Reds, Blacks, and Browns. . .

The second batch of Anhalt-Zerbst figures is shaping up reasonably well. After a number of days of 45-90 minutes painting sessions, the reds, blacks, and (most of) the browns are finished.

Musket detailing with limited highlighting of the stocks is next on the agenda. Time permitting, I might also add the tiny white straps on the flap of the knapsacks hanging over the right shoulders of the musketeers.

The RSM95 grenadier (in bearskin) lacks this particular feature. This particular figures is, you'll note, out of step with with everyone else. Not unlike yours truly.

Let's dub the miniature in question Grenadier Lennert Etwasschraeg, who hails originally from a farming family in the Tyrol. Impressively tall but not necessarily the brightest bulb, his mother nevertheless has high hopes that he might meet a nice Saxon milkmaid outside of Zerbst and settle down.

Once the 60-odd figure regiment is finished, I'll have to place young Etwasschraeg in the second rank behind one of the standard bearers.

-- Stokes

Comments

caveadsum1471 said…

Well, he's an imposing lad so keeping him near the command block would make sense, lovely clean work on these chaps!
Best Iain

4:31 PM

David Morfitt said…

Coming along very nicely, Stokes. :-) Being out of step; oh yes, I know that well. In my first term at university I tried rowing and could never row in time with everyone else. That, and being on the river in the dark and cold in the early morning, was more than enough to make me give it up by the 2nd term!

7:47 PM

Stryker said…

Very nice work and clearly he is putting his best foot forward!

6:31 AM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

Thank you men! I cannot tell you the number of times I have had to clean up edges with yet another application of the light gray I use for an undercoat. While it's highly rewarding to see a unit of figures take gradual shape beneath the paintbrush, there are days when it seems like you'll never get 'em finished.

Kind Regards,

Stokes

9:06 AM

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