S till must touch up the edges of the green bases, hit the places most likely to be touched with another spot of the Liquitex acrylic high gloss varnish (suggested to me years ago in a surprise email from Mike Siggins), and retouch one of the officers' chin and right cheek, but we're just about there with these 16 figures and horses. Not my best work, admittedly, but they'll do nicely at arm's length. Although I don't think the likes of Doug Mason and Phil Robinson have anything to worry about. ;-) When I return to the second batch of 14 Saxon cuirassiers, the facing color will be different, and I'll vary the color of the narrower right shoulder strap, opting for a leathery brown. Might actually use a Saxon standard for those too, but we'll see when we get there. Time now to move on to the 15 Croats lurking in the background. That will probably have to wait until next week since most of my spare time this week will be spent preparin...
The three of us skiing outside of Gaylord, Michigan in January 2023. An amazing day with ideal temperatures, near perfect trail grooming and glide, exploring a new network of trails through the North Michigan woods. My wife even got to try out -- some might say absconded with -- my new skis that day and approved of the purchase/two-year wait for them to arrive from the Madshus factory in Norway. Ski camber does eventually wear out with use, so it was time to upgrade after 20+ years on the original pair, purchased at G Sport in downtown Trondheim way back in December 1999. The pair in question has become my rock skis for less than ideal conditions although they still wax up quite well. W ell, here we are. Another Saturday, and a busy weekend in store. But that's ok given most of the activities on the agenda. On the toy soldier front, glossing will commence in earnest later this evening for those 16 Saxon cuirassiers. If all goes...