Thursday, 30 December 2021

Austrian Chevauleger regiment no 2 Hohenzollern Napoleonic 7

 Here are 12 Foundry Napoleonic Austrian Chevauleger. I wanted at least one unit in green coats,so here we have regiment no 2 Hohenzollern, as they are Foundry they are a little bit diminutive compared to say Perry or Warlord so even though the bridle would suggest they are dragoons, I have decided to make them lighter cavalry on smaller horses, another unit will be along shortly in the more common white uniform,also Foundry,  both purchased from Colonel Bill's at Salute a few years back. The flag is from the Perry plastic set,those will be along at some point,I thought I'd finished them until I  saw an illustration showing the standard bearers pole,which necessitated repainting post basing! I  started these ages ago but taking part in Dave's" paint what you've got" challenge has meant I've finally finished them in spite of starting the Analogue Hobbies painting challenge ,which is a result!









So more Austrians to come,mounted and on foot,and a Happy New Year to all who pass by this blog!

All the best Iain 

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46 comments:

  1. Dave Stone30 December 2021 at 20:10

    Great looking unit Iain, glad the challenge helped get them finished. and a Very Happy New Year to you.

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    1. caveadsum14716 January 2022 at 14:29

      Thanks Dave jist gave me the little impetus to finish them off the table!
      Best Iain

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  2. Lawrence H30 December 2021 at 20:12

    They look great Iain, and nice work on the flagpole as well. That looks like an exercise in frustration, but you have pulled it off magnificently. I know what you mean by the Foundry figures being slightly smaller than Perry, but they don't look that far off in separate units on the same table and at least were sculpted by the Perry twins in the first place.

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    1. caveadsum14716 January 2022 at 14:34

      Yes, just done another flag pole! Really the figures aren't thst far off,it's just the horses that you notice the difference, I treated myself to a Foundry cuirassier unit a while ago, I now have 3 plastic cuirassier units and there is a bit of a difference, the Perry's will be mounted on 2mm and I'll double up to 4mm for the Foundry and maybe slip a bit of plastic under them too!
      Best Iain

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  3. Michal DwarfCrypt30 December 2021 at 20:26

    Beautiful work unit sir and the Happy New year too!

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  4. Jonathan Freitag30 December 2021 at 21:12

    Good work, Iain! In 15mm, I avoid the the candy cane stripes by simply painting the pole black.

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 18:51

      Thanks Jonathan, unfortunately I didn't think I could get away with that!
      Best Iain

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  5. Peter Douglas30 December 2021 at 21:42

    Those are lovely Iain!

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  6. Norm30 December 2021 at 22:15

    Nice job Iain, Happy New Year.

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  7. Suber30 December 2021 at 22:42

    Lovely outcome. Happy new year! All the best for 2022

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  8. Ray Rousell31 December 2021 at 00:17

    A brilliant looking unit Iain!

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 18:54

      Thanks Ray,a Napoleonic unit,unfortunately not in the AHPC though!
      Best Iain

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  9. rross31 December 2021 at 01:16

    Very nice indeed Iain. It's a few years now since I painted my Austrian troops, I must admit, I was over the white coated infantry after twelve or fifteen battalions, but the cavalry were a bit more varied!

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 18:55

      Thanks Keith, I've moved onto the infantry, I'm finding the white coats somewhat reassuring for some reason, lets see how long that lasts!
      Best Iain

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  10. fireymonkeyboy31 December 2021 at 02:25

    Iain, you are a terrible influence; these lovelies are doing nothing good for my resolution NOT to start napoleonics in 28mm. Nice work ;)

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 18:57

      Come on Markus, you know you want to! There's another unit along shortly, I've done the bxxx pole already!
      Best Iain

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  11. Mark Strachan31 December 2021 at 06:39

    Very nice Iain!

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  12. Phil31 December 2021 at 07:30

    Great looking cavalry...Happy New Year!

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  13. Aly Morrison31 December 2021 at 13:00

    A fine looking unit Iain…
    The Austrian flag poles always look good…but they are indeed a pain to paint.

    All the best. Aly

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  14. Blaxkleric31 December 2021 at 16:57

    Wow! That's some colourful Napoleonic cavalry at no mistake, Iain, and very well painted indeed. Assembled as a unit they really do look the business. :-)

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  15. Gonsalvo31 December 2021 at 19:15

    A lovely unit, Ian! All my Austrian Chevaulegers are Minifigs, and all in green coats; no white allowed. That is reserved for the Dragoons, despite the crazy scheme the Hofkreigsrat decreed! :-)

    I haven't done the barber poles for my Austrian Cavalry units. Hmmm...

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 19:00

      Thanks Peter! I'm doing a white coated unit at the moment!
      Best Iain

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  16. DeanM1 January 2022 at 00:29

    Wonderful looking Chevaulegers, Iain! Best wishes for 2022!

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 21:14

      Thanks Dean, had a pike and shot game and thought of you!
      Best Iain

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  17. Ed M1 January 2022 at 00:59

    Really smart looking outfit--and the striped flag pole really finishes them off! A great way to kick off the New Year!

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 21:15

      Thanks a lot Ed,I do like the flag pole to be honest!
      Best Iain

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  18. Matt Crump1 January 2022 at 09:58

    Very nicely done Iain a good start to the year….paint what you’ve got is a daunting prospect for some of us !

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 21:16

      Thanks Matt,it's what you've got half finished, not the looming unprimed mountain!
      Best Iain

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  19. Cyrus3 January 2022 at 00:25

    Excellent Austrians!

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  20. Zabadak3 January 2022 at 14:08

    Splendid looking unit and I'm surprised that the Foundry figures are smaller the Perry's.
    Have a good 2022 and saty safe and well.

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    1. caveadsum14717 January 2022 at 21:17

      Thanks Joe, it's the horses, when the next unit is finished I'll include a comparison shot with some of the Perry cavalry.
      Cheers Iain

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  21. Stew4 January 2022 at 23:43

    Well done! Happy new year 😀

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  22. James Fisher23 January 2022 at 05:13

    Another fine looking unit Iain.
    Regards, James

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  23. Dai8 February 2022 at 01:30

    I thought the hats/helmets were a dragoon thing? Regardless, a really nice looking unit and that banner pole is Xmas crazy!

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    1. caveadsum147117 February 2022 at 12:27

      Helmets for Chevauleger, dragoons and cuirassiers, all the Austrian units have that expletive banner pole!
      Best Iain

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