Move Ten Continues. . .

The Action at Pickelhaubewicz is becoming fast and furious! Above, you'll note that Major von Hirschbiegel has ordered his remaining nine hussars into a double line. Three of those in the front rank are in direct contact with three dragoons.

Close by, the RSM of the Newts, Sergeant Major Horst Wuerst, joins his Irish allies in the double-townhouse, presumably to pour musket fire into the enemy dragoons.

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tradgardmastare said…

Such gallant fellows in the house-they are doing a terrific job...
Alan

12:50 AM

Der Alte Fritz said…

Beautifully photograph Stokes. You certainly have captured the look and feel of The Wargame perfectly. Perhaps even better than Grant Sr himself. I have enjoyed visiting your blog throughout 2008 and look foreward to more inspiring visits in 2009.

1:38 AM

tradgardmastare said…

Stokes
To save me trawling -when did you post your DIY building instructions?Happy New Year
Alan

4:14 AM

A J said…

Some fast and furious action, indeed. For Stollen, the game is far from up!

6:11 AM

Brent said…

I'm awaiting the results of turn ten fire and melee. Will Von Grundig's forces win the cavalry melee and threathen the flank of the Wolmar-Bock regiment?

This could turn the tide of the battle!

More news! More news!

11:06 AM

A Little More Brushwork. . .

A little more brushwork on the first batch of (my version of) the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment yesterday (Saturday). Taking a different tack this time and addressing many of the details first before the white coats and other larger areas of uniform. The eagle-eyed among you will notice that I've painted the (dark) red stocks of the enlisted men. Always a difficult and frustrating item to paint, it made sense to paint from the inside out as it were and get that particular detail out of the way first rather than try to paint it in later after much other painting has been accomplished. Trying to reduce the need for later retouching of other items on the figures you understand. Hopefully, I will be able to get back to these later today after a second trip back to the Apple Store for help with a couple of new iPad issues and, following the return home, some revision of Google Slides for tomorrow's meetings with my students. -- Stokes P.S. And according t...

Basic Reds Done at Last. . .

S till quite a way to go with the current batch of 20 human figures and a horse (of course), but they're actually starting to look like something after all of the red distinctions. Quite a bit of painting in hour-long sessions the last week as and when time has allowed. Mostly applying the basic dark red to facing areas and turnbacks followed by the inevitable touch-ups to clean up wobbly edges and those misplaced, minute splotches of Citadel Khorne Red. They're looking like so many Austrian infantry regiments of the era at this point, but the eventual flags will turn them magically into the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment, more or less, of the AWI period. But I'm getting a bit ahead of myself. One frustrating point (ahem) of sad discovery. I've started trying to use those Winsor & Newton 'Series Seven' brushes (#1 rounds) purchased last spring, and the blasted things simply will not keep a point. Very frustrating since I have heard over the y...

It's Early Days Yet. . .

M aking some early progress with Batch A of the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment over the last several days/evenings. Nothing terribly exciting just yet, but the basic black, brown, and flesh areas are done as are the green bases, and gray undercoat. The latter two areas needed some careful retouching early in the week. Next up, the neck stocks. I might just do these in red for the enlisted men although some of my source material suggest they were black, but I always look for an excuse to shake things up a bit. Any errant splotches of red (or black) can be covered with another application of light gray before I move onto the next step. "Giddy up!" as one Cosmo Kramer might have said. -- Stokes

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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