I will probably purchase the ECW book soon.
I like the option you have to cut out the green space between the legs and soldiers in the front rank. Leaving that green space looks OK, too.
Here are two rows of ACW Union soldiers work in progress and the final result.
The flats cut out:
Folds to get the back rank:
Side view of the folds:
Front rank added without cutting out the white part:
Hidden back rank:
What it looks like with the white cut away and the green still between the legs and soldiers:
Two head on views with the green cut away:
It does not take much to cut out the over all outline by removing the white, nor does it take much to cut the green away.
Added bonus - some ship flats from the Trafalgar book:
HMS Victory:
Ships in line:
