Friday evening. And while the Grand Duchess whips up some of her Massaman Curry upstairs, I couldn't resist sharing a photograph of the entire Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment. Yes, the final 20 figures or so still need buttons on their red lapels and waistcoats plus flags and touch-ups before glossing and permanent basing. But still.
As usual, I've brightened and sharpened my photograph just a bit in Fotor, which does a nice job as long as you don't ask AI to do too much. Found out the hard way when I realized, some months back, that figures were appearing with backwards heads, arms, and gargoyle-like facial features!
60+ figures altogether, in keeping with my approach for almost exactly 20 years of the Grand Duchy of Stollen Project. Sheer painting willpower? Easily entertained? Or just a terminal case of Johnny One-Note? You be the judge.
Just how long has it taken us to get to this point with this particular unit? Well, I started the regiment on September 1st last year, so it's hard to believe they're finally in the home stretch. The zen of assembling and painting large units I suppose. And not bad en masse if I do say so myself.
Hmmm. I'm feeling like adding a few more buttons this evening after dinner. That's a good sign.
-- Stokes
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Happy Saturday,
Stokes