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Step 3: Girths. . .


A close-up shot of two trumpeter's greys with completed girths.

After a Saturday working outside all day to finish edging and weeding the third garden bed in as many days, I managed to steal away for about 30 minutes down here to Zum Stollenkeller -- after dinner and The Young Master's bedtime (He read for 30 minutes to me.  A self-authored and illustrated book all about various monsters found around the house, in the attic, under the bed, etc.) -- to finish the final eight girths on those 36 Minden mounts intended for three squadrons of Austrian dragoons. 

Yet again, my 20+ year old bottle of Ral Partha leather did not let me down.  It just keeps on going and going and going.  Easily one of the longest lasting bottles of hobby paint I have ever possessed in almost forty years of painting first fantasy and later historical miniatures.  ABout once a year, I add 4-6 drops of flow enhancer, shake it well, and it's like a new bottle of paint with good flow and coverage. 

Next up, things are about to get ugly.  Or at least more difficult and tedious.  Yes.  That's right.  It's time for the dreaded reins, bridles, and other assorted straps (Groan!), which should take a while to work through.  I might tackle these in batches of six or 12.  We'll see how the painting muse strikes me.

Finally, I notice that the blog has picked up a few additional followers in during the last several weeks.  Welcome!  I hope you enjoy occasional visits to The Grand Duchy of Stollen.

-- Stokes



And the entire regiment.  Took about four separate, albeit fairly short, painting sessions to get the girths painted in.  A busy week here at Stollen Central.

Comments

Doug said…
Those greys are terrific. How do you do them?
1:36 AM
Doug said…
Ok, scratch that last, found the earlier post, and it's not too dissimilar from a method I used to use, but I like the additional wrinkles. I shall give that a try. I have two sets of AWI cavalry, one Perry, one Foundry, that need some attention.
1:41 AM
Marvin said…
I've been enjoying your horse painting odyssey immensely! The sight of so much tack to paint over would cow a lesser man, I'm sure.

With so many chestnuts painted, I am thinking that this colour is something I really need to revisit too. I do paint chestnuts frequently but I'm not always satisfied with them so I'll be looking for some colours closer to your achievement.

Best,

Marvin
4:06 AM
Gallia said…
The greys are wonderfully well-done. None of mine have ever looked half as good. Impressive artistry/technique.
Bill P.
10:19 AM
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