Regiment of the Day
Today we look at one of the more colourful units of the Austrian Army at Wagram - the 13th Grenzers, who fought as part of Nordman's Advanced Guard Division at Wagram, 1809.
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2 bases of light infantry (Grenzers), with 2 detached skirmisher bases. Figures by warrior miniatures.
Facing colours on this unit are 'pike grey' - which is a dark blue-ish tint of grey. The grey I am using here is a little more neutral than that ... but then these are Grenzers, who have been out campaigning in the elements for innumerable days and nights. So faded it is !
Hungarian blue trousers with yellow 'bear paws' frogging. Another non-regulation sash on the officer figure, who has scored himself a green sash ! |
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Had a small dilemma with this unit - all of my other Austrians are from warrior minis, and their range does not include a specific grenzer figure, as many other ranges do.
So, it was either mix in another manufacturer, or grab the nearest looking figure to a grenzer, and paint that up with the distinctive brown jackets and Hungarian trousers.
So you can see here that I have used the standard line figure with shako ... not a perfect match for the unit, but at 15mm scale on a big battlefield, it works fine for me. |
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Another thing I have found useful lately, is to put aside those few figures that end up with a broken bayonet - there is always 1 in every pile, regardless of the manufacturer.
I find that these broken bayonet figures make perfectly good skirmisher bases, as sharpshooters may well have preferred to ply their art without the cumbersome attachment of a bayonet getting in the way. |
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Grenzers to the fore ! Another simple 'brush conversion' with this line of figures, to get a unit on the table ... and Im happy with the way these turned out. |
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