The Austrian bug continues to bite. Painting Austrian cavalry is a very relaxing thing as the uniforms are not complicated and some beautiful units can be formed.
The cuirassiers on the back row came straight from the Hat box but really challenging were the conversions made on the Mars box of Austrian Uhlans.
Even so the Hat Austrian cuirassiers had to have some changes as there are only figures holding a sword. One of them got his right arm bent in order to old a flag; another one became an officer with enlarged crest and different painted cuirass; the last change was the cornet who lost his sword, had its arm bent in order to hold a cornet.
Heavily engaged on the 2nd day of Wagram, the Sommariva regiment participated in the frontal clashes against Davout´s III corps.
The Mars Uhlans are more troublesome. With only four poses these figures are (L/R) an officer, two lancers holding high his lance or his sword and another one falling from his injured horse. There is a separate sprue with rifles, muskets, sword but only 3 lances. Like this you would have only 3 lancers, 3 swordsmen with others being officers and wounded Uhlans.
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Some changes had to be made then. One of the officers became a cornet...
... and nine others got plastic broom bristles for the lances and paper pennants after some changes on the arms. The falling horses had its front legs cut from the base and glued in a more natural position together with its mounted figure who had its right arm taken from the reigns and got a lance The Archduke Charles Uhlan regiment was not at Wagram but participated in the actions of Aspern-Essling a few months before.
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