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

Thursday, 1 July 2021

Lion Rampant… Nellie!

 Greetings…

So here we have ‘Nellie’…. My Sassanid Elephant…

I know I shouldn’t but…

https://youtu.be/9m7tPikH0UA

It’s always worth a listen….😁






In all her glory…

An A&A Elephant with some additional crew and a couple of heads from Aventine…

Nellie… Mostly… Citadel… Storm Vermin Fur.

Crew Tunics… Citadel… Pallid Wytch Flesh.

Howdah… Foundry… Moss 29B.

Red Bits… Citadel… Mephiston Red.

Officers Tunic and Crew Tunic Piping… Citadel… Lothern Blue.

Spears… Foundry… Spearshaft Light 13C.

Leather Goods… Citadel… Doombull and Skrag Brown.


The miniatures are...
Aventine... https://aventineminiatures.co.uk/

http://www.aandaminiatures.co.uk/

The bases are...

Warbases... https://warbases.co.uk/

The Shield Transfers and Banners are from...
Little Big Men Studios... https://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/

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

This was both fun and strenuous to paint… A lead elephant is heavy… 

Well I suppose it would be…🙄😂


All the best    Aly.





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48 comments:

  1. Unlucky General2 July 2021 at 03:55

    Nice 'phant. I particularly like the howdah. I know they are rarely that useful on the table-top but they do tend to mesmerize the opposing player like an enemy flame-thrower - everything gets thrown at it to get it away from you.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 19:11

      Thank you …

      It is indeed more of a psychological weapon… but it is pretty 😁…

      Is there an Elephant flame-thrower option…?

      All the best. Aly

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  2. David2 July 2021 at 05:56

    A splendid Dumbo there added to your collection! The A&A efalump was my preferred choice too, but they were on special offer when I bought mine so I may have been influenced ...

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 19:12

      Thank you David…
      It took a bit of filling to get it to fit together… but I think it was worth the effort.


      All the best. Aly

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  3. rross2 July 2021 at 06:37

    What a fantastic little group Aly...lovely work as always!

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  4. Steve J.2 July 2021 at 06:47

    Superb work Aly!

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  5. MSFoy2 July 2021 at 07:01

    Wonderful piece of work - if ever I saw a wargame unit which is certain to be eliminated by a freak dice roll in turn 1, this could be it...

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 19:17

      Thank you Tony…
      The fact that most rules have a result that says something like “roll X and elephant stampedes”… it’s effect may be limited…
      If not disastrous 😳

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Phil Robinson2 July 2021 at 09:31

    Excellent, you have sure given that nellie some wellie.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 19:19

      Thank you Phil…
      But will Nellie wellie the enemy… or just head off to the circus.

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Paul Scrivens-Smith2 July 2021 at 10:03

    That is a lovely nellie.

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  8. The Jolly Broom Man2 July 2021 at 13:17

    Sorry all out of elephant puns - but she sure is a lovely piece of work mate.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 19:21

      Thank you JBM…

      I have checked and wargames related puns are indeed a bit thin on the ground.

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Rob Young2 July 2021 at 14:13

    Beautiful piece. Agree with dice roll comment - the better they look, the worse their dice rolls seems to be a trope that has merit.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 19:22

      Thank you Rob…

      Clearly a doomed beauty…
      As an old friend used to say.. style over content…

      All the best. Aly

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    2. Rob Young4 July 2021 at 17:39

      But what style...

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  10. Matt Crump2 July 2021 at 16:07

    A really impressive centrepiece to an army Aly. My elephants are all much simpler !

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 19:23

      Thank you Matt…
      Being elephants they will never forget the fact that you said they were simple…

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Ed M2 July 2021 at 17:00

    You shouldn't have, but we're glad you did! An epic figure and vignette, splendidly rendered (as is your usual).

