C ontrary to any rumors you might have heard, I am still very much alive! Not much to report recently on the hussar front since last we met however. The usual work-life imbalance, and I've got a bunch of new student projects to wade through in the coming week (again). But I've managed to snatch a bit of time here and there to work on items like mustaches, hair, and sabres carried by the first squadron of the Warasdiner Grenz Hussars. Small, but very necessary details. I've relied on Army Painter washes to help this along, but of course now I've got to retouch colors in a few places, for example on the visible tops of more than a few right hands. I've also test-painted the white piping along a few cuffs plus a few swords knots. Some touching up there too I fear. Still, things should look reasonably good at arm's length when all is said and done. The Grand Duchess is off to Idonesia for a week to another conference in a few days, so I'll ha...
Mid-18th Century Painting and Collecting with Occasional Tabletop Games in the Grand Manner Since 2006