2500+ Visits and Counting

Thank you very much to everyone who has visited The Grand Duchy of Stollen 1768 blog!!! We’re now up over the 2500 mark, and it’s amazing how quickly this has happened in the last few weeks. Wow!

Yesterday, I finished the painting touch-ups on the two guns for the artillery battery belonging to Stollen. I also hit the artillery crew with their coat of Future floor finish, and the guns await the same treatment over on the painting/radio desk right now. Photos will follow here in just a few days. Stay tuned!

Best of all, I began the painting work on my two mounted generals and their aide de camp. These three figures will represent the Grand Duke Irwin-Amadeus II, who will resemble Frederick the Great, and his second in command General Von Maur. Their hussar aid will be Captain Rudolf-Michael von Schenker, who already has a lime green bag atop his brown busby. I’m going to enjoy working on these three figures later this afternoon!

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The 18th century? What's the Fascination?

Hessian musketeers by All the King's Men Toy Soldiers of Snellville, Georgia, U.S.A. Just a quick post post today, but I thought the above question might be interesting food for thought. Obviously, there is an array of possible periods, theaters, and conflicts that might catch our eyes. But what is it about the era 1700-1799 -- either real, or imagined? Is it the commanders and politics? The fairly straightforward tactics? The myriad of uniforms and flags? The variety and scope of the conflicts? The patchwork of various and sundry petty states, (at least in Central Europe)? I'm very interested to learn your thoughts. Don't be a lurker! Please leave a comment -- or even two or three. Have a nice day everyone!

An Early July Hussar Update. . .

Marginally neater in appearance with green bases, girths, and ivory horse markings added, but I need to neaten up some hooves now before moving onto the rest of the tack. W here in the world did June go? While I still ponder the answer to that question, how about a quick painting update on the first batch of 14 Minden Austrian hussars and Nadasdy? Good. I'm glad we are of a like mind. Still on the sloppy side, but I've managed to move things along, painting the green bases, white (ivory) horse markings, and beginning the miles and miles of tack adorning the various horses. I always like to begin with the girths spanning the horses' ribs which helped hold the saddles in place. Even with the figures mounted individually on temporary painting bases, these can be kind of tricky to access, but there we are. I've also used various Army Painter washes (Mid-Brown and Strong Tone) as well as their Speed Paint (Grim Black) to make the manes and tails of the horses a bit m...

And a few more photos. . .

Ok, here are a few of the 2nd Musketeer regiment in process during late-July and August. Enjoy!

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