I've mentioned before that I have struggled to find decent Austrian infantry castings for this project so for the next unit I'm resorting to something a bit different. The unit will be made up primarily of Der Kreigspieler figures with a smattering of Hinton Hunts by David Clayton.
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| Clayton on the left, DK on the right. |
The DK's are 88/1 Austrian Fusilier Charging and were a kind donation made by Aly. The pose is identical to the Hinton Hunt version (AN/4) and they are decent castings. The Clayton figures are rather weedy in comparison and I have had to carry out some remedial work to get rid of their waspish waists and pitted bases.
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| You can clearly see here that the Clayton figure has been on half-rations. |
The unit will represent the 26th Schroeder Regiment because who can't resist parrot green facings?
The DK figures look grand and match the Hintons very well, the full unit should look great.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, they should all blend together once based.
DeleteGreat looking test figures Ian - these guys will be a great addition!
ReplyDeleteCheers Tony, I hope so!
DeleteI like my men weedy! If I wanted chunky I'd go with 28mm. They both seem to paint up well, I guess the acid test will come when you stand them all up together to see how much the size difference is noticable in a full unit. Either way more Austrians is definitely the way to go.
ReplyDeleteHopefully they will all blend in!
DeleteRob is entirely correct about the way to go. It is indeed hard to find decent Austrian castings nowadays. I think they have all found their billets. More power to you efforts.
ReplyDeleteClive told me back when I started this project that he had found Swedes and Russians the hardest figures to find and I think he was right. I would definitely put the Austrians next!
DeleteLooking good Ian…
ReplyDeleteA nice choice of facing colour…
I think the figures will fit in okay when the regiment is finished…
I will keep my eyes peeled for more Austrians…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly, hopefully I have just enough figures to finish the army!
DeleteLooking really good Ian. To join the 'chorus' these will match really well in the unit. I like some variety of figures in a unit, for what that may be worth!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thanks James, I appreciate your comment!
DeleteI think they will blend in well. I am looking forward to seeing the final results.
ReplyDeleteYes, me too Matt!
DeleteHow interesting that the DKs are more well fed than the Dave Clayton's. I would have thought it would be the other way around! Some of the DKs really are quite Hinton Hunt like in their proportions, and some of the earlier French are almost waifish in their thinness. Regardless, either of these will make a lovely regiment.
ReplyDeleteI’ve found that where the DK’s are a straight copy of HH they tend to be much better than Clayton’s. I can only assume that it comes down to the quality of the figures they were cloned from.
DeleteI'm 99% convinced that a fair few of DC's offerings were recasts of DKs - and this might very well be what has happened here. I think the regiment is going to look absolutely splendid nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteYes that does seem a possibility!
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