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

Thursday, 29 April 2021

Shiny American Civil War... A bit of Rebasing.

 Greetings...


When I decided that I (Or was it the butterfly?) wanted to delve into some 20mm Shiny American Civil War action my good friend Dave Andrews donated a box of toys he didn’t want to the cause...

As some of the figures were already painted by the man himself I decided to give a unit a coat of varnish and base them up...




Of course having never knowingly left anything alone...

I have added new flags... These came from my stock of the original Flags for the Lads American Civil War range... they were sealed with matte varnish spray before being attached to the standard bearers.

The caps and facings were given a coat sky blue paint and various scuffs and scratches were touched up.

Everything was then given a good coat of gloss varnish.

The figures are by (I believe) Wolfensfeld Miniatures... as far as I know they are no longer in production.

The bases are as always by Warbases...

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

I am very pleased with how these have turned out.. the whole process was fairly quick and enjoyable.

As to other projects... I seem to be butterflying about a bit... but I am having fun

We will see what sticks...😁

All the best   Aly


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32 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag29 April 2021 at 21:33

    A good friend provides ready-made units. A REALLY good friend provides ready-made armies!

    Your troops look good and shiny, Aly!

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:13

      It certainly helps having a few units that are more or less finished...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. EB29 April 2021 at 21:51

    That's a lovely looking unit, Aly. I've not seen those figures before - they're charming.

    Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:15

      They are nicely proportioned and work well with the gloss varnish...

      All the best. Aly

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  3. The Jolly Broom Man29 April 2021 at 23:10

    There’s a lot of variety in that bunch Aly. As EB said...charming sculpts.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:16

      Yes they are indeed charming...

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Old Nick30 April 2021 at 03:41

    These look really great.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:17

      All the hard work was done by Dave...

      All the best. Aly

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  5. David30 April 2021 at 05:34

    A lovely gift from a friend is always a joy! You have done them proud!

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:20

      It is indeed...
      I’m looking forward to getting another unit polished up..

      All the best. Aly

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  6. David Crook30 April 2021 at 07:53

    Hello there Aly,

    They look really lovely - there is something very satisfying about plain painted bases and gloss varnish!

    All the best,

    DC

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:22

      There are certainly no distractions to take your eyes away from the toys...

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Phil Robinson30 April 2021 at 08:37

    Very Old Skool Cool, top stuff Sir.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:39

      They are indeed old chap...

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com30 April 2021 at 11:26

    'Shiny' indeed! (Sorry, been rewatching Firefly ). These have painted up rather nicely but then
    one can never really have too many 20mm ACW...

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:41

      I do like the shiny... and Firefly.

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Mark Dudley30 April 2021 at 17:20

    I think John Cunningham had the rights for the Wodensfeld ACW range.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:41

      That’s worth knowing.. thank you Mark.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Ray Rousell30 April 2021 at 20:07

    And very nice they look too!

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:48

      They have turned out rather well...

      All the best. Aly

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  11. rross30 April 2021 at 20:33

    These are very nice Aly - obviously a more recent range of 20mm figures - they do not have your traditional 70's look a la Minifigs, Lamming etc.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:50

      Yes they are a lot more recent...2000/2001 I think...

      All the best. Aly

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  12. StuartInsch30 April 2021 at 22:05

    Cute! Very charming figures which brought out by the shininess of the varnish.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 20:52

      You’ve got to love the shiny 😁.

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Graham C1 May 2021 at 06:08

    Gloss varnish always brings out the colours far more than your standard matte I’ve been so tempted to give at least one of my armies the treatment - we shall see! As to those elusive butterflies I just keep looking for more

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 21:00

      The varnish definitely brings the colours out.
      Get glossing Grahame... you know it makes sense.

      All the best. Aly

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  14. David Woody1 May 2021 at 16:14

    Superb figures! Love the look and the shine just makes them better.

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 21:01

      They are indeed... it has made a nice easy start to the collection.

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Moiterei_19841 May 2021 at 19:32

    Very well done Aly!

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    1. Aly Morrison1 May 2021 at 21:03

      The hard work was done by Dave... but I am very pleased how they turned out.

      All the best. Aly

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  16. David4 May 2021 at 00:08

    I trust there are some equally well done Union canon to chase these fellows back down south. Can't have them making it as far as the UK, that's for certain!

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    1. Aly Morrison4 May 2021 at 08:33

      Unfortunately the only painted gun and crew are from the Confederacy...
      It is however early days and industry of the North is yet to kick in....

      All the best. Aly

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