

Ken, appreciate the kind words. The civilian figures from WB are just amazing from both an accuracy perspective as well as the ability for them to tell a story. My favorite part of this hobby is the blending of sharing events in history and using dioramas to help bring those events to life. I...

Great looking doors, they add a lot to the chapel...

I love those H&A buildings and try to pick them up whenever they show up on the secondary market. I made the lampposts from 2 different kits (LGB and MiniArt) and old Bacardi resin bases. The posts are electrified so that a nighttime version could be done using the lights from the posts and...

My friends and family have said for a long time that I should do a book on the ACW or another topic like WW2 or the AWI using the dioramas. It is on the bucket list. Maybe someday I will get around to it. Appreciate the kind words and support. Thx Chris

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. The civilian stories of the ACW have been a special interest of mine. Luckly, WB has made some great civilian figures to help tell the story in the Village Green product lines. Back to the military dioramas in the next posting. Thx Chris