Ski Troops in 15mm

For my long neglected and seemingly stalled WWII Narvik project, I wanted to add a few figures in an end-of-year painting push.  One deterrent to the project is that 15mm WWII troops lack the excitement needed to motivate me to get them into the long painting queue.  In their favor, however, is the benefit that they can be made table ready very quickly.  Since I needed a small project that could be slipped in between work on artillery limbers for the 1859 project, a few WWII figures would fit nicely.  To satisfy the need for something exotic or interesting, I pulled 16 Peter Pig ski troops from the The Lead Pile.  

While I hesitate to field two versions of Norwegian and German infantry on both foot and ski, my solution turned towards using these ski troops as markers.  Before, tracking mobility status was kept on a roster but in the heat of battle is often forgotten.  Now, a battalion on skis can be quickly identified by placing one of these ski markers next to the HQ stand.  For German markers, I'll use the infantry in helmet.  For the Norwegians; infantry in cap.

Having finished these ski troops, I plan more digging into the 15mm WWII box to see what else I could finish off in between larger painting tasks.  Perhaps, a few British mortars and crew?