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

Thursday, 11 June 2020

A Slight Distraction... 40mm AWI

Greetings...


I recently picked up a couple of the Front Rank 40mm AWI to see what they were like...
My butterfly decided that it was time to paint them up...


https://www.frontrank.com/product-category/40mm-awi/







These are lovely... not so little... toy soldiers.
They were a real pleasure to paint... although they took a bit longer than I expected.


Would I paint more of them?


Probably... but not right now... They would certainly make for a nice skirmish based collection.


All the best   Aly
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34 comments:

  1. MSFoy11 June 2020 at 20:10

    Superb Aly - I have always admired the bigger figures, but am aware that there is nowhere to hide when it comes to painting them - pleas of "Impressionism" don't work in this scale! Anyway - fab.

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    1. Aly Morrison11 June 2020 at 20:28

      Thank you Tony...
      You are of course correct... there is a lot more painting involved in getting these guys to a good standard...
      There are some figures that would look good with a simple toy soldier finish... but not these.
      Which is why I will be taking my time putting a collection together...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Delta Coy11 June 2020 at 20:28

    Nice paint job Aly (as always). I came across a German company Peipp Miniatures that have a nice range of 7YW 45mm figures. Not as detailed as the Front Rank figures but still nice to paint as a break from the smaller stuff. Cheers Greg

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    1. Aly Morrison11 June 2020 at 20:35

      Thank you Greg...
      I had a look... they are rather nice....

      All the best. Aly

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  3. The Good Soldier Svjek11 June 2020 at 20:54

    Those are beautiful figures and have painted up well .

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  4. Jason11 June 2020 at 21:15

    Oh yes! Those look very impressive and beautifully painted too. I can imagine playing an AWI version of Sharpe Practice with these.

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    1. Aly Morrison13 June 2020 at 16:57

      Thank you Jason...
      I was thinking either Rebels and Patriots or Sharpe Practice myself...

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Ed M11 June 2020 at 21:16

    A "slight" distraction, but not a little one: wonderfully rendered! I've seen a few games with 40mm figs at conventions: just an amazing spectacle (no less impressive given what it would take to get a gaming-sized collection together).

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    1. Aly Morrison13 June 2020 at 17:00

      Thank you Ed...
      There is certainly something impressive about seeing large numbers of 40mm figures on the table... I think my collection will be more of a modest size...
      I imagine I will paint one or two figures at a time over a fairly long period of time.

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Jonathan Freitag12 June 2020 at 05:30

    Oh, this infantryman is beautiful. Great work!

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  7. Mark Strachan12 June 2020 at 06:17

    You are so right - they are beautiful figures, and a pleasant distraction. Well done.

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  8. Phil12 June 2020 at 06:20

    Top notch figures, great paint job!

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  9. Matt Crump12 June 2020 at 07:03

    Wouldn’t that be splendid to see a good size skirmish in 40 mm ?🤔

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    1. Aly Morrison13 June 2020 at 17:02

      That’s certainly what I am thinking Matt...

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Phil Robinson12 June 2020 at 07:11

    The butterfly goes large, splendidly rendered to boot.

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    1. Aly Morrison13 June 2020 at 17:04

      Thank you Phil...
      I shall rein the butterfly in a bit for the moment... maybe 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  11. caveadsum147112 June 2020 at 11:08

    Lovely figures, very nicely painted, flutter, flutter, it's very entertaining for us!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison13 June 2020 at 17:05

      Thank you Iain...
      It’s all very entertaining for me to...

      All the best. Aly

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  12. rross12 June 2020 at 11:37

    Great work Aly...I have been sorely tempted to look at 40mm a few times..I can definitely see the attraction of this scale for skirmish gaming...I have managed to resist so far!

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    1. Aly Morrison13 June 2020 at 17:06

      Thank you Keith...
      You know resistance is futile...😁

      All the best. Aly

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  13. David12 June 2020 at 16:34

    Way beyond my limited skills. Lovely work!

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    1. Aly Morrison13 June 2020 at 17:08

      Thank you David...
      You would think that by being bigger it would make things easier...

      It doesn’t 😂

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Paul Scrivens-Smith13 June 2020 at 14:07

    These are fab and we all need something to come back to later when we decide we do want more.

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    1. Aly Morrison13 June 2020 at 17:10

      Thank you Paul...

      It’s certainly more of a case of when I do more rather than if I do more.


      All the best. Aly

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  15. Jay White14 June 2020 at 15:55

    Wow, big minis! Looks excellent!

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  16. Blue in VT15 June 2020 at 13:48

    beautiful work Aly!! I'm sorely tempted by the many excellent AWI figures out right now...these large scale figures are very nice and your painting is excellent!

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    1. Aly Morrison15 June 2020 at 19:11

      Thank you Blue...
      There are indeed a lot of lovely 40mm figures out there... go on .... you know you want to....😁

      All the best. Aly

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  17. Ian Smith18 June 2020 at 08:14

    Great work Aly and welcome to the dark side - skirmish force - yes that’s what I told myself ten years ago as well - the beauty of the one true scale is that the extra effort is rewarded by the fact that you can see it without having to shove it under your nose first - I look forward to watching the evolution
    Ian

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    1. Aly Morrison18 June 2020 at 12:46

      Thank you Ian...
      I can see this one growing... they are such nice figures...

      All the best. Aly

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