Back at the Residenz. . .

The first dozen Holger Eriksson dragoons in question. . .

Following a frustrating visit to the Brummen und Summen, during which the Grand Duke Irwin-Amadeus II waited for an hour in the busy dining room without being shown to his table, he returned to the palace where Hives served a ham sandwich and milk in the kitchen. The Grand Duke then retired to his study where he continued work on that miniature regiment of cavalry. Meanwhile, the rest of the household was abuzz with preparations for Christmas and the arrival of the von Grandin family.

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johnpreece said…

No one does horses like HE!

That Bay in the front corner has some mischief of his own in mind. If his rider does not get hold of him quickly I forsee a nasty kick aimed at the horse behind which is getting uncomfortably close.

1:28 PM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

I'm inclined to agree, John. The more work I do on these figures, the more I can another regiment of HE cavalry being added to the mix at some point in the future. Maybe some of the hussars?

Best Regards,

Stokes

2:39 PM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

". . . the more I can PICTURE another regiment of HE cavalry being added. . ." Groan!

Stokes

2:40 PM

The Eventual Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment. . .

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...

Presenting the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere!!!

Here they are, with the rearmost nine figures still drying, three squadrons of the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere, now in the service of the Grand Duchy of Stollen. And now, it's onto that artillery!

Continued Regional Map Revisions. . .

F ooled around a bit more with the revised map just before and after dinner this evening, using the Fotor app to reinsert missing text . I also removed a few other things using the 'Magic Eraser' function, which works surprisingly well. Now, we're getting somewhere. I just have to figure out how to ensure that the text is all a uniform font style and maybe figure out a way to add a few bunches of trees to suggest forested areas, Ninja AI is not always entirely cooperative to the tune of "I'm sorry Dave. I can't do that." -- Stokes

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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