Jump to content

Austrian Cuirassiers


FredG

Recommended Posts

I've finally exhausted my Newline Designs Austrians so it's the turn of Hat to supply the Cuirassiers.
( I had the boxes in the stash already)

This group will represent three regiments so then I will have all the facing colours of the Austrian regiments, the buttons then being the only distinctions. I already have a set in progress with red facings.

It may take a little longer to complete these with the higher number.

Two of the horses were deformed on the sprue so I've added a couple of Italeri ones. The fore and rear legs of the rest had those straight bits of thick flash between them so I've recarved the lot.

 

Primed and ready to go.

 

Kklm4SDTdsUyWcjqGwVTJNbL1L0uIFGhOtQIqdCq

 

I've not taken the Cuirassiers off the sprues yet, I'm saving that as a treat as I'll be impaling twenty-four of them at one go. Oh joy!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The previously started regiment were getting in the way so I prepared all  four bases and used one on these. They're now drying in the flock.

 

zJCmEBJi33y69cYMvoX1dYzoJAX5Zk1ePN7ID3UC

 

With four bases of this size going to need grassing in a fairly short time I set to making a couple of tufts in different lengths, colours and size.

 

F-DTSNRf9PXeUNWcp8m0E7gLhy5OzDg8sl2robk_

 

These are also drying out.

 

Now, back to painting.

 

 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have nine of the horses to this stage

 

f22cSpNfs8PqObyUVUmxsdcAJCWYsOShObpAwzfr

 

The blanket rolls need sorting and then they're just about done.

 

Hopefully I'll get the other 15 to this stage tomorrow :think:

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

As I started painting this 24 I decided the previous 8 weren't good enough so I'm painting all 32 Cuirassiers. This tends to slow things down a bit and I'll probably be sick of the sight of them by the end. It's a break from repotting my collection of carnivorous plants anyway.

 

buWJVPpwXlH2btEXoWu9QwjQnna-u39VdD61f0sr

 

En avant!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

My gardening is completed, Capability Brown would have been chuffed.

 

A sneak preview.

 

yFzZaKWJGFCl24dYpJDg7bh0zBJuWWRG4s_zQUsV

 

4e7VCcO2Cfi-4NPR4y6dB58vN-KyTXrPSlfv4Q-M

 

Once the PVA has dried and gone transparent I'll get the horses filled.

 

Now, where did I put those Grenzers :wink:

 

Edited by FredG
  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...