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Post by damnitz on Feb 8, 2019 10:01:30 GMT
I just followed the discription in the Osprey volume about Maria Theresia's infantry.
This was at least some inspiration: www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=File:Erzherzog_Carl_Infantry_Uniform_1746.jpg
Naturally the uniform was not painted because of the short duration of the style (1741-48). Morier painted the Austrians of Cumberlands army in the new uniform, which maybe arrived at the army in 1748 just before the peace of Aachen. Obviously the Hungarian lineinfantry played a major role in most of the encounters, which are today forgotten (except me and you perhaps) like Weißenburg and the rivercrossing near Auenheim in 1744. In my point of view these Hungarian troops fought almost always very well and deserved a better reputation. But today the focus is very much on the Prussian army and some Austrian success in the SYW. |
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Post by dindin on Feb 8, 2019 10:20:34 GMT
Kronoskaf is a treasure trove! I've read so many topics and still plenty more to read! This specific unit has a very long story! Fought so many battles! Thanks for sharing! |
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Post by damnitz on Feb 8, 2019 10:26:32 GMT
Kronoskaf is a treasure trove! I've read so many topics and still plenty more to read! In the best of all worlds there would be something the same like Kronoskaf for the WAS. I think that it would be even more interesting because the range of armies in this war was really interesting (Dutch and Piedmont included). |
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Post by damnitz on May 31, 2019 9:36:45 GMT
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Post by dindin on May 31, 2019 9:53:23 GMT
Very nice job! Who makes these figures and gun?
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Post by damnitz on May 31, 2019 10:29:25 GMT
Very nice job! Who makes these figures and gun?
Gun and figures are from the classic Revell-set.
The figures are allright, I think. But the gun should be pre-Liechtenstein-reforms and is wrong. But I have dozens of them and will use them nevertheless
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Post by damnitz on May 31, 2019 10:57:51 GMT
What do you think, dindin, should I repaint my Austrian artillery?
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Post by dindin on May 31, 2019 10:57:56 GMT
Very nice job! Who makes these figures and gun?
Gun and figures are from the classic Revell-set.
The figures are allright, I think. But the gun should be pre-Liechtenstein-reforms and is wrong. But I have dozens of them and will use them nevertheless
It is a beautiful base, and don't worry! Nobody will blame you that you use a pre-Liechtenstein gun  |
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Post by damnitz on Jun 13, 2019 11:54:35 GMT
Yesterday I started repainting my Austrian artillery. As they all are based, I'm not sure if I will replace the boots with gaiters. I should ask my wife, as it is the best in such situations...  It was not wrong to touch them, as many of the figures have spallings. No surprise as they are from my first selfpainted figures and fought in dozens of battles. They certainly deserve the Attention - they fought very sucessfull in Italy, remembering Guastalla and Parma - quiet the reverse of the historical outcomes. |
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Post by dindin on Jun 13, 2019 12:01:58 GMT
As they were so heroic, taking care of them for a second time, is like awarding them a war medal! Cheers!
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Post by Harlequin on Jun 13, 2019 13:26:32 GMT
As they were so heroic, taking care of them for a second time, is like awarding them a war medal! Cheers! Or, at least, finally issuing them a new uniform.  |
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Post by damnitz on Jun 17, 2019 7:18:51 GMT
Here come my repainted batteries: 
To be honest, I can't see why the Austrians changed the uniform of their artillery from such a nice grey and rede mix to the dull brown and red. With the officers in brown coats and yellow breeches they are looking even more stunning.
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Post by leman on Jun 18, 2019 9:12:14 GMT
They look very good. Maybe it was done because working round guns in battle is very messy and a brown uniform would thus stay smarter for longer. The Austrians were great uniform innovators who seemed to give a fair bit of consideration to the comfort of their troops, eg. the more roomy coat of the SYW compared to the tight fit of the Prussian coat; the practical uniform at the start of WWI compared to that of the Germans or the French.
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Post by westmarcher on Jun 18, 2019 11:34:25 GMT
Leman is probably correct about the brown being considered more practical - given the colour of their guns, it's not as if they were trying to camouflage themselves! When painting my own Austrian artillerymen, I found it quite difficult to establish what the actual shade of the colour on the coat should be. According to one source (i.e., my copy of Osprey's "Men-at-Arms" series, The Austrian Army 1740-80: 3 - Specialist Troops), the uniform changed from a grey shade at the beginning of the 18th century to a greyish-brown variously described as 'wolf-grey' (wolfsgrau) or 'wolf-brown' (wolfsbrau) with contemporary illustrations indicating a shade distinctly more grey than brown and not the very dark, tobacco-brown which ultimately became the distinctive uniform colour of the Austrian artillery. Nevertheless, after reading that 'grey' was the predominant shade, I still couldn't bring myself to paint them a shade 'distinctly more grey than brown' and, also thinking of 'timber wolf,' I eventually opted for Humbrol Dark Earth. |
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Post by leman on Jun 18, 2019 13:12:09 GMT
I went with Vallejo Beige Brown  |
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