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

Sunday, 25 July 2021

Shiny Napoleonics… The French 18th Infantry Regiment

 Greetings all…


This unit is now finished…

It took a little bit longer to finish than I thought it would…

Removing the extra greatcoats took up a lot of the time and the real world the rest…

Anyway here they are…






I really like how these chaps have turned out…Greatcoats often come over as rather dull things but by going a little lighter that I was initially thinking it has made them stand out and look colourful…


The Greatcoat is… Citadel… Administratum Grey.

The Trousers are… Citadel… Pallid Wych Flesh.

The Bayonet Scabbard is… Citadel… Skrag Brown.

The Water bottle is… Foundry… Buff Leather 7B.

Green bits are… Citadel… Warboss Green.

Yellow bits are… Citadel… Averland Sunset.

Red bits are… Citadel… Evil Sunz Scarlet.

As  usual everything was give a wash of Aly’s Brown Liquid and then highlighted withe the original shade.




So it’s back to re-basing and re-flagging my Crimean War collection… considering how few units I have finished so far… you won’t be seeing a parade for a while… there are however some nice new additions on their way 😁

All the best.   Aly


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47 comments:

  1. Phil Robinson25 July 2021 at 18:48

    Shinly stylish soldiers.

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    1. Aly Morrison25 July 2021 at 18:53

      Thank you Phil…
      I gave you a Sean Connery accent when I read that…😁

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Matt25 July 2021 at 19:58

    Very nice indeed!

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  3. WSTKS-FM Worldwide25 July 2021 at 20:23

    Agreed! Wonderfully rendered.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  4. Pan Janek25 July 2021 at 20:25

    Shiny as always! How many units have you done so far for this project Aly?

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Aly Morrison25 July 2021 at 20:57

      Thank you Jan…

      So far… 6 Prussian Infantry…
      4 French Infantry…
      1 Neapolitan Infantry…
      1 Combined Rifles Battalion 95th/60th…
      1 Small Jäger Company…
      2 French Cavalry…
      1 British Cavalry Regiment-The Royal Scots Greys…
      3 French Guns in the works.
      It feels like I have done more… possibly because I have a number of units soaking in Dettol…
      I think 8 or 9 Infantry and 4 Cavalry a side and I will call it time for war…😁

      All the best. Aly

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    2. Pan Janek28 July 2021 at 20:51

      Cool! Looking forward to seeing some battle reports!

      Best wishes,
      Jan

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  5. Matt Crump25 July 2021 at 20:41

    They look great to me Aly…..and colourful in a grey but not blue way for the french

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    1. Aly Morrison25 July 2021 at 21:02

      Thank you Matt…
      They stand out nicely… In a French way.

      All the best. Aly

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  6. David25 July 2021 at 20:55

    You polished those off a treat Aly.

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  7. Peter25 July 2021 at 21:11

    A beautiful looking unit.

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  8. Jonathan Freitag26 July 2021 at 03:17

    They really look great to me too!

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  9. David Crook26 July 2021 at 04:47

    Hello there Aly,

    Lovely work old chap - I really like the clean basing with these, it sets the figures off in a pleasing old school way.

    Top job!

    All the best,

    DC

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 09:47

      Thank you David…

      I think it takes just as much time to make the simple bases as it does to make textured ones…

      But I do like they way it looks.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Paul Scrivens-Smith26 July 2021 at 06:48

    Splendidly old school.

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  11. Unlucky General26 July 2021 at 06:51

    This project has such charm and I continue to follow it with great interest. It reminds me that it's all about toy soldiers ... as it should be.

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 09:51

      Thank you Greg…

      Yes it certainly is all about the toy soldiers… and the shiny 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com26 July 2021 at 10:13

    They did turn out well!

    I like greatcoated figures, possibly because I always looked better in my great coat than I did in the full dress scarlet which never fit properly.

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 13:50

      Thank you Ross…

      I always look better when most of me is covered up 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Rick Priestley26 July 2021 at 13:47

    Gloriously shiny and nicely photographed Aly.

