Final Layout of the British Infantry Square
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009I have been giving some thought to the final layout of my interpretation of a corner of a British Infantry Square at the battle of Waterloo.
The infantry figures are small (25mm tall) and therefore the base will have to be thin so as not to overwhelm the figures. Normal sized bases would reduce the impact of the diorama.
So I have decided to mount the infantry figures onto thin card which, in turn, will be mounted onto stained and polished wood some 3 to 4 mm thick.
The picture below shows some scrap card with the infantry, officers, drummers and trumpeter on it so that we can get an idea of the final size of each side of the British Infantry Square.
Final layout of the British Infantry Square Diorama
After trial and error I have taken off the mounted figures as these detracted from the impact of the figures in the sides of the infantry square. The square ‘hole’ could be filled with scenic grass, footprints and maybe another single foot figure, or, the final wooden base could be cut to the shape of the white card. This would make an unusual base.
Once glued to the thin base, the figures should look like this:
The corner point of the square
Now comes the easy part. Gluing down 40+ figures close together, putting wet plaster between the figures, painting it a muddy colour, add scenic dressing, and all without getting it on the figures!