Friday, December 16, 2022

Austrians Off The Painting Desk

Just finished this unit of Austrian infantry to add to my 28mm French Revolution collection. It's been a while since I painted any of these.  In fact these bad boys have been on the desk for at least ten years - cleaned, undercoated and staring at me.  You know what it's like; other projects draw you away.

These represent IR26 Schroeder regiment. They are from Elite Miniatures. They are not to everyone's taste, but I love the sense of movement they bring when based en masse.






12 comments:

  1. Excellent brushwork, Richard! For me, no need to detail the manufacturer. Elite figures have a very distinctive, haughty style that are instantly recognizable. I love ‘em!

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    1. Thank you Jonathan. They certainly stand out in a crowd

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  2. They’re REALLY good.
    Chris/Nundanket

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  3. Great work Richard. They definitely have a distinctive style which works really well.

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    1. Thanks Lawrence. They have an animation that works in a unit setting.

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  4. Very nice indeed Richard, worth the decade wait! I know what you mean about Elite, I have a few and they are not particularly to my taste, faces seem a bit caricature-ish and a lot of them seem to have their heads angled back, as though staring heavenwards!
    Having said that, the newer Revolutionary Wars ones look a lot nicer, and you have proved this with these fine examples.

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    1. Cheers Keith. Hopefully the next one won't have to wait so long.
      You are right about these being nicer. They are bigger too. More like 30mm.

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  5. A damn fine body of men Richard, will the next unit have to wait the same time to be painted?

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