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The Battle of Aspern Essling 21/22nd May 1809
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Essling ‘Schloss’ Essling.
The oldest form of the place name, according to my research was Ezzelaren.[1] The Eslarn family had important roles in the Vienna city administration. Konrad von Eslarn was mayor of Vienna in 1287. From about 1590, the place name changed into Ehsling or Essling.
Michael’s excellent 1809 blog states that a farm was converted in 1378 to a fortification and was then developed, over time into the ‘ Schloss’. This impressive building with its stables and church on the road opposite was severely damaged during the action. Nevertheless, the building in its present form still occupies its position and now features a very nice restaurant.
The 1820 map shows the extent of this edifice along the Main Street.
Once again I am beholden to Thomas Brandsletter for his brilliant research on town houses. Essling seems to have been more municipal than Aspern with its buildings reflecting this.
This link is informative.
https://wargamingraft.wordpress.com/202 ... wn-houses/
In Austria, the 1780s saw the emergence of the so-called “Plattenstil” (panel style), with smooth, regular panels and a bright, single-coloured coat of paint – in Austria, but also in Bavaria often in a yellow ochre called “Schönbrunner Gelb” (or “Barockgelb”).
I have therefore utilised this information, the battle print and the current structure to provide the basis of my building.
Whilst the original building has a top floor stretch of fourteen windows this would make a massive frontage. Essling, smaller than Aspern is about eighty centimetres long for my purposes and I wish to have dwellings/ barns etc as well as civic properties on the site. I have therefore reduced the length whilst hopefully still retaining the ‘feel’ of the place.
Having cut out the many windows I proceeded to attach the window features and using balsa constructed the panelling, primarily on the facade.
The Baroque look seems to be, upon investigating the rear of the building via Google Earth, to be less decorated than the imposing frontage.
Lots to do.
Chris
The oldest form of the place name, according to my research was Ezzelaren.[1] The Eslarn family had important roles in the Vienna city administration. Konrad von Eslarn was mayor of Vienna in 1287. From about 1590, the place name changed into Ehsling or Essling.
Michael’s excellent 1809 blog states that a farm was converted in 1378 to a fortification and was then developed, over time into the ‘ Schloss’. This impressive building with its stables and church on the road opposite was severely damaged during the action. Nevertheless, the building in its present form still occupies its position and now features a very nice restaurant.
The 1820 map shows the extent of this edifice along the Main Street.
Once again I am beholden to Thomas Brandsletter for his brilliant research on town houses. Essling seems to have been more municipal than Aspern with its buildings reflecting this.
This link is informative.
https://wargamingraft.wordpress.com/202 ... wn-houses/
In Austria, the 1780s saw the emergence of the so-called “Plattenstil” (panel style), with smooth, regular panels and a bright, single-coloured coat of paint – in Austria, but also in Bavaria often in a yellow ochre called “Schönbrunner Gelb” (or “Barockgelb”).
I have therefore utilised this information, the battle print and the current structure to provide the basis of my building.
Whilst the original building has a top floor stretch of fourteen windows this would make a massive frontage. Essling, smaller than Aspern is about eighty centimetres long for my purposes and I wish to have dwellings/ barns etc as well as civic properties on the site. I have therefore reduced the length whilst hopefully still retaining the ‘feel’ of the place.
Having cut out the many windows I proceeded to attach the window features and using balsa constructed the panelling, primarily on the facade.
The Baroque look seems to be, upon investigating the rear of the building via Google Earth, to be less decorated than the imposing frontage.
Lots to do.
Chris
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C M Dodson
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Part two.
Having assembled the building, roof and chimneys I mixed up a suitable colour scheme as shown.
I decided not to glaze the windows as I wish to be able to place troops inside in order that they can shoot outside. To this effect a floor was also placed inside the construction.
The Essling coat of arms was taken off the net and reduced to size. I was originally going to mould it from Greenstuff but I thought the shield was attractive. The building has a clock now but, as per the Schuttkasten, the church would be the official time keeper for the village so the coat of arms it is.
Lots to do.
