"BOKI 1:100 pre-1798 Austrian Cavalry." Topic

still on the search for drum dimensions, so far no luck, as soon as the info comes up I will let you know

Thanks! I wait. I found dimensions of French drums, but not early Austrian ones. I suppose that dimension of Austrian drums still the same from Revolution to Waterloo.

Thanks to David I have regulation drum dimensions now.
I was not right, from 1812 the dimensions changed.
But this is OK. From 1772 to 1812 dimensions was H48cm x D43cm.

@Sho

Can you forward the details to me please, and what sources are those drum sizes based???

All what I could find out so far is that mid 18th century the drum was 54 cm high and had identical diameter, according to Karger, drum sticks were 43,5 cm long.

As David says..
Dolleczek: "Monongraphie der kuk oesterr-ung blanken- und Handfeuerwaffen (1895), p.132:
1772 Okonomie Regelment: 48cm high x 43cm wide; 1812 39 x 42cm; 1814: 34-36cm high x 39cm wide.
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French drums, I suppose, haved dimensions: D15" x H11"+hoops. I hope, that this is right. Not from documents but from measuring actual items.

I can send you more on French drums in due course, I still see what I can find about Austrian drums

I did find an illustration in the 1767 Adjustierungsvorschrift, I will send you a photo if it in the next few days

all information of French drums and Austrian one in cyberspace

Thanks, von Winterfeldt!
Will download and see these on my main computer tomorrow.

Flagbearers are ready.

looking good. Is that the command sets done or are you new officers?

Have 6 trumpeters, 6 flagbearers and 2 officers but in one mould I can put only 10 of them. So if I don't use figures with tricornes, I may make a full mould now. Or I may make a mould with all flagbearers with 4 other figures. Flagbearers need medium (infantry) mould thanks to flag poles, but others fit well in my mini (cavalry) mould. But then I don't have no full sets and next mould must wait for some other figures to fulfill.

So I think, that the best idea is first choice. Tricornes have no demand. But third officer don't fit in this mould.

Mouldmaking goes. They will be available now as soon as possible. Probably on next Monday.

Command available..
boki.ee/Painted_Figs/AUSTRIA/AU_7001/Boki_Shop.htm

like the trumpeter with drawn sabre and slung trumpet

New Dragoon/Chevaulegger officers progressing..

maybe it is the photo, but the officer waving his hand, the arm seems to be very long, in fact, I would have sculpted the hand where the cuff sits

I resculpted and changed the photo. Now better?
The officer on the right also have smaller face now.

I painted my Austrian troopers and finded his shoulders to be a bit too narrow.
So I resculpt and remould them.
I must do this anyway to match moulds with my wargame rules and to get moulds for every main branch of cavalry instead of mixed moulds.

Here they are with a bit wider shoulders and I started to make swords longer than historically correct too.

DOH!! I've already bought all my cavalry from you and now I have four regiments of slumpy shouldered weaklings! :(

they look excellent

Sorry, Colin. But this is not so bad. Figures with narrower shoulders are like on contemporary pictures.

Dragoons NCO.

with NCO stick, very nice

Dragoon regiment ready for moulding.

they look great, well done

i see – even the ramrod for pistols on the pouch – great detail

I really wish you had done these before I bought the last lot! :(

First cast..

very very nice looking miniatures, congratulations

The new Dragoons set is available now..

boki.ee/Painted_Figs/AUSTRIA/AU_7002/Boki_Shop.htm

ok – order for infantry and dragoons in due course