The Battle of Aspern Essling 21/22nd May 1809

[Ochoin]

Austrian Jäger.



My painting is nowhere near Stephan Huber’s standard but I am pleased with the results so far.


Chris

And so you should be. they're a spiffing unit & do you credit.

donald

[C M Dodson]

Austrian hussars No.7

These fine fellows are Liechtensteins Hussars No. 7 forming part of the Austrian advance guard under GM Nordmann.

I used Hat Brunswick hussars with Austrian infantry head swaps for the rank and file along with Franznap officers and trumpeter.



The sabretaches were constructed by using a print to size picture which was then glued to the blank sabretache.

Oberst Franz Von Vlasits proudly leads his men.

[Captain Sibourne]

Nice work Chris, can't wait to see the diorama come together. The width of the river will be a striking sight!

[Bessiere]

Our synchronicity continues Mr D. I have only painted one unit of Austrian hussars and of course it would be the Leichtenstein chaps. I chose them for the prettiest uniform. Yours look far superior to mine and I must say the idea for printing out the sabretache pattern was a great idea. We're not here to drive ourselves mad are we?
Cheers,
Bessiere

[C M Dodson]

Thank you Captain, you are very kind and indeed I have plans for the Danube shots once Antietam is finished.

I intend to set up a big river scene on my sand table, photograph it and then construct the battlefield itself. I cannot fit both in my garage.

Mr. B, thank you as well.

The only maddening thing was all the black dots on those chaps. However, my waterproof marker pen came to the rescue thanks to your brilliant idea.

Best wishes,

Chris

[C M Dodson]

I have taken a picture showing the glued on sabretaches, an excellent idea using print to size from our friend Egbert.

My printer is not really sharp enough but I am pleased with the result as my painting skill is not good enough to do them free hand.

I tried to do a job lot by copying the copies but this further reduced the print quality so each one was a separate print.



Lots to do .

Chris

[Michael Robert]

Hi Chris,
did the same just like you, used Brunswickers as Austrian Hussars - you can use the lancers as Austrians as well and then I added Franznap command. Didn't even change the heads (just took off the horsetail and added the hat badge). Always wonder why people complain there being a huge gap for Austrian hussars. Easy job. In fact you can even easily convert the old and still great Italeri French Hussars into Austrians by changing the horses or just a paint job for the shabraques and modifying slightly the shakos.

Liechtenstein regiment with its flashy green shakos is a nice regiment to paint and you did a great job. Final outcome will be magnificent
Greetings
Michael

[C M Dodson]

Thank you for your kind comments.

I have saved nineteen ‘lancers’ but need potentially forty for the unit.

That means a lot of packs to buy , so I intend to use Mr Kanes fantastic sculpts for half and my Hat ones for the other half, thus saving a fortune!

It’s back to buildings at the moment using Harry’s wonderful pictures.

Lots to do .

Chris

[Santi Pérez]

Those Liechtenstein Hussars look impressive, Chris, in those colorful, eye-catching uniforms, including the printed and glued sabretaches.

Santi.

[MABO]

Austrian hussars No.7

These fine fellows are Liechtensteins Hussars No. 7 forming part of the Austrian advance guard under GM Nordmann.

I used Hat Brunswick hussars with Austrian infantry head swaps for the rank and file along with Franznap officers and trumpeter.



The sabretaches were constructed by using a print to size picture which was then glued to the blank sabretache.

Oberst Franz Von Vlasits proudly leads his men.

Very interesting and convincing conversion.

[C M Dodson]

Liechtenstein Cuirassier regiment number six.



This unit was part of Brigade G M Kroyer along with Kaiser regiment number one whose numbers present were reduced due to train protection duties.

I have used Mr Kanes wonderful product along with an Art Miniturian trumpeter and am pleased with the result.

Oberst Freiherr Von Flachenfeld proudly leads his unit.

Twelve more cuirassiers for the Kaiser element and the cuirassiers are complete.

Progress of a sort.

Best wishes,

Chris

[sberry]

This project has made fantastic progress during the long months I was absent from the forum. Those colorful uniforms look great, but I also like the careful research and the patience that went into creating those pontoons from scratch!

[Bessiere]

Another big vote of approval for Mr D's Austrian pontoons. They look designed for faster waters than the French versions. Absolutely gorgeous and an element I' d love to have in my own Austrian army which I just might throw myself back into. Black Watch minis are lovely but a tad too expensive for my tastes. Your full Austrian regiments are a sight to behold. Aspern Essling refight will be truly special.
Cheers,
Bessiere