Planning my western Germany campaign trip

Today is bleak in sunny Scotland with constant drizzle and certainly not weather for outdoor activities. So after a morning of office work, I have decided to start planning our trip to western Germany in late August/early September. Basically we will be following in the footsteps of Charles G, who visited the area in the spring in preparation for his new book, Volume 7, which is currently at the publishers and I hope will be printed before we depart.
The main visit will include the battlefields at Warburg, Wilhelmstadt, Corbach, Hastenbeck, Villinghausen and however many other sites I can fit in, while still retaining domestic harmony.
I visited Charles last month to discuss the trip, and he has kindly provided me with a wealth of information, maps etc to make the trip all the more meaningful. I have already found that background research is the key to getting the most out of these visits. Last year at Lobositz, I struggled to find the Homolka mound until I returned home and realised that I had been standing on it ! Many of the 18th century battlefields, particularly in the east are not well marked or celebrated, presumably because of the previous communist influence. Hopefully the west should be easier as Charles has mentioned a number of markers and signs at each site.

Some of Charles guides :

Charles very kindly gave me some Menzel prints that he had. These prints are an absolute delight and the source of so much inspiration. I keep going back to look at them, and they will give me some great modelling ideas in the months ahead.