For Jean-Louis: Planned Stollenian Uniforms

Above: Von Hanzelwicz's Cuirassiers

Above: Turducken (Von Haubitzke's) Hussars

Above: Von Hildebeitel's Regiment (Allied regiment from Werben-Steinau)

Above: 15th (Von Flickenhoffer's) Fusiliers (Allied regiment from Tauroggen-Fiebus with pink facings/turnbacks)

Above: 4th Sappers

Comments

Snickering Corpses said…

I'll be really interested to see the Sappers actually, when they're done. I'm probably going to be using some of those Austrians you sent me to form a sapper battalion of my own.

9:30 AM

abdul666 said…

I support the "pink facings /turnbacks" for the 5th (Von Flickenhoffer's) Fusiliers regiment from Tauroggen-Fiebus: currently (with white) they look very 'Insurgents of the AWI'; not that I dislike the uniform, but with pink it will be far more 'original' / 'characteristic'.

Even if the drummers wera 'reversed colors' they would look 'decent': think that among the Napoleonic French cavalry in green, among dragoons, chasseurs and chevau-legers, some regiments had pink facings, and the trumpeters wore 'reversed colors': pink with green facings is the 'awful' combination always quoted as 'what creators of Imagi-Nations would NOT do'!

Cheers,
Jean-Louis

10:06 AM

A J said…

Excellent designs, Stokes! As Jean-Paul says, pink can be a dangerous color to deal with, but I think it'll work fine with von Flickenhoffer's regiment. As for sappers... hmm! I knew there was something missing from my own OrBat.

3:08 PM

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!!!

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