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

Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Lion Rampant... A bit of inspiration

Greetings...


This is something I was going to add on at the end of my last post but I forgot...


I was feeling very pleased with myself over how well I have been getting on with my Sassanids...
Then I asked my good friend Dave Andrews to show me his...





Yeah!...
He is a lot more focused than me...


Rather splendid aren't they...


One of the things I have done over the Lockdown is to binge listen to Mike Duncan's The History of Rome podcast...
This one of my favourite podcasts and podcasters... His description of the Crisis of the 3rd Century is one of the things that got me started on this period...
So in my opinion well worth a listen...


https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-history-of-rome/id261654474?i=1000343455256


https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/2007/07/1-in-the-beginning-.html


All the best   Aly
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26 comments:

  1. Matt Crump27 May 2020 at 19:21

    Splendid looking army....and yes he is ahead , but they will die just as easily ! Thanks for the podcast suggestion will look it up my problem at the moment is simple not enough hours in the day to read the books and listen to the podcasts I want to, never mind the audio books as well 🤔

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 10:05

      Hi Matt...
      Dave has done a lovely job of the army... and in my hands it would certainly die easily...
      I tend to have the podcasts on in the background when I am working or painting... I do miss bits from time to time... but I don’t mind going back and replying the odd episode...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Pan Janek27 May 2020 at 21:04

    Great looking army and a fine inspiration.
    Thanks for sharing the podcast as it will be interesting to listen while painting. I know little of that period and it will be good to get to know it.... and get even more inspiration to start a new project ;-)

    All the best,
    Jan

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:57

      Hi Jan...
      It is indeed very inspiring
      Looking at your output you will probably start and finish a new project before I have my first game...😂

      All the best. Aly

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    2. Pan Janek29 May 2020 at 11:10

      Too many projects on my mind, but will chase you ;-)

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  3. Rob Young27 May 2020 at 22:00

    That is a spectacular army

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:54

      It is indeed Rob... and he also has the Romans to fight them...

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Shaun27 May 2020 at 23:06

    Are those figures based WAB? (You and all your GW mates should 'buy' WAB and re-release it)

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:53

      They are based up for Hail Caesar Shaun...
      Publishing is not really something I would want to get into... and I am not sure I would want to turn any more of my hobby into a job..

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Jonathan Freitag28 May 2020 at 02:37

    Outstanding brushwork by your friend, Dave.

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  6. David28 May 2020 at 04:21

    They are on proper rectangular bases too!😉

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:46

      Hi David...
      You noticed...😉

      All the best. Aly

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  7. rross28 May 2020 at 05:36

    They look very nice too Aly...I also noted the basing is different from your own...will you meet this army on the table and will the different basing style cause any problems?

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:44

      Hi Kieth...
      My toys won’t need to meet Dave’s... he also has a substantial Roman army based in the same way...

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Phil Robinson28 May 2020 at 07:21

    A fine array of eastern delight to suitably inspire.

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  9. warpaintjj28 May 2020 at 09:41

    The man's prolific!
    I always admired his demos at shows, he raised the bar way above my head.
    Best wishes,
    Jeremy

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:41

      The man is a machine...and yes he can indeed knock up a nice piece of terrain from time to time 😂

      All the best. Aly

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  10. caveadsum147128 May 2020 at 16:42

    Another equally nice Sassanid army, he's only just ahead! Podcast, sounds good,I wish I had the time to listen!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:39

      Only just ahead 😂
      Last count I think he has 80 Cataphracts...😱

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Natholeon29 May 2020 at 06:17

    Dave's boys are very nice. I think I prefer your colour schemes though! Thanks for the podcast link, I'll try and have a listen this weekend.

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  12. Carlo29 May 2020 at 06:33

    Very nice looking figures of Dave's Aly. Methinks an arms race between Princes of Persia is on the cards. Thanks for the tip on those podcasts and I'm off to visit them right now. All the best.

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    1. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:32

      Hi Carlo...
      I think Dave has already won that one...

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Aly Morrison29 May 2020 at 09:35

    I forgot to add that Mike Duncan also does another podcast called Revolutions which is also very good.

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