{"id":206,"date":"2010-12-22T23:05:01","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=206"},"modified":"2010-12-22T23:05:01","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T23:05:01","slug":"not-quite-seven-years-war-cavalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"Not Quite Seven Years War Cavalry"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finally finished the cavalry for my Burgdorfreuthenheim legion. \u00a0The last unit is the Duke of Burdorfreuthenheim’s Own Hussars.<\/p>\n

\"Duke<\/a>
Duke of Burgdorfreuthenheim's Own Hussars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I decided to go with an art deco teal uniform with pink facings and trousers. \u00a0I made the horses a variety of colors. \u00a0The cavalry are wearing cuirasses. \u00a0The standard bearer is a “converted” officer figure. \u00a0I put “converted” in quotes, because all I did was cut off the pistol and drill a hole in the hand for the flag shaft. \u00a0The flag is hand-painted. \u00a0The flag is based on Bavaria, but is purple instead of blue.<\/p>\n

\"Cavalry<\/a>
Cavalry from the left side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a slightly closer view of the cavalry, taken from the left side, rather than the right.<\/p>\n

\"Close<\/a>
Close up of trooper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this close-up view you get a better look at the pink collar, turnbacks, and trousers.<\/p>\n

Initially, I planned to paint all the horses grey. \u00a0Since I primed the figures in grey, this seemed like cheating, so I ended up painting the horses five different colors.<\/p>\n

The legion of Burgdorfreuthenheim is now fully formed and ready for action! \u00a0 As the Duke would say when initiating a charge, “Narf!” \u00a0(Let’s see how many readers will get that obscure reference!)<\/p>\n