Week 5 of Friday backlog posting. Following on from last weeks Austrian Chevauleger, here are 32 Austrian Kuirassiers, once again from the newish Austrian Cavalry plastic box sets. Plus the free metal Colonel that comes if you buy 3 or more boxes.
This is the same great kit that makes Dragoons and Chevaulegers with the armoured torso being used for the Kuirassiers. Austrian Kuirassier armour was black, but I've painted them with a dark gunmetal to give them a slight metallic sheen and compensate for the scale and lighting issues (i.e. common need to lighten colours as scale become smaller).
A closer look at the pewter metal colonel. Nice to have another command figure, and one too where the sword isn't in one of those extended prone to breakage positions!
Fantastic work
ReplyDeleteI hope to complete my Austrian cavalry division this year
Cheers
Matt
Very nice work, great addition to your Austrian horde!
ReplyDeleteCheers Donnie!
DeleteBeautiful brushwork!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ray!
DeleteGreat stuff Mark. Austrian cuirassiers always look smart and you have done a terrific job on them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence!
DeleteThey look superb, Mark.
ReplyDeleteAre both units with black facings?
I'm a color variety fanatic myself, and couldn't resist red, green, dark and light blue myself!
Thanks Peter , yes already done those colours on previous units of Austrian Kuirssiers, so it was black for these ones!
DeleteThese look amazing, congratulations
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteSplendid looking cuirassiers, I've got some of these exact figures on my painting desk, you've done a lovely job on them, I ended up buying three boxes, I should have bitten the bullet and got them in one go as the metal command figure is really nice!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Cheers Iain, maybe buy 3 more! ;)
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