The Crimean War Project Progress Report 2

As I promised in an earlier blog entry here is the review of the Roosian part of the project. This part is not quite as extensive in units as the British part already reported on, but still a considerable number of figures given that most of the battalions are larger in total figures if not bases. I painted my first test figure, Ivan you might recall, back in the middle of last year ~

Ivan,  a lonely test figure. But not for long...

...soon being joined by the first addition, an officer of course. You can never have too many command stands I've learned down the years!

Ivan was not lonesome for very long once I got underway! 

I tried to arrange the figures in three ranks on each base so that the columns of Roosian infantry would look dense and hopefully more threatening to the eye. I ought to get around to naming my regiments now they are done though!

The first Roosian infantry regiment to muster into GHQ.

A second command base. Officers everywhere it seems!

Once I had worked out the painting sequence it proved a little quicker to move the figures forward. The picture shows how I tried to set the figures on the bases to suggest depth and density of formation.

Another officer! Mostly harmless personages in my experience.

Some skirmisher bases from a Rifle Battalion.

Grand Duke Biklovic and staff ~ well I'm mostly expecting to be the Roosians in games.

The rest of the Rifle Battalion added later.

The third Battalion of the first Roosian infantry regiment. I realise only one flag of the four was carried into action but it just looks better with two I think.

A battery of Roosian guns...

...I borrowed two figures from the crew sets and an officer from the High Command pack to make a naval gun crew as I had a spare 64lb gun.

The fourth battalion completed the first Roosian infantry Regiment.

Onward then with the second regiment, the Jaegers...

...followed quickly by the second!

Apparently trained to fight just like the Line infantry, so based in the same way using marching poses.

To alleviate the tedium, a fripary utilising spare Roosian infantry casualty figures and a TAG Roosian Orthodox priest.

Warlord Games Roosian battery. The guns look very odd to me, but they were a gift so I painted them up!

More officers! Well, I hadn't painted any for a while!

On a roll then, a Command Stand for the Jaeger regiment using a spare Dragoon trumpeter.

The third Jaeger battalion, this time using Firing Line posed and so based in two ranks not three.

The fourth Roosian Jaeger battalion completed the regiment and used the remaining Firing Line figures, so also based in two ranks.

The Roosian infantry regiment deployed at Arzov, screened by Rifle Battalion figures based as skirmishers.

The Roosian Jaegers in action also at Arzov with the fourth battalion drawn up in line forward of the other three battalions.

I'm not sure how many Roosians I have painted to get to this stage, but the battalions average about 27 figures from memory. The two regiments then total about 212 figures I'd think. Add to that the Rifle Battalion, guns & crew, officers of course, the fripary and the High Command and it must be well over 250 figures or so. 

There remain some Roosians still lurking in the Lead Pimple in the form of Foundry Cossacks and a Perry Miniatures Cossack cart and on the painting desk some Great War Miniatures Dragoons which I've actually put paint on so they are underway! Meanwhile I've started the Royal Fusiliers, mostly in greatcoats and advancing/charging poses for a change! I've even ordered some more Great War Miniatures' figures and flags sheets from North Star!