Latest RSM95 General and ADC Almost Finished!

The almost finished Zichenauer officers in situ: General Hermann von Kallweitschen hails his ADC Major Anders von Gedacht.

Judging by the grim look on his face, Gedacht must wonder just WHAT his foppish superior wants now. But he holds his tongue in the true manner of an officer and a gentleman.

Here, you can see that Gedacht's saddlecloth needs a bit of black lining to provide definition between the red and silver. It actually needs it on both sides.

Here, Genral von Kallweitschen holds forth on the proper deployment of light troops to the much more experienced Colonel O'Malley as Major von Gadacht looks on sternly. O'Malley and Gedacht are already fast friends and, no doubt, will have a good laugh about all of this over cigars and port later this evening.

You can also see that Kallweitschen needs his white shirt cuffs painted in and some black lining around the gold braid across his red vest if you look closely.

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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...

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