My Spirits Are Flagging. . .

The flags are in place at long last! Just finished carefully gluing the standards in place and gently furling them while holding my breath. Only a few white edges to disguise tomorrow evening with a lick of paint after the glue has dried for 24 hours or so. And then I'll add a few highlights here and there.

I remembered to paint the inside edges of the flags the same dark red as the many flames to prevent any large white edges from showing once the two halves were cemented into place. But I managed to match up the edges pretty well this go around, so no huge mishaps this time. There is also a small square of kitchen foil inside each flag to help maintain their furl as the Elmer's PVA glue dries.

Ok, enough time at the painting table for today, It's been a tough road hobby-wise the last week or so. That, and it's Finals Week. Classes for the semester/term ended today (Sunday???), and I fully expect the usual spate of panicked emails from students clogging my inbox tomorrow explaining why they couldn't submit their final projects before the online folders closed Friday evening.

Sigh.

But on a more interesting note, when I return to the full Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment, it will be to begin glossing the miniatures before transferring all 60+ figures to their permanent bases. Hurrah!

-- Stokes

Tuesday P.S.

Thank you everyone for your kinds works and taking the time to look again at this second pair of flags. All overpainting was carried out with my old sable 000 round 'spotter.' I was very careful to keep only a tiny amount of paint on the tip of the bristles and took many breaks when the old eyes needed it. Lots of bright light and a surgeon-like touch also helped get and keep the paint just where needed. Don't know, in hindsight, how I managed it really. I am always surprised when highly detailed, small brushwork goes off without a hitch.

Comments

tradgardmastare said…

Hurrah indeed, fabulous flags fluttering and flying.

12:16 AM

Andy McMaster said…

Flags are looking splendid! The whole unit is going to look most excellent!

1:50 AM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

Thank you gentlemen! Checked on the flags this morning, they have dried, and everything is nicely in place. Glossing of the 60 or so figures will begin this week, possibly tonight after dinner.

Kind Regards,

Stokes

7:07 AM

Rob said…

I echo the sentiments above, those flags are the bees knees (more polite than the parts of a dog's anatomy). The ideal tonic for your flagging spirits is to lead these splendid fellows into battle on the table-top - don't leave it too long.

12:29 PM

BobV said…

The flags look fantastic. Painting over the printing adds so much depth to the colors and really makes the them pop. I can see why it took you so many hours, your detail is impeccable. Congrats on a job very well done!

11:36 PM

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