new year part 2

Well, I meant to start a new theme year with a napoleonic army however,... I started reading a Wilbur Smith novel on South Africa and I was hooked! back to Africa for another year. so instead of starting a new theme which came mighty close I decided to return to my Boer war project and really flesh it out. I am still looking for a set of rules to use but have order the new set black powder so we will see how that goes. First 5 infantry for the new year are finished with a 2nd 5 just waiting on a dull coat.

Here is the planned order of battle for the British:

• 3 infantry Brigades of around 20 figures to a battalion and 3 battalions to a brigade.
• 1 guards , 1 Irish and 1 highlander brigades
• 1 mounted infantry brigade of 4 battalions of 10 figures each
• 1 South African, 1 Australian 1 yeomandry and 1 mounted infantry bn
• 1 cavalry brigade of 1 lancer 1 hussar and 1 Canadian dragoons
• 1 battery of RA and 1 of RHA

while I realize its not completely historical, it will give me a nice cross section of troops and nationalities and will help to keep my interest in painting. so far I have 1 battalion of Irish and am working on the second battalion plus 1 regiment of Australians. done. so hear 's to a new year.