Hearts of Oak (well MDF...)

Started by Last Hussar, 09 January 2019, 08:57:05 PM

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toxicpixie

Uniform shortages and scratch raised troops! I hear tell one Guard unit had only a metre of gold braid on their hats! The shame!
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You could do some headswaps. ;)

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Now they've knocked me down and taken it, that still hot and smoking gun.

Last Hussar

On MDF 8mm?

Are you trying to drive me insane?
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Ithoriel

Quote from: Last Hussar on 17 March 2020, 10:13:31 PM
Are you trying to drive me insane?

Are you quite sure it's not too late for that? ;)
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There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data

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Last Hussar

25 March 2020, 02:02:56 AM #144 Last Edit: 25 March 2020, 02:05:05 AM by Last Hussar
Anyway, back on topic...

1 regiment of hussars and 5 of German line now based.

Waiting on the bases from Leon. (Who am I kidding - I only have one unbased unit, the order will arrive before any more units get done... )

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Last Hussar

Yes, I know Austrian units only carried 1 Standard per battalion in 1809, but there are a number of important caveats that allow me to put 2 per unit.

1) I like flags
2) These are primarily for Field of Glory, so the unit represents a Regiment or Brigade, thus multiple battalions. (I suppose given this I could add a 2nd Ordinarfahne)
3) Austrian-German units are White with white, white and white. Flags give some colour.
4) Flags are likable.
5) 96 man units in 1:200 - I'm not doing some 12 man 'so called battalion' - see #3
6) These can/will also be used for Black Powder. If we do the cm scale, then the units will be just 3 stands, this way I get a 1st (with Liebfahne) and 2nd (with Ordinarfahne) battalion
7) Did I mention I like a unit with a flag?

Tomorrow/shortly I will undercoat some Hungarians.
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Last Hussar

Post Script.
Technically the Leibfahne are the 1804 pattern, not the 1806. But the back is prettier - see the flags at the bottom of this:

http://www.warflag.com/napflags/flaghtml/austria.htm
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paulr

 :-bd =D> :-bd

Points 1, 4 & 7 supported by 6 carry the argument ;)
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Quote from: paulr on 25 March 2020, 02:27:12 AM
:-bd =D> :-bd

Points 1, 4 & 7 supported by 6 carry the argument ;)

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Last Hussar

No, I just like wargames armies with flags.
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