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Friday, April 12, 2019

Erzherzog Joseph Hussar Rgt #2

Austrian hussar uniforms have to be some of my favorites.  Vibrant colors and the AB Miniatures' hussars are sculpted with such panache.  Hard charging dandies, hell bent for leather.  Super figures.
These half dozen figures comprise two squadrons of Hussar Regiment #2, Erzherzog Joseph.  Uniforms for the troopers are molded in the earlier style and the animation makes for a dashing group.  Exactly the image hussars should project in my mind anyway.
Another such set of Austrian hussars is in work to accompany the 2nd.  Off the workbench soon will be the 7th Hussars.  Before the 7th appears, one more stand of 28mm Gauls/Celts will likely beat the hussars to the photo booth.
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44 comments:

  1. Matt CrumpApril 12, 2019 at 12:13 AM

    Nice work Jonathan.....I am looking forward to painting some Hussars for my SYW project even in 10 mm they are colourful

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 5:05 AM

      Thank you, Matt! Hussars are colorful and fun to paint. Your 10mm hussars will look fab.

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  2. NormApril 12, 2019 at 12:14 AM

    Zing! yellow against red, calmed down by pale blue, lovely and enough surely to always secure a +1 on the dice :-)

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 5:06 AM

      Yes! The 2nd Hussars really pop off the table. Super looking combination of uniform colors.

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  3. PeterApril 12, 2019 at 12:53 AM

    The units look very dashing.

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  4. Steve J.April 12, 2019 at 2:04 AM

    Magnifique!

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  5. Dmitry SvidloApril 12, 2019 at 2:11 AM

    Bright uniform, handsome men.
    Great job, Jonathan.

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  6. ChasseurApril 12, 2019 at 2:55 AM

    Yes Austrian Hussars look great, excellent work!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 5:09 AM

      Thank you, Mark! They cannot compare to your fine hussars works in 28mm. Yours are real beauts!

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  7. GonsalvoApril 12, 2019 at 3:25 AM

    I too share the enthusiasm for the Austrian hussar uniforms, and this handsome unit!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 5:09 AM

      Much appreciated, Peter! We recognize a good thing when we see it.

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  8. Friends Of General HaigApril 12, 2019 at 3:30 AM

    Fabulous uniforms, and a great paint job. Puts me instantly in mind of the the film 'The Duelists'. Those Hussars! ;-)

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 5:10 AM

      Thank you very much, FoGH! I appreciate your comments and welcome!

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  9. Ed MApril 12, 2019 at 4:54 AM

    Superb brushwork doubles the "hussar" effect of the excellent AB figs. Battlefield results may vary, but for my money, the Austrians win the fashion campaign.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 5:11 AM

      Thanks, Ed! Hard to exceed the glam and glitz of an Austrian hussar!

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  10. PhilApril 12, 2019 at 5:11 AM

    A fascinating work, love the superb colors!

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  11. DartfrogApril 12, 2019 at 10:06 AM

    Agree on the Uniforms and the poses. Hussars are some of the liveliest bunch in the battlefield. (and critical for giving a splash of color to any Austrian army.)

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 10:58 AM

      Yes! Hussars give great color to the White Menace.

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  12. Lawrence HApril 12, 2019 at 1:37 PM

    A very lively bunch, both in terms of pose and uniforms. That touch of yellow really makes them stand out.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 6:02 PM

      They are a lively bunch! The sculpting lends a sense of hard-driving cavalrymen. The yellow makes the unit stand out, for sure.

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  13. fireymonkeyboyApril 12, 2019 at 2:40 PM

    Nice work on these, the colours really pop.

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  14. MSFoyApril 12, 2019 at 3:44 PM

    Beautiful work - inspirational! If I'd gone fighting dressed like that, my mother would have given me a big lecture about not getting dirty.

    Absolutely super.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 12, 2019 at 6:07 PM

      Thank you for your encouraging support, Tony! My mother would have given me the same lecture. She still might!

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  15. rrossApril 12, 2019 at 7:36 PM

    Beautiful looking figures Jonathan - as you say, Austrian cavalry are very colourful, and you have painted these ones up to full advantage!

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  16. StewApril 12, 2019 at 7:56 PM

    Very cool looking figures! And extra points for using the word panache in the post. 😀

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  17. Neil ScottApril 12, 2019 at 11:54 PM

    Lovely work on these

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  18. timApril 13, 2019 at 12:15 AM

    Hussars always do look rather dashing! Love the colours on these!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 13, 2019 at 5:49 AM

      Always dashing! The 2nd wears a most handsome uniform.

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  19. Michal DwarfCryptApril 13, 2019 at 12:49 AM

    Beautiful work as always!

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  20. Mark StrachanApril 13, 2019 at 3:29 AM

    Great stuff Jonathan...Austrian Hussars, of any period, are the best aren't they?

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 13, 2019 at 5:54 AM

      Thank you, Mark! Austrian hussars are a spectacle in any horse and musket period.

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  21. caveadsum1471April 13, 2019 at 4:35 AM

    Fantastic looking hussars! Lovely colour combination!
    Best Iain

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  22. Mike VellaApril 13, 2019 at 2:47 PM

    Great work Jonathan. Have to agree with you on Austrian hussar uniforms - they are absolutely wonderful and amongst the most colourful.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 13, 2019 at 4:27 PM

      Thanks, Mike! Everyone seems to like Austrian hussars.

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