My cheerful painterly picture placeholder (borrowed from somewhere on the web) until I have another Kodak moment to share. F inishing those 16 Saxon cuirassiers this weekend come hell, or high water! And after only almost a year. I know, I know. Spent a very pleasant hour or so early yesterday evening looking over each figure and horse, several of which required no attention while a few others did. Mostly tiny touch-us to sword blades and/or scabbards along with some very fine lining using a dark Army Painter wash to define the shoulder wings of the trumpeter and kettle drummer. In a few instances, the painterly errors were so tiny that I decided to ignore them. After all we must cling to the few threads of rational thought left to us, right? Mulled wine and Yatzi by the hearth with the Grand Duchess followed later. Today (Saturday), just a couple of small touch-ups left and then the flag. Might even get 'em glossed by Sunday afternoon...