Cuirassier Horses Almost Finished. . .

Here's another old-fashioned image of St. Nick making a midnight delivery to some, presumably, well-behaved, pleasant children. Have YOU been good all the year long?

Worked for a little while last night on finishing up those nine cuirassier horses, but Young Master Paul decided that he required attention and feeding, and it was my turn to attend to that. . . So, I'll try to wrap up this step tonight and move onto the troopers and squadron officer. Hopefully, I'll have a picture or two to post here as well.

By the way, I managed to find a hardcover copy of Mollo's Uniforms of the Seven Years War in very good condition via Amazon and at a resonable price (not always easy to do), so I've purchased an early Christmas gift for myself. Should provide some interesting and inspiring reading once the book arrives. Maybe in time for Christmas? In any case, the title will be a good addition to my growing book collection.

Ok, I've got some final grading to do (term papers. . . GROAN) and course grades to submit online, so at least I don't need to visit campus this afternoon. Enjoy your day everyone!

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tradgardmastare said…

My early Christmas present to myself arrived yesterday too- a copy of Babbylon % seris three.
Figures looking great and I am enjoying the seasonal artwork too...
Alan

1:37 AM

Presenting the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere!!!

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