This is the first gun of the first battery for my Austrian Napolenoci Army. Quite remarkable uniforms, it took a lot of time to find the satisfying brown tone for the coats of the crew. I finally used a mixed of brown chocolate and orange brown.
The gun is a six pounder. I'm planning to use 2 models per battery for my General d'Armee units, so hopefully at least will paint another model before the end of the Challenge.
Still undecided about the basing, likely I'll leave as they are now and put them on some large generic gabion bases that can be used with any other armies.
The models are Perry 28mm
Lovely stuff, Benito!
ReplyDeleteReally nice gun and crew and of course it's Austrian!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
lovely clean work
ReplyDeleteVery tasty work. I look forwards to seeing the gabions!
ReplyDeleteWhat I really appreciate aboutthis little crew is that you have managed to make a rather dreary uniform pop out of the picture at us. The colours are vibrant without being overdone. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great gun team, Benito, and you've certainly done them justice!
ReplyDeleteVery nice work on the gun and crew Benito - love teh brown. These Austrian artillery uniforms always amuse me, the jacket is quite modern in 1812 but the hat is so 1795!
ReplyDeleteWell done Benito. Love the throw-back head gear on the Austrian artillery crews from this period.
ReplyDeleteFabulous work on their brown uniform, Benito! (and I'm always a sucker for a big bicorne)
ReplyDeleteVery fine work, Benito! That brown color on the coats is very rich, well worth the time spent getting it. The green pops really well of the bicorns too.
ReplyDeleteBesides the crew, the cannon looks fantastic from the cold metal to the woodgrain, seems it's about to clear it's throat! ;)
Many thanks for all ypur kind comments guys
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