"Forward the Rifle Brigade!"

And so another unit for my Crimean War project musters into the 'awaiting varnish' queue here in GHQ as I have finished the Rifle Brigade skirmisher figure bases. There are 18 figures in the unit mounted in pairs on 3mm x 40mm round bases. The figures are from Great War Miniatures and the bases from Warbases textured with my usual mix of Woodlands Scenics Buff Ballast, washed in Crafter's Acrylics Country Maple with static grass and clump vegetation added to give the unifying look I've settled on for this collection ~

The Rifle green uniforms are a bit dark to my taste, though reasonably accurate to real life colours, as I used the Foundry Roosian Green Shade and Light pots. {I had a unit in the Foundry Prodigal Collection but they were sold on to Colonel Bill's, or Black Bottle Bill as he is now to be known!}

Next under the brush are the 9th (East) Norfolk regiment. If I can complete them by the month's end I shall be more than pleased as the 4th Roosian battalion to complete that regiment are waiting in line! My target is to have managed both units by Christmas, when all bets are off hobbywise! 

Beyond those I have a regiment of Roosian Dragoons, a battalion of Roosian Grenadiers, a battery of Royal Artillery 12lb guns and two regiments of Highland infantry ready to go, with two further British line infantry regiments ready for spray undercoating. Remaining in the lead Pimple then are just a Roosian Jaeger Battalion and all I have is done!