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

Sunday, 31 March 2019

The War of Spanish Succession... New Toys

Greetings...


My good friend Adrian popped over today with some Front Rank WSS British that he no longer wished to keep in his collection...
Most of his troops are Foundry and he has always felt that the Front Rank figures did not really fit in...


So after some wheeling and a little bit of dealing I now have about eight new battalions... Hurrah!
I will be re-basing and re-flagging over the next few weeks... and then possibly a parade.





Adrian is responsible for my first venture into The War of Spanish Succession when he got me involved in a massive demo game of The Battle of Blenheim...


24ftx6ft all built in a room half that size...


Over 30 years ago... how time flies...




A picture taken many years ago...


Nice one buddy...


All the best   Aly
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30 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag1 April 2019 at 02:21

    New toys! Life is good.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 April 2019 at 06:34

      I am looking forward to sorting them all out...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. David1 April 2019 at 05:36

    Splendid acquisition there Aly. Bring on The Parade!

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    1. Aly Morrison1 April 2019 at 06:36

      They are indeed...
      Yes I do like a parade...

      All the best. Aly

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  3. Phil Robinson1 April 2019 at 06:31

    You will have quite a force with this batch goodies, to echo Mr. B, bring it on.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 April 2019 at 06:37

      I don’t think I will need to buy a British Infantry for a while... ;-)

      All the best. Aly

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  4. rross1 April 2019 at 07:15

    Excellent result Aly - its great to have friends like Adrian!

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  5. Norm1 April 2019 at 08:45

    8 battalions of goodness :-)

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    1. Aly Morrison1 April 2019 at 20:51

      Actually once organised to my 18 man battalions we are looking at 10 maybe 12 if I include the unpainted figures... there are also at least three unpainted cavalry units as well.... Hurrah...

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Mark Strachan1 April 2019 at 08:47

    Great generosity...and I like that shot of the Blenheim game!

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    1. Aly Morrison1 April 2019 at 20:54

      There was indeed generosity... and some old fashioned wheeling and dealing...;-)
      I rather shocked me when I worked out how old the picture was... there is a very young Michael Perry on the right...

      All the best. Aly

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  7. StuartInsch1 April 2019 at 11:39

    Reinforcements! Who doesn't "need" more figures!?!😁

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    1. Aly Morrison1 April 2019 at 20:55

      As we all know ... there is no such thing as to many toy soldiers...

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Phil1 April 2019 at 16:18

    Beautiful new toys, lucky man!

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    1. Aly Morrison1 April 2019 at 20:56

      I am a very happy man indeed... now all I have to do is find somewhere to put them... ;-)

      All the best. Aly

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  9. caveadsum14711 April 2019 at 20:34

    Gosh that's great,a rapid expansion! Does that mean your almost finished?
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison1 April 2019 at 21:00

      As far as finished goes... I have all the British infantry that I need...
      Which means that I will have to paint more French... and more cavalry and guns and command and Bavarians and Hanoverians..... and...... and...

      So nearly... nearly finished.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Matt Crump2 April 2019 at 06:46

    That is a very welcome boost to a project...very nice 🙂

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  11. Aly Morrison2 April 2019 at 07:06

    It is indeed... ;-)

    All the best. Aly

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  12. Carlo3 April 2019 at 02:25

    How wonderful! The Front Rank range is very, very good and these look sensational Aly.

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  13. Aly Morrison3 April 2019 at 06:36

    I am very fond of Front Rank miniatures... and there are some nicely painted toys in these boxes.... :-)

    All the best. Aly

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  14. Ed M3 April 2019 at 12:14

    A windfall of Front Rank figs: wowsa! Very nice, indeed.

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    1. Aly Morrison3 April 2019 at 19:46

      The only downside is a need for more French/Bavarians...
      Oh!... wait a minute... no downside what so ever... ;-)

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Jonathan Westphal7 February 2021 at 19:07

    Is any of this collection for sale? I would love to get in, as I am starting a 54mm Battle of Blenheim demo game for my granddaughter, but having trouble getting all the figures I need.

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    1. Aly Morrison7 February 2021 at 19:16

      In am afraid not...
      What I didn’t use was passed on to some other friends of Adrian...

      I can only suggest that you keep an eye on eBay... WSS figure collections do pop up from time to time...

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Jonathan Westphal7 February 2021 at 19:32

    Thanks Aly. I am disappointed of course. BTW what would one of your 54mm figures sell for, roughly? Or should it sell for?

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    1. Aly Morrison7 February 2021 at 19:36

      Hi there...
      I honestly couldn’t put a price on them ... I paint so few of them that wouldn’t think of selling them...

      All the best. Aly

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  17. Jonathan Westphal7 February 2021 at 19:51

    Thank you Aly. I am very keen to get a Battle of Blenheim up to full speed. At the moment I only have about twenty or thirty figures, so they have to work very hard. And my Nebel is made of paper, the Blindheim church of cardboard. A long march ahead till we get to the Danube.

    Best regards,
    Jonty

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    1. Aly Morrison7 February 2021 at 19:55

      Hi Jonty...

      Have you thought of using Peter Dennis’s Paper Boys ?

      https://www.helion.co.uk/series/paper-soldiers.php

      All the best. Aly

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