I have spent all of January painting 288 German line infantry for Glenn's Austrian army. These 24 figures are the first to be finished.
Glenn wants each base to be a separate regiment, and he has enough figures to field every regiment in the Austro-Hungarian army. These are IR 4, 26, 28, and 59.
These are the "at rest" poses. The other 264 figures are marching.
White is always a challenge to do well, but I am very pleased with how these turned out.
I used two tone shading on the jackets and coats, of course, but also on the facings, bayonets, overcoat rolls, packs, and canteens.
Here are those other 264 figures, just awaiting highlighting. I hope to be finished with them by the end of the month.
These are spectacular! Austrian uniforms are tough to get right, and you did it.
ReplyDeleteI especially like the way that the regimental colors pop off the figures. It makes each stand unique.
Thank you!
I'm glad you like them! White is tough, but I think I have a pretty good technique for Austrians after the hundreds I have painted for myself.
DeleteGreat googlymoogly that's a lot of Austrians!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Glenn, these are very nice. Question, are you priming in the light grey, or are you laying that on to simulate shading after the white?
AJ (Who's currently painting 28mm Austrians)
I'm priming black. The shade color is Delta's "Mudstone."
DeleteLooking good, Scott! One stand per regiment? Yikes! For the Austrians, that equates to about a 500:1 men: fig ratio.
ReplyDeleteWell, you know CCN. Fit all of Waterloo in 12x9 hexes!
DeleteActually my rules are aimed at a more 'tabletop' type of experience. My table is 22 x 18 hexes.
DeleteWhen playing a bigger battle, each hex will hold one division (4 - 6 regiments).
When fighting a smaller battle, I can make each unit a brigade, and thus each stand would represent 1/3 or 1/2 of a regiment. That's one of the things that I like about the system: It's very flexible as to scale. So I can model any battle, small --> huge and have it fit perfectly on my table with room for maneuver.
DeleteAre these published rules or something home brewed?
ReplyDeleteGlenn has modified Commands and Colors.
DeleteYes. They are heavily modified Command & Colors. Great system at heart, but it needed a substantial over-haul to convert to table top from board game. I can send you a Word document for the rules and a nicely printed deck of cards if you're interested. You would need a hex mat for your table from Hotz Mats. I use 5" hexes, but other sizes are available.
DeleteGlenn: May I also get a copy of those rules and cards? I may have asked for this before, but my old pc died and I lost a lot of stuff!
DeleteD'oh: you can send it to essayons7@yahoo.com
DeleteThat would be great Glenn. You can send to RexGator AT gmail DOT com
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