And the horses are completely finished, feathers on the wings painted and the bases cleaned up and now have static grass. As mentioned in the previous part, you could keep the wings black if you want, I however associate Winged Hussars with white wings. I also think that using white wings makes them stand out and look even more impressive on the battlefield.
A little preview on the next part when I start to paint the riders. The riders are mounted on barbeque sticks using blue tack (in this case white tack). It wasn't until I began painting the By Fire & Sword miniatures that I started using this method to paint each rider separately. It's quite convenient, though I usually favor holding what I paint with my fingers for complete control.
Since the bases in By Fire & Sword are relatively small it makes basing the cavalry tight, which in turn would make it impossible to glue the riders atop the horses and expect a good end result when painting everything assembled.
I would have continued this session by doing the basic prep-work on the riders, but real life came in the way. Perhaps it was just as well, since it is better to paint something as demanding as the Winged Hussars in small steps rather than to rush them just for the sake of having them painted. This is after all, the “eye catcher” in the Polish-Lithuanian army and requires a lot of attention and effort.
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