Daddy Nadasdy Looks On. . .

Ok, now we're getting somewhere. At last. All 14 hussars seem to be firmly in place atop their horses with the final two sword arms cemented into their shoulder sockets and, apparently, curing without issue. And would you believe the Gorilla Glue gel grabbed right away on the final arm? There ought to be a law.

But, we had gentle rain all night, which sounded lovely through the open bedroom widows. And the sun is out this morning, so a bit of clean-up in the flower beds outside once things dry off and maybe a trip to our local big box lawn and garden store for a few bags of mulch, which the long suffering Grand Duchess has asked me to see too since last, oh, the end of last summer. I know, I know. . .

Happy Saturday everyone!

-- Stokes

Comments

Duke of Baylen said…

Progress indeed. There is always something splendidly menacing about a cavalry figure with the point of the sword lowered to strike in the charge. It may take a time to paint but the payoff should be huge.
I'm behind on the gardening too.
Stephen

1:26 AM

caveadsum1471 said…

Hurrah, hussars,lovely!
Best Iain

1:23 PM

Jason said…

Always good to see Hussars on the board! Well done on getting the sword arms to stick so well! Best wishes, Jason

7:38 PM

The 18th century? What's the Fascination?

Hessian musketeers by All the King's Men Toy Soldiers of Snellville, Georgia, U.S.A. Just a quick post post today, but I thought the above question might be interesting food for thought. Obviously, there is an array of possible periods, theaters, and conflicts that might catch our eyes. But what is it about the era 1700-1799 -- either real, or imagined? Is it the commanders and politics? The fairly straightforward tactics? The myriad of uniforms and flags? The variety and scope of the conflicts? The patchwork of various and sundry petty states, (at least in Central Europe)? I'm very interested to learn your thoughts. Don't be a lurker! Please leave a comment -- or even two or three. Have a nice day everyone!

An Early July Hussar Update. . .

Marginally neater in appearance with green bases, girths, and ivory horse markings added, but I need to neaten up some hooves now before moving onto the rest of the tack. W here in the world did June go? While I still ponder the answer to that question, how about a quick painting update on the first batch of 14 Minden Austrian hussars and Nadasdy? Good. I'm glad we are of a like mind. Still on the sloppy side, but I've managed to move things along, painting the green bases, white (ivory) horse markings, and beginning the miles and miles of tack adorning the various horses. I always like to begin with the girths spanning the horses' ribs which helped hold the saddles in place. Even with the figures mounted individually on temporary painting bases, these can be kind of tricky to access, but there we are. I've also used various Army Painter washes (Mid-Brown and Strong Tone) as well as their Speed Paint (Grim Black) to make the manes and tails of the horses a bit m...

And a few more photos. . .

Ok, here are a few of the 2nd Musketeer regiment in process during late-July and August. Enjoy!

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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