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

Wednesday 17 November 2021

The War of 1812… Johnson’s Regiment of Kentucky Mounted Volunteers.

Greetings…

Here’s the next unit…

Johnson’s Regiment of Kentucky Mounted Volunteers…

I was always going to have these in the collection…They have quite a striking uniform that is relatively easy to paint.

They of course made their name at the Battle of  the Thames ( also known as Moraviantown) in 1813…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Thames

When looking for information on the internet I came across this article… which is about Kentucky troops in the War of 1812

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23367236


They have been based as mounted infantry for Rebels and Patriots… which I think suits their fighting style…

The Hunting Shirts and Trousers are… Citadel… Corvus Black.

The Fringes are… Citadel… Evil Sunz Scarlet.

The Saddlery, Belts and Straps are a mixture of different Browns and Tans from Foundry and Citadel.

The Horses were painted with Citadel Contrast Colours…

As always everything was give a coat of Aly’s Brown Liquid then highlighted with the original colours.

I found these very easy to paint…which made it a very relaxing experience.

The figures are from Knuckleduster…

http://knuckleduster.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=1_21

https://www.caliverbooks.com/figures/catviewer.php?

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The paints are Wargames Foundry and Citadel...

https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/paint
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling

The bases are as always...




37 comments:

  1. Very nice Aly and the uniform is simple yet striking as you rightly say. I can't help but think those hats were rather impracticable given the theatre they were fighting in, especially given that they were mounted too.

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    1. Thank you Steve…
      To be honest I think most of the headwear worn in the early to mid 19th century looks very pretty…but very impractical.

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Splendid looking mounted volunteers! Great looking uniforms and lovely basing!
    Best Iain

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  3. Oh yes! They are brilliant, nice work Aly.

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  4. Hunting shirts with red fringe? Striking!

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    1. They certainly are Jonathan…

      All the best. Aly

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  5. They are indeed a striking unit 👍

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    1. Indeed they are Matt…
      I wonder how they will fight…

      All the best. Aly

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  6. The colours and top hats make for a very sartorial effect.

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    1. They do have a certain style Phil…

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Splendid! But how did those hats stay on I wonder?

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    1. Thank you David…
      I’m not entirely sure how most of the hats stayed on… I have tried on a few examples of 19th century headwear and they felt really unnatural… I really don’t know how people kept them on their heads.
      I suppose the issue is that I am not a hat wearer… apart from the odd baseball type cap or woolly hat…
      We are not really a hat wearing society now but I suspect that if you wore a hat, no matter what it’s style, every day it would probably feel quite normal.

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Through your miniatures we are discovering a completely unknown world, like that of the American wars of the early nineteenth century: top hats and fringes, axes and rifles, fur hats ... And we thought that the bearskin of the Napoleonic Garde Imperiale in contemporary Europe was an eccentric uniform! Great paint job, anyway!

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    1. Thank you…
      The early to mid 19th century is filled with beautiful and in some cases quite unusual uniforms… the hats got bigger as time went on.
      The 19th century American wars are very interesting… a nice mix of uniforms and some very interesting battles.

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Very nice looking black Aly! I start with an 1815 Brunswick army and am looking for a simple and quick way of painting black.

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan…
      Citadel Corvus black is actually a very dark grey… which means you can put a wash over it and then re-highlight.
      It also means that when you paint black straps etc they should stand out… I of course now varnish the leather on my figures so they are guaranteed to be seen.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Excellent work Ally, great sense of action in that unit.

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  11. Gosh Aly, I turn me back for a bit and you have units for the War of 1812 pouring off the painting table! Wonderful, and impressive.
    Regards, James

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    1. Thank you James…
      Yup! The butterfly is strong… and it is one of my favourite periods.

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Your butterfly has been sitting for a while with this project Aly. Could this be the project that will go to completion.

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    1. Yes it is a blossom that has attracted for a long time…

      Completion???… as you know that never happens… but there will indeed be games…

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Very nice indeed you’re certainly making progress with this project and why not it’s a great period to play

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    1. Thank you Graham…
      It is indeed a lovely period.. and it is coming along at a good pace…

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Hello there Aly,

    Lovely looking unit old chap! You seem to be moving along with this project for sure!

    All the best,

    DC

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    1. Thank you David…
      Yes… focused… who would have thought 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  15. The hunting shirted units of 1812/AWI are always a treat-- particularly when so nicely rendered.

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    1. Thank you Ed…
      There is no doubting we’re you are when you see them…

      All the best. Aly

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  16. They certainly are a particularly striking bunch of military Dandies Aly -its hard to believe people actually dressed like this to go out and fight a war - although if I am thinking of the same thing, the Battle of Thames was more a cross between genocide and ethnic cleansing of the First Nation/Native Americans?

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    1. Actually I just clicked the wikipedia link and I must be mistaken and be thinking of some other campaign during the war....

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    2. There were quite a few actions and campaigns against the First Nations/Native Americans before the war of 1812…
      A couple of actions that come to mind are…
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fallen_Timbers
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tippecanoe
      Although these were American victories they didn’t always get the best of things all the time…

      All the best. Aly

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  17. As these are not shiny I cannot formally approve, but informally I have to say you've done another cracking job Aly!

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    1. Thank you Matthew…
      They do have some shiny bits on them though…

      All the best. Aly

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