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Mid 19th Century Wargaming miniatures painting

The Painting Pedestal 23g: Steirmark Volunteer Rifles

These are Hat set 8233 Austrian Napoleonic Landwehr repurposed to be a Volunteer rifle unit from the 1848 Revolutionary period

A skirmisher unit for Neil Thomas rules plus an infantry base to mix in with regulars for adapted Fire & Fury or Piquet Field of Battle
I quite like the Landwehr figures and you can just about get away with painting stocks and breeches as mid 19th century trousers. The coatee is also something that endured until the 1840’s so their wearing old stock…..
The headgear is not correct but near enough and of course they are armed with muskets not rifles – this is the beauty of 1/72 vagueness. They are Matt varnished for a change!
I have waxed and wained over the gaugemaster bright bush plants but this time with some Frome Model shop green tufts I am happy with the field look.

My inspiration for these Volunteers comes from a nice little guide No9, published by Partizan Press ……………

Converted Piedmont/Sardinian line infantry trudge across the guide cover which sports their fellow guardsmen of 1848

Next up are some more spikey helmets………….