A Painting Progress Update. . .

Project Start: Mid-July 2006

Anticipated Completion: December 2010

Painted Units As of August 22, 2008:

Grand Duchy of Stollen

Regiment	Unpainted	In Progress	Painted
2^nd (Von Laurenz) Musketeers (60)			x
Jäger zu Fuβ Battalion (32)			x
(Grand Duchess Sonja’s Own) Leib Grenadiers (60)			x
6^th (Princess Nene’s) Infantry (60)	x
Von Auflauf Frei Infantry Regt. (60)	x
4^th Sapper Battalion (32)	x
11^th (Turducken) Hussars (30)	x
4^th (Trakehnen) Dragoons (30)			x
13^th (Von Bredowske’s) Cuirassiers (30)		x
1^st (Princess Waltraud’s) Battery (13)			x
2^nd (Pillau-Zerbst) Battery (13)	x
3^rd (Zeller-Schwarzekatze) Battery (13)	x

Total Figures Painted – 195/433

Electorate of Zichenau

Regiment	Unpainted	In Progress	Painted
Ermland Garde (The “Newts”) (80)			x
O’Malley’s Irish Grenzers (32)			x
7^th (Flickenhoffer’s) Fusiliers. (80))	x
Electoral (Freiherr Wilhelm’s) Pioneer Battalion (32)			x
Independent Company, Wolmar-Bock Regt. (21)			x
3^rd (Prinz Ernst-Augusts’) Hussars (30)	x
Garde Grenadiere zu Pferd (30)			x
1^st (Pillau-Reuss) Foot Artillery (13)			x

Total Figures Painted – 208/318

* 8^th (Pillau-Zerbst and Pillau-Reuss) Regiment (80)
* 5^th (Provincial) Chasseurs zu Pferd (30)

Total Figures in Project: Approximately 750

Figures Painted to Date: 403

Painting Halfway Point: 375

* Not part of Young and Lawford’s order of battle for Sittangbad. I’ll add these units later at my leisure once the “Sittangbad-sized” order of battle above is filled, raising the total of figures to approximately 860.

**Note: Figure totals do not include generals and ADC’s.

The 18th century? What's the Fascination?

Hessian musketeers by All the King's Men Toy Soldiers of Snellville, Georgia, U.S.A. Just a quick post post today, but I thought the above question might be interesting food for thought. Obviously, there is an array of possible periods, theaters, and conflicts that might catch our eyes. But what is it about the era 1700-1799 -- either real, or imagined? Is it the commanders and politics? The fairly straightforward tactics? The myriad of uniforms and flags? The variety and scope of the conflicts? The patchwork of various and sundry petty states, (at least in Central Europe)? I'm very interested to learn your thoughts. Don't be a lurker! Please leave a comment -- or even two or three. Have a nice day everyone!

An Early July Hussar Update. . .

Marginally neater in appearance with green bases, girths, and ivory horse markings added, but I need to neaten up some hooves now before moving onto the rest of the tack. W here in the world did June go? While I still ponder the answer to that question, how about a quick painting update on the first batch of 14 Minden Austrian hussars and Nadasdy? Good. I'm glad we are of a like mind. Still on the sloppy side, but I've managed to move things along, painting the green bases, white (ivory) horse markings, and beginning the miles and miles of tack adorning the various horses. I always like to begin with the girths spanning the horses' ribs which helped hold the saddles in place. Even with the figures mounted individually on temporary painting bases, these can be kind of tricky to access, but there we are. I've also used various Army Painter washes (Mid-Brown and Strong Tone) as well as their Speed Paint (Grim Black) to make the manes and tails of the horses a bit m...

And a few more photos. . .

Ok, here are a few of the 2nd Musketeer regiment in process during late-July and August. Enjoy!

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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