Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Austrian Grenzer regiment no 14 Napoleonic 86

 Here is a Grenzer regiment for my Austrian army, regiment no 14 , they are a mix of a Perry metal Grenzer command and the rank and file, are you've guessed it , Wargames Atlantic Prussian reserve infanty,the army deal that keeps giving, with carved off gaiters and Perry plastic French hussars later shako which I think looks close enough? 








The first of two units, it's always nice to do pink facings I think and the red cloaks and blue trousers makes a nice contrast with the Austrian line units , the black straps are also a nice change. All in all I'm pretty happy with these economy Grenzers.

All the best 

Iain

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40 comments:

  1. Ray Rousell10 February 2026 at 14:48

    Fab looking Grenzer unit, Iain!

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  2. The Jolly Broom Man10 February 2026 at 15:15

    Well done mate - a change of uniform style and colours always comes as a relief doesn’t it!

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 20:53

      Thanks a lot Mark and yes I think so!
      Best Iain

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  3. Dave Stone10 February 2026 at 15:41

    Fantastic looking unit Iain, and your historical knowledge shows through with the detail in your colors.

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 20:54

      Thanks Dave, its all part of the fun, like your encyclopedic star wars knowledge!
      Best Iain

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  4. Phil C10 February 2026 at 16:14

    Austrian Grenzer regiment look awesome! a lot work painting the figures, but the minis look great!

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 20:56

      Thanks Phil, as we both know know there is just a minimum amount of work you have to accept if youre painting Napoleonics!
      Best Iain

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  5. DeanM10 February 2026 at 16:31

    Very clever conversion work on these beautifully painted Austrians, Iain!

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 20:57

      Thanks Dean, inspired by your work on your Hungarians!
      Best Iain

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  6. Jonathan Freitag10 February 2026 at 17:45

    Fine looking Grenz, Iain. Resourceful conversion work too!

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 20:58

      Thanks Jonathan, I have to admit to enjoying the conversion work!
      Best Iain

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  7. Norm10 February 2026 at 18:24

    Always impressed by your conversions, I have bookmarked this as a reference to give my Austrians something different ….. though my pink (GW - Emperor’s Children) is not as successful as yours as it seems to need 2 - 3 coats for decent coverage!

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 20:59

      Thanks Norm,pretty easy conversion and the pink is just my standard red mixed with white!
      Best Iain

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  8. Matt Crump10 February 2026 at 18:28

    Nicely done Iain and more clever conversions 👍

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  9. Lawrence H10 February 2026 at 18:50

    Great work Iain and it is always nice to find a unit that requires pink facings.

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 21:00

      Thanks Lawrence, yes pink is always fun!
      Best Iain

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  10. nundanket10 February 2026 at 23:18

    Quality!

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  11. rross11 February 2026 at 00:49

    Great work Iain....I have thousands of Perry extra bits saved up in various plastic bags but never seem to find much to do with them!

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 21:02

      Thanks Keith,must try harder, or do you just like spending money?!
      Best Iain

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  12. Michal DwarfCrypt11 February 2026 at 05:04

    Beautiful looking unit sir!

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  13. Steve J.11 February 2026 at 07:23

    I would not have known they were conversions if you had not mentioned it Iain! As for the slight imperfections in their uniforms etc, life is too short to worry about such matters. I do love the brown and blue combo, which is a nice change from the usual white:).

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 21:04

      Yes ,close enough is good enough in my book and definately a nice change from white!
      Best Iain

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  14. Richard11 February 2026 at 15:38

    They look amazing, Iain.

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  15. Blaxkleric11 February 2026 at 17:18

    Cracking stuff, Iain, and inspirational too. That's a corking colour scheme too.

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 21:14

      Thanks Simon, its a lovely colourful uniform!
      Best Iain

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  16. Dai11 February 2026 at 18:57

    Lots of fun colour to these lads. Definitely different looking to your other Naps units.

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    1. caveadsum147120 February 2026 at 21:15

      Thanks Dai, yes brown ,blue and pink , what fun!
      Best Iain

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  17. Fitz-Badger11 February 2026 at 22:20

    Excellent work!

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  18. Suber11 February 2026 at 23:29

    They look really nice, what a view!

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  19. Ben Cato14 February 2026 at 02:04

    They are great Iain!
    Sorry for not checking your blog before this Iain. I had hit the follow button but forgotten to manually add you to "My Blog list" to get updates. 😮

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  20. The Space Dinosaur17 February 2026 at 03:23

    Another great unit, and that flag is always a cool one!

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