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

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Operation Sealion… The Butter-Eagle-Fly has landed…

Greetings…

Yeah I know… I will get my coat 😂

This is the next batch of test figures for my Dad’s Army project… 

I am imagining Paratroopers landing on Wollaton Hall in Nottingham and river bound troops attacking Trent Bridge Cricket Ground…

So… here are the villains…

German Paratroopers… none of them disguised as nuns…yet.





These are of course from Wargames Foundry’s lovely WW2 range…


I’m certainly getting the posts in this month,I’ve got a few more flutters on the way... 
Okay when haven’t I.
And then I have got a substantial rebasing project in the works…we all know how much fun that is.

The Jumpsuits are.. Foundry… Storm Green 27B
The Trousers and Ammo Pouches are… Vallejo… Field Blue.
The Forage caps are… Foundry Storm Blue Light.
Nap sacks and knee pads are… Citadel Fenrisian Grey.
The Helmets are… Foundry… Storm Blue 39B.
The Water Bottles are… Foundry… Drab12B.
The Rifle Stocks are… Citadel… Skrag Brown.
The Leather… Citadel… Mournfang Brown.
Schmeisser Pouches are… Foundry… Drab Light 12C.

As alway everything was given a coat of Aly’s Brown Liquid and highlighted with the original colours.






28 comments:


  1. These look great! Inspiring me to get mine out and have a go at your paint scheme...

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    1. Thank you Warburton….
      Get them out… you know it makes sense…

      All the best. Aly

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  2. They all look rather nice Aly, let's hope they don't damage the turf at Trent Bridge.

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    1. Thank you Ray…
      I am sure the Home Guard will not be caught on the back foot.

      All the best Aly

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  3. Which end will they open up from with the new ball?

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    1. Apparently the Pavilion End…
      But what do I know… I’m Scottish 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Get your coat indeed ALY ... and your eye patch. Definitely a flutter worth sharing. Lovely looking batch. Are you going to recreate the period scenics for your chosen location?

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    1. Thank you Greg…
      It would be great to recreate the pertinent sights for a campaign…
      But I would need a massive table to just do Wollaton Park… it would however be nice to create something representative…
      I live close to the cricket ground so it would be fun to represent my house on the table…

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Very fine Aly. The Butter-Eagle-Fly may well have landed, but DON'T PANIC!

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    1. Thank you…
      Don’t tell them your name Phil…

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Had me worried for a moment, but luckily this is a long way from Walmington. Also no worries for the pitch as that should already have been given over to turnips and the Land Girls will see 'em off.

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    1. I must find out if Trent Bridge was actually dug over for food production… and I will certainly be recruiting Land Girls.

      All the best. Aly.

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  7. What an excellent project. Should be some cracking miniatures coming out of this!

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    1. Thank you JBM…
      There are loads of splendid miniatures out there that will work for this project… I think it will be a lot of fun.

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Very nice Fallschirmjaegers Aly, the early war uniform looks particularly nice in my opinion. I like the Luftwaffe adler on their helmets - hand painted?

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    1. Thank you Keith…
      I much prefer the early war period… which is the very reason I have decided to do this…😁
      The Adlers are all hand painted .

      All the best. Aly

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  9. They are fabulous Aly, love the look and all the nice little details and touches. Best wishes- Quinn

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  10. Lovely work Aly…..let that butterfly free, I’ll be sharing some Operation Sealion soon when I get a chance

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    1. Thank you Matt…
      It would be safe to say that the butterfly is running wild 😁
      I look forward to seeing what you’ve been up to.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. I was sure those helmet details were decals - Dadgumit Aly, your Butter-Eagle-Fly is out of control and raising the bar. Lovely job!

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    1. Thank you David…
      I hadn’t realised you could get decals… or I would have been tempted…

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Lovely work Aly! I also thought the adlers and other details were decals. Great stuff! Out of all German troops of WW2 I like the Fallschirmjaegers the most. Have to finish mine that I started 10 (?) years ago but was fed up with painting all the Splittertarn for 1944!

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan…
      If I had known there might be transfers available I probably would have been tempted… although thinking about it transfers can be just as time consuming as painting your own…
      I have just tried to capture the look of it rather than the detail.
      I prefer the early war so I have avoided the pitfalls and nightmares of trying to get Splintertarn to look good…
      I once painted a lot of 20mm late war Fallschirmjaegers… never again… I think Mr Andrews now has them.

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Attacking Trent Bridge Cricket Ground...do you think that's wise, Sir?...ooops...wrong army...it is hard to keep up with that butterfly!

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    1. More like… Halten Sie das für klug? Herr.😁
      Yes the butterfly is at full speed at the moment.

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Lovely looking paras, although I am definitely looking forward to the para nuns! I used to enjoy going to Trent bridge when I was at Trent polytechnic, long ago now!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain…
      There will definitely be dodgy nuns and suspicious characters…
      Trent Poly… now Nottingham Trent University… my daughter went there… it has a fantastic reputation.

      All the best. Aly

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