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

Saturday 4 November 2023

3rd Century Rome… Roman armoured camel riders.

Greetings…

Although the lurgy is still with me I am slowly starting to feel the painting mojo flowing through my aching bones…

I have managed at long last to finish this unit for my 3rd Century Romans…

Those of you with long memories will be aware that I actually dug these out of the Lead Alp to paint in April 😱.

I have been slowly picking away at them and here they are…




I must admit that I did find them a bit of a task…But they have turned out rather well.

The Camel is… Foundry… Canvas Shade 8A.
The Camel ‘Fur