5000+ Visits to the Stollen Since August '06!!!

Yes, you read it right boys and girls. Despite the bitterly cold winter weather, the tourist industry has really picked up in the Grand Duchy of Stollen lately. There have been more than 5000 visits to the territory since I created the blog last August. The Grand Duke Irwin Amadeus II is puffing and extra big cigar today you can be sure. To further celebrate this momentous occasion, more painting of Squadron A, 4th (Trakehnen) Dragoons will take place later this afternoon and during the evening. Stay tuned for another photo update right here!

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Anonymous said…

Congratulations to the Grand Duke for having the foresight to establish a tourist information board and allow visitors to fully appreciate the delights contained within the Duchy.

2:30 AM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

Hello there Paul,

Thank you for your kind words and likewise. Your own blog is a constant source of interest and entertainment for me. Enjoy the day!

Stokes

7:42 AM

Here's an RSM Painting Update

Here's a picture illustrating my (S-L-O-W) progress with the second company of Stollen's Leib (Grand Duchess Sonja's Own) Grenadiers. You can see I'm doing things a bit differently this time, altering the painting process to keep it interesting basically. This evening, I'll do the white gaiters and, if that goes reasonably quickly, and time allows, the red breeches. Still lots to do, but I like the way these fine fellows are shaping up along side the completed 1st company that's standing in formation just off camera, to the left here. Until tonight then!

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!

Having a "No Day". . .

F or the almost 20 years that she lived in Mexico, one of my late mother's Irish friends frequently mentioned having a "No Day." A day with no social obligations, chores, tasks, or other work that interfered with whatever personal interests took one's fancy on the day in question. Since today -- a gray and chilly Saturday -- is Mom's birthday, the Grand Duchess is out with friends, and the Young Master is ensconced on the sofa in the TV room with a cold, yours truly is taking his own such No Day. I think Mom would approve of my decision to make the world go away, as the old Eddie Arnold song intoned, even if only for a little while. So, I will spend Saturday afternoon focused on that first squadron and small regimental staff of Eureka Saxon cuirassiers. These have stood waiting untouched over on the painting table for almost three weeks while we skied and otherwise gadded about with snowy, winter outdoor activities. I hope to share a painting update Sunday...

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