'First Look' Napoleonic Austrians!

[nikharwood]

Boy, I am really getting the itch for some Napoleonics.    I was looking for a thread for "first look" Napoleonic French and can't find one.  Is there one?

Here you go: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,897.0.html

and (better) here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,1938.0.html

[Jagger]

Thanks Nik!  That is what I was looking for.

[Jagger]

If I remember correctly, I read somewhere there were only three basic uniforms during the Napoleonic war.  Those nations with the same uniforms would have different coloring.  I am curious if anyone has done any research to determine which, if any, of the 1809 French and Austrian 1809 figures can be used to represent other nations as is or with minor modifications?

[J.S.]

You could certainly use the French as Westphalians, Neapolitanians or (hey..it's only 10mm after all) Saxons.

[Jagger]

And the Brits provided uniforms to Spain, Belgium and I think, the Netherlands.  I wonder which allies the Austrians provided uniforms.

[mollinary]

Jagger,

And also to the later Prussians I think!

Mollinary

[Jagger]

Jagger,

And also to the later Prussians I think!

Mollinary

I will have to check that out.  It would be nice to get a start on the Prussians.

[J.S.]

Prussian Reserve Infantry partly wore British Uniforms

[rexhurley]

You could certainly use the French as Westphalians, Neapolitanians or (hey..it's only 10mm after all) Saxons.

Saxons in 1809 wore bicorne 

[J.S.]

True, but he only asked how the 1809 figs could be used in general, not for any specific campaign. 
I think everyone has to decide for himself what's"close enough" and what's just pure heresy 

[Jagger]

I was just looking through a copy of Bowdens, Armies on the anube 1809, and the French had quite a few Southern German allies in 1809.  It looks like many of the infantry can be created using French models.  Not sure about the cavalry.

1809 French and Austrians seems like a very good timeframe for modeling.  I suspect those will be good models through the end of the Napoleonic period.  So they can be used for other campaigns beyond 1809 including Spain, Russia, grand coalition and 100 days Waterloo.

[Jagger]

I am curious how well the 1812 Russian, French and Austrian lines mix with the new 1809 French/Austrian lines?  Are the builds and heights similiar?  Can they be mixed together in the same unit? 

I have read the 1812 line is suppose to be pretty good.  If they mix well with the 1812 lines, I might fill some 1809 gaps with 1812 troops.  In particular, will need some artillery shortly.  Not to mention, Austrian cavalry.

[Leon]

They stand up pretty well next to each other, I posted this pic in the French thread, with a new 1809 figure in between two 1812 ones:

[Jagger]

Thanks Leon!  That does look like a very good match.

[Leon]

This month we've got the Cuirassiers!




We also got a set of command for the Chevauleger, but I'll keep hold of those until the troopers arrive in next months batch before photo'ing them all together.