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

Thursday 3 February 2022

The War of 1812… U.S. 21st Infantry.

Greetings…

Here we have further addition to this project…

This time it is for U.S. 21st Infantry… I decided that my American regiment would indeed be the 21st.

I have gone for the command company…

This all seemed to go as planned… until I looked at the photos…

Can you spot the classic schoolboy error… sigh!

Anyway… now fixed here they are…


Apart from my flag issues/cock-up this was yet again a very enjoyable unit to paint…

I do like the American army uniforms from this period, they are very neat looking.


The Tunics are… Citadel… Kantor Blue.
The Trousers and Piping are… Citadel… Pallid Wych Flesh.
The Pack and Snapsack are… Citadel… Hoeth Blue.
The Canteens are… Foundry… Sky Blue Light 21C.
The Muskets are… Citadel… Mournfang Brown.
The Belts are… Citadel… Corax White.
As always everything was given a wash of Aly’s Brown Liquid and then highlighted with the original colours… the Belts were also highlighted with pure White.


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  1. rross3 February 2022 at 19:57

    Nice stuff again Aly, I think I may have the 21st in my US collection too! Are you planning to do any of the regiments in "non standard" coats - I did a few with buff coats and others with black, just to mix it up a bit! The flags look very nice, even if the regiment was temporarily in distress! I used ones I pulled off the web for free - basically the same as these but not as flash looking!

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    1. Aly Morrison3 February 2022 at 20:12

      Thank you Keith…
      The main reason I chose the 21st was that they were at Lundys Lane… probably one of my favourite actions from the war…
      I am focusing the collection around the later part of the war when most of the supply issues had eased… but there are a lot of interesting militia and volunteer uniforms that should add a bit of variety…
      Flags of War make very nice flags…

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Ed M3 February 2022 at 20:49

    Another cracking unit--anytime I see a War of 1812 game (in 28mm), the first thing that draws my eye are the unique US colors--rightside up or otherwise :)--they are one of the defining signatures that sets this era apart (particularly when the flags are nicely done).

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 13:55

      Thank you Ed…
      Yes the flags a quite distinctive and for the regular army also fairly uniform in appearance… the Volunteer and Militia make up for that by having some rather distinctive designs.

      All the best. Aly

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  3. David3 February 2022 at 21:11

    Those are splendid, and who hasn't at some time stuck the flag on upside down?

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 13:57

      Thank you David…
      I suspect that this won’t be the last time 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  4. David3 February 2022 at 21:17

    Adrians Walls have four sheets of 1812-15 flags: US; US Militia; Canadian; British. £10 a sheet, 2 or more post free.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 14:02

      I wonder how they compare size wise with the Flags of War ones.

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  5. Jonathan Freitag3 February 2022 at 22:13

    Great looking unit, Aly! As for flag-hanging, well, it happens to the best of us.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 14:05

      Thank you Jonathan…
      It’s a bit galling when it’s clearly obvious… as in the writing is upside down 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  6. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) 3 February 2022 at 22:45

    Very nice indeed!

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  7. Phil Robinson3 February 2022 at 23:26

    A fine addition Aly, as for the flag issue, been there, done that 😯

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 14:08

      Thank you Phil…
      It seems like I am in grand company…

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Mark Strachan4 February 2022 at 04:30

    Nice unit Aly…good to see your unit is no longer in distress.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 14:09

      Thank you Mark…
      I think that their distress came from having an upside down flag.

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Matt Crump4 February 2022 at 09:32

    Nicely done Aly at least you could fix the flag. I notice you have kept the flag very flat, I’ve become accustomed to people (including me) adding lots of waves and folds. Personal preference I guess 👍

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 14:27

      Thank you Matt…
      I guess I like to see as much of the flag as possible… it also used to annoy me when I would sometimes find tiny little wrinkles on the surface of the deep folds.
      Maybe I’m just not very good at folding flags 😳😂.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com4 February 2022 at 16:27

    A good choice regardless of whether the ensign is drunk or not.
    "I'll try Sir!"

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 14:30

      Yes … they were certainly kept busy during the War of 1812.
      And at Lundys Lane they did indeed try… and succeeded.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Ray Rousell4 February 2022 at 18:56

    That's a great looking unit Ally.

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  12. David5 February 2022 at 01:40

    Yep, been there done that. I hand painted a British Napoleonic flag upside down or back to front. There was no going back since the central design was painted onto a wonky flag! The 21st is another nicely painted unit Aly!

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 14:38

      Thank you David…
      I have got half way through painting a flag only to realise that I was painting the lettering on the wrong side…
      Hopefully I will take more care next time 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Rick Priestley5 February 2022 at 11:38

    As always excellent stuff - we never had that flag problem with the pixies and fairies did we!

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    1. Aly Morrison5 February 2022 at 14:42

      Thank you Rick
      True…
      “ Do you know that skull is upside down?”
      “ Of course it is… don’t you know anything… that unit was famed for its use of the Inverted Skull of Doom Mountain “

      All the best. Aly

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  14. caveadsum14716 February 2022 at 10:03

    Lovely looking unit, I've done it,but I thought it was the world turned upside down war?
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison6 February 2022 at 15:29

      Thank you Iain…
      Next time I will make sure that I am not topsy turvy when I put my flags on.

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Rodor8 February 2022 at 09:34

    Great company! Excuse our ignorance, but why two flags? What does each of them represent? For the problem of the upside-down flag, we hope that at the first fight a British cannon shot will hit the flag bearer and definitively solve the problem!

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    1. Aly Morrison8 February 2022 at 12:30

      Thank you…
      The blue flag is the regiments National Standard and the buff flag is the Regimental Standard… the British army had a similar system.
      If the standard bearer was hit by a cannon ball it would have been quite appropriate… an inverted flag is a sign of distress.

      All the best. Aly

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