The Troops are Mustard...

The Generals are confident the troops are keen as...  They are all mustered and ready to march.

Below are pictures of all the units which will take part in the Battle of Plattzdorf (assuming there's not a mass rout in the second turn!)  I've prepared enough to allow for reserves which may - or may not - appear.  And, depending on events, there may be a second day's battle.  The pictures are not in any order.

I didn't have time to set up the light tent, and lifting the figures on and off a shelf was much quicker: hence the reflections.

When I said ready, of course the edges of the bases still have to be painted

The Officer on the left is not a giant.  This is a Regiment of teenage Cadets.  We won't worry about the ethics of that, just at the moment.

Limber colours are not indicative of which side they're on

Engineers/Sappers/Pontooneers won't be used until overnight and the second day

Mercenaries don't have a Princes' flag - just their own

While side by side in the photo, they may well be enemies on the battlefield

Couriers

and more Couriers - lots of Generals mean lots of Couriers

These are Regular Cavalry "hired" from another country

As these are.

The opposing Commanders

Cavalry Brigadiers

Infantry Brigadiers

The right hand one is a Brigadier of Artillery

There will be a couple of others.  For example, there should be a second Artillery Brigadier, but I must have missed it in the rush to get all the photos.

I've not yet decided which troops will be on which side, apart from the units with either a red or blue Prince's flag.  (Mercenary units have their own flags, as do Generals).  And I've not yet decided the ratings of the troops and Generals.  

But it's unlikely the opposing forces will be equal in numbers.  Differing morale, abilities, etc., and possibly different objectives should even things up.

If there's time, I may be able to rebase some of my favourite units, to appear if  the battle continues the following day.

Because of all this basing (I might just have overdone the amount of flowers!) hills are still to be finished.

By the way, reviewing all these photos brings home to me this is definitely an "Old School" set up, apart perhaps for the bases.  And the flags could well be from the 1970s.  But I still like my Minifigs...

The end - or should I say the start - is in sight...  I hope!