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

Friday, 9 October 2020

Shiny Napoleonics... New toys

 Greetings...

I recently received a lovely box of new/old toys in the post...


These are from the seemingly inexhaustible collection of the late Eric Knowles... via David Crook (http://awargamingodyssey.blogspot.com/ )

They are a mixture of French Cavalry and British ,French and Brunswick infantry.
They are mostly S Range Minifigs but there are a few Lammings and some dashing Garrison Hussars... which I am finding hard to resist renovating immediately.
At least I won’t run short of things to do as Nottingham ‘braces’ Itself for a local Covid lockdown...

I should have something Bronze Aged and Shiny next....

All the best.  Aly


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41 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag9 October 2020 at 16:27

    Aly, you grabbed an impressive collection of Napoleonics. I await your Bronze Age works anxiously.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 15:54

      I really have to restrain myself from rushing off and starting lots more units before I finish what I have in front of me...
      More Bronze Age Europeans with way too much plaid...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Steve J.9 October 2020 at 16:36

    A nice collection there Aly and stay safe during your local lockdown.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 15:58

      Thank you Steve ... I don’t think the ‘rules’ will effect me to much... and I certainly won’t be bored...

      All the best. Aly

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  3. Graham C9 October 2020 at 17:53

    A wonderful addition to the collection Aly. That should keep your shininess going for a while.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 16:00

      I now have a frighteningly large amount of potential shininess to paint... Hurrah!

      All the best v. Aly

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  4. Wellington Man9 October 2020 at 17:55

    Congratulations on a magnificent acquisition, Aly! If there's any kind of vox pop going on, my vote is for the Garrison Hussars, which I think were one of the most exquisite wargame figures ever made. I'd love to see what you can do with them.
    Stay safe
    Matt

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 16:01

      I think it’s going to be the Hussars...
      They are lovely.

      All the best. Aly

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  5. rross9 October 2020 at 20:27

    That's a mighty reinforcement of nostalgia there Aly. I noticed on BBC World UK news the leading headline was that Nottingham has the worst Covid stats in the country - stay safe mate!

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 20:35

      Hi Keith...
      I said something like....

      Reinforcement of nostalgia... I like that 😁

      We have five universities and colleges in Nottingham plus a number of private educational establishments
      It seemed pretty inevitable that when the students came back there would be a spike in cases...
      Unless you work for the government that is...
      I am continuing to keep myself to myself... it’s not like I am going to get bored...

      All the best. Aly 😂

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  6. Pan Janek9 October 2020 at 20:47

    Wow that’s quite an expansion to your collection!
    Looking forward to seeing them renovated.
    Stay safe, and keep painting!

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 16:14

      I think I have enough to keep me amused... for the moment 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Mark Strachan9 October 2020 at 22:49

    What a magnificent parade Aly!

    Sorry to hear that you are about to descend into another lockdown. We have just exited our’s and I must say I found the second one much more difficulty than the first even though I was in the office most days. I take it you are able to work from home?

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 16:16

      Thank you Mark...
      As I said to Keith it would seem that this was inevitable...
      I am fortunate that I work from home... and I certainly have plenty things to do....

      All the best. Aly

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    2. rross10 October 2020 at 19:28

      Hi Aly ….don't see any comment to me mate?

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    3. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 20:28

      Your right!... I wonder what happened there...

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    4. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 20:36

      The reply is now in place...😁

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  8. Delta Coy10 October 2020 at 04:35

    Great pick up Aly - looking forward to seeing the Garrison Hussars in their new shiny coats. Stay safe mate.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 16:17

      The Hussars have definitely pushed their way up the painting queue...

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Rob Young10 October 2020 at 07:46

    Admit I always like to see Garrison figures - slight bias here... let me know if you're short of any.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 16:18

      I think I will be getting in touch soon Rob... 😄

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Matt Crump10 October 2020 at 08:29

    Lovely .....that is going to keep you busy👍

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  11. Phil Robinson10 October 2020 at 10:33

    You are becoming the supremo of shine Sir.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 16:19

      Not a bad title Phil...
      I should get a T-shirt...😁

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Paul Scrivens-Smith10 October 2020 at 12:28

    Plenty to get cracking on with in lockdown there. Look forwards o seeing the restoration and renovation work.

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  13. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 16:23

    I certainly have plenty to do Paul...
    The main problem will be deciding what to paint first/second/third...........

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  14. caveadsum147110 October 2020 at 20:29

    Best of luck in local lockdown, at least you have plenty to be going on with, are these to be stripped and repainted or touched up and gloss varnished?
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 20:38

      Some of the figures only need some restoration... the rest will be stripped down and repainted...

      All the best. Aly

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  15. StuartInsch10 October 2020 at 22:04

    Stay safe and shiny Aly, sounds like the perfect lockdown project.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 October 2020 at 22:36

      I like the sound of safe and shiny...
      I am indeed looking forward to painting these...

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com11 October 2020 at 01:04

    "Restrain".....Whatever happened to "seize the moment" etc?

    What a wonderful collection. Enjoy! (When the time comes)

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    1. Aly Morrison11 October 2020 at 17:21

      I am painting up the current “seize the moment” stuff first... 😄

      All the best. Aly

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  17. Moiterei_198411 October 2020 at 12:16

    OK one last try as Blogger seems to toss my comments into the void...
    Great haul Aly! Stay safe and keep your head up during this latest lockdown

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    1. Aly Morrison11 October 2020 at 17:19

      Hurrah! It worked...
      I have had a few comments go amiss... it must be Bloggers ‘new’ thing...

      All the best. Aly

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  18. David11 October 2020 at 15:34

    New old toys, an oxymoron if ever there was one, but no doubt bringing pleasure to your good self.

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    1. Aly Morrison11 October 2020 at 17:17

      Nice to see you spotted my linguistic tomfoolery David ... 😁
      They are indeed bringing me shiny pleasure...

      All the best. Aly

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  19. David13 October 2020 at 03:04

    Well now that should keep you busy for a long long time. I'm eager to see what you can do to bring these back to life. Looks like they have a pretty good start. Will it be a refurb or will you start from scratch?

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    1. Aly Morrison13 October 2020 at 09:17

      Hi David...
      It will be a mixture of renovating and repainting... some of these guys have seen a lot of action 😀

      All the best. Aly

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  20. roma9124 November 2020 at 01:13

    Great looking Brunswickers Aly. I dread painting large expanses of black so will now be picking up some Black Templar for this.

    Cheers, Ross

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    1. Aly Morrison4 November 2020 at 13:36

      Thank you Ross...

      Hopefully you will find it a help...
      I would recommend you pick up a bottle of the Contrast Medium as well...
      It is by far the best stuff to use to dilute all the Contrast Colours... water will make them to runny ...

      All the best. Aly

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