Post a Comment On: Fawcett Avenue Conscripts

[Image] IR #27 prepares to face Napoleon and his cronies
Over the Christmas Holidays I was able to finish another Austrian line battalion - IR #27, from Styria.  These are based for the "Food for Powder" system used by Regina Conscript Curt C, which takes a very "grand manner" style approach to the game.  That means huge units for the Austrians, and these fellows are no exception - 39 infantry and one mounted officer.

[Image] The "sticks" on the assembly line - by this point with any unit, I'm pretty fired up as the end is in sight! The models are all Wargames Foundry, and they are based on 30mm x 50mm bases, with the exception of the command in the centre, who are based on a 60mm x 50mm base - giving a "frontage" of 15mm per casting. The flags are from Brian H.

[Image] Drying into place on the metal bases from Wargames Accessories I started these guys late in 2011, and managed to get the balance finished and get it all based up in time for the New Year.


[Image] Close-up of the command showing Brian's excellent banners
[Image] The left flank of the unit - I still need to practice with the long grass....it looks like a cannon is hitting, instead of anything natural...oh well [Image] Right flank of the unit, with an officer urging the lads forward as they approach some more of that strange grass...

[Image] View from the top Curt and I are getting together in late January for a game, so I am working hard to add reinforcements to my Austrian column in time.  This will make a third "German" line battalion for the column, joining a "Hungarian" battalion and a battalion of Grezner infantry.  These also gave me a few points for Curt's Painting Challenge (where I am getting creamed, but am at least ahead of Dallas - I think there is a gift certificate for that).


[Image] My map table at home - a big pile of Austrian lead! The OB for our scenario calls for six Austrian line units (at reduced strength), a large artillery battery to be represented by six guns, and a pair of cavalry units.  That means three more infantry units and four more gun teams in time for late January.  It will be a real stretch.  Too bad I can't paint like this guy.  But the reduced strenght of the units gives me a bit of an "in" (32 figures instead of 40), and I have already finished two more guns - watch for another post on that soon.