Andy Belsey's Trench Models

Amazing WW1 trench models

1:285 Scale Diorama showing trenches of the Somme region in 1916.

This diorama has been scratch-built by me and contains about 100 wargame figures made by GHQ.
(Edited).

'Work Party' repairing recent damage.

The model has a labelled lid which explains what is going on below

You look through the labels to see the detail below. (There are a couple of spelling mistakes!)

Front line - See the 'sap' in the top left corner, latrine in the bottom left and MG position near the centre. (In reality it would be camouflaged.)

View from Front Line to Support Line further behind.

Front Line is on the right.

1:32 Trench Sections - Typical British trench (Figures are made by Tommy's War, but I've made most of the other things myself.)

Well-built British trench

Wet Soil British Trench

Typical French Trench.

British Front Line Dugout (Figures are awaiting paint.)

Reversed Trench - recently captured from the Germans. (Figures awaiting paint.) I have 3 other section models, including 2 German subjects, which show other aspects of trenches. I used to blog how I make these models on the MilitaryModelling.com Forum until it ceased to exist.
My work is well publicised on the internet, but the section models have had much more coverage than the smaller model. The models were on display at the Remembering 1916 Exhibition in South London but do not have a permanent home yet.(Edited)