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 19:25

      Thank you Ed…
      Well someone had to do it…😁

      All the best. Aly

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  12. David2 July 2021 at 21:38

    Aly, I made the mistake of clicking the youtube link. While I would like to comment on your beautiful work, I have to ask, what the hell - aphant was that!?

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    1. Aly Morrison2 July 2021 at 21:48

      😂😂😂😂😂😂
      It was indeed the daftest version of that song I could find…
      I am sure they used to Pack-yderm them in when they gigged in the 1980’s.

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Phil3 July 2021 at 06:14

    Wow, congrats for this masterpiece, gorgeous Nellie!

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  14. Aly Morrison3 July 2021 at 10:01

    Thank you Phil…

    All the best. Aly

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  15. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com3 July 2021 at 11:59

    Its all been said. A beautiful beast and crew.

    I of course presume that the howdah blanket thingie with the intricate pattern was carefully and precisely hand painted.

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    1. Aly Morrison3 July 2021 at 14:44

      Thank you Ross…

      I stitched the howdah hangings from ultra fine silk… honest.😬

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Old Nick3 July 2021 at 17:58

    Outstanding! A beautifully done figure.

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  17. caveadsum14714 July 2021 at 16:51

    Splendid looking elephant! The only figures I collected for ancient armies in the late 1970s were 3 25mm minifigs elephants, I need to build some armies about them, the flamethrower version sounds ace!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison4 July 2021 at 18:47

      Thank you Iain…
      I rather liked the old Minifigs Elephants… not as heavy as the more modern types.

      Yes I see nothing wrong with a good old…
      Elefant Flammenwerfer Panzerkampffahrzeug…

      All the best. Aly

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  18. Pan Janek5 July 2021 at 09:41

    Fantastic work on the Nellie Aly! Looks great.
    And Toy Dolls... Love them. To be honest when I saw the title of your post I thought I will give a link to the song. No need to though as you've already done it ;-)

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Aly Morrison6 July 2021 at 08:13

      Thank you Jan…

      The Toy Dolls are very entertaining…

      All the best. Aly

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    2. Pan Janek7 July 2021 at 09:51

      I was at their concert in Warsaw in 1995 and I'm a bit surprised that they are still playing. I don't think I would go now though as I'm afraid it would ruin my good memories ;-)

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    3. Aly Morrison7 July 2021 at 17:14

      It’s their 40th anniversary… and they are indeed planning a tour.
      They must all be about 60 by now…

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    4. Pan Janek8 July 2021 at 05:59

      Actually the band was formed in 1979 buth their 40th anniversary is spread till 2022 (I guess due to obvious reasons) with concerts in UK in 2022, and you are right Olga will be 60 next year. Time flies!

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  19. Rob7 July 2021 at 15:23

    Enjoyed both the elephant and song!
    Your painting only reinforces my decision to go Gilder-Old-School if I do Romans* and Sassanids.
    I originally typed 'Romans' as 'Ramones' must be getting old....

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    1. Aly Morrison7 July 2021 at 17:21

      Thank you Rob…
      Shiny Sassanids would indeed look lovely…
      Ramones… listening to the Toy Dolls clearly got you into a Punk frame of mind 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  20. Knightly9 July 2021 at 06:26

    Love your Nellie Aly. Elephants do look very attractive on the table top.
    Cheers, Helen

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    1. Aly Morrison9 July 2021 at 12:17

      Thank you Helen…

      She certainly makes an attractive target …😁
      I quite fancy some Camel Cataphracts next for this project .. just to add to the menagerie…

      All the best. Aly

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  21. James Fisher10 July 2021 at 06:35

    Superbly done Aly.
    Regards, James

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  22. James Fisher10 July 2021 at 06:38

    'Nellie the elephant' is great too. An absolute wheeze!

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    1. Aly Morrison10 July 2021 at 20:39

      The Toy Dolls a splendidly quirky approach to Punk Rock…

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  23. Chris Walton17 July 2021 at 04:11

    Lovely work!

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