Some of these models had a sneak preview at the recent Elchingen game, but I was already looking to finish a few more to build up a Grenadier Brigade, and I also found the time for more command and some artillery limbers.
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| Another commander |
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| Portner Grenadiers; front... |
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| ...and rear |
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| The Hungarian Kirchenbetter battalion |
Of note here, I found I was one drummer light on requirements (one too many standard bearers) so I had to improvise. Having some spare mounted models I did a head swap to create a plausible mounted Grenadier Officer, who taking up two spaces on the base reduced the need for drummers. Overall it looks pretty nice and I may well do this again for another unit.
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| Once again from the rear |
A requirement of the Age of Eagles rules, and a useful addition for many others, are artillery limbers. I managed to get hold of some fairly generic Hinchcliffe Models for cheap and painted them up in a suitable fashion:
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| All angles covered |
They're possibly a bit inaccurate for Austria, but they'll do the job.
All told this means that for the end of the year my Austrian Army has gone from a standing start to 192 infantry, 32 cavalry, 4 guns with 12 gunners and 3 limbers and 4 generals with accompanying adjutants. Just shy of 250 models.
Not bad going.
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A good idea using the mounted officer
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