Fusilier Painting Is Finished!!!

So, here's a general view of the fourth company, 7th (Von Flickenhofffer's) Fusiliers, all done save for the two clear protective coats, which are on the agenda for tomorrow.

Here is a close-up shot of the company drummer. I used to dislike painting musicians, but a bit of artistic license and somewhat better painting skills than twenty years ago make them easier and more fun to paint today. I love adding the tiny diagonal markings (What are these called? Anyone know?) to the upper and lower drum loops!

The third photograph features a few figures from the front. Gosh, how alliterative I've become! I think I should see a speech specialist. Help!!! I can stop myself! Anyway, the combination of a black basecoat, followed by a tan undercoat, really helps to give added definition and depth to white uniforms, especially at arm's length.

And here is a view of several figures from the side as the rest of the regiment looks on from the rear of the painting/radio desk.

Last but not least, we have a view of the almost completed miniatures from behind. I took a few minutes during the middle of the night (had trouble sleeping) to touch up the long black queues (sp?) trailing down the backs of the figures when necessary.

Ok, tomorrow, it's on to the final step -- two coats of Future/Klear acrylic floor finish, and then I'll detach the figures from the bottle caps, line them up with the rest of the regiment, and (What else?) take a few more photographs to post here. Later in the week, it's time to start on that first squadron of cuirassiers. It will be nice to work on something else beside infantry for a while! And it seems to me that it might be high time for us to drop in on another conversation between the Grand Duke Irwin-Amadeus II and his faithful manservant Hives. Something about a recent wild boar hunt gone awry and a missing set of silver salt and pepper shakers at Krankenstadt Palace. What to do, what to do?