Chris
Having assembled the building, roof and chimneys I mixed up a suitable colour scheme as shown.
I decided not to glaze the windows as I wish to be able to place troops inside in order that they can shoot outside. To this effect a floor was also placed inside the construction.
The Essling coat of arms was taken off the net and reduced to size. I was originally going to mould it from Greenstuff but I thought the shield was attractive. The building has a clock now but, as per the Schuttkasten, the church would be the official time keeper for the village so the coat of arms it is.
Lots to do.
Chris
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Essling ‘Schloss’ Essling.
The oldest form of the place name, according to my research was Ezzelaren.[1] The Eslarn family had important roles in the Vienna city administration. Konrad von Eslarn was mayor of Vienna in 1287. From about 1590, the place name changed into Ehsling or Essling.
Michael’s excellent 1809 blog states that a farm was converted in 1378 to a fortification and was then developed, over time into the ‘ Schloss’. This impressive building with its stables and church on the road opposite was severely damaged during the action. Nevertheless, the building in its present form still occupies its position and now features a very nice restaurant.
The 1820 map shows the extent of this edifice along the Main Street.
Once again I am beholden to Thomas Brandsletter for his brilliant research on town houses. Essling seems to have been more municipal than Aspern with its buildings reflecting this.
This link is informative.
https://wargamingraft.wordpress.com/202 ... wn-houses/
In Austria, the 1780s saw the emergence of the so-called “Plattenstil” (panel style), with smooth, regular panels and a bright, single-coloured coat of paint – in Austria, but also in Bavaria often in a yellow ochre called “Schönbrunner Gelb” (or “Barockgelb”).
I have therefore utilised this information, the battle print and the current structure to provide the basis of my building.
Whilst the original building has a top floor stretch of fourteen windows this would make a massive frontage. Essling, smaller than Aspern is about eighty centimetres long for my purposes and I wish to have dwellings/ barns etc as well as civic properties on the site. I have therefore reduced the length whilst hopefully still retaining the ‘feel’ of the place.
Having cut out the many windows I proceeded to attach the window features and using balsa constructed the panelling, primarily on the facade.
The Baroque look seems to be, upon investigating the rear of the building via Google Earth, to be less decorated than the imposing frontage.
Having assembled the building, roof and chimneys I mixed up a suitable colour scheme as shown.
I decided not to glaze the windows as I wish to be able to place troops inside in order that they can shoot outside. To this effect a floor was also placed inside the construction.
The Essling coat of arms was taken off the net and reduced to size. I was originally going to mould it from Greenstuff but I thought the shield was attractive. The building has a clock now but, as per the Schuttkasten, the church would be the official time keeper for the village so the coat of arms it is.
Lots to do.
Chris
The oldest form of the place name, according to my research was Ezzelaren.[1] The Eslarn family had important roles in the Vienna city administration. Konrad von Eslarn was mayor of Vienna in 1287. From about 1590, the place name changed into Ehsling or Essling.
Michael’s excellent 1809 blog states that a farm was converted in 1378 to a fortification and was then developed, over time into the ‘ Schloss’. This impressive building with its stables and church on the road opposite was severely damaged during the action. Nevertheless, the building in its present form still occupies its position and now features a very nice restaurant.
The 1820 map shows the extent of this edifice along the Main Street.
Once again I am beholden to Thomas Brandsletter for his brilliant research on town houses. Essling seems to have been more municipal than Aspern with its buildings reflecting this.
This link is informative.
https://wargamingraft.wordpress.com/202 ... wn-houses/
In Austria, the 1780s saw the emergence of the so-called “Plattenstil” (panel style), with smooth, regular panels and a bright, single-coloured coat of paint – in Austria, but also in Bavaria often in a yellow ochre called “Schönbrunner Gelb” (or “Barockgelb”).
I have therefore utilised this information, the battle print and the current structure to provide the basis of my building.
Whilst the original building has a top floor stretch of fourteen windows this would make a massive frontage. Essling, smaller than Aspern is about eighty centimetres long for my purposes and I wish to have dwellings/ barns etc as well as civic properties on the site. I have therefore reduced the length whilst hopefully still retaining the ‘feel’ of the place.
