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

Monday, 29 March 2021

Butterfly Moments... Shiny American Civil War.

Greetings...

Okay I am calling it a butterfly moment for now... but I think this one has potential.

One of the reasons that it has potential is the fact that David Andrews has given me a big bag of 20mm figures... so it would be rude not to try.

A while back I ordered some samples from Jacklex Miniatures...

http://www.jacklexminiatures.com/american-civil-war

I have to say that Mark Lodge the current owner is a fine fellow to deal with.

I have always liked Jacklex Miniatures, they have a character all of their own... 

I was however taken by surprise by the genuine old school packaging...





Definitely old school...

I seem to remember Minifigs being packed in the same way many many years ago...

It was quite fun digging the toys out...although I am not sure how I would cope with a really large order.

Jesting aside this certainly reduces the amount of plastic packaging and it is recyclable.

So I painted a few up....




I have to say I am very pleased with them... they certainly tick all the shiny boxes.

I will be taking this one slowly for the moment... It’s not like I don’t have anything else to do...

The next shiny Americans will come out of the box of toys David gave me...


All the best    Aly


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44 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag29 March 2021 at 22:26

    Old School, for sure. Shiny and wonderful, no doubt! I love seeing the start to a new project!

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 00:06

      Thank you Jonathan...
      They are lovely little toys...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Phil Robinson29 March 2021 at 22:56

    Wonderful Old School charm indeed.

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  3. WSTKS-FM Worldwide29 March 2021 at 23:02

    Agreed! Charming and wonderful. Lovely painting too.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  4. The Jolly Broom Man29 March 2021 at 23:50

    Do you know what, they wouldn’t look as good if they weren’t shiny. I think I’m starting to “get it” finally.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 00:09

      You should try it... JBM.

      You might like it...😁

      All the best. Aly

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  5. marinergrim30 March 2021 at 05:28

    Nostalgia in a box. Very nice.

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  6. David30 March 2021 at 06:37

    The one true period! Shame it's Old School and the wrong scale, but it's a start😁 Nice paint jobs though in your chosen style!👍

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 12:24

      Thank you David...
      Clearly I had to do something different as I couldn’t complete with your splendid collection...😁
      It’s a nice period and surprisingly colourful...

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Duke of Baylen30 March 2021 at 06:55

    I enjoyed seeing these. I still paint virtually everything shiny and have since my figures came in those sawdust filled boxes from Minifigs. I've still got many of the boxes though not the sawdust. They are a way of recalling old addresses and postage stamps! TFL's Infamy Infamy has seen Minifig Celts painted when I was a student on the table again after decades of waiting around. I have wondered about more Jacklex - I still have my Pathans.
    Stephen

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 18:15

      The shiny really suits these toys Stephen...
      I am looking forward to painting more.

      All the best. Aly

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  8. EB30 March 2021 at 08:10

    They are certainly very charming figures, Aly. I'm currently being distracted by the Colonial Egyptian and the Mexican ranges. Seeing how good yours look, I'm wondering if I should go shiny rather than matt.
    Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 18:18

      There is indeed a lot of temptation in the Jacklex catalogue.
      I rather like the Russo-Japanese range
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      All the best. Aly

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  9. Ray Rousell30 March 2021 at 09:50

    And very nice they look too!

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  10. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) 30 March 2021 at 10:09

    Wow - that packaging is old school - great result on the figures too.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 18:21

      Thank you Warburton...
      Very old school indeed.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. rross30 March 2021 at 11:06

    The packaging certainly matches the contents Aly, very old school figures. Not really my thing as you know but if they tick your boxes, more power to you!

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 20:23

      They certainly tick my boxes Keith...
      I won’t be doing much with them until later in the year...

      All the best. Aly

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  12. David Woody30 March 2021 at 14:32

    Love the figures. Very OS indeed. And the sawdust! I remember as a lad of 14 getting my first box of Scruby figures and digging through the sawdust to get all of them. Jack didn’t use plastic bags though. The minis were scattered throughout the sawdust. Great memories.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 20:25

      It’s an entertaining way of unwrapping things...
      The stuff in the bags were an artillery piece and some smaller items...

      All the best. Aly.

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  13. General Buggeration30 March 2021 at 16:41

    That’s a great idea that you get figures and basing material all in the same box.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 20:44

      That did cross my mind Dave...
      A real bargain..

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Matt Crump30 March 2021 at 19:07

    Nice work Aly and a new shiny project ! As you say the figures have a nice style I like the cavalry which look remarkably like Airfix figures ? Nice to see the project develop. Roll on Antietam !

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 20:45

      Thank you Matt...
      I think they were originally designed to be compatible with Airfix...

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Mark Dudley30 March 2021 at 19:27

    I have been tempted by these figures on numerous occasions. They do look nice all glossed up.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 20:47

      Give in to temptation Mark...
      You know you want to...

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Matt30 March 2021 at 20:15

    Just plain lovely!

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  17. Paul Scrivens-Smith31 March 2021 at 13:02

    Excellent, you've really captured the look for these.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 20:48

      Thank you Paul...
      I am looking forward to painting more...

      All the best. Aly

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  18. Wellington Man31 March 2021 at 17:22

    Stunning work, Aly!

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  19. David1 April 2021 at 00:55

    I already sold off all of my ACW figures Aly, so the last thing I need is you to flutter your butterflies in my direction. Shame on you! (and lovely figures...)

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    1. Aly Morrison2 April 2021 at 20:51

      Would I try and lead you into temptation David 😈...

      Maybe...😜

      All the best. Aly

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  20. Moiterei_19843 April 2021 at 09:21

    Very nice work Aly! They certainly remind me of my uncle's toy soldiers I got to play with as a kid. But those were certainly not as cleanly painted as yours and also looked a little battered when we were done with them.

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    1. Aly Morrison3 April 2021 at 13:27

      Thank you Nick...
      Your uncle clearly didn’t put a good coat of yacht on his toys...

      All the best. Aly

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  21. Graham C3 April 2021 at 18:59

    Aly,
    Excellent. Now I didn’t need you stirring those butterfly’s I keep visiting the Jacklex site and convincing myself I need some Russo Japanese war or Mexican revolution. Then I give myself a shake and turn away but my resolve is weakening.

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    1. Aly Morrison3 April 2021 at 19:18

      Thank you Graham...
      You clearly need some nice Russo-Japanese and/or Mexicans... be generous to yourself...😈

      All the best. Aly

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  22. caveadsum14714 April 2021 at 12:05

    Nice old school packaging and lovely shiny troops!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison4 April 2021 at 16:40

      Thank you Iain....

      It certainly makes a change from bubble wrap...

      All the best. Aly

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