"Rank and File (OG15s) Austrian Hussars" Topic

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DWilliams	29 Apr 2015 5:39 p.m. PST
I have found that the quality of the Rank and File 15mm range (manufactured by 19th Century Miniature/Old Glory15s) varies considerably from pack to pack. However, I'm very pleased with the 1859 Austrian hussars.The riders are fairly durable, and come supplied with a nice assortment of horses taken from the OldGlory15s range. The cavalry packs come without standard bearers, officers or buglers, so I cut off a sword and inserted a flag myself. [/URL] [/URL]
JonFreitag	29 Apr 2015 7:25 p.m. PST
Your R&F hussars look good to me. It is interesting that these R&F riders are mounted on OG steeds. Is it 19th Century's standard practice to ship OG horses with R&F riders? Nice work and I love the white shakos.
DWilliams	30 Apr 2015 9:05 a.m. PST
Jon, it appears that the standard practice at Nineteenth Century Miniatures is to supply OG15s horses for their Rank & File cavalry. At least that is what I've found in all of the packs I've purchased. I have no complaints, as I find these look very good when painted and match the riders well enough (with a little extra padding provided by glue). As you can tell from the photo, all 16 riders in a pack are identical, but you can move the arms around a bit and get some variety. Be careful if you try and turn the heads, as these will snap right off at the neck! I've had to glue several back on. There were two hussar regiments in the Austrian army at this time (1859) that had white shakos and dark blue uniforms.