A package arrived from GFI today. My troops now have guns, two generals, and an ADC! Best of all, in height, the 25mm MiniFigs are an exact match for the Revell 1/72 figures. The former are a bit stocky in comparison to the latter, but once painted, I don’t think this will be noticeable. The three grenadier drummers (in mitre caps) will look great, beating time for my take of the Erbprinz Regiment. A two gun battery of artillery is next on the painting agenda following my two-company, green-coated jaegers. At some point in all of this, I’ll take a weekend and paint the general staff as a break from working on larger units. It’s all very exciting and inspiring. Expect photos of each component of Stollen’s army here as the project moves forward.
The Anhalt-Zerbst regiment musters in the drill square to sort themselves into platoons and companies during the coming weeks Fall maneuvers if you will. A large dose of real life the last few days with the start of classes next Monday, various preparatory meetings, and finishing up a few other things this week. But, I managed to sort out 60 or so Minden Austrian infantry from the pile and get 'em stuck to temporary painting bases. Must carefully drill out the hands of several NCOs for flagpoles and pole arms this weekend before the usual basecoat. I'm thinking of mixing the usual white gesso with the usual light gray to kill two birds with one stone so to speak. Applying both base- and undercoat in one fell swoop as my grandmother used to say. In the meantime, the recently finished squadron of Saxon cuirassiers has been placed carefully in one of the clear acrylic boxes on my shelves until I have the suitable flag to affix. -- Sto...
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