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Title: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: Arteis on May 03, 2015, 07:09:47 PM

The first public photos have been released of the room-sized diorama of the Battle of Chunuk Bair at The Great War Exhibition in Wellington, populated with five thousand 54mm figures.

The diorama is the brainchild of world-famous movie director and WW1 buff, Sir Peter Jackson. He enlisted the former chief of New Zealand's defence forces, Lt General (rtd) Rhys Jones, himself a keen wargamer, to lead this official WW100 commemoration project.

Alan and Michael Perry, two of the foremost miniature figure sculptors in the world, were engaged to produce the figures; and leading movie special effects company Weta Workshop to make the massive terrain.

The 5000 miniatures were painted by 140 enthusiastic Kiwi wargamers organised in teams of volunteers right across the country.

So pop on over to the official Mustering The Troops blog for loads of photos of this amazing diorama:

http://anzacdiorama.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/first-pics-of-massive-gallipoli-diorama.html (http://anzacdiorama.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/first-pics-of-massive-gallipoli-diorama.html)

Here are some sample pics from the above blog:

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-itquYlbfPQA/VUZcZlMscmI/AAAAAAAABqI/_dmnpvKIhOc/s1600/v_IMG_2084.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sqN-eiNocM8/VToRy1hz4lI/AAAAAAAABgk/jbu96gYiugw/s1600/t_IMG_2047.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_8Qm4CX-McU/VToTM2CV84I/AAAAAAAABg0/KpaLLUDt7Co/s1600/t_IMG_1993.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TyOQLkmqrEE/VUHdbtr8E7I/AAAAAAAABnU/OgGmzTJLouo/s1600/j_IMG_2145.jpg)

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: beefcake on May 03, 2015, 07:53:32 PM

Wow, just wow

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 03, 2015, 08:08:11 PM

Very impressive  8)

cheers

James

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: James Morris on May 03, 2015, 10:04:24 PM

Extraordinary.  Never seen anything quite like it.

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: smirnoff on May 03, 2015, 10:31:51 PM

A truly exceptional memorial

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: gamer Mac on May 03, 2015, 11:50:20 PM

WOW :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: Timotl on May 04, 2015, 02:52:09 AM

Gonna be hard to move the figures around with that glass in the way.... :'(

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: von Lucky on May 04, 2015, 03:53:05 AM

Quote from: beefcake on May 03, 2015, 07:53:32 PM

Wow, just wow

I agree - and you easily can see it in the flesh if you want to.

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: Atheling on May 04, 2015, 08:48:18 AM

Saw this on your blog earlier Arteis.... it's wonderful!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Darrell.

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: tomek917 on May 04, 2015, 10:19:26 AM

Simply amazing!  :-*

Might have to book a ticket to New Zealand...

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: FramFramson on May 04, 2015, 08:08:22 PM

Phenomenal stuff. Full credit to whoever did the terrain too!

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: von Lucky on May 05, 2015, 09:21:02 AM

Professionals (Weta Workshop).

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: Arteis on May 05, 2015, 10:50:08 AM

Yep, the project was a mixture of volunteers and professionals.  There were 140 volunteer wargamers doing the painting and also applying a lot of the vegetation on the terrain; and a goodly number of professional model-makers from Weta Workshop did the main work on the terrain and the installation into the museum.

Title: Re: First pics of Sir Peter Jackson's massive Gallipoli diorama
Post by: Dr DeAth on May 05, 2015, 11:11:29 AM

Outstanding!