Thursday, March 9, 2017

HUNGARIAN HUSSARS COMPLETE!

Left to Right: 3rd (Ferdinand), 18th (Attila), and 4th (Alexander) Hussars
The 4th and 18th Hussars have now joined the 3rd, completing my cavalry contingent (all hussars) for the Hungarians of the Hungarian Revolt (1848-49).  For those unfamiliar with this project, it has been outlined in the previous two posts.  The last push was for the "simple" uniforms of the 4th and 18th, which are in field dress (I know that there were those of you out there who were thinking but not saying--Oh brother, did he say simple?--when I said this about these uniforms. Thank you for not spitting out your beer).  Of course, we can make anything elaborate if we try hard enough, and so I did, I guess.   These figures are all from the FPAU 22 Battle Honors   Austrian Cavalry, 1866-70 line.  As usual, you may clix pix for BIG PIX. First up, the 4th Hussars...
 4th (Alexander) Hussars
This was a regular unit in the Austrian Army that went over to the Hungarian side. One neat touch for uniforms of the Austrian and Hungarian hussars of this time period is that the shako covers were in the color of the shako, so you still get the excellent colored headgear effect in field uniform, whichi is one of the attractions of these figures. I also like the change of pace to the distinctive "attila" jacket of mid century hussars ...

 Next up...

18th (Attila) Hussars
The 18th Hussars were a Honved unit, ie raised in Hungary as opposed to being a unit from the prior Austrian Army. As such, they sport the red braid as opposed to the black and yellow, as well as the Hungarian crest on the saddle cloths. This particular unit was shown without a sabretache.  Removing it from the figures would have messed them up, so I painted the sabretache based on the Hungarian 16th Hussars, which had a sabretache with white trim on the sides and bottom,  leaving the top red (rather a unique look). 
Seems to me that these Hussars are not very far off in appearance from the Chasseurs d Afrique of the same time period.  

Excelsior!
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10 comments:

  1. Jonathan FreitagMarch 9, 2017 at 7:50 PM

    Beautiful brushwork on your Austrian light horse, Ed! The green and blue really pops! Especially with your fine braid work. The BH's range is quite complementary to the Austrian horse, is it not? I like them!

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  2. Ed MMarch 10, 2017 at 6:45 AM

    Thanks, Jonathan. I agree on the BH figures; I'm using them to fill gaps for my Hungarian cav, but I would have thought that I'd see more Austrian armies out there composed of BH (given that they offer a complete range). I guess figure matching starts playing into things--they aren't the smallest figures out there, but they don't come up to "heroic" 28mm that some of the other lines feature.

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  3. Grey HeronMarch 10, 2017 at 10:45 AM

    Hello Ed M, lovely work on your Hungarians. Have been following your blog and Geoff's work for sometime. I've commissioned Steve to do the first four Hungarians for 1948/49 with additions to follow. I hope to see a more complete range for the Hungarians. Thank you and best regards, The Grey Heron

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    1. Ed MMarch 10, 2017 at 7:34 PM

      Hello, Grey Heron. Thanks for leaving the note. I think you've seen that I also have commissioned some figs for the Hungarians from Steve. Looking forward to seeing more of these various figures coming out of the pipeline.

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  4. Grey HeronMarch 11, 2017 at 12:00 AM

    Thank you Ed M. There are more planned after this. I've asked Geoff to cast an eye over them when completed. I look forward in seeing yours in addition to your house-rules which I'm interested in seeing. Best regards, The Grey Heron

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  5. AJ (Allan) WrightMarch 11, 2017 at 6:11 PM

    Nice stuff Ed!

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  6. JohnMarch 14, 2017 at 11:06 AM

    Looking good, Ed! How often do you paint? Judging from the posts, frequently in small bathes. Whatever the rate, it seems to be paying off in large dividends!

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    1. Ed MMarch 14, 2017 at 12:19 PM

      Thanks, John, I do spread it out and generally try to paint for an hour or so per day if I have a project (sometimes more). The session is generally defined by the task--in modest sessions I'll just try to get one thing done and then call it quits (like faces or some detail). In others, I'll tackle several and call it quits depending on how it feels. It does seem to add up in terms of production.

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    2. JohnMarch 14, 2017 at 1:08 PM

      I used to paint 1 hour per night, perhaps 5 days a week. It did work really well, especially for uniform figures. Less so for irregulars. Maybe I just don't like painting irregulars. ;) What game system are these being painted for? Do I detect another "Dubious Designs" title coming down the pike?

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    3. Ed MMarch 14, 2017 at 7:10 PM

      Funny you should mention "Dubious Designs"--watch this space for the next posting...

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