Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Perry Napoleonic Austrian Cuirassiers and Dragoons

These figures are from a box of plastic Perry Austrian Cavalry and a command sprue to make two 8-man units. The set comes with options to build Cuirassiers, Dragoons or Chevauxlegers; as well as heads with helmets for 1798-1805 with smaller woolen crest and queues, 1805-15 with tall woolen crest and 1805-1815 with woolen crest removed.

Since most Perry Napoleonic cavalry plastic sets come with 14 figures, adding a command sprue with officer and musician allows for these two 8-man units. Granted, most folks like 12 figures for standard size cavalry in Black Powder, but I've gone with 8 figures for a few reasons. One reason is they take up less space on the usual 8' X 5' table to I play on; and another is they paint up faster (and cheaper).
Speaking of painting; these were painted in my usual way of block painting and staining with Minwax, and highlights added afterwards. The horses were base coated with rattle can spray paint - two shades of brown and white (for the musicians).
It's great that the Austrians used the same saddle cloth for their Cuirassiers and Dragoons. In fact, I'm really starting to appreciate their take on uniforms - simple, yet elegantly styled uniforms, mostly in white with colorful facings.
Well, these figures are the last of the Austrian token force...for now anyway. Mounted high command and artillery may be added later, but for now other projects are waiting in the queue. One is the Perry AWI figures sitting in trays and base coated weeks ago. On the gaming front, my buddy and I plan to host our Imjin War naval game this coming Saturday at the Chehalis Veterans Museum. This is a privately-funded museum and very impressive. A must-see if you're ever in the area. Thanks for stopping by and wishing you all the best.

34 comments:

  1. Superb Austrian Cuirassiers and Dragoons Dean!

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    1. Thank you very much, Mike! Kindest regards, Dean

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  2. Excellent work, Dean! Chehalis Vets Museum is now on my list of places to visit on my next visit to your side of the state.

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    1. Thanks a lot, Jonathan. Yes, the museum would be well worth the visit. Warmest regards, Dean

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  3. Really nice cavalry! I personally love Austrian army of those period. Did you printed the banner for this guys?

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    1. Thanks for the kind words, Vladimir. The flags came with the set. Warmest regards, Dean

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    1. Thank you very much, Michal! Kind regards, Dean

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  5. Another lovely couple of cavalry units delivered at pace as well.👍

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    1. Thanks a lot, Matt. Yes, I had them primed, but started on those Imjin War 1/1200th ships before getting back to them. Warmest regards, Dean

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  6. Splendid cavalry units, Dean! Napoleonic uniform is one of the most beautiful, and you show it clearly.

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    1. Thanks, Dmitry. Yes, the uniforms for this period really hit the heights of military fashion. Warmest regards, Dean

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  7. Good result, Dean.
    Nevertheless, it is better to do them immediately up to 12 figures.

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    1. Thanks, Alexey. Yes, I think 12-man cav does indeed look nicer, but... :) Warmest regards, Dean

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  8. The work is excellent.
    This Austrian cavalry is splendid, well done!

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    1. Thank you very much, Syl! Warmest regards, Dean

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  9. Very nice indeed...I am tempted to add some more regiments of cavalry to my own Austrian force....we'll see though, like you, I have many other projects to work on!

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    1. Thank you kindly, Keith. Yes, being distracted by other projects is one of the interesting facets of the hobby! Warmest regards, Dean

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  10. They look great! I agree, the Austrians do look very stylish in their uniforms 👍

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    1. Thanks a lot for the nice comment. Yes, in the past, I had thought it a boring uniform, but they do pop with the facings. Warmest regards, Dean

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  11. Great job, Dean! my distant ancestors are from Austria and I have an idea to make her army later.

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    1. Thanks a lot, Denis. Good heritage. They were great soldiers - and fought in practically every war on the Continent from time immemorial. Warmest regards, Dean

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  12. Fantastic work Dean ! Awesome looking models !
    Greetings

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    1. Thanks a lot, Mario. BTW, I'm about to start on my large-scale Space Marines now. Warmest regards, Dean

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  13. I have purchased the plastic cav boxes; add a command sprue from the Perry's website,then you get two, 8 man units out of a box.

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    1. Yes, and if a large cav unit is "needed" in a game, I could combine the two into a 16-man unit too. Kind regards, Dean

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    1. Thank you verymuch, Ray! Kindest regards, Dean

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    1. Thank you very much, Christopher! Warmest regards, Dean

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  16. Simple and elegant uniforms as you say and you've done a lovely job on them.

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  17. Thank you kindly, Scrivs! Warmest regards, Dean

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  18. A wonderful sight Dean. That officer of the cuirassiers is a particularly powerful figure.
    Regards, James

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  19. Splendid looking cuirassiers! I'm just prepping a couple of boxes up myself, yours look great!
    Best Iain

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