Hello there! One of the units I have completed recently are these two 12lbr gun batteries. They are a pack of two guns and nine crew, which includes one officer.
The rammers had to be replaced with brass wire and the ends drilled out and glued back on.
The positioning of the crew is based on the normal drill positions but one figure appear to be leaning on the wheel and aiming the cannon by looking along the barrel. However putting this figure in its place then leaves the figure holding the portfire looking as if he is trying to set fire to the aiming figure! I placed this figure to one side instead.
The uniform colour took a few goes to get a satisfactory shade. As usual there are many illustrated shades in a myriad of publications. Some are more accurate than others! The Rawkins publication on the Austro Hungarian Army has mentioned that there were many different shades of cloth used. 'Red brown' and 'deer brown' is but too but neither of these shades are anywhere near that as illustrated in the Osprey book on the same subject. On saying that they do also illustrate Austrian Army uniforms as being brilliant white!
I used 940 saddle brown, 341 flesh base and 876 brown sand. all from the Vallejo range.
The cannons woodwork is shown as a bright ochre or a brilliant yellow. I wanted to get away from this bright shade and allow me to show some sort of wood grain effect as well. I used 913 yellow ochre, wash with a Army Painter dark shade, 917 beige lines and 837 pale sand.
The officer was painted in the same colours as the men but the sash, which was a mark of being an officer, was painted in 856 ochre brown, washed in a strong tone then 953 flat yellow. The black weave in the sash is added using a very fine brush and making narrow intermittent stripes on the raised portion of the sash.
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