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Friday, June 3, 2022

Bourbon Cavalerie

In what I hope is a harbinger for an improvement over the past two months of activity (or inactivity) at the painting desk, trotting off the workbench are a dozen French cavalry troopers from Eureka Miniatures.  These twelve horsemen are mustering out as two squadrons of Bourbon Cavalerie Regiment.  

With roughly 50 figures painted over each of the last two months, time to try to pick up the pace a bit.  The relative painting lulls in April and May got my thoughts returning to the seasonal analysis I conducted on my painting tendencies in 2020.  Sure enough and true to form, Spring tends to see a trough in my painting productivity.  The encouraging revelation embedded in this analysis is that production begins increasing during the summer months before exploding to heights in late fall.  Will this tendency hold for 2022?  We will see.  I hope so.  There is much to paint.

Perhaps at year-end, I ought to revisit this analysis and add in 2021 and 2022 data.  I wonder if these tendencies will see a change over the 1996-2019 period?

Back to the work at hand, plenty more French cavalry are working their way through the production pipeline.  With a restock from Eureka on its way (I expect delivery today), more French cavalry and artillery will be added into The Lead Pile.   

Finally, Nancy and I took time out for a hike a few days ago.  We ventured out into Deep Creek Canyon.  One of Deep Creek Canyon's trailheads is about 15 miles from the house and within Riverside State Park.  This is only a quick drive across town, really.

Some of the basalt spires are 300 feet in height with avalanches of talus streaming toward the ground.

As an indication of scale, note the trail at the bottom of the creek bed.
No gaming this weekend.  Two games planned but both needing to be cancelled or rescheduled due to illness.  Not my illness, though.  Next game planned for Tuesday when Graham hosts an Indian Mutiny clash.

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  1. Lovely cavalry Jonathan and a great looking hike!

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    1. Thanks! Scenic hike and close to home. Almost perfect.

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  2. Some fine brushwork there Jon. And wow!, that scenery is utterly awesome!

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    1. Thanks, Mike! Lots of interesting terrain in this part of the world with much of it ravaged by Mother Nature including a Great Flood.

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  3. Great looking cavalry and an interesting insight into your painting habits. I mpay do my own as I slowly come out of my own painting lull

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    1. Glad the like the horsemen! Many more to come over the next few weeks. I would enjoy seeing an analysis of your own painting tendencies.

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  4. Some wonderful cavalry there Jon:). Spring and Summer tends to feature little painting for me, as I tend to try and spend as much time outside as I can. Also at times it can be too warm to paint as it dries almost before I can get it onto the figure! Autumn and Winter tend to be more productive, famous last words.

    Some cracking scenery you have near to you, which is great to see.

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    1. Thanks!

      Seems we display similar painting routines and seasonal tendencies. Since I paint in the basement, hot weather is rarely an issue for me in the summertime.

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  5. Some fine horsemen. I am a regular painter at about an hour a day when I have stuff to paint. Which over the past few years has been almost continuous.

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    1. Much appreciated, George! Paint a little often, is my mantra. Well, at least that is my goal!

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  6. Great looking cavalry Jon , the ebb and flow of gaming vs painting . The local landscape is beautiful πŸ‘

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    1. Thanks, Matt! I must travel a bit to reach similarly beautiful vistas that you regularly present.

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  7. Fine French cavalry and uplifting outdoor photos. I always endeavour to paint a little each day for myself,it's surprising how the quantity mounts up over the month.

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    1. Thanks on both, Phil! I am with you on painting! Paint a little, often!

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  8. Great work on a very smart uniform Jonathan, they look beautiful. There is something a bit Middle Earth about those basalt spires. Some lovely scenery there.

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    1. Thanks! It is a smart uniform. Middle Earth? Hmm. I suppose it does mind one of that.

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  9. Lovely cavalry additions, a good-looking hike and shame about the cancelled games - but you have another planned very soon - all seems well in your world at the moment Jon!

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    1. Thank you, Keith! Even with the cancelled games, I still enjoyed one game this week.

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  10. Stunning views Jonathan! The Eureka miniatures are my favourite Seven Years War cavalry sculpts.

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    1. Eureka cavalry are my standard entries and favorites for the SYW project. No other cavalry grace this collection. I tend to use a mix of manufacturers for some nation’s infantry,though. Some Eureka infantry are not so impressive.

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  11. Bourbons are lovely, and that trail is pretty impressive as well.

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    1. Thank you! Having such terrain features close to an urban setting is a luxury.

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  12. Nice cav and good luck getting your painting back on schedule. Though I think Ruth the remote gaming you’ve done much more of that during the spring time lull than previous years.
    Pretty hike. But now you have to tell your wife you can’t waste time hiking bc you should be painting!!πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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    1. Thanks, Stew! Painting opportunities will return. I have been battling repairs on the home front the last two weeks too. Hopefully, those travails are in the rear view mirror.

      Hiking and cycling are good breaks from painting, gaming, and work on the home front. I may not accrue “Hubbie Points” as fast as you. My exchange rate is not as generous either…

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  13. Good looking cavalry and scenery, I'm hopeful of a game this month, first time in I don't know when, you're way ahead on games played!
    Best Iain

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  14. Another nice addition to this collection Jonathan….
    You are still painting a reasonable amount of toys compared to most of us… and certainly having a lot more games.
    Deep Creek Canyon certainly lives up to its name…

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Thanks, Aly!

      I keep myself busy, for sure.

      Yes, the canyon lives up to its name. I should share photos of Hell’s Canyon sometime.

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  15. I wouldn’t dare do a graph for my painting progress… but that is some stunning scenery!

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    1. Jeffers, when I have been amassing my painting statistics for almost 30 years, I must find some use for them.

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  16. Lovely cavalry Jonathan. When the good weather arrives my painting tends to drop from slow to glacial. But what a hike. Really inspirational scenary.

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    1. Thanks, Richard! Well, glacial painting speed is better than sub-glacial!

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  17. Nice group of troopers Jonathan. Yes the figure count is low for you! Too many games! Sadly I am the opposite - too few games and the figure count is too high!

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    1. Thank you! Mark, I may still get the figure count up near 1,000 by year-end. We will see. No one can compete with your painting productivity.

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  18. Another fine unit Jon! I like the basing. Figures nice and close like they should be.
    I’ve never seen anything like those basalt spires before. Extraordinary.
    Chris/Nundanket

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    1. Glad you approve, Chris! Lots of unusual geology in this part of the world.

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  19. Great looking regiment and the scenery is beautiful!

    Christopher

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  20. A fine looking regiment there - and yes, a stunning landscape too! :-)

    Cheers,

    David.

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  21. Beautiful cavalry, Jon, from back when Men were Men, and Cuffs were Cuffs! :-)

    Great local scenery, too.

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    1. Thanks, Peter! Yeah, the cuffs are huge on these troopers especially officers.

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  22. I love your white uniformed Bourbon cavalry too. Did you noticed that I have painted the same unit? Bourbon cavalerie saw action in many battles of the WAS. Fine new unit.

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    1. Thanks, Andrè! No, i did not see that you fielded this regiment but I am not surprised.

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  23. Very solid looking unit of horse, sir, almost as solid as that gorgeous rocky landscape. I also find that spring is a painting trough, once it gets warm enough to prep and plant the garden and enjoy the outdoors.

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    1. Thanks, Michael! Lots of rocky ground in these parts. Spokane seems to be built upon one gigantic basalt slab.

      I am in good company by conforming to the Spring Painting Lull.

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