Just a quick note today. According to the painting progress chart I’ve drawn up, we will be at slightly less than the halfway point of the Grand Duchy of Stollen old school wargaming project once the current unit of pioneers is done next month. Based on my painting output of the last two years, it looks like (roughly) another two before the Sittangbad-sized forces are finished. Naturally, those BIG 80-figure infantry units for the Electorate of Zichenau take the most time. Artillery crews and their guns take much less as do the generals and ADC's. But enough nattering on from me. See for yourselves:
Completed Units As of June 15, 2008. . .
| Regiment | Unpainted | In Progress | Painted |
| 2nd (Von Laurenz) Musketeers | | | x |
| Jäger zu Fuβ Battalion | | | x |
| Leib (Grand Duchess Sonja’s Own) Grenadiers | | | x |
| Princess Nene’s Infantry (Huzzah!) | x | | |
| 9th Frei Infantry Regt. (Revell) | x | | |
| 4th Sapper Battalion (Revell) | x | | |
| 11th (Turducken) Hussars | x | | |
| 4th (Trakehnen) Dragoons | | | x |
| Cuirassiers | x | | |
| 1st (Princess Waltraud’s) Arty. | | | x |
| 2nd (Werben-Steinau) Arty. | x | | |
| 3rd (Zeller-Schwarzekatze) Arty. | x | | |
| Regiment | Unpainted | In Progress | Painted |
| Ermland Garde (The “Newts”) | | | x |
| O’Malley’s Irish Grenzers | | | x |
| 7th (Flickenhoffer’s) Fusiliers. (RSM) | x | | |
| 8th (Pillau-Zerbst and Pillau-Reuss) Regiment (Revell) | x | | |
| Freiherr Wilhelm’s Pioneer Batallion | | x | |
| 1st Company, Wolmar-Bock (Tauroggen-Fiebus) Regt. (RSM95 French) | | | |
| 3rd (Duke Ernst-Augusts’) Hussars | x | | |
| 5th (Provincial) Chasseurs zu Pferd | x | | |
| Garde Grenadiere zu Pferd | | | x |
| Princess Fredrica’s Battery of Arty. | | | x |
Comments
good to see the chart of progress made. Keep on going - I am sure you will make it. Any roads we will continue to accompany you on your wargaming odessey - enjoying it ourselves and perhaps adding to your enjoyment too..
Alan
p.s how is the book proceeding ?
It's taken me about 2 years to finsih my initial list of units; which are half the size of yours.
enjoy
Allan
One thing that's starting to exercise my mind is getting a big enough table: have you sorted that out to your satisfaction yet?
That was a clever idea using the chart! I may have to borrow that inspiration. You'll have two fine looking armies by the time you're done. (Of course, are any of our armies really "finished"? What with all the temptations of new miniatures hitting the market, new ideas for units, etc.) So sit back and enjoy the journey. I know that I have. I am looking forward to seeing how the "Huzzah Miniatures" fare under your brush. Is there any chance of them being picked up by a U.S. distributor? That would be sweet!
Yours,
Martin
Your chart is an inspiration to me also. It is a very good idea.
And I too am curious as to how RSMs and Huzzahs will look with each other. Any chance of some side-by-side photos of one each of the basic musket men? (note that it wouldn't matter if some are painted and some not).
-- Jeff
I have enjoyed following the progress that you have made on your collection. Your enthusiasm inspires all of us. Keep up the good work. Stollen in on my daily Must Read list.