Happy Fourth of July!

A selection of soliders from The Continental Army. I doubt they looked this clean after traipsing through the woods though.

Happy 4th of July from The Grand Duchyof Stollen! Before we can dig into the batch of North Carolina Pork BBQ, red slaw, and hush puppies for dinner the evening, I've got a cabinet door to rehang after one of the hinges broke early this morning. That's on top of mowing the grass, which I've taken care of already and various other "suburban dad things" as my sister says. And, of course, I plan to get back to the current batch of Minden grenadiers, which are my July painting challenge project.

In the meantime, I thought it might be fun to share a few suitably appropriate images representing soldiers of the various combatants who partook in the Revolutionary War as we call it here in the United States. Have a fun day, but please be careful should you plan to set off any fireworks.

-- Stokes

A fusilier and hussar from Lauzun's Legion.

A Royal Welch Fusiler, ca. 1781.

An infantry man of The British Legion.

A fusilier from the Von Ditfurth Regiment, linear descendant of the War of Austrian Succession-era Hessenstein Regiment of which I am basing part of my current composite grenadier battalion.

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Here's an RSM Painting Update

Here's a picture illustrating my (S-L-O-W) progress with the second company of Stollen's Leib (Grand Duchess Sonja's Own) Grenadiers. You can see I'm doing things a bit differently this time, altering the painting process to keep it interesting basically. This evening, I'll do the white gaiters and, if that goes reasonably quickly, and time allows, the red breeches. Still lots to do, but I like the way these fine fellows are shaping up along side the completed 1st company that's standing in formation just off camera, to the left here. Until tonight then!

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!

Having a "No Day". . .

F or the almost 20 years that she lived in Mexico, one of my late mother's Irish friends frequently mentioned having a "No Day." A day with no social obligations, chores, tasks, or other work that interfered with whatever personal interests took one's fancy on the day in question. Since today -- a gray and chilly Saturday -- is Mom's birthday, the Grand Duchess is out with friends, and the Young Master is ensconced on the sofa in the TV room with a cold, yours truly is taking his own such No Day. I think Mom would approve of my decision to make the world go away, as the old Eddie Arnold song intoned, even if only for a little while. So, I will spend Saturday afternoon focused on that first squadron and small regimental staff of Eureka Saxon cuirassiers. These have stood waiting untouched over on the painting table for almost three weeks while we skied and otherwise gadded about with snowy, winter outdoor activities. I hope to share a painting update Sunday...

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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