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Sunday, 24 January 2016

Austrian grand battery

The artillery arm is now by far the strongest part of my Austrian forces consisting of these two fine batteries. All the figures and both of the guns are vintage Hinton Hunt castings restored and repainted by myself.

 The guns are A.5 Austrian Field Gun. They have an odd thing to the left of the barrel that looks like an oversized ear trumpet - I have no idea what it is but if Marcus Hinton sculpted it I'm sure it should be there!
 
The rest of my Austrian OOB is made up of one Hungarian infantry unit (51st Gabriel Spleny – click here), one unit of Tyrolean Jagers (click here) and a combined Hussar regiment (click here) – not to forget poor old General Mack (click here).


From left to right:
AN.51 Gunner, with porte-fire
AN.55 Gunner, ammunition runner
AN.50 Officer, pointing holding map
AN.53 Gunner, with cannonball

I’m hoping to expand this force with the addition of two extra infantry units this year. Well, this is the aim however I’m already getting diverted by some Prussian Cuirassiers but please blame Roy for this.
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8 comments:

  1. lewisgunner24 January 2016 at 18:44

    All this shininess is distinctly worrying:

    'Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather
    Whiplash girlchild in the dark
    Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him
    Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
    Downy sins of streetlight fancies
    Chase the costumes she shall wear
    Ermine furs adorn the imperious
    Severin, Severin awaits you there '.

    Lou Reed
    Venus in Furs
    You have gone from matt to satin to shiny shiny..........ah the pernicious influence of that Wellington Man.

    Looks good though. I might just try a unit with that ultimate in gloss, Vernidas.

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  2. Stryker24 January 2016 at 19:09

    Hold your horses there Roy that's still Humbrol SATIN varnish although intentionally applied to dry on the shiny side! Just wait until I get my hands on the gloss...

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  3. Conrad Kinch24 January 2016 at 19:20

    Those gunners look like they mean business. Any games planned for them?

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  4. Stryker24 January 2016 at 19:32

    Hi Conrad - glad you like them. I do have half a plan to use them in action but nothing concrete yet!

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  5. Wellington Man24 January 2016 at 21:40

    Mwahahahahah!

    WM

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  6. the Archduke25 January 2016 at 09:05

    If Roy wants to see Austrian batteries in matt.......oh curses, one day I'll master that photography thing. In the meantime, the odd bolt-on ear trumpet thing is the sighting mechanism. As you say, Marcus thought it worth a try. I'm not entirely convinced by the result, but nice one for painting on the side of the angels.

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  7. Neil Moulden26 January 2016 at 14:08

    What a splendid battery you have created. I do like the gloss look to them. Very well done.
    Cheers.
    Neil.

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  8. Stryker26 January 2016 at 18:24

    Neil - glad you like them!

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