From MarkO - 28mm Napoleonic Austrian Cuirassiers (242 Points)

Hi I'm Mark from New Zealand (blogger name Chasseur) and this is my first time in this Challenge - and my first real entry! A couple of regiments of 28mm Austrian Cuirassiers from Perry Miniatures Napoleonic range. Great figures. I thought about leaving them for next weeks "mounts and riders" theme, but I should have something else lined up for that.

First regiment with red facings. I tend to prefer "swords shouldered" with metal cavalry as it protects the swords better when gaming. For the same reason I replace standards, lances etc with brass or other wire, as with the standard here. 

A couple of shots from the rear. (Back half of the collar should really be white according to most references I have, but I realised this after I had already painted them and decided to leave them for now, as I preferred the look instead of yet more white! I might touch them up later. Heresy I know!)

Blue facings on the second regiment.

One last look at both regiments! (In the background lurks another entry in process!)

So all up I believe this lot is 240 points.

From Curt:
How wonderful, another stonking Napoleonic entry for us today! These two regiments look just fabulous Mark. I really like the punchy colour palette you've used (the sprigs of edelweiss on their helmets are particularly vibrant) and your groundwork sets it all off beautifully. Oh, and I'm adding a couple points to your tally for the two regimental standards.

Welcome aboard Mark! I, along with many others I'm sure, look forward to seeing your upcoming efforts during the next few months.