Monday, 24 April 2023

Austrian Duke Charles and command Napoleonic 32

 Here are four Foundry command figures and one Eagle or maybe Trent command figure? I got them at the first post covid Salute, which was half empty and something of a disappointment, plus Dave Thomas who stocks Perry metal figures were squashed into a tiny space and was unable to  put out any Napoleonic Austrians, which obviously was all I wanted! I went elsewhere  so we have Foundry's duke Charles and additional staff  mounted on Foundry 's diminutive horses, I've mounted them on some plastic to give them a bit of height, the Eagle commander is a little stiff and his horse seems to have overlong legs but I figure he's good enough. 









I went to Salute on Saturday and enjoyed it, lots of games and lots of retail opportunity which I took advantage of, some more Napoleonic cavalry but also some dark ages, WW2, Italian wars  and some more metal Perry figures from Dave Thomas so all good

Still more Napoleonics on the horizon but more rank and file to make up for all the cavalry and command! I'm  also making good progress on my war of three Kingdoms artillery park, well it is for a game in May which is just around the corner!


All the best 

Iain 

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33 comments:

  1. Dave Stone24 April 2023 at 12:09

    Excellent work on all Iain, they truly stand out as command figures, and great use of the plastic again to raise the height of the short model. Good to hear you had a good time at Salute this year after the disappointing one during Covid, and sounds like you got a lot of reinforcements for multiple projects.

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    1. caveadsum147125 April 2023 at 13:08

      Thanks Dave, yes Salute seemed much healthier this year, which can't be a bad thing!
      Best Iain

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  2. rross24 April 2023 at 12:17

    These Austrian command figures are wonderful, Iain.

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  3. Ray Rousell24 April 2023 at 12:38

    Great paintjob of the figures Iain.

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  4. Michal DwarfCrypt24 April 2023 at 12:59

    Beautiful work!

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  5. Jonathan Freitag24 April 2023 at 15:32

    Excellent looking command stands, Iain!

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  6. Lawrence H24 April 2023 at 21:36

    Very nice Iain. Lookingat some of the photos of this year's Salute, it looked a lot better attended. It is still one of my biggest regrets that I never made it there the last time I lived in the UK.

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    1. caveadsum147125 April 2023 at 13:11

      Thanks Lawrence, yes back to normal, good to see, worth a look!
      Best Iain

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  7. Norm25 April 2023 at 06:46

    I always enjoy the range of different manufactures that you bring into the base. I have read / watched a few Salute reports and it certainly sounds like it is back on its feet - a good measure of the health of our hobby.

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    1. caveadsum147125 April 2023 at 13:14

      Thanks Norm, I like a bit of variety I guess and yes Salute was back to it's usual self, didn't expect to hear from you,I thought you would be up to your neck in Wavre!
      Best Iain

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  8. pancerni25 April 2023 at 11:24

    Iain, beautiful work. Thank you for showing the various figures , style and compatibility are so much easier to appreciate.

    It was nice to hear your thoughts on the recent wargaming show as well. It is fun to get a variety of projects requirements at one visit.

    Since I have started my own Austrian force I will watch yours for tips, which I will eagerly copy. :-()

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    1. caveadsum147125 April 2023 at 13:15

      Thanks Joe, copy away it's difficult to keep up with your many and varied projects!
      Best Iain

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  9. Dai25 April 2023 at 19:00

    Nicely done on these. Tall horse must have eaten it's veggies, but in all honesty doesn't look out of place at all to me.

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    1. caveadsum147126 April 2023 at 09:12

      Thanks Dai, yes he looks close enough!
      Best Iain

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  10. DeanM25 April 2023 at 20:27

    Great looking Austrian high command.

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  11. Suber26 April 2023 at 01:13

    They all look fantastic, you always manage to build great compositions, that's quite an art.

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    1. caveadsum147126 April 2023 at 09:13

      Thanks Suber, half the fun is moving them around until they look right I think?!
      Best Iain

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  12. Zabadak26 April 2023 at 12:48

    Well I can't spot the shorter model, they all look good to me. The two Austrian on their base look much as I expect commanders to look,

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    1. caveadsum147128 April 2023 at 12:02

      Hi Joe, that's great, all succesful then!
      Best Iain

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  13. Pan Janek27 April 2023 at 07:58

    I wonder if we had a chance to talk in person at Salute? ;-)

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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  14. Phil28 April 2023 at 13:23

    Nice job, beautiful command stands!

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  15. Aly Morrison29 April 2023 at 19:49

    Nicely done Iain….
    It is reassuring to hear that Salute was a bit busier this year…

    All the best. Aly

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    1. caveadsum14711 May 2023 at 16:14

      Thanks Aly yes nice to see things getting back to normal!
      Best Iain

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  16. Richard29 April 2023 at 23:01

    Lovely stand out command figures.

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  17. Mike Vella30 April 2023 at 12:59

    Nice work Iain!

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    1. caveadsum14711 May 2023 at 16:15

      Thank Mike, good to hear from you!
      Best Iain

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