Von Polenz Cuirassiers, ca. 1733: Hat and Saddlecloth Lace. . .

After two days, the hat and saddle cloth lace is done. Whew! I also highlighted the visible facings/turnbacks with Army Painter 'Fur Brown.' Probably lighter than the actual coffee brown described, but artistic license and all you understand.

Next up three more tiny details: the gold loops holding the white ribbons onto the hats, mustaches, and the cuirass waist belts. After that, gunmetal and brass on the carbines and slightly lightened 'Leather Brown' highlights on the shoulder belts and gauntlets. Somewhere in there any visible buttons [and sword baskets] as well.

The trumpeter and his mount will be two of the last things to tackle before final touch-ups and eventual glossing. I'm aiming to have 'em all done by month's end, just two weeks and a bit more away. Can he do it? Stay tuned to find out.

-- Stokes

Comments

Andy McMaster said…

Those are coming along splendidly. I'm just painting odds and ends at the moment as the fancy takes me. Not ready for the commitment and slow grind of another big unit.

Well done for cracking on with these.

1:47 AM

caveadsum1471 said…

Splendid progress on these lovely looking chaps, I am meandering along with an Austrian infantry unit at the moment!
Best Iain

9:45 AM

Stryker said…

These are really coming together Stokes - lovely work!

7:05 AM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

Thank you, men! Diving back in today (Saturday) after a few days of 'real life' getting in the way of more important things like toy soldiering.

Kind Weekend Regards,

Stokes

9:31 AM

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!

And It's the End of September!!!

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...

Happy September 2nd!!!

T his weekend, the question of what, precisely, constitutes an "imagination" came up in an online forum of which I am a part. To be fair, the issue originates from further afield in a Facebook group that I am not a member of, but I weighed in with my own view. The following was in response to the question posed yesterday (Sunday) morning by an exasperated member of my own rather more gentlemanly town square, who had been met with a strident response to information he shared about his (admirable) hobby activities on said FB group. Here is, more or less, what I wrote: To my mind, the concept of imagi-nation(s) is a broad one. It can range from historical refights or what-if scenarios/battles/campaigns between armies of a particular era, to completely made up combatants operating in a quasi-historical setting, to the rather generic red and blue forces of the Prussian Kriegspiel that examine a particular tactical problem, task, or exercise. ...

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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