Cuirassiers
I have also finished a troop of regiment Alt Modena - the only cuirassier regiment in the army with blue facings. I often play games with non-historical line ups, and it is useful to be able to easily distinguish a unit which may be fighting on the other side.
With respect to the size, I also took a couple of photos of them against the Russian marching infantry, which are the most upright.
They do not look all that out of scale, and horses are fine for cuirassiers, however the riders are too big.
Dragoons
Sculpting of the dragoons is well underway, and the current plan is that there will be an officer, a standard bearer, a drummer and a trooper.
Th original plan was for a trooper and horse in postures similar to to that of the cuirassiers. However I am having second thoughts on this, and think they might look better on a trotting horse for more variety - any thoughts?
As always please keep the comments coming.
Your Austrian cuirassiers are majestic! Beautiful brushwork. The faces of the riders are perfect.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
Stokes
DeleteThanks - the faces are just:
Block painted Vallejo dark flesh
Spray gloss varnished (I use to fix the acrylics)
Inked with Windsor and Newton 'Peat Brown' (only face and hair)
Nose, cheeks and chin touched up with dark flesh
Brush paint gloss varnish
Pretty simple - but it works with this style.
Steve
Steve,
ReplyDeleteWill the dragoons be reduced in size like you had mentioned before? Also, are Prussian cuirassier torsos on the horizon? Looking forward to getting these new molds.
Steve
Steve
DeleteThe plan is to reduce the dragoons by about 7%, that should both correct the rider and make the horse correct for a dragoon. The dragoons will be OK for both Austrian and Prussian - and many others.
Prussian cuirassiers will be some way off I suspect.
Also Prussian cuirassiers are a bit of a problem, as they fought in waistcaots, so the coattails are shorter. So either it needs a new torso/horse - or accept the tails are wrong. On the troopers one side can be covered by the sabretache - something for later I think.
Steve
They look great!
ReplyDeleteThanks - I really need to get them on the table for a game.
DeleteI wouldn't have noticed the size of the horses relative to the rider if you hadn't mentioned it. Making a larger would be easier than adjusting the size of the rider.
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing is 3D printed, so it is difficult to do one without the other - and the riders are large!
DeleteThe dragoons will be sorted by scaling down the whole lot.
They do look well painted up. I'm sure a unit on giant horses will be suitably intimidating on the tabletop.
ReplyDeleteSo, next year for the dragoons maybe?
Can't speak for Europe but I'm getting the cookie warning in Canada.
Ross
DeleteIf the cookie warning is coming up that should be fine.
It is the rider who is too large - the horse is fine for a cuirassier - they do look imposing though!
The dragoons are almost sculpted, however they are being looked at again to iron out the issues we have found on the cuirassiers. Hopefully this year - this has been a long project - I only wanted some heads!
Steve
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ReplyDeleteI don't see the cavalry moulds on the PA website.
ReplyDeleteThe cuirassiers have not been released yet, the sculpting is complete and they should be released soon.
DeleteBlogs with photos like these are a wonderful temptation to me. Keep it up! (The easiest way to get rid of temptation is to give in!)
ReplyDeleteAs you say - the easiest way is to - give in!
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