Chess set almost done/Scacchiaera quasi finita

 This week I have an interesting group of chess pieces, the kings and queens, as well as a couple of standard bearers (bishops).

The standard bearers were painfully long to paint, the tartan, the socks and the union jack took forever to complete, but Napoleon and Josephine, Lord and Lady Wellington were a lot of fun and much easier.

Now all I have to do is finish the French banner bearers and the whole set will be complete.

Questa settimana ho un interessante gruppo di scacchi, i re, le regine ed un paio di alfieri.

Gli alfieri sono stati un'impresa da dipingere, i tartan, le calze e gli Union Jack sono stati lunghissimi da finire, ma in compenso Napoleone e Josephine, Lord e Lady Wallington sono stati molto divertenti da dipingere.

Ora non mi resta che finire i due alfieri francesi e la scacchiera sara' completa.

Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine Beauharnais, white king and queen/Napoleone Bonaparte e Josephine Beauharnais, re e regina bianchi. 54mm, Ares miniatures, painted by Ginzio

Lord and Lady Wellington, black king and queen/Lord e Lady Wellington, re e regina neri. 54mm, Ares miniatures, painted by Ginzio

British Highlander standard bearers, black bishops/Porta stendardo britannici, Highlanders, alfieri neri. 54mm, Ares miniatures, painted by Ginzio