54mm: Duchy of Warsaw.

A project that, to be honest, took me longer than I expected: the Duchy of Warsaw in 54mm scale. Although truth be told, the figures ended up in a slightly larger scale, 60mm, to be precise, due to an oversight on my part.

But let's start from the beginning. As the 54mm scale was gaining popularity in our group, I decided to expand my collection in this scale. Because no suitable figures were available on the market, I chose to upscale Polkowski Miniatures figures, which are originally 28mm. I entrusted this task to my printer, Tomek. However, when he sent me photos of the figures with their dimensions, I forgot to compare them with the figures I already owned—and that's how this happened. The blame lies squarely with me.

Up to now, I had only owned voltigeurs, and they were generally shorter. For them, I ordered 10 fusiliers and 10 grenadiers. Overall, it doesn't look bad, and with the right perspective on the table, it shouldn't be a problem.

The cavalry, however, is a different story. I ordered some Uhlans: an officer, a trumpeter, and three troopers. Some time ago, at Claymore, I got a Guard Lancer from Michael, and now that lancer looks as if he's riding a pony next to my Uhlans!

Still, I decided to paint them regardless of the scale issue. The real problem turned out to be the bases. The Uhlans were on Warbases products, and I chose the right size for them from the start. For the infantry, though, I used bases that were too narrow, and the figures became very unstable once they were fully painted. I had to glue them onto larger bases (both are Renedra products), but in the end, it doesn't look too bad.

The worst part, however, was the painting process itself. I haven't been this reluctant to finish a project in a long time, so the final touches were done rather quickly, just to finally get it over the line. It took me three months to finish that project, even though it should have taken only one month!

Anyway, it's finally done. They're going into the box to wait for their first game. I'm taking a long break from anything larger than 28mm—it's time to move on to smaller scales.

Finally, the infantry, fusiliers, and grenadiers are painted in the colours of the 8th Infantry Regiment, while the Uhlans wear the colours of the 7th Uhlan Regiment. The pennants on their lances are of my own design.