ALY MORRISON'S "BUTTERFLY" ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF WARGAMES AND TOY SOLDIERS

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Some rather nice Little Britons...

Greetings...


This weekend I was sent some lovely pictures all the way from Wellington in New Zealand of Murray Nash's collection of Little Britons.
It is such a nice collection that I asked him if it was okay to post them on the blog... he said it was..











Its nice to see some familiar units here but there are also some that maybe I should add to my own collection...
I particularly like the Highland Light Infantry and the Russian Cuirassiers...


They were all painted by Nigel Fun-Nel who is from Hastings in New Zealand...


Wonderful toys...


And of course here is the cheap commercial plug...


http://www.spencersmithminiatures.co.uk/html/little_britons.html


All the best and a big thank you to Murray...Aly

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11 comments:

  1. Ed M18 September 2018 at 21:29

    Most splendid array! Among the many chocolates in the box, the white-jacketed Russians of this epoch always catch my fancy! Nobody can eat just one: resist! resist!

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  2. Unknown18 September 2018 at 21:38

    Hi Aly

    Thanks for posting these.

    When I first saw this range of figures and your units it triggered in my mind's eye very early childhood memories of what wargaming was and can still be.
    The units were largely inspired by your armies and the photos I have seen on the web.

    I have numerous armies painted in the modern/realistic style. But this collection has a very special place in my collection. I don't see the two styles of wargaming figures (e.g., matt realistic versus shiny toys) so much as a "or" but rather an "and". Celebrate both styles.

    Best

    Murray

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    1. Aly Morrison22 September 2018 at 11:49

      Hi Murray
      I agree entirely with your view on wargame styles...
      I too collect matt and shiny large and small... each brings joy in there own way.

      All the best. Aly

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  3. Jonathan Freitag19 September 2018 at 00:35

    Wonderful collection! The greys in the last photo are terrific.

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  4. Mark Strachan19 September 2018 at 05:57

    What a lovely collection.

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  5. Goat Major 19 September 2018 at 10:17

    What a fantastic and beautiful collection ! Great to see this figures deployed en masse !

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  6. David19 September 2018 at 20:51

    Not something which appeals to me, but there is no doubting the time and care lavished on them to get the look just fight.

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  7. Wellington Man20 September 2018 at 05:50

    Absolutely terrific!
    Best regards
    WM

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  8. caveadsum147120 September 2018 at 10:42

    Great looking collection of "proper" toy soldiers!
    Best Iain

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  9. Phil22 September 2018 at 06:44

    Spectacular, what a splendid and colorful collection!

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  10. Aly Morrison22 September 2018 at 11:51

    Thank you for all your kind comments...and thank you to Murray for letting me share his photos.

    All the best. Aly

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