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Paintin', Paintin', Paintin'. . .

 

Must retouch the shoulder belts I notice.  This is what happens when you have three or four different bottles of 'Leather Brown' from different manufacturers and neglect to record which was used for the initial coat.  Grrr.
 

Keep those brushes paintin'.  Rawhide!  Or something to that effect.  

The 14 Eureka Saxon cuirassiers, taking shape as a squadron of the von Polenz, ca. 1733, are coming along slowly but surely.  Here's where things stand as the (Sunday) morning of July 6th.  Gotta finish highlighting the reds with Vallejo 'Flat Red' after the Army Painter red wash applied yesterday (Saturday) along with the off white wigs and queues.  And the mustaches of course.

Following that, the most pressing and tedious task is the carbines slung upside down, which need their barrels, firelocks, and at least some of the more visible brass metal work seen to after that.  And then possibly the sword blades and scabbards  Things will then get a bit easier.  He said. . .

It's an odd thing when you try to squeeze in a bit of painting on a more or less daily basis.  Typically burst of 45 to 60 minutes or so.  Maybe even a couple of sessions during the better days.  

For a long time, there seems to be very little progress from one session to the next.  But suddenly, you reach a point where everything begins to come together and light appears at the end of the painting tunnel.  

"The light!  The light!  Come to the light!"

Or something like that.

 -- Stokes 

Comments

Fitz-Badger said…
I know the feeling you describe about painting over a course of days (or even weeks) and then reaching a point where you see the light at the end of the tunnel. For me, I start to see the end is nigh and I only need to do a few more bits before it's done. I get a kind of second wind then.
4:12 PM
WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…
Agreed! I started to feel that renewed energy during my final brief session in the painting chair this evening after supper. Got a lot of small nagging things addressed today, and they are finally beginning to come together. And who knows? I might just manage to get 'em finished and glossed well ahead of the 31st. Thanks for your comments!

Kind Regards,

Stokes
9:10 PM
pancerni said…
Finished first of three Landwehr units this week. It is a good thing to have a project look like this most likely is gonna be alright.
4:51 AM
WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…
Slowly, but surely we're getting there. I'll share another painting update later today. Thank you for your comment and encouragement.

Kind Regards,

Stokes
7:37 AM
Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com said…
I'm afraid that leather belts in real life.are rarely exactly the same colour unless blanked or blackened :). Anyway, a fine looking lot.
6:47 PM
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