Wittenberg Palace - Exterior Improvements

The King arrived back from inspecting the uhlans at Faustenburg and found that the works to enhance the front elevation of the palace had been completed...

The King enjoyed a small concert from the massed guards band before dinner ....

[some decorative stonework has been added to improve the look of the palace - for its original plain look see earlier post. The changes were done using some carefully cut sections from Metcalfe OO/HO paving; I've also updated the banner picture at the top of the blog page]

Wittenberg - the Uhlans assemble ...

The Uhlans have been ordered to muster at Faustenberg, to the northwest of Heidelheim in the province of Upper Belgravia, where they will be inspected by the King before they take up duties patrolling the border with Monrovia.

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Uhlans from the red pulk have left their quarters and are heading towards Schwenk ...

 just outside Schwenk the red pulk converges ...

and then trot towards the town,

 

after clattering through the streets of Schwenk they join up with the blue pulk who had come a different route ....

 The Uhlans ride across the low hills towards their destination....

 They arrive arrive in the mid-afternoon, entering the valley in front of Faustenburg ...

 The trumpeter from the Kings escort sounds the assembly ...

 The Uhlans form up in front of the town of Faustenburg...

 The King and Field Marshal inspect the Uhlans....

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[New items: Kings standard+trumpeter vignette (Hinchcliffe figs); Refurbished items: Gallows; Uhlans Pulks - new lances, standards and bases]

Wittenberg: At the Palace ......

One of those jobs that never seems to end, cleaning all the palace windows .....

 

This job could take a lot longer; a group of architects are discussing the best way to re-design the palace exterior to meets the Kings request to up-lift the look of the palace as it is a bit plain - this could mean more windows, decorative stonework ....

Monrovian Army: Garde de Corps

Finally finished these chaps (having been in the pile of lead for a year or so, figures are Crusader Miniatures Austrian Cuirassier); I started them before Xmas and have been painting them up slowly. Their uniform is in the style of that of post-SYW Hesse-Kassel Garde de Corps. This is the last of my planned Monrovian army additions for the moment.

Here they are trotting up into position ....

 Forming up ...

 Here they come ....

Wittenberg and Monrovia - General Staff

The staff vignettes now being completed,  after a bit of sorting they have been grouped into the Wittenberg and Monrovian general staff, I've re-based the the 'staff' tents and for the Wittenberg one added an interior.


Firstly Monrovia with Count Malpurgo Belladona (centre) waving his field marshal's staff about ...

 Now onto Wittenberg, a quick look into the tent interior

 The King's servant advises his majesty that he is a tad overdressed

The King has heeded his servant's advice and had dressed down a bit and joined the general staff mounted on his black horse.

What next on vignettes ? well I'm going to see what I can do for camp scenes (I've got the perry AWI set).

Duchy of Fenwick Staff

The Duchy of Fenwick, allied to Wittenberg, has a small set of staff officers. I thought these ought to be re-based as well, so here they are ...

Staff Vignettes (2)

the last of the staff vignettes below.

"Why those guns over there ! "(Minden figs)

 A couple of Wittenberg officers in discussion (Minden figs)

Delivering a report .. (Minden figs plus an Old Glory one with musket)

 Monrovian officers at their maps ...(Old Glory Figs)

Funny how when you photograph some figs you spot things which are wrong especially at magnification - the faces on the last group of officers needs some attention.

I'm tidying up some other bits and the staff 'tents' so when that's done I'll post some photies of the respective armies general staff's.