Waiting in the Wings. . .

Half of the planned camp followers from various manufacturers, including Reaper, Black Hussar, Suren/Willie, and Minden/Fife & Drum.

The other half, including a scratch-built, Ian Weekly-inspired suttler's tent.

While the painting and modeling muse is here, I thought that I would share just a few photographs of coming attractions here at Totliegh-in-the-Wold. After a second coat of acrylic gesso, the various camp followers are destined for a wash of alkyd oil fleshtone in the appropriate places, to be followed by various subdued colors for their garments. Lots of browns, tans, navy blues, dark greens, with white blouses/shirts. Except in the case of the painted ladies confronting the Black Hussar Lutheran pastor of course! They have already received some rather more colorful attire in keeping with their professional activities.

-- Stokes

Gotta strike while the painting iron is hot. Here are the last 19 RSM95 figures for that 80-figure composite regiment. These Prussians are destined to become the blue-coated, yellow-faced Sachsen-Hildburghausen contingent., which was part of the Ernestine Sachsen Infantry (of the Upper Saxon Kreis) in real life.

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Independentwargamesgroup said…

Love the tent, Stokes.

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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!

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Saxony's Ploetz Cuirassiers, an illustration lifted from the Kronoskaf website, which has thus far guided my spectacularly glacial painting of 30 28mm Eureka Saxon cuirassiers purchased all the way back in October 2016. A gray, cool Saturday here in Mid-Michigan with rain in the forecast. The Grand Duchess is away at a conference, so it's just "The Boys" here at home. The Young Master (almost 15) has retreated to his room for something or other following breakfast while I have stolen back down here to Zum Stollenkeller (masquerading as my office) with a second mug of coffee and both cats comfortably ensconced nearby. Enjoying the late morning and still in my pajamas! Not much planned for today beyond designing a couple of promotional flyers for workshops my department is presenting (small parties we will throw?) in October and November. With maybe a bit of on the next podcast script. More important, I am toying with the idea of returning for an hour or...

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