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

Tuesday 15 February 2022

Shiny American Civil War… Rush’s Lancers.

Greetings…

It’s shiny time…

Another unit for my Shiny American Civil War project…

This time it is Rush’s Lancers…more correctly the 6th Pennsylvanian Cavalry.

I’ve always loved the idea of lancers during the American Civil War so these guys were a real must have… The anachronistic weaponry was however discontinued in 1863.

Regardless of what they were armed with they went on to become one of the best Union cavalry regiments…fighting at Gaines’ Mill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station and Gettysburg.




These chaps are from Jacklex Miniatures but I have converted them a bit to remove the carbine sling as very few of the men were originally issued with them… I also added shoulder scales and made my own swords…
I did wonder if I had made the pennons a bit big…but now that they are done I am quite happy with the result.
As is always with Jacklex figures these were a joy to put together and paint…

The Tunics are… Citadel… Kantor Blue with a touch of Caledor Sky.
The Trousers are… Citadel… Hoeth Blue.
The Lances are… Citadel… Mournfang Brown.
The Braid is… Foundry…Ochre 4B.
The Pennons are… Citadel… Evil Sunz Scarlet.

Once the main colours were blocked in everything was given a coat of Aly’s Brown Liquid.

The horses were painted Mournfang Brown and then given a couple of diluted coats of Contrast Gore-Grunta Fur.

The figures are from Jacklex…

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

The bases are as always from Warbases…

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

The paints are Wargames Foundry and Citadel...

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

The Guidon came from my old Flags for the Lads supply…

It will probably be more War of 1812 next time… hurrah!


All the best   Aly.



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36 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag15 February 2022 at 22:54

    Fine and shiny looking lancers, Aly!

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  2. David Crook15 February 2022 at 23:11

    Hello there Aly,

    Beautiful looking old chap - they have that lovely old school swagger about them!

    All he best,

    DC

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    1. Aly Morrison15 February 2022 at 23:15

      Thank you David.
      I find that simple clean design very appealing…

      All the best. Aly

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  3. The Jolly Broom Man16 February 2022 at 00:12

    Well then, Lancers… that’s a new one on me. They look delightful sir!

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:11

      Thank you JBM…
      It’s an interesting unit… The Confederacy also had a unit of lancers…
      I may do them as well.

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Carlo16 February 2022 at 01:18

    Superbly done Aly. These figures are such a “smile maker” for chaps of our vintage.

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:12

      Thank you Carlo…
      They always put a smile on my face…

      All the best. Aly

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  5. rross16 February 2022 at 06:09

    Very....eerrrr...shiny, Aly! I don't think it matters too much about the size of the pennons, even if they are a bit over sized, that just goes along with the whole sixties toy soldier look, I would say!

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:15

      I’m glad you spotted the shininess… I was worried that I had understated it bit this time 😁
      I started to warm to the pennons now.

      All the best. Aly

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  6. David16 February 2022 at 07:01

    Very toy soldiery there! If it floats your boat, why not?

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:16

      My boat is certainly floating with these…

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Matt Crump16 February 2022 at 07:40

    Lovely Looking unit as always Aly your attention to detail ‘shines’ out, not sure many people would make swords for their shiny figures👍

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:22

      Thank you Matt…
      They looked a bit unfinished without their swords and it was a fairly quick fix.

      All the best. Aly

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  8. tradgardmastare16 February 2022 at 08:06

    Terrific old school stuff!

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  9. Rob16 February 2022 at 10:21

    They are a joy to behold - when are you going to treat us to some shiny army parades, Napoleonic and/or ACW?

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:24

      Thank you Rob…
      I am getting closer to having a Napoleonic parade….but as I only have three ACW units finished that may take a little longer.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Phil Robinson16 February 2022 at 10:49

    Splendidly turned out, the Lance's just had to be done. I am reminded of the old bubble gum card with the lancer.

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:30

      Thank you Phil…

      Topps Bubblegum cards… I remember getting them as a kid… the bubblegum was horrible but the card were brilliant…
      They also did Mars Attacks.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Rick Priestley16 February 2022 at 12:31

    Fantastic stuff - will they see action any time soon or are they doomed to haunt your shelves or roam cupboards in search of the foe? Interesting use of the contrast as a wash by the way - shall try that.

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:34

      Thank you Rick…
      When I have enough troops to play the Action in the Plattville Vally from Featherstone’s War Games… they will see battle.
      I find the Contrast Colours work well for horses.

      All the best. Aly

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  12. caveadsum147116 February 2022 at 15:54

    Excellent looking lancers,nice swords!
    Best Iain

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  13. Mark Strachan16 February 2022 at 22:24

    Fabulous stuff Aly. Always a pretty ACW unit.

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:35

      Thank you Mark…
      They make for a nice different ACW unit…

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Ed M17 February 2022 at 02:09

    Really nice! Interesting that as the very modest experiment with the lance in the US was concluding Europe was moving in the other direction, with lances showing up in all classes of cavalry (I always find it jarring to see Prussian cuirassiers of the later century carrying lances!).

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    1. Aly Morrison18 February 2022 at 19:38

      Thank you Ed…
      Yes Europe really bought into the lance… all the way up to and including WW1.

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com18 February 2022 at 11:59

    Absolutely delightful!

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  16. Wellington Man19 February 2022 at 04:14

    I managed to miss this post somehow. They are absolutely terrific Aly!

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    1. Aly Morrison19 February 2022 at 19:31

      Thank you Matthew…
      Maybe you were blinded by the shine….😁

      All the best. Aly

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  17. Rodor19 February 2022 at 18:35

    Squadron that makes a nice (we would say "shiny") impression, even if armed in a rather old-fashioned way, within a civil war that experiences great technological innovations ... but these inconsistencies should not surprise, if you even think about it to the Polish cavalry against German tanks in World War II! We greatly appreciate your attention in equipping the troops with weapons that are more faithful to reality, which make them more particular. The pennons make a good impression, even if a little oversized: perhaps at this scale it is better this way, because the sight on the battlefield is important. We too have been busy with the construction of a cavalry lance pennon these days, albeit at a different scale (54 mm): we posted some pictures on our blog and we hope it looks good!

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    1. Aly Morrison19 February 2022 at 19:40

      Thank you…

      They are a nice unusual unit… The Confederates had a lancer unit a well so I may add them to the collection at some point.
      I had a look at your blog… very nice restoration work.
      Blogger doesn’t seem to be showing you on my list of blogs I follow at the moment…
      I will check that it is actually on the list of blogs I want to show on the list…blogger can be a bit awkward at times.

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  18. David23 February 2022 at 23:36

    Huh - I learned something new about the ACW today - we had lancers? Who knew? Beautiful as always Aly.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2022 at 23:52

      Thank you David…
      There were some quite unusual and colourful units in the ACW…especially in the earlier part…

      All the best. Aly

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