Arrrgh! Gotta go back into camera settings on my iPhone to bring all of the frame into focus. Blast! Painting is underway on the 60 or so Minden Austrians, which are slated to become my version of the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment of AWI renown. More or less indistinguishable from Austrians of the era really, right down to the red facings and turnbacks, but the eventual flags (already in my files) will set them apart. I went ahead and based-coated all of them over a couple of days lthe last week of August, using a mix of light gray and white acrylic gesso, before next applying my usual basic alkyd oil flesh tone to the faces and hands. In a day or two, I'll hit that with Army Painter Flesh Wash to tone things down a bit and bring some definition to the faces and hands. As usual, the plan is to focus on about 20 figures at a time, splitting the regiment roughly into thirds along with the color party and regimental staff. Depending on ...
As my grandfather used to say, "Boys, boys!"
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"An armed society is a polite society," and all that...
I don't know about the new packages, but the old Old Glory F&I Wars French command pack had, amongst other figures, an officer firing a pistol and a standing officer hunched over a bit clutching his chest, shot.
I always thought that a good diorama would be to have two of the pistol-firers set up as if having a duel 20 paces apart and put the shot figure roughly between the two with a white handkerchief at his feet!
Having been in Uncle Sam's Travel Club (Army Branch), and having had people shoot at me and mean it, I too am amazed how riled some folks can get about the silliest things. For the love of little green apples! It's a HOBBY!
Yours,
Martin
Funny how a what may appear to be a simple thought devolves into an ugly mess.
Never mind, I like the picture though.
Glad I am not spending time at OSW by the sound of it.
Generally the OSW group is noticeable for its polite decorum.
-- Jeff
Guy
...one of them at least has quoted at length how he doesn't take umbrage, likes to call a spade a spade, can't be doing with people who talk around the issue.... but then goes completely AWOL when anyone does exactly that with him...
All grist for the mill, and content for my novel.... LOL! :o))
It appears that the OG F&IW French command pack still has those two figures, two right-most in first line in the below image:
www.oldgloryminiatures.com/proddetail.asp?prod=FIW%2D06
Jim
http://colcampbellbarracks.blogspot.com/
perhaps worth a set?
hmmm...Jeff will think I am becoming converted away from Nappies again.
Perhaps I shall have to get one on the QT.
;-)
I've always considered the manifesto produced by the Clonmel Assizes in 1777 my native land's great contribution to western culture.
A recent study underlining how the code was honoured rather more in the breach than in the observance can be found here.
http://www.amazon.com/That-Damnd-Thing-Called-Honour/dp/1859180396
Considering the above, the said parties to the dispute had better watch their fat and salt intakes and perhaps exercise a little more if they wish to raise their blood pressure in such a fashion.
Not an edifying spectacle.
Greg Horne
http://www.oldglory25s.com/
They are about half way down the page.
Donald~