Horse Grenadiers Are Underway. . .

The company (or is it troop?) of horse grenadiers, plus colonel and trumpeter for those recently glossed 36 Minden Austrian dragoons.

Busy days here in The Grand Duchy of Stollen, with the end of online classes for the semester/term yesterday, but I've managed to snatch an hour or so the last several evenings for some time at the painting table. Still not much to look at, but they're not dsipleasing at this early stage in the painting game.

The basic horse coats are finished except for the trumpeter's grey, which needs so additional attention this evening. Right now, The Young Master and I are headed out into the dark, rainy day to run his Christmas errand, selecting a gift for his mother The Grand Duchess.

I hope for some time back in the painting chair this evening post-Christmas tree decoration, dinner, and bedtime reading with The Young Master. We are working our way through the first Harry Potter story at the moment, which is much better than I expected. Yes, yes. I've managed to avoid the saucer-eyed, zombie-like worldwide fascination with J.K. Rowling for 20+ years until now. But we are having fun reading this together each evening I must admit.

-- Stokes

Comments

marinergrim said…

Just 9? That'll be a breeze for you!

1:14 AM

tradgardmastare said…

I do like the look of these , they are excellent figures and will look splendid on the battlefield.

1:56 AM

James Fisher said…

They are fine figures that will be a joy to paint, I am sure.
I think that you'll enjoy Harry Potter more and more. She wrote a good tale that develops well over the books as Harry gets older. Coming to it late has the advantage of being after all the hype!
Regards, James

6:32 AM

Neil said…

Excellent looking figures. Looking forward to the completed unit.

12:49 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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