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

Wednesday, 8 June 2022

The war of 1812… Canadian Light Dragoons.

Greetings…

These chaps took a lot longer to paint than I thought they would…

But they are now finished… 

The Canadian Light Dragoons…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_units_of_the_War_of_1812





I am really pleased with them…

I am going to try and have a little solo game soon.


The Tunics are… Citadel… Kantor Blue.

The Facings are… Citadel… Evil Sunz Scarlet.

The Overalls are… Citadel… Administratum Grey.

The White Belts are… Citadel… Corax White.

The Knapsacks are… Foundry… Moss Light 29C.

The Carbines are… Citadel… Mournfang Brown.

As always everything was given a coat of Aly’s Brown Liquid and highlighted with the original colours, the belts were further highlighted up with pure White.

The figures are from Knuckleduster Miniatures 

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

https://www.caliverbooks.com/figures/catviewer.php?tq4f713cju4spa3u68pkuo72j7&producer=126&range=GREAT%20BRITAIN&menu=2

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...


28 comments:

  1. Delightful dashing dragoons there Aly

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  2. Outstanding horsemen, Aly! Great photography too.

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  3. I did some Canadian Militia Cavalry too Aly, but I used left over Perry Light Draggins with Tarleton helmets...they worked for me! Look forward to seeing you do a small solo game...if might inspire imitation ......

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    1. The Perry dragoons certainly work well…. There was a Quebec unit that wore a very similar uniform..
      Hopefully I will manage to find some time for a wee game fairly soon…

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Nice bit of brushwork there Aly! I do think though that Knuckleduster are an acquired taste in figure design. You know of course which range is the backbone of my collection...😁

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    1. Thank you David…
      Knuckleduster are not to everyone’s taste but, I am rather fond of their quirkiness…
      I work beside people who weren’t born when I made that range😂

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Brilliant work as usual, though I’m always a little worried by the use of « Aly’s brown liquid ».

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    1. Thank you JBM…
      Aly’s Brown Liquid is perfectly safe if used correctly 😁

      All the best. Aly.

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  6. Very nice work Aly. I can honestly say I’ve never seen a unit of them before so a delightful first.

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    1. Thank you Carlo…
      There are quite a few unusual/interesting units involved in this period…

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Lovely figures as always Aly. I look forward seeing to your solo game too.

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    1. Thank you Stuart…
      Hopefully I will get a game in sooner rather than later…

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Very nice, as usual. Looking forward to the game.

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    1. Thank you Rob…
      So am I 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  9. The unit is very nice, Aly: the coats of the horses are also very successful.
    But what do the dragoons have on their helmets, feathers, or fur?

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    1. Thank you…
      The helmet crest is made of fur… apparently bear skin.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Lovely looking unit of light horse!
    Best Iain

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  11. Another cracking unit there Aly and look forward to reading about your solo game soon:).

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  12. Lovely figs and rendering. Very interesting to see a Canadian mounted unit. Surprised to hear that they are Knuckleduster. I was thinking Old Glory until I ran across that.

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    1. Thank you Ed…
      They are a lot chunkier than Old Glory but there are certainly some stylistic similarities.

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Very nice Aly! I do like the knuckleduster figures.

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    1. Thank you Meic…
      They are rather characterful.

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Nicely done Aly interesting sculpts indeed 👍

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    1. Thank you Matt…
      They are indeed…

      All the best. Aly

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