Sunday, 23 March 2025

Hungarian infantry regiment no 60 Napoleonic 65

 No one makes plastic Napoleonic Hungarians but I remember seeing on Deans WAB blog a pretty simple conversion which I have followed on these chaps, they're Victrix Austrian infantry in Shakos and I've roughly carved off the gaiters, not a great job but I think it will do? Once more grey Halfords spray primer, agrax earthshade everywhere except shakos and backpacks and boots, Liquatex brown ink for backpacks and black ink for shakos and boots, wet brush/dry brush  white, freehand knotwork in yellow, always fun and the same light blue as the Reuss as it's my French blue  plus white, steel, gold and facings plus the flagpole of course! 







Dark green ( steel green) facings and a converted British casualty marker atop their file box home.I've got another unit of these almost finished as I've been trying to push all the figures along as efficiently as possible, so every figure I  have  here has at least flesh and metal and a couple more colours at least on all the infantry units, I'm doing James's last 10% now! I have three more Hungarian units waiting to be primed back home that are wargames Atlantic rank and file ( rather better conversions I feel) and Perry metal command  and two similarly set up units of Grenzers, my future includes lot's of hand painted  Hungarian knots! There's going to be more Austrian and Hungarians as I'm almost done on French infantry in the UK, although obviously I've always got more French cavalry! Flags and flocking to follow when I'm home.

All the best

 Iain 

34 comments:

  1. Excellent work Iain, and the colours look very effective, battle weary in their appearance, rather than parade square.

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    1. Thanks Dave, rather faded blue but I think that's alright?
      Best Iain

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  2. Nice! I am surprised that no one does Hungarians in 28mm plastic.

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, I suppose their a relatively small proportion of the the Austrian and Hungarian army, not yet Austro-Hungarian! Although the basic figure could then be used for the Grenzers too?
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  3. Nice to see some Hungarians, don't see too many of them, The conversion simple or not works really well on them.

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  4. Looking good, Iain! I really enjoy doing the Hungarian units myself!

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    1. Thanks Peter, I've got your scenario book to work through and that demands Hungarians! They are more fun than the Austrians line, although with rather more limited facing colours?
      Best Iain

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  5. Nice work Iain.....I seem to recall I had to do free hand Hungarian knots onto Old Glory second edition figures when I did my Austrian army....a bit of a pain but not insurmountable!

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    1. Thanks Keith, I think, like hussars, it was more the concern before, once I got going it's fine!
      Best Iain

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  6. A very effective conversion and beautifully painted Iain. Nice work on the flagpole, too.

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    1. Thanks Lawrence! I like the tasteful uniforms with the colourful flagpoles!
      Best Iain

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  7. Those look like Hungarians yo me! lol.
    Way to crank them out. 😀

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    1. Thanks Stew, another on it's way soon!
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  8. I wouldn't have ever noticed the conversion, so I think these are simply perfect!

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  9. As always, great work Iain. Hungarian knots are such a pain to paint, (like hussar braid), you have done a very good job.

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  10. Well if you hadn't have mentioned you had carved the gaiters off, I doubt I would have even spotted that of if they had been left on! Once flocked and on the table I think we would all forget about this minor detail...

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    1. I think you're right, there's one more unit like this , the other three and the grenzers have got a better job!
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  11. Excellent Hungarians Iain!

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  12. I have no knowledge of Nap's Hungary at all, so I'll just assume you know your stuff and that these are spot on historically. :P

    Regardless mate, they do look splendid and had you not mentioned they had been converted, I would never have known, so kudos there!

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  13. Nice idea to repurpose these Iain :)

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    1. I couldn't afford to do them in metal!
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  14. I can't tell that they're conversions so you must be doing something right!

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    1. Excellent, I won't say if you don't!
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  15. Great looking Hungarians, Iain! Thanks for the mention too!

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    1. Thanks Dean, of course a pleasure!
      Best Iain

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