Still a long way to go, but the are starting to look a little better. Young Paul and I feel that fleshtone and horseflesh should be next. F inally managed to get a little painting time in with The Young Master late this Saturday afternoon (I cannot compete with TV following the evening meal it seems). We managed to get two coats of grass green on the bases in fairly short order, and I cleaned up a few things for Paul on the 24 figures he takes care of on the right after he spun off into left field and another activity in another area of the house. I'll be back to the painting bench this evening after his bedtime to work a bit on my own nine Austrian horse grenadiers and regimental staff. Lots of small details now, but some of these go pretty quickly, so I feel like things are in the home stretch at this point. -- Stokes
The coat of the grey must be finished, and there are still numerous small details to address, but these last nine figures for that large regiment of dragoons begun last May (2020) are not unpleasing at this point. The French trumpeter will wear a made up uniform. I prefer for my cavalry to have trumpeters, and wanted something showy, gaudy even, for this particular figure. Like his eight fellows, he's not yet finished either, but so far, so good. I've used a brand new #1 round to add the scarlet highlights and gold on the raised details atop the darker red undercoat, and the new eye glasses for close-up work have been very helpful. I suddenly find painting a pleasure again. P lugging away with those nine Austrian horse grenadiers and dragoon staff in the evenings after my young painting partner has retired for the night. By Jove, they are getting very close to being finished! And it has been just over a month since I began with them in earnest. This must be some kin