FredG

The horses are almost done.

The intermission is over. I'm back from the frozen north to the frozen midlands and my paint brushes. A nice little band of Austrian Hussars to have fun with. Once again as with the vast majority of my Austro-Hungarians they're Newline Designs 20mm. The trickiest operation of these is this.... It looks much better drilled out.

A few more skirmishers to add to my Austrians. You'll notice I've been making tufts again with my static grass applicator Pingauer Schützen Salzburg City Schützen Upper Austria Schützen Batallion des voluntaires de Mahrish Legion de l'archduc Charles Grenz There will now be a short intermission.

Mirrors may help and save a lot of painting

They're wading thigh deep in scatter while the PVA dries. I should get the basing finished tonight. They'll now transfer to Ready for Inspection

The guns are painted and I've stated to apply facings to some of them.

It's one time that to say that they don't look lifelike is a compliment

Yes they're Napoleonic. The Corsican hats were worn by many Landwehr, Jägers, Grenzers and Schützen. (Light Infantry) Jägers Landwehr

I've slapped on quite a bit of colour. Facial hair , facings etc are still to do. They're turning into some nice little groups of skirmishers

iIs it not also true that helmet plates have been found at Isandlwana showing that not all troops were without them.

Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Sixty! We dropped at least 60, wouldn't you say? Adendorff: That leaves only 3,940.

It says 60mm on the tag Clive

I've started these Schützen and Grenzer. It's not a Grimm's fairy tale, they're Austrian Infantry. I've already filed, drilled and primed them so we're ready to roll I'm doing small skirmishing groups from four regiments. And the horn works

Here are my little Austrian dragoons painted as the 5th Regiment. With the light uniforms the light needed for the photographs has bleached them out a little. There's actually no white paint on show. The grass tufts I made myself. I bought a static grass applicator and the tufts cost practically nothing so I can add as many as I like Onwards!!!!!

Decals? Oh Jim! Next you'll be telling us you don't make your own brushes

I've started basing so they're almost done. I think I've finished painting but you never know something may suddenly catch my attention. As it is the next set to come onto the table are already screaming for attention. So just for a change I'll be painting................................. ......... er................................... um............................... Austrians

A real motley crew. Brilliant!

Just about ready to go. I've noticed just a couple of places that need touching up.

Oooooops! Missed one

The binoculars are ok.

Back to the Dragoons. I've started the washes on the horses and got some paint onto the Dragoons.

With the shock of that gun poking him in the back, perhaps the German's trousers would be more brown

Another project off the 10 year plan Please pardon the number of photos but there are troops from three locations . Krain Styria Lower Austria I hope you enjoy them.

It's a chess set, you don't have to show the carriage.

Rook / Castle = Redoubt section with a cannon barrel protruding. Knight must surely be an Uhlan