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

Monday, 1 July 2019

The War of Spanish Succession... New Units

Hurrah!...


At long last I have managed to get some War of Spanish Succession units finished...


First up... The Royal Scots Dragoons (Greys)...






One of my favourite units...
They saw action at...


Blenheim in... 1704.
Ramillies in... 1706.
Oudenarde in... 1708.
And Malplaquet in... 1709.


The Coats are... Citadel...  Evil Sunz Scarlet.
The Facings are... Citadel ... Kantor Blue.
Hat piping and saddle cloth edging... Wargames Foundry ... Ochre 4B.
Belts... Wargames Foundry ... Buff Leather 7B.


Next up...
Rivers Regiment of foot...






This is another of the lovely units that I bought from my friend Adrian...
I re-flagged them as Rivers mostly because.... I liked the flags.


They saw action at...


Cadiz in... 1702.
Then spent some time in the West Indies returning to Spain to see further action at...
Almansa in... 1707.
Minorca in...1707.
And Almenar and Saragossa in 1710.


Next up...
The French Infantry regiment Monferrat...






This unit started life as an eBay purchase ...
I spruced them up and changed the facings so that I could have this regiment... I chose this regiment entirely because of its flags.


They saw action in Italy at...


Cremona, Luzzara, Governolo in 1702.
Chivasso and Cassano in 1705.
And Turin in 1706.


Finally we have...


The Imperial Infantry regiment Buol-Ried/Unknown.






This unit is another eBay purchase... I bought it as a Dutch unit but couldn't find a regiment that fitted the dark grey coats with red facings...
I did however find the Imperial Infantry Regiment Buol-Ried... which fitted nicely....Although there was no standard for the unit...
But I did find an unknown one which looks fine to me...


The miniatures are as always Front Rank...
https://www.frontrank.com/product-category/18th-century/spanish-succession/
The paints are Wargames Foundry and Citadel...
https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/paint
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling
Bases from Warbases...
https://warbases.co.uk/?product_cat=premier-bases-metric
The Flags are from Maverick Models...
http://www.maverick-models.com/flags.htm
Or home made using Photoshop and images from Robert Hall or the Internet...


All the best   Aly

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26 comments:

  1. Phil Robinson1 July 2019 at 23:17

    Hurrah! Indeed, splendid additions all round.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag2 July 2019 at 03:50

    Your WSS project gets a big boost! Love the red and yellow of Rivers’ Regiment.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 19:06

      Thanks Jonathan...
      It is a classic combination...

      All the best. Aly

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  3. David2 July 2019 at 05:31

    Splendid additions in the finest tradition. I like the bold use of Unknown for the Imperial foot.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 19:09

      Thank you David...
      I must admit I rather like the idea of the unknown regiment...
      Possibly lead by Colonel Von Whatshisname...

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Mark Strachan2 July 2019 at 05:49

    All I can say four...four units...better be careful there Aly or you will have a couple of armies ready.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 19:10

      It’s getting dangerous close Mark...
      I think I will start on some command soon.

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Phil2 July 2019 at 05:52

    Top notch units Aly, lovely uniforms and splendid paint job!

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  6. Matt Crump2 July 2019 at 07:05

    Looking great Aly a serious boost in numbers, particularly like the French, very pleasing to the eye. I wonder how long we have to wait for a battle ?

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 19:13

      Thank you Matt...
      Once I get some command and artillery done I will get some troops on the table.

      All the best. Aly

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  7. marinergrim2 July 2019 at 07:26

    Very nice Aly. Interesting choices and fine fellows they are.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 19:14

      Thanks Paul...
      It’s all about the pretty flags and uniforms... ;-)

      All the best. Aly

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  8. rross2 July 2019 at 08:22

    Excellent additions to the ever growing WSS collection Aly - well done!

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  9. Peter2 July 2019 at 08:50

    Excellent looking units which are photographed very professionally.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 19:22

      Thank you Peter...
      It’s a simple setup but it works for me...
      I posted about last year...

      https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2018/11/talking-about-taking-pictures.html

      All the best. Aly

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  10. StuartInsch2 July 2019 at 10:42

    Very nice, love the horses especially.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 19:24

      Thank you Stuart...
      The horses came out rather well... they weren’t quick though.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. caveadsum14712 July 2019 at 12:59

    Lovely looking pile of units,I really like the yellow flags as clearly do you!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2019 at 19:27

      Thank you Iain...
      They do look very nice and they stand out rather well on the table...

      All the best. Aly...

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  12. Wellington Man3 July 2019 at 07:29

    Really beautiful work, Aly.

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  13. Paul Scrivens-Smith6 July 2019 at 20:28

    Nice work Aly

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