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| This was the very first unit in my collection to get laser cut 3mm ply Litko bases. Well worth it in my view. Subsequently, I rebased (Groan!) everything else in the collection to impart a consistent look overall. Old school bright green bases, but I like the look, and even the late, great Peter Gilder used a similar basing scheme for some of his early Napoleonic collection. |
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| And a 'craneshot' for you cinema buffs out there. Delusions of Orson Wells, you know. This one gives an even better idea of the footprint of an 80-figure unit of line infantry once deployed in line. The eight-figure bases measure 60mm x 40mm. Most of my base dimensions are based on those stipulated by Mr. Gilder for his In The Grand Manner rules. His troop densities always looked just right to me in all of those great old Miniature Wargames and Wargames Illustrated photographs, which still inspire and serve as my hobby touchstone. |
A couple of shots of my version of the Ernestine-Sachsen Regiment, painted in the winter-spring of 2015 and finally finished during the winter of 2016 after our move from Illinois to Michigan the previous summer.
Figures are all RSM95 Prussian castings with a couple of Minden standard bearers for good measure. Painted with a mix of thinned oils and acrylics, this bunch of figures, in my opinion, comes the closest to resembling Meissen porcelain.
The Mainz Grenadiers have since been detached as one would expect. The flags are speculative, which I found somewhere online although I don't think I could get back there if I knew how at this point.
Still, they are perhaps my favorite unit of infantry that I have painted since the Grand Duchy of Stollen project began in Summer 2006.
Ok, it's Friday, July 2nd. I've managed to set up the tables again for the planned game with The Young Master, but first, a day of work outside since the sun is finally back and the temperature is predicted to be delightfully in the mid-70s Fahrenheit (ca. 23 degrees C.). Partly cloudy with a light, northwesterly breeze. My ideal weather that reminds me so much of Northern Germany and Scandinavia in the summertime.
And then there is the little matter of the pork BBQ, red slaw, hushpuppies, and sweetened iced tea to prepare for dinner on the 4th of July itself. A busy holiday weekend ahead!
-- Stokes
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