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Carbines Attached and Some Inevitable Touching Up. . .

Here are the two squadrons together with the colonel in command and his trumpeter at the fore.


Righty-oh.  As far as I can tell, the necessary touching up is now finished.  Not too many, but there were a few tiny areas to address with some red, black, and/or white paint and my trusty 000 sable brush, which is just starting to develop a hook after about 20+ years, but it still manages to do the trick when I need it.  Plus, I needed to do the gold tassels on the silk bags of the the red-coated Wurttemberg squadron at left.  Just their carbine barrels and brass bands on the carbine stocks, then we can begin glossing everything.  I don't know about you, but I can almost hear the thundering of hundreds of hooves.  What a frightful thing it must have been to be on the receiving end of an enemy cavalry charge.

 -- Stokes




Yet another quiet old Christmas greeting from long ago to stretch out Christmas Week just a  bit more.

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CelticCurmudgeon said…
My Dear Heinz-Ulrich, Greetings!

What a wonderful way to start the New Year with additional heavy cavalry poised to sweep the enemy from the field. Since this is the 18th century you must be prepared to suffer heavy casualties from the trained infantry and guns you will confront. May your new troopers fight well and maintain their courage and iron discipline.

Your servant,

Gerardus Magnus
Archbishop Emeritus
4:21 PM
Steve-the-Wargamer said…
"What a frightful thing it must have been to be on the receiving end of an enemy cavalry charge." Indeed.. a few years ago I had the good fortune to attend our local horse racing track on a race day... I stood beside the winning post so that the horses would pass no more than five yards away... it is a sobering experience - the ground shakes literally... exhilarating too, mind, and I recommend it wholeheartedly to give you an idea of the likely shock/impact.. Happy New Year, Stokes..
2:31 AM
Steve-the-Wargamer said…
PS. The figures are lovely..! :o)
2:32 AM
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