Sharp Practice 1809 Project - Update 2/2023: Sharp Practice AAR

[Bloggard]

followed your link: one very satisfied customer, obviously. Wonderful.

[Roo]

Your handiwork makes those minifigs look wonderful!  WOW

[schoey]

Beautiful Ulhans, an excellent looking collection.

[Battle Brush Sigur]

@Bloggard: Cheers. I'm somewhat proud of these minifigs I've done. Not only are they a pretty cool way to shake up things, also I think that these are projects most other paintmonkeys wouldn't even take on. Compared to the latest GW plastic thing, these aren't exactly a breeze to paint, but once they're done they do look rather splendid.

@Roo: Thanks very much! There's a lot to be said for these minifigs, especially once they're painted and en masse.

@schoey: Thanks, I'll pass it on. The whole collection is a sight to behold. Just Dabrovski's army (1810-1812 I think) is on display. Then there's shelves upon shelves of more figures. French, Prussians, Russians, more Duchy of Warsaw troops, etc. All very old school of course (because most of them WERE painted 30 years ago), but with their own charm.


Right, nothing new to report at the moment since I'm currently painting about 400 15mm Samnites, BUT I placed an order with Old Glory last night. Took the plunge and got the Landwehr in Hetherington Hats. Let's see when the order arrives and what the minis are like.

[Battle Brush Sigur]

Heyhey, here's a tiny little update:



Taking the time to get a unit of Jägers (Feldjägerbattalion Nr.9) done for Chasteler's corps. 6 Jägers, plus one officer and a musician. Just because it fits the unit having a hornist around. I think I'll just do one unit of those chaps. Jägers were always high in demand and low in supply as far as I know.

All Front Rank minis, so they look a bit tall next to the Victrix line infantry, but oh well. I just really like Front Rank minis.

[Battle Brush Sigur]

Heyhey, hope all o' y'all had a brilliant weekend. Here's another WIP of the Jägers:



 Hope to finish them swiftly. What do you think so far?

[DintheDin]

We all know how difficult is shading grey uniforms and these are coming out great! Cheers!

[Ray Rivers]

They look swell.

The officer especially is eye catching.

[Shahbahraz]

They look terrific, the Hungarian braid on the officer is very nice, and the highlighting on the hats is noteworthy. I'm only disappointed that you aren't doing the officer's sash in yellow and black stripes. (I always struggled with that on the Minifigs Austrians 40 years ago.. about the last time I painted Austrian Napoleonics.)

[Battle Brush Sigur]

@DintheDin: Thanks very much! I used to hate painting grey. Now I'm somewhat okay with it as long as it's not all too much.

@Ray Rivers: Cheers, and extra thumbs up for using the word "swell". 

@Shahbahraz: Thanks! I'm usually of the "less is more" mindset when it comes to highlighting shakos and the like, but these hats are so big that I had to do something on them. The sash is a constant worry of mine. Do you think yellow works better than the gold? If so - would I go yellow on the sabre strap and tassles and so on? Main reason I went for gold on these is that on past Austrian projects I went with yellow, so I just wanted to shake things up a bit. But I'd love to hear your input on the matter.


Well, the chaps are done (apart from basing of course):


full size image:

There wasn't really that much left to do, just some detailling, some highlights here and there, some last bits like the green cords on the Jägers, the powder horns, ramrods, detailling on the musician. I was lookig for detailling on the officer as well, but I think that lower ranks didn't wear any (apart from sabre, bicorn and sash) in 1809 I think.

So yeah, that's that. I'll leave them like that for now. Next: Grenzers? Maybe Landwehr? Or even just some random folks for scenarios or support choices. Deployment points will also become a thing at some point. Who knows. I'm waiting for minis from Old Glory and Front Rank. No stress, as I got more than enough stuff to do anyway, but it's nice to have this project to keep spirits up.

Hope you like the Jäger!

[DintheDin]

Yes, we do 
You picked every small detail! Perfect faces and shading and I like the musician's braid!
Cheers!

[Shahbahraz]

Yes, we do 
You picked every small detail! Perfect faces and shading and I like the musician's braid!
Cheers!

Seconded. Those are just lovely. Their opponents won't want to shoot at them. 

[Battle Brush Sigur]

@DintheDin: Thank you!

@Shahbahraz: Ha, let's see about that. "Extra-pretty painted" units tend to suffer horrible mishaps on the gaming table.

[Shahbahraz]

@DintheDin: Thank you!

@Shahbahraz: Ha, let's see about that. "Extra-pretty painted" units tend to suffer horrible mishaps on the gaming table.

Yep, that's my experience too..  the beautifully finished elites your extraordinarily pleased with get hammered by some bunch of scruffs that look like they were painted with a roller in about 1972.

[Warboss Nick]

Beautiful brushwork as always! Just surprised by rifles that are modelled quite short or so it seems. But probably those buechsen shoot just as well.