Saturday, November 24, 2018

Tiroler Schützen #1 "Günter Arlberg"


In contrast to the Pole-armed Landsturm, the Tiroler Schützen are armed with hunting rifles!


Herr Günter Arlberg is the leader of this band of Tyrolean  rebels.


Light brown coats with hats in various shades of green and Lederhosen in shades of grey are the order of dress for this band. 


They are well supplied with boulders, too! Time for a little "Alpine Thunder"?


Shooting from high above the Alpine passes, they find the Bavarians and their Allies to be easy targets. 


"Sich fertig machen, zielen, schießen!"  
"No, no, Hans, you Arschloch!", bellowed Günter.  "Pull your damn pants back up!"
"Now listen carefully! I said schießen, nicht scheißen!"


18 comments:

  1. Wonderful looking Tyrolians, Peter! Love the lederhosen and stockings!

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    1. Thanks, Dean! They are rather spiffy for bunch of rebels! :-0

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  2. Who supplies these troops with their bright, lime green felt hats? Well, I guess they are revolting...

    Another fine addition to your Tyrolean Revolt, Peter.

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    1. Their hats are supplied by Kermutt Frosh Enterprises,Innsbruck. Their motto being "Es ist gut, grün zu sein!"

      Seriously, Green, red, and white are the colors of Tirol, and you will see quite a few lime green hats in the shots you took of the Berg Isel panorama. There will be plenty of troops with brown and grey hats, too, although I must say I am fond of the green ones!

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    2. Yeah, I saw plenty of felt hats in exactly that hue of green in the tourist shops. Great job on these rebels.

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    3. Thanks, Jon. Painting them is sort of like a cross between doing Landsknechts and Spanish Guerrillas!

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  3. Great-looking addition Peter. It's not often you get a chance to paint lime-green hats, and they do look rather smart.

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    1. Even for an era with so many wild uniforms, they *are* pretty distinctive! :-)

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  4. This is the most intimidating regiment in Lime Green and Lederhosen ever conceived. Well done sir.

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    1. Thanks, Jake. Considering the limited competition for the title, that may not be saying too much! :-)

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    2. I think there is something to be said for "any man who faces his end dressed like that is man to be feared!"

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  5. Absolutely bonkers...
    I’m rather tempted to paint some myself.

    All the best. Aly

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    1. they are wondrously improbable, aren't they? :-)
      If you should decide to. I somehow find myself with spares of the Hoffer and Speckbacher figures, and a few extra artillery crew etc.

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  6. What a great fun Napoleonic unit!
    Best Iain

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