Hi, all! I have a couple more figures for this collection finished. I also finished some Austrians and others, but they'll get their own threads, eventually.
First, here is another Stadden casting of a Prussian hussar, which I've painted as another hussar of Kleist's regiment, the Green Hussars:
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Much as I like the Stadden castings, I find myself gradually becoming less satisfied with the soft details of many of them. Still, for variety, no contemporary figure kit maker has come close to Stadden's catalog, both for the sheer number of subjects and the nearly infinite number of poses.
To follow that comment, here is another figure by Rylit, of a sergeant, or Feldwebel, of Frederick's Regiment Garde, his regiment of Foot Guards:
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Rylit's catalog is not nearly as extensive as the old Stadden/Tradition catalog, but the figures she does have, are extremely animated or well-posed.
This old campaigner has a great attitude, especially seen from another angle:
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The Garde was the most prestigious regiment in the army, naturally, and had the most elaborate and the costliest dress uniforms. The ordinary rank and file received the same pay as non-coms in other regiments, and the non-coms received pay commensurate with that of junior officers.
I have some more Prussians in the queue, and hope to finish them over the next couple of days, so keep checking back!
As always, thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy these!