PA12702: Battle of Waterloo Deluxe Chess Starter Kit

The Battle of Waterloo themed chess moulds include the Napoleon Bonaparte (PA709) and the Duke of Wellington (PA710) sides in a set of six vulcanised rubber moulds. The pieces will be approximately 54mm scale when cast.

This starter kit contains:

• Napoleon's chess side 3 moulds (that can cast the king, queen, bishop, knight, rook and pawn).
• Duke of Wellington chess side 3 moulds (that can cast the king, queen, bishop, knight, rook and pawn).
• Casting ladle. This is where the liquid metal goes and where you are pouring from.
• 2 metal clamps. These hold the assembled mould and boards together.
• 2 large support boards. These sandwich the mould and insulate it and spread the pressure from the clamps.
  
• 14 bars of Model metal,
• Small pot of release agent,
• Large sturdy cardboard storage box for moulds and accessories.
• Wooden metal stirrer.
• Painting and casting instructions.

Model metal contains a percentage of lead in the alloy. It consists of Lead, Tin and Bismuth.

Model Metal Safety Data Sheet.

Release Powder SDS PDF.

We recommend including a set of felt chess bases to help protect the surfaces you are playing on from scratches.

Size of Pieces:

Napoleon's King - 70mm | Wellington's King - 69mm

Napoleon's Queen - 64mm | Wellington's Queen - 64mm

Napoleon's Bishop - 69mm | Wellington's Bishop - 69mm

Napoleon's Knight - 60mm | Wellington's Knight - 60mm

Napoleon's Rook - 68mm | Wellington's Rook - 68mm

Napoleon's Pawn - 73mm | Wellington's Pawn - 73mm

History:

The Battle of Waterloo - June 1815

The Waterloo campaign of 1815 was without exception the most famous of the Nineteenth century. It was to culminate in the final overthrow of Napoleon Bonaparte and the end of twenty five years of warfare. Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperer of the French and one time master of the largest European empire since Rome, had marched against Brussels in order to defeat the first of the Allied armies before the others could attack. To oppose Napoleon' s advance, two of the Allied armies were assembling. The first being basically Anglo-Dutch and commanded by the Duke of Wellington. The Duke, was already victor in the earlier Peninsular War, a major factor in Napoleon's earlier defeat and abdication. The final confrontation on the 18th June was both climactic and costly in casualties: over 80,000 combined forces fell that day. It is now possible to share in the power struggle between these two powerful tacticians with the Napoleonic Chess Set. This way the outcome does not always have to be as it was on that fateful day.