Monday, July 27, 2020

1/72 SYW Austrian Infantry

 These figures are all soft plastics from HaT Industries. I wanted a quick project that I could work on while my kids did their schoolwork, and these fit the bill. I gave everything a "good enough" block paint job, stained them with Minwax Polyshades Tudor Satin, and based them up.

IR Erzherzog Karl




IR Leopold Daun



IR Harrach


IR Arenberg

 


IR Mercy-Argenteau


IR Moltke


IR Puebla


IR Türheim

I wish the soft plastic manufacturers had made packs like this long ago! The marching infantry boxes have just two poses, and the result is useable wargaming figures. I like these figures so much that I will sell off the 15mm and 25mm lead I had collected.
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17 comments:

  1. Jonathan FreitagJuly 27, 2020 at 1:53 PM

    Very nice, Scott! Let me know which 15s are on the auction block.

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    1. Scott MacPheeJuly 27, 2020 at 2:09 PM

      They are just some Old Glory bags of unpainted lead. They're yours if you want them!

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    2. Jonathan FreitagJuly 27, 2020 at 2:30 PM

      If these are SYW figures, let me know what you have.

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    3. Scott MacPheeJuly 27, 2020 at 6:32 PM

      Sure thing! I'll look through the bags tomorrow.

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  2. Colin DavidsonJuly 28, 2020 at 7:58 AM

    I like the way the white is still there, despite the wash. Good job.
    I've been posting a few pics of my own stuff, on my FB page...@Colinspaintstudio

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  3. Aly MorrisonJuly 28, 2020 at 1:52 PM

    Very nice Scott...
    They are surprisingly good for 1/72 scale soft plastic... as you say I wish they had made them like this back in the day...
    I assume Hat also do the cavalry and Prussians...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Jonathan FreitagJuly 28, 2020 at 8:05 PM

      I remember the days of Airfix Napoleonics when I had to buy x number of boxes to get enough figures to field battalions all in one pose.

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    2. Scott MacPheeJuly 29, 2020 at 4:02 PM

      The American Civil War troops they are coming out with also look nice. They are keeping similar poses. https://hat.freeforums.net/thread/587/acw-marching-command-alan-buckingham

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    3. Scott MacPheeJuly 29, 2020 at 4:02 PM

      Jon, I recall that too. What a pain that was! I think I switched to Old Glory 15mm back in 1998 just so I could buy a pack of all marching poses.

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  4. ShaunJuly 28, 2020 at 11:08 PM

    What did you prime with as plastics can be a bit 'interesting' at times:-)

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    1. Scott MacPheeJuly 29, 2020 at 4:00 PM

      I used Rustoleum 2 in 1 flat white. I always wash my plastics first in dish soap and hot water. I had some slight flaking with the hussars' sabers. Everything else stayed put.

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  5. PhilJuly 28, 2020 at 11:20 PM

    Wonderful looking Austrian infantry, great job...and splendid uniform!

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    1. Scott MacPheeJuly 29, 2020 at 4:00 PM

      Thanks, Phil! They should get lots of table time.

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  6. Lorenzo FourthJuly 30, 2020 at 2:04 PM

    I like the finish on these Hat 1/72 figures Scott. very impressive.

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    1. Scott MacPheeJuly 30, 2020 at 2:16 PM

      It was just a simple block paint job followed by a polyurethane wash, but it is effective!

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  7. Amtmann B.August 5, 2020 at 3:44 AM

    You used the HäT-miniatures just superb. I have myself a batallion of them in my collection. I don't like the material (it's horrible to glue the figures on something - I never had such a problem with other major manufactures of the scale). I'm excited to have found your blog. Maybe you will find my blog interesting too. :-)

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