Having cut out the many windows I proceeded to attach the window features and using balsa constructed the panelling, primarily on the facade.
The Baroque look seems to be, upon investigating the rear of the building via Google Earth, to be less decorated than the imposing frontage.
Having assembled the building, roof and chimneys I mixed up a suitable colour scheme as shown.
I decided not to glaze the windows as I wish to be able to place troops inside in order that they can shoot outside. To this effect a floor was also placed inside the construction.
The Essling coat of arms was taken off the net and reduced to size. I was originally going to mould it from Greenstuff but I thought the shield was attractive. The building has a clock now but, as per the Schuttkasten, the church would be the official time keeper for the village so the coat of arms it is.
Lots to do.
Chris
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Essling Church
Located opposite the ‘schloss’ on the Hauptstrasse is the Essling church.
My research into the original structure was fairly fruitless.
Michael’s wonderful 1809 blog refers to a model at the Army museum but I could not find this. He built a lovely 10mm model which to my mind looks very medieval.
The seventeenth century saw a flurry of Baroque style building activity resulting in the Aspern church as an example.
The modern version, recently extended in 2013, gives very little clue as to the original structure. However, a picture taken in 1900 shows the church, looking very Baroque indeed. Whilst the church was damaged during the battle I felt that in the absence of firm evidence I would use this as a basis for my model.
Balsa wood was again used for the construction with a Wills sheeting roof. A home made bell is in the tower. Once again I had had fun with the roof as I wanted it to be removable. However, the steeple’s positioning required it to be fixed.
I also made a ‘Turkish’ style dome as I have a hankering at a river crossing scene with the Kaiser Ebersdorf church in the background. The steeple, poking out of the trees will be most useful.
I wanted a nice clock for the building and after finding a suitable picture with Roman numerals, reduced and printed it to scale. I inked in the original hands to create a blank canvass so to speak. The new hands are picture wire and can be moved to the desired time.
I am pleased with the finished result.
Lots to do.
Chris
Located opposite the ‘schloss’ on the Hauptstrasse is the Essling church.
My research into the original structure was fairly fruitless.
Michael’s wonderful 1809 blog refers to a model at the Army museum but I could not find this. He built a lovely 10mm model which to my mind looks very medieval.
The seventeenth century saw a flurry of Baroque style building activity resulting in the Aspern church as an example.
The modern version, recently extended in 2013, gives very little clue as to the original structure. However, a picture taken in 1900 shows the church, looking very Baroque indeed. Whilst the church was damaged during the battle I felt that in the absence of firm evidence I would use this as a basis for my model.
Balsa wood was again used for the construction with a Wills sheeting roof. A home made bell is in the tower. Once again I had had fun with the roof as I wanted it to be removable. However, the steeple’s positioning required it to be fixed.
I also made a ‘Turkish’ style dome as I have a hankering at a river crossing scene with the Kaiser Ebersdorf church in the background. The steeple, poking out of the trees will be most useful.
I wanted a nice clock for the building and after finding a suitable picture with Roman numerals, reduced and printed it to scale. I inked in the original hands to create a blank canvass so to speak. The new hands are picture wire and can be moved to the desired time.
I am pleased with the finished result.
Lots to do.
Chris
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C M Dodson
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Santi Pérez
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Fascinating stuff as always Mr D. Love to see your projects evolving until completion (unlike so many of my own).
In particular I love the clock and the lovely touch regarding the moveable hands which will definitely come in handy for your future storytelling regarding the battle.
In particular I love the clock and the lovely touch regarding the moveable hands which will definitely come in handy for your future storytelling regarding the battle.
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Boy Chris that is some real top notch research and excellent craftsmanship on the excecution of those buildings!! WOW!!
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I think most of us would regard research as an interesting & important part of the hobby.
Chris takes this to the next level.
How could you not be impressed?
donald
Chris takes this to the next level.
How could you not be impressed?
donald
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