A timely regiment

The latest WSS regiment to roll off the production line is French Regiment La Couronne. A beautiful blue faced regiment to contrast with my red and white faced regiments. The last of the grey coated French is going to be the Royaux Vaisseux, who have a mix of red and blue facings and waistcoats. La Couronne is also the French equivalent of La Corona, hence why their advent in my collection is timely.

Best view with the flags nice and clear

The grey coats are done with grey contrast paint. Not as nice a finish as painting them in a layered style, but I'm really going for the mass effect on the table with the Spanish Succession project.

Close up showing the drummer's lace and that the Warlord plastics don't scrub up too badly.

I also took the opportunity today to add some finishing touches to my Greek house. I'm aware that mosaics didn't start appearing in the Greek world until around the time of the Peloponnesian War and would have been rare, but surely a wealthy Athenian is just the person to be among the first to start adding these kinds of decoration?

Farm from above with rooves on.

Tada! Pretty floors!

Out side the door to the living quarters, a herm with the head of Theseus - legendary king of Athens and ancestor of the family who lives here.

Seen through the front gates, a statue of Perseus in the courtyard

 Note the statues are painted - that is what the Greeks did. They would have been surprised at out appreciation of bare rock.

And the visitor's view of the herm

Looking through the door at the andron.

Some furniture might also be an appropriate addition at some point. Couches to recline on in the andron would be good.

Nate