Victrix Austrian (& Hungarian) Grenadiers - WIP

Although I don't intend to build up an actual Napoleonic Austrian army, I always liked the look of their grenadiers - particularly their odd-shaped bearskins and also the Hungarians in their sky-blue breeches with yellow/black piping. Couldn't pass up a box of the Victrix plastics and was able to break them down into two 24-man battalions - one each German and Hungarian - with a few spare figures for skirmishing. The set also comes with two mounted officers as well; quite a bargain box, IMO. Here they are with a fresh coat of Minwax stain.

The bearskins are nicely sculpted, as are their ammo pouches' brass emblems. I used a hobby knife to convert the round German cuffs to pointed ones and scraping away the gaiters as well for the Hungarians.

They were base coated white and then block painted. I did add a quick dry-brush to highlight the bearskins, and gaiters on the Germans.

The "knots" on the Hungarians' breeches were painted for effect rather than accuracy. Also, the stripes on the sides of the breeches are only yellow - instead of the actual yellow and black. I thought the two colors would look too "busy" - and also didn't want to go to too much trouble.

I initially thought of using these grenadiers in a small game based upon them facing the the Young Guard led by General Rapp at Essling. However, they could also be used as part of the Grande Armée or allied with the Russians in the 1813 Campaign.

Anyway, just waiting for my buddy to let me know when his Imjin War ships are ready so we can get a game in. I also signed up for our annual convention, Enfilade. It's usually held during Memorial Day weekend, but was rescheduled for Labor Day weekend. Well, so much for now - thanks for stopping by and wishing you all the best.