First completed project of the year 🙂 Just a small batch (6 figs) of Hungarian Grenadier skirmishers for an upcoming 1813 game. These are the same 3D resin Garrison figures painted last month. Just modified them a bit by scraping off the gaiter buttons and painting the cuffs with points. They're mounted on 20mm washers, and then in pairs on magnetic topped 40x30mm bases.
These are the "replacements" the ebay seller sent me since the first set had half of the figures with broken or missing parts. They arrived on the last day of 2025, and I started on them yesterday using the usual method of block painting followed by Minwax stain. I did go over the white straps after the staining to make them more visible on the off white coats.
The trouser strips and knots should be in alternating black and yellow, but at this scale, just yellow looks better, IMO (and easier to paint!).
The lacing on the back of the bearskin is also painted for effect, rather than accuracy. The top lacing should be a zig zag or wavy pattern, but didn't want to spend too much time on it, only to have it look worse.
The tray has the rest of the skirmishers for the game which will be based loosely on Dresden, rather than Leipzig. At least that's what I'm planning on for now. The game will be in a couple of weeks, and already have about 6 players saying they'll make it. Only about half of them play Black Powder, so it's an honor that they committed to it.
So much for starting off the new year - wishing you all the very best in 2026!
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