Did some reorganization of my prepped and primed cavalry into six groups of 15 figures - which will require prepping a dozen figures already set aside (bases ready), Peter Pig - see post below, and then pulling out a dozen more figures from my 'extras' plus a couple of foot figures for one missing and one swapping out of a misplaced standard bearer on foot. An essential driver is having enough officers, buglers, and standard bearers, both mounted and foot, to create those six groups with integral command - and then some additional figures for the high command. With the high command I will have 96 individually based cavalry in mounted/on foot/dead configuration. Also need to pull out four more each standing horses and dead horses. And then I will call it fully finalized.
With another 48 multi-based figures mostly painted I will be able to field 144 cavalry. That should be more than enough for virtually any table top engagement. On the individually based figures I can break it down into groups of five to get up to 18 'units', plus high command, if desired with each group having either an officer, bugler, or guidon bearer.
Sometimes the 15 figures will be a troop, other times a squadron, and perhaps even a battalion/regiment.
Once all primed and ready for paint - what isn't already painted - I'll take a group shot to give a visual impression of it all.
Minor down side is that some of the figures are already labelled with names and will need some corrections but still at a place this is easily done before painting gets going.
Now I need to do something similar with the native warriors.
And get very busy painting!
