Mustering the Troops - Paul's modest contribution

[getagrip]

That is amazing!

[Hertsblue]

I've seen heroic statuary before, but never that realistic.

[Leman]

This has now made the ACW Gamer Facebook page.

[paulr]

The official blog has announced it will be releasing pictures of the diorama on ANZAC Day. I will post a link to them after the dawn service.

[paulr]

A special message from Alan and Michael Perry

The Perrys have arrived back in Blighty and are getting ready for Salute, the whole message is here
http://anzacdiorama.blogspot.co.nz/2015/04/a-special-message-from-alan-and-michael.html

A couple of quotes...

We were staggered by the enthusiasm and drive of all the volunteers and the Weta team. We were very proud to be part of it. It was the hardest we've ever worked, well the most intense, continuous work we should say.

This must be a first in wargaming history, to get so many of a country's gamers involved in the same project... and what a project! You can be justly proud of yourselves! It was an honour to work with you.

[Techno]

Very much looking forward to that link, Paul !
You guys over there should be proud of yourselves !!
Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

The official blog has announced it will be releasing pictures of the diorama on ANZAC Day. I will post a link to them after the dawn service.

An update from the offical blog

Sir Peter Jackson has asked to delay the opening of the New Zealand Room by another week to allow other aspects of the room to be completed to a high standard. So it will now be opened on 2 May, not 25 April as previously advised.

Sorry guys, no pictures till 2 May 

[paulr]

The opening was scheduled for 2 May, but as you can see from The Great War Exhibition's FaceBook page, this has now been changed to two days later

The diorama has actually been ready since before Anzac Day, but other items in the New Zealand Room of the exhibition are still having some finishing touches done.

So a couple more pics while we wait 

A Belgian village scene at the beginning of the exhibition

This is no normal sanitised wargames table - it is a 'no holds barred' freeze-frame of the bloody squalor that the real battlefield would have been on that day.

Some final touches being applied to part of the diorama

[Ithoriel]

Wow!

[Techno]

Definitely !
Cheers - Phil

[Womble67]

Brilliant

Take care

Andy

[Hertsblue]

Highly impressive.

[paulr]

The New Zealand room opens at 8:30 this morning

The official blog has posted pictures of the diorama  

First a picture of the diorama under construction with some 1:1 figures for scale


Now a couple of wide shots of the diorama, almost finished

From the West


From the East


An Ottoman company assaulting the crest of Chunuk Bair


More pictures here
http://anzacdiorama.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/first-pics-of-massive-gallipoli-diorama.html

[pierre the shy]

Went along on Saturday with family to see this but told on
entry that nz room wasn't open till 4th. The experience going through
the displays is amazing. Guess we'll just have to go back again!

[WeeWars]

Wow Wow and Wow again!

Fantastic effort!