More Austrian Infantry?
A while back, I completed a couple of bases of Old Glory Austrian Landwehr figures – sneaking in a Pendraken figure
as well, perhaps as an NCO. It demonstrated that the Old Glory figures were mounted on a thicker plinth than the
Pendraken. A reason for this might be because of necessity – the metal being somewhat softer – but, perhaps, also
because of the strip basing design. As mentioned, I painted up just one Old Glory Austrian line infantryman. This may
have been simply to satisfy my curiosity at how easily they painted rather than to ignite an urge to paint more Austrian
infantry. But it was also good to be able to imagine what an Old Glory unit might look like alongside the Pendraken
masses. The Old Glory muskets have a character of their own and are rather bendy. As I said, the metal is pretty soft.
It may seem contrary for someone who has only just
announced an end to painting white-coated Austrian
line infantry – at least for the foreseeable future – to
immediately paint up just that: an Austrian line
infantryman. However,
there was some reason
for this. I’ve never
featured any Old Glory
10mm marching figures
in the 1809 Journal up to
this point. These figures
come in strips of five
infantrymen, with some
slightly joined at the
elbows. The strips
measure about an inch
wide and fit perfectly on
my chosen 25mm-wide
bases. It proves that you
can fit five 10mm
infantrymen in line on a
base on which I have
just a rank of three figures. However, there’s no way to
accomplish this sardine-like feat with Pendraken
infantry. Therefore, a 10mm army of this compact
nature would have to be an Old Glory-only affair.
However, it’s not a problem as the strips can be snipped
easily and the figures painted up singly for whatever
basing method is preferred.
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