Tuesday 27 November 2018

1st Hussars Completed

I have finally finished the 1st Hussars. It has taken me a bit longer than planned but I now have my elite Hussar regiment finished.

The 1st Hussars are made up of 4 recast figures and 2 originals. Now they are painted its hard to tell them a part.


I found the braid on the front of the coat a bit tricky to do and overall Hussars do have a lot of fiddly bits on them. As per usual they are finished with 2 coats of gloss.



And here is the combined 1st/8th Hussars. The 8th Hussars were one of the first units classic Napoleonic units I painted over 18 months ago.  Perhaps I need to paint up a spare Hussar figure I have as Brigadier Etienne Gerard.





12 comments:

Jim Duncan Wargamer said...

Fantastic pair of units.

Do they serve together or deploy separately?

Independentwargamesgroup said...

Lovely Mark, well done.

Rob said...

Gorgeous - they look just right for plodding along behind a Marshal who wants to look impressive, or at the very least Elite.

The Good Soldier Svjek said...

Fiddly to paint but I di like Hussars

Stryker said...

Wonderful work Mark!

Aly Morrison said...

Very pretty Mark...
That’s a lovely shade of blue on the 1st Hussars.


All the best. Aly

Wellington Man said...

You have a real flair for the cavalry, Mark. They're gorgeous.
Best regards
WM

Steve-the-Wargamer said...

The very epitome of old school - lovely!

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said...

Stunning brushwork as always!

Best Regards,

Stokes

Mark Dudley said...

I am using Peter Youngs Charge rules. Each Cavalry unit consists of 12 figures but can operate as 2 independent 6 figure squadrons.

Mark Dudley said...

Thank you all for the kind comments. Whilst these have been slow to paint the end result is quiet pleasing.

http://napoleonic-spain.blogspot.com/ said...

lovely unit