Saturday, 27 June 2026

Astrakhan Cuirassiers

I finally got around to finishing off the Russian Cuirassiers which I have painted as per the Hinton Hunt painting instruction sheet, as the Astrakhan Regiment. The figures are all David Clayton castings of RN.30 Russian Cuirassier (mounted) charging that were originally in the collectiuon of Don W. In this case the figures were stripped and repainted rather than restored. The trumpeter was converted from a casting with a dodgy arm.

In a postscript to the previous post that featured the RHA Rocket Battery, I should mention that Goya also presented me with a very nicely painted 3D print of Archduke Charles as he appears on the famous statue in front of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

I'm hoping this little model won't be as damaging to the Emperor's prospects of victory as the Rocket Battery was. 

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