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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.





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12 comments:

  1. Jim Duncan Wargamer27 November 2018 at 07:35

    Fantastic pair of units.

    Do they serve together or deploy separately?

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    1. Mark Dudley29 November 2018 at 06:04

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

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  2. Independentwargamesgroup27 November 2018 at 09:15

    Lovely Mark, well done.

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  3. Rob27 November 2018 at 11:13

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

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  4. The Good Soldier Svjek27 November 2018 at 11:14

    Fiddly to paint but I di like Hussars

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  5. Stryker27 November 2018 at 15:43

    Wonderful work Mark!

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  6. Aly Morrison27 November 2018 at 23:48

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


    All the best. Aly

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  7. Wellington Man28 November 2018 at 00:29

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

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  8. Steve-the-Wargamer28 November 2018 at 04:12

    The very epitome of old school - lovely!

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  9. WSTKS-FM Worldwide28 November 2018 at 18:29

    Stunning brushwork as always!

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  10. Mark Dudley29 November 2018 at 06:11

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

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  11. http://napoleonic-spain.blogspot.com/29 November 2018 at 21:56

    lovely unit

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