About an hour in the ol' painting chair this morning before The Young Master took over Zum Stollenkeller for his weekly Tae Kwon Do classes via Zoom, and again mid-afternoon while he was off doing something in his room and The Grand Duchess filled the house with Chopin [and also Debussy, Bach, Beethoven, et al] numbers from the piano.
Not too many misplaced blotches to fix, and I decided to ignore a couple of others, which are so minute that I'll forget about them in a week or so. Other than the brass buttons and grass green on the bases, plus a bit more tinkering with horse nostrils-mouths, the officers' sashes, and the trumpeter, these babies are just about ready for a couple of coats of acrylic gloss.
The nine figures and horse can then join the rest of the 42-strong Batthyanyi Dragoons, and this particular loooong episode in painting, started way back in May 2020, will be over. Time to return to the infantry I think and crank out another 60-figure unit or two for 2021.
Returning to the present, tomorrow (Sunday) there might be a family ski outing midday. In the late afternoon, I hope for some time with The Young Master to work more on his 40 Minden Prussian musketeers, which we are painting as Garrison Regiment #1. Watch for a later update on how we progress with those.
-- Stokes
Comments
Have a great time skiing Stokes.
Stay safe & best wishes for a peaceful & productive 2021,
Jeremy
Looking forward to seeing progress on the 2021-vintage infantry units.
As an aside. Is the young master ready to take on the Norwegians at skiing? There is a shortage of good opposition for them at the moment.
Kindest regards.
Neil.