WW1 project in 1/35

[Freddy]

What a wonderful KuK collection !

Thank you! In 2023 I should really focus on reinforcing the opponent forces.

[Freddy]

Thank you! In 2023 I should really focus on reinforcing the opponent forces.

...which I begin ofc by sculpting more Austro-Hungarians.

[Metternich]

You can never have enough KuK !

[Freddy]

You can never have enough KuK !

Indeed
The downside of the 1/35 figure sets/ranges from wargaming point of view is that specialists and officers are usually overrepresented in them (be it modern US Marines or KuK). So extra rank&file are always welcome, and sculpting+casting is a good way to make them.

[Metternich]

Most especially true of the heavy artillery and support weapons!

[Freddy]

Yay, another one.


The first one is a bit smaller, but I guess there was no Kasierlicher und Königlicher Soldatenhöhenstandard. (I am also sure that there was someone who wanted to introduce something like this.)

[Metternich]

And his pose has his legs bent a bit more.

[James Morris]

Amazing sculpting!  You can see this is a very personal project.

[Freddy]

Amazing sculpting!  You can see this is a very personal project.

Thanks! Yes, I really like this topic and some new sculpts never hurt. These two will be expanded into a trio, I sculpted them without baggage as the pre-war/early war tactics was leaving the backpack and other stuff behind and going to action with only the weapons to maintain mobility. The lucky survivors then returned for their gear after the battle. Real life then proved to be more chaotic, and the introduction of "tourist-style" backpacks  from early 1915 also made carrying the gear easier.

[Freddy]

A Hussar officer.

[fred]

He looks very splendid indeed.

Shame the enemy will have machines guns and rapid firing artillery.

Early WWI really was a mix of modern weapons and Napoleonic uniforms!

[Dargonsploof]

These look really great a lot of nice sculpting.

[Freddy]

Thanks, guys!

Shame the enemy will have machines guns and rapid firing artillery.

On the Eastern front cavalry had a larger role, mobility was still much needed. Also, Hussars had machine guns too! (now their distinctive gear will be quite a sculpting project...)

Early WWI really was a mix of modern weapons and Napoleonic uniforms!

This figure (from Balaton Modell I think) is showing the Hussar in parade gear, originally came with a bare head, I sculpted the shako onto him. On the front shako was worn without the plume and with a (pike grey) protective canvas cover- in most cases, especially later, it was replaced by a field cap, but the shako is the more iconic headgear for hussars.

[Metternich]

Lovely figure (of course, by 1915 the cavalry is a little less splendid!).

[Freddy]

Thanks! Yes, I really like this topic and some new sculpts never hurt. These two will be expanded into a trio

So, the third one. For starters I built 3-3 of them, now they are waiting for the paint.