Saturday 30 April 2022

French 9th hussars Napoleonic 16

 Here we have the first of two Napoleonic French hussar units, this one is the 9th, pretty uniforms and they were at Wagram so they're in! Perry plastic, they go together nicely, I appear to have done too many colpacks for both units, but who can resist them! Full dress for 1809 in my usual fast and dirty fashion, even so they do take a long time to do, fun though!








I think the out of focus effect just adds to the sense of speed, don't you agree?! Oh well good enough and done, there are more French hussars and  Austrian cuirassiers and infantry in the pipeline, then I really have to knuckle down to some French line infantry as I'm going to be putting a Napoleonic game on when I go to stay with my sister and family over Christmas, supplying both sides, nothing like a deadline to help you focus!
All the best Iain 


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33 comments:

  1. Dave Stone30 April 2022 at 11:55

    Excellent work Iain, another great looking unit, and nice variation in the horses. Sounds like a large game you are putting on, deadlines can be useful, and hope all goes according to plan.

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    1. caveadsum147130 April 2022 at 15:24

      Thanks Dave, yes it's turning into a large game!
      Best Iain

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  2. pancerni30 April 2022 at 12:13

    great looking unit, the posing really sells the unit moving quickly!

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  3. Michal DwarfCrypt30 April 2022 at 13:38

    Beautiful work as always sir!

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  4. Jonathan Freitag30 April 2022 at 13:43

    Yes, out of focus provides a believable sense of speed. Great work!

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    1. caveadsum147130 April 2022 at 15:26

      Thanks Jonathan, admitidly facetious but I couldn't help it after looking at the pictures I'd uploaded!
      Best Iain

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  5. Lawrence H30 April 2022 at 21:16

    That is a very pretty uniform, and beautifully done Iain. There is usually a distinguishable theme between hussar regiments but the thing that surprised me was how different the French regiments appear.

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    1. caveadsum14714 May 2022 at 09:23

      Thanks Lawrence, yes, very pleasing uniform and all the French hussar uniforms are all over the place!
      Best Iain

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  6. Suber30 April 2022 at 22:44

    Oh, these certainly cause an impression! Really nice work, they have a gravitas, a sense of strenght, I love them.

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    1. caveadsum14714 May 2022 at 09:24

      Thanks very much, they're a lovely bunch of rascals I think!
      Best Iain

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  7. Fitz-Badger1 May 2022 at 02:53

    Excellent and colorful!

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  8. Matt Crump1 May 2022 at 08:11

    Nicely done Iain and good focus on Napoleonics is paying off 👍

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    1. caveadsum14714 May 2022 at 09:26

      Thanks Matt, ploughing through the Napoleonics, I am tempted by a dark age break!
      Best Iain

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  9. Mike Vella1 May 2022 at 12:48

    That’s a lovely unit Iain. They’ll look great on the table!

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    1. caveadsum14714 May 2022 at 09:32

      Thanks Mike, good to hear from you and we've both been on a French Napoleonic hussar spee I think!
      Best Iain

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  10. Anonymous2 May 2022 at 14:38

    Those look great! 👍

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  11. Zabadak2 May 2022 at 16:18

    Good looking unit and some rather nice work on the varied horse colours.

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    1. caveadsum14714 May 2022 at 09:36

      Thanks Joe, I try and bring in some lighter colours, so that they differentiate from the heavy cavalry, glad you noticed!
      Best Iain

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  12. DeanM3 May 2022 at 14:30

    Awesome Hussars, Iain! The 9th's uniform is my favorite - ever since seeing it in the Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars in Color book by Cassin-Scott.

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    1. caveadsum14714 May 2022 at 09:37

      Thanks Dean, yes a very dashing colour combo I think, I've got that book maybe it was subliminal?!
      Best Iain

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  13. fireymonkeyboy3 May 2022 at 14:32

    No such thing as too many colpacks ;) They look great!

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    1. caveadsum14714 May 2022 at 09:38

      Thanks very much Markus! I agree of course!
      Best Iain

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  14. Dai5 May 2022 at 23:37

    Hussars are my most fav troop type of the Napoleonic period. They just look grand, with uniforms full of exciting flair, sabres waving. These guys really look good Iain and must have taken quite a while to get finished up. The result though is worth the effort, this is such a good looking unit - bravo!

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    1. caveadsum14717 May 2022 at 11:21

      Hussars are tons of fun, I have enjoyed doing them, in spite of the time they've taken!
      Best Iain

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  15. Phil7 May 2022 at 07:21

    Wonderful painting and impressive diversity of the poses...Dynamic and splendid unit!

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    1. caveadsum14717 May 2022 at 11:23

      Thanks Phil, can't beat French Napoleonic hussars, although the Austro-Hungarians might be saying "original and best"!
      Best Iain

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  16. rross7 May 2022 at 08:27

    Great work on these French Hussards Iain....they really do have some very dandified uniforms, don't they? Austrian hussars are similar...multi coloured shakos amongst the mix!

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    1. caveadsum14717 May 2022 at 11:24

      Thanks Keith, yes they certainly are dandys! Working on another unit and of course I have the Austro-Hungarian versions to come for balance!
      Best Iain

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  17. Stew7 May 2022 at 14:35

    Nice job on the cav, they look good even if a little blurry.
    Good luck getting everything done for your big Christmas game. 😀

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    1. caveadsum14719 May 2022 at 11:35

      Thanks Stew, always good to have a deadline!
      Best Iain

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