I am currently (as of November 16th 2018) working on some Perry's Union infantry. I have painted 12 for a regiment of 24. I always start with the command base amongst my 12. I always paint in batches of 12 if doing a regiment. Not too few to be slow and not too many to be daunting. I use mainly Vallejo paints and use two coats of matt varnish to finish, which I brush on. I have not decided which regiment these will be yet and will order the appropriate flags at a later date from GMB, who I think make great flags.

 Again from Perry's...Prince Bernhard centre and two staff officers. I like the idea of one mounting his horse. I am currently waiting to move house and so have been painting individual figures rather than a project of a regiment. But with getting a move date I know I have time to get a Union regiment off my production line.

 Left to right, Reille, d'Erlon and Lobau, Perry's.

 Left to right, Picton, Wellington and Uxbridge. I still have these three figures in their Minifigs sculpts that I purchased as a teenager in 25mm. The hobby has come on a long way since and the detail now on the metal and plastic figures is quite amazing in most cases. I read many years ago, that Picton's umbrella at Waterloo was green and white but have never seen exactly how it was, so I had to improvise a green and white and hope for the best. If I discover how it really looked I aint repainting it!

 Here you can see the Uxbridge figure still awaiting the base to be made. I use a pva glue and then dip in an old margarine tub filled with model railway scenic material. Let it dry for at least 8 hours and then paint in Vallejo chocolate brown 70.872 and leave it all day. Then dry brush with Vallejo light mud 315 in their Panzer Aces range and dab pva before adding model railway grass scatter and grass tufts.