Company A on Maneuvers

Just a quick update after this evening's painting and photo session. My wife is waiting with a German movie on DVD! Here are two shots of Company A of Stollen's Leib (Grand Duchess Sonja's Own) Grenadiers formed up in a Column of Fours as shown on p. 46 of Young and Lawford's Charge!.

This evening I finished the white shoulder belts (a two step process of white washes to avoid the evil clumping that bedevils users of acrylic whites), the "wooden" brown spontoons of the two officers, and the brown musket stocks. Tomorrow will see me add the Windsor Newton silver oil color to the musket barrels and flintlocks, the spearheads of the spontoons, and maybe the mitre caps on the enlisted men and drummer.

Oh, I've got to do the latter's straps and shoulder belts too, I see. Sigh, a military miniature painter's work is never done! Until later then. . .

Comments

Bluebear Jeff said…

looking good!

-- Jeff

1:13 AM

Snickering Corpses said…

Those are absolutely lovely, Stokes. I hope I can manage to make progress somewhere remotely similiar to your own with mine when they arrive. Three cheers for the Grand Duchess' Own.

6:40 AM

old-tidders said…

coming along niceley

Allan

6:29 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!!!

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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...

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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