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

Sunday, 11 October 2020

A Song of Blades and Bronze... More Northern Europeans.

 Greetings...

Here we have the next batch of Northern Europeans...

I had intended these chaps to feel a bit more rank and file... Plainer cloths and less tattoos...

I have however failed in this... as I got carried away... I really enjoy painting the tattoos and the plaid and I am finding it difficult to hold back.

So for now I will say that the more rank and file troops will ‘mostly’ have bronze shields.

There are some slingers in the Bronze Age pile I may move them up the queue...

I would also like to add a Northern European chariot... and Mharaid would said she would really like another one pulled by giant geese (you will of course remember that there is a fantastical element to this collection)

A couple of years ago I bought Mharaid a lot of Britains (54mm) hollow cast farm animals... at the time every other eBay auction had Geese Geese Geese, which would be perfect.... not now though... the hoarders have got in there and emptied the shelves... utter swines!

I will persevere. 😆

So here are the toys...





All of the tunics started of with Citadel Administratum Grey and then the different plaids were added with a mixture of muted colours.

I am very pleased with the results and I will no doubt get carried away again with the next batch...


The miniatures are...
https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/european-bronze-age-scandanavia-north-west-europe-1600-bc

The bases are...
https://warbases.co.uk/product-category/bases/round-cornered-bases/


The paints are Wargames Foundry and Citadel...
https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/paint
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling

All the best    Aly


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32 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag11 October 2020 at 19:37

    Gadzooks, Aly! This is really impressive plaid work. I am green with envy.

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    1. Aly Morrison11 October 2020 at 19:51

      Thank you very much Jonathan...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Peter11 October 2020 at 20:11

    The plaid painting is really good, and the rest as well!

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  3. Steve J.11 October 2020 at 20:23

    You enjoy painting tattos and plaid? You're mad;)!. But seriously they look superb.

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    1. Aly Morrison12 October 2020 at 18:16

      Thank you Steve...
      Yes I may well be mad... but for completely different reasons 🤪🤪😂😂

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Graham C11 October 2020 at 20:25

    Nice plaid and a few tattoos thrown in for good measure ! No holding you back. Very nice pieces looking forward to seeing them in action

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    1. Aly Morrison12 October 2020 at 18:22

      Thank you Graham...
      Hopefully they will see some action at the end of the year...

      All the best. Aly

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  5. rross12 October 2020 at 03:33

    Another lovely batch of pre historic warriors Aly

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  6. StuartInsch12 October 2020 at 05:38

    I best plaid I've seen. Brilliant!

    You might want to take a look at the new oathmark skellies Aly, perfect for some "cursed" North European Bronze Age types when they come out.

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    1. Aly Morrison12 October 2020 at 18:25

      Thank you very much Stuart...

      I’ve had a look at the skellies... they look very interesting... I wonder if they are compatible with the Foundry miniatures...

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Matt Crump12 October 2020 at 06:32

    Beautiful work.....this is why 10 mm is no good for you Aly 😀 the ‘tartan’ tunics are superb !

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    1. Aly Morrison12 October 2020 at 18:28

      Thank you Matt...
      Although I am still tempted... 10mm is indeed a very deep rabbit hole... is suppose I would have to do a period with no highlands involved 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  8. The Good Soldier Svjek12 October 2020 at 06:35

    Excellent looking plaid - you have a steady hand sir !

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    1. Aly Morrison12 October 2020 at 18:29

      Thank you Tony...
      Unfortunately the rest of me is getting a bit shaky 😂

      All the best. Aly

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  9. caveadsum147112 October 2020 at 12:26

    Lovely looking plaid! Good luck with your geese hunt!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison12 October 2020 at 18:30

      Thank you Iain...
      The geese hunt sounds like a good scenario....

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Phil Robinson12 October 2020 at 14:25

    Well if you are going to get carried away do it fine style, super shiny work Aly.

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  11. Paul Scrivens-Smith12 October 2020 at 18:10

    Great work on these. You have really nailed doing plaid.

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    1. Aly Morrison12 October 2020 at 18:31

      Thank you very much Paul...

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Pan Janek12 October 2020 at 19:08

    Great work on the plaids! Really like the colors.
    I guess the geese are in Rome ;-)

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Aly Morrison12 October 2020 at 21:37

      Thank you Jan...
      Of course!... never mind... they won’t amount to anything....😁

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Jose Maria Cagiga13 October 2020 at 08:27

    Very nice topic Aly, I have very very little knowledge of warfare in the bronze age.

    Saludos!

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    1. Aly Morrison13 October 2020 at 10:13

      Thank you Jose...
      It’s a very interesting period...
      Nigel Stillman wrote a nice introduction to Bronze Age warfare for Wargames Foundry...

      https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/pages/biblical-age-wargaming-by-nigel-stillman

      I picked it because of the possibilities of adding fantastical elements to the game.

      All the best. Aly

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  14. David13 October 2020 at 16:19

    Oh, those are just lovely Aly!

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    1. Aly Morrison13 October 2020 at 23:22

      Thank you very much David...

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Mark Strachan14 October 2020 at 04:57

    Aye Caramba...all that plaid!! You’re a braver man than me Aly Morrison...I dread plaid, tartans and anything that involves the fiddling about!

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    1. Aly Morrison14 October 2020 at 10:31

      It’s a lot easier when you are making it up as you go along Mark...
      When I have painted regimental tartans in the past I have simplified them a bit... Also when you are dealing with Highland Regiments most of the sett is hidden by pleats or equipment...

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Phil20 October 2020 at 06:42

    Very nice job Aly, they look great...with gorgeous plaids!

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