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 13:51

      Thank you Rick…

      I think I am starting to get the hang of it now…😁

      All the best. Aly

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  14. David26 July 2021 at 16:06

    I must reiterate my praise regarding this unit. You really have taken the campaign look to the next level! I love that only the grenadiers and voltigeurs are man enough to sport the moustache, while the fresh faced boys must have been conscripted into the fusiliers.

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 16:18

      Thank you David…
      I believe moustaches were obligatory in the Elite Companies…I like to imagine that there was some sore of uncomfortable removal procedure if a Fusilier got caught wearing one 😬😳

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Ed M26 July 2021 at 16:44

    Splendidly retro--and contrarian: they look quite elegant in those greatcoats!

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 16:56

      Thank you Ed…
      If I can get hold of more castings I am tempted to do another battalion…
      Apparently there was very little standardisation with greatcoats…they could be anything from beige through grey to a brownish maroon…

      All the best. Aly

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  16. General Buggeration26 July 2021 at 22:05

    Once they get their orders to march into Russia they’ll be wishing they still had that extra greatcoat that some swine pinched from them.

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 22:22

      Well if they are prepared to do a classic blunder and get involved in a land war in Asia … it’s their own fault and it doesn’t matter how many coats they have…😁

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  17. The Jolly Broom Man26 July 2021 at 22:09

    They really are delightful. Any idea when we’ll see them in action Aly?

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 22:25

      Thank you JBM…
      I need a few more units… and I need to get all the crap off the wargames table…
      At a guess… the end of the year-ish…

      All the best. Aly

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  18. Knightly26 July 2021 at 23:31

    Wonderful work Aly on these miniatures. Wonderful to reflect upon Minifigs that never grow old in the minds of folks who keep them in the spotlight.

    I'm just reading up on Murat's Army. Having a soft spot for a hint of colour in the uniforms.

    Cheers,
    Helen

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    1. Aly Morrison26 July 2021 at 23:54

      Thank you Helen…
      Murat… Now there was a man who liked a pretty uniform…
      I am all for pretty uniforms…

      All the best. Aly

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  19. rross27 July 2021 at 05:50

    Congratulations on getting these blokes finished off Aly....I did have a few of this very model back in the day...say, circa 1976.....I didn't notice the extra greatcoat roll though!

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    1. Aly Morrison27 July 2021 at 09:28

      Thank you Keith…

      When Minifigs re-did the range they corrected the error…though I am not exactly sure when that was.

      All the best. Aly

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  20. Wellington Man27 July 2021 at 18:45

    These are beautiful Aly.
    I'm very jealous of the fusiliers. I'm assuming MF made them that way? I could never fathom why so many of the other manufacturers only produced greatcoated French elite companies, if they bothered to make them at all. Perhaps they were expecting their customers to convert them?

    All the best
    WM

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    1. Aly Morrison27 July 2021 at 18:53

      Thank you Matthew…

      It is strange how some of these ranges were put together… I suspect you could do an entire post dedicated to the how’s and why’s …
      I know myself how you can run out of steam on a range… but only doing elite troops in greatcoats is a bit odd…
      Unless of course something happened when moulding the fusiliers and the sculptor just never got round to redoing them… we may never know.

      All the best. Aly

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  21. Graham C28 July 2021 at 15:59

    Aly
    Damn fine looking body of men. Surely it must be time for a mass parade?

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    1. Aly Morrison28 July 2021 at 16:07

      Thank you Graham…

      That would mean clearing all the boxes off my wargames table 😂
      Fear not there will be one…. Soon-ish.

      All the best. Aly

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  22. caveadsum147130 July 2021 at 22:13

    Splendid looking greatcoated unit,even allowing for your mania in removing the additional blanket, still lovely shiny and fun!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison31 July 2021 at 10:46

      Thank you Iain…

      It was worth the effort…now they won’t annoy me every time I look at them.. 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  23. Valleyboyinnz31 July 2021 at 23:38

    Those really are lovely Aly - the light greatcoat colour is a great idea that really make a classy contrast with the elite company facings giving the unit a real pop

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