Calling out the (Prussian) Reserves for Historicon

Well, I had to keep up with tradition and have a few units finished at the last minute, so here they are, as of Wednesday AM. I aded the flags right after taking these pictures.

Prussian 8th Reserve Regiment - this regiment had several battalions in British supplied uniforms.

In this case, the dark blue Portuguese uniforms have rather unusual green facings!

The men of the regiment haven't yet had time to remove the hated (but very smart looking) lace decorations, it appears!

British style packs, too.

not to mention the out of place white over red short plumes on the shako!

9th Prussian Reserve Regiment - this unit has short green plumes and white metal hunting horns on their shakos!

Several battalions of this Regiment wore a British Rifle style uniform, in dark green faced black, with white metal buttons and black "wings".

Here they are, marching to Fredericksburg!

I left home at 8;30AM, on schedule, and arrived at the hotel at about 3:10 PM. Tim arrived perhaps a half our later. WE both had fairly uneventful trips, but were both tired, and thus went to bed early... after registering at the Convention and schmoozing with some friends there. 

Got full swing with the convention bright and early Thursday AM, but that is a story for another post!