The cavalry has arrived

Finally all my Polish Early War 15mm orders have arrived - I now have a large pile of lead one of my shelves, neatly organized into "platoon piles" with notes on what's what stuck beneath them.

The only thing I was waiting for were the Polish cavalry from OldGlory/True North and it arrived today. I had ordered a 1 blister of field cap and 1 blister of Adrian helmet cavalry, along with a field cap Command. Enough to make a platoon of cavalry -and, as I read in the rules for the infantry Battalion - a mounted recon platoon. Those remnant models that are making up my "Recon platoon lead pile" suddenly have become even more interesting as I will be able to use them as dismounted cavalry/dismounted recon when not played as a regular recon platoon on foot.

Painting of my first infantry platoon is nearly completed, it was delayed by commission work and some school work but it should be finished early this week. I'm thinking of actually assembling and painting the cavalry next. I know from a force organization standpoint that is daft since I need at least 2 infantry platoons to make a "legal" Infantry Battalion. But screw that I want me some horses LOL!

Besides, painting something else than 15 more infantry bases back to back might be a welcome change of pace.

The reason I ordered the True North cavalry was linked to my decision to use Forged in Battle infantry. As the FiB models are slightly smaller than the Battlefront ones the cavalry from Battlefront would not work. The TN cavalry on the other hand, just like their infantry, matches size with the FiB miniatures. I really like the riders wearing Adrian Helmets. Still not decided on what pennant to use with the unit - whether to go for a small pennant or cool regimental colors hmmm...

Some inspirational pictures of Polish cavalry below (love the look of the guy holding the banner, looks almost like a roman legionary)