So having received the heads from Akoudaki and dithered for a few weeks I took three Iron Duke Sepoys and tried my hand with green stuff as first suggested. I will still use the Russian caps but decided to see what came of these. Not sure if they look ok or just like deflated french chefs hats! Anyway will organise a group of 6 skirmishers for now as Iron Duke are promising to release mutiny Gurkhas, let see if they are suitable or not before I do any more surgery.
I may turn my warped OCD and need to buy unavailable figures to the Skinners horse in helmets next, assuming of course that they were wearign ehlemts!
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