After just a year of dithering they are finally painted up.
These brave lads are destined to fight in the Russian Civil War, Back of Beyond, across the wasted battle field of the Eastern Front, the flat lands around the border at Khalkhin Gol and over clipped lawns and through tea shops in Very British Civil War.
Commissar Cain, the master of disguise in yet another reincarnation
Either two units of eight or two units of six with an officer unit and a commissar unit
I have done extensive research prior to painting and know for a fact that all Cossack's carried lances from 1600 onwards and that horses definitely come in shades of blue and yellow.
I am really happy with them, was thinking of putting more on the bases but they are done up to match my entire Soviet army which is based so they don't look too odd on any battle field.
As ever would love to do everyone up for fighting in the snow but given the limited number of tables I have ever played on that are snow themed I just never seen to get on with it.