Having completed the grenadiers I have moved onto some light troops for my British force, namele riflemen. Drawing again from the Battle of Albuera I have painted these chaps as members of the 5th Battalion 60th Royal American Regiment. Armed with Baker rifles they served in the Peninsular campaign and despite the name mostly came from German States.
They had the same green uniform as the more famous 95th but with red facings which make them a little more interesting on the eye. You get four of these per box of Perry British Line so I've ended up with twelve altogether. This I think should be more than enough.
Looking at the rules we can see they are available in units of 4 - 8 models and are better at shooting than fighting. The special rules mean they can spend an action to Aim which gives them an extra +2 to hit (on top of the base +1 for rifles), however the rifles take 2 actions to reload rather than the normal 1 so the benefit of an accurate shot must be weighed against the slow rate of fire.
Here's a couple of shots of the Grenadiers for the 28th, I've included a back of the head shot to show the extra badge I painted on to represent the custom of wearing a second badge.
Next up are a few Light company men and then some Spanish Guerrilla's.
Some of the highland light infantry are a nice variation and in campaign dress don't need any tartan trousers
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