Latest batch of figures look great Paul .

Washed the current batch this morning

Finished painting the next batch of bases

Prepared and washed the next batch of cavalry and commanders

Continuing work on painting notes for the cavalry and commanders
Lots of different uniforms for the various commanders even down to unit level

Did the final dry brush and figure bases on the current batch last night

Sorted them ready for basing freeing up my painting rods for the next batch
Discovered I'd managed to miscount the number of Bengal Native Infantry figures, I was one short  
I've dug out a spare and will paint it with the next batch, this will probably delay basing all of the current batch 

Glued magnetic vinyl to the bases for the next batch

Finished the painting notes for the cavalry and commanders of the next batch

Undercoated the next batch

Base coated the horses of the 'next' batch

Labeled bases for the current and 'next' batch

Dry brushed the horses of the 'next' batch

Good progress on the 'next' batch:

• jackets/shirts base coated & dry brushed
• trousers base coated & dry brushed
• headgear base coated & dry brushed
• some tack done
• started adding details

More good progress on the 'next' batch:

• boots, black belts and saddle bags done
• started on the white details of the Bengal Light Cavalry

Even more good progress on the 'next' batch

Skin and hair left to do

Skin and hair done  

Touch ups should be done this evening with wash etc tomorrow

I need to start preparing another couple of battalions

You certainly are a busy chap Paul and making excellent progress it would seem .

I'm lucky enough to have a dedicated painting table so can do a little whenever I have a bit of spare time

Touch ups done last night

Wash done early this morning

Final dry brush and first coat of figure bases done  

Prepared and washed the next two battalions

Sorted the current batch off the painting rods ready for basing

Got the next two battalions undercoated

Started painting the bases for those battalions

Decided there was probably time to base the cavalry and mounted commanders of the current batch before dinner

I mixed up a batch of my basing mix and added a little too much paint, no problem added a little more filler

Finished basing the cavalry and mounted commanders then realised I had basing mix left

Might as well press on and base some of the previously done infantry now I'd painted up the figure I'd miscounted

I had just enough mix to base all the infantry

Dinner was 3 hours late

Finished painting the bases for the next two battalions this morning

Flocking will be touched up later this afternoon and flags added

Flocking touched, flags added, and edges painted    

If the weather improves as forecast there might even be photographs

Jackets/shirts of the current batch base coated and dry brushed  

The weather improved as forecast this afternoon, so...

HM 78^th Highlanders, Ross-shire Buffs
The 78^th started with 4 companies, were reinforced in August with 4 more companies, and in September by a detail of 80 men
Making them one of the larger battalions in Henry Havelock's force







The 78^th fought in white shirtsleeves and white drill trousers, these stained very quickly. Importantly no kilts were worn, they were however imagined in England, so it is not uncommon to see portrayals of the 78^th in red doublets and kilts.

56^th Bengal Native Infantry of Cawnpore

HEIC Commanders

Force Commander	Brigadier-General Henry Havelock and Major-General Sir James Outram,
	who generously defered command to Havelock until Lucknow was relieved
1st Infantry Brigade	Brigadier James Neill, 1st Madras Fusiliers 'Neill's Bluecaps'
2nd Infantry Brigade	Brigadier Walter Hamilton, 78th Highlanders
3rd Artillery Brigade	Major George Cooper, Bengal Artillery

   


Allahabad Volunteer Cavalry commanded by Captain Lousada Barrow, 5^th Madras Light Cavalry







The unit was made up of officers of mutinied/disarmed units, civilians and volunteer infantrymen. The infantrymen were mounted on the horses of the two irregular cavalry detachments, (3^rd Oudh and 13^th Bengal) disarmed after not charging at the Battle of Fatehpur. Note their red and blue quartered saddle blankets.

12^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry (mostly Sikhs) commanded by A/Captain W Johnson, 6^th Bengal Native Infantry (which had mutinied)