'First Look' Napoleonic Austrians!

[Nav]

Leon, can you please try to include a British trooper kneeling to deflect cavalry that would be such a great figure for dioramas and gamers

[quasar42]

I second the kneeling trooper

[Leon]

One of the missing gaps in the Austrian range, and here they are!  Some of these have already been moulded, so I've grabbed a pic of the master castings instead:

[Hertsblue]

I do love uhlans!  

[Leman]

They look nice. Must be somewhere elser they could be used as well!

[Rob]

Leon they look really good.

A while back I asked if there was a possibility of separate bags of sabre armed lancers for those people that had the cavalry in two ranks. You said you were not sure and would look again when the masters were completed. Do you think this is now a possibility or is there no chance?

Thanks rob  

[Leon]

A while back I asked if there was a possibility of separate bags of sabre armed lancers for those people that had the cavalry in two ranks. You said you were not sure and would look again when the masters were completed. Do you think this is now a possibility or is there no chance?

I remember the conversation, can you remind me of the differences needed on the figure?  Was it a conversion job needed, or will one of those in the picture do already?

[Rob]

I remember the conversation, can you remind me of the differences needed on the figure?  Was it a conversion job needed, or will one of those in the picture do already?

In 1809 no difference other than the rear ranks would not have the lance. If issued with carbines both ranks had them originally but it was difficult to handle both a lance and carbine so front ranks tended to discard the carbines as time went on.

I dont think the Austrians Uhlans had carbines anyway but the French lancers did. Later on the carbine was issued only to the rear ranks. So front rank lance, rear rank sabre and carbine for an 1812 army.

The figures shown are perfect, possible a slight repositioning of the arm if carrying a sabre.

Cheers,  

[Leon]

The figures shown are perfect, possible a slight repositioning of the arm if carrying a sabre.

Okey doke, so would removing the upright lance and replacing with a sabre do the trick?  We could do that conversion and offer them in smaller packs for folk?

[Rob]

Okey doke, so would removing the upright lance and replacing with a sabre do the trick?  We could do that conversion and offer them in smaller packs for folk?

I think that would be perfect Leon.

What fantastic company Pendraken is.

[Leon]

I think that would be perfect Leon.

No worries, I'll get one of the master castings sent down to the designer and then he can get that done.

[nikharwood]

Those are lovely...and there was me thinking that I had all the units I wanted for my Austrians...foolish boy 

[Jagger]

Very, very nice.  I was wondering if we would get the Uhlans.   

[kustenjaeger]

Greetings

I can certainly see some squadrons of UR.3 on the horizon as part of the AG of V Corps. 

Any news on the EH Karl Legion figures that I'm sure were previewed a while back?  Not that I need them yet!

Regards

Edward

[J.S.]

Well that comes unexpected, but nevertheless: great news. So, thank you Leon, that's what I've been hoping/waiting for 
Finally I can complete my avant-garde division..thought it would never happen (I didn't like the cavalry of other manufacturers and Uhlans weren't on the initial release plan of Pendraken, as far as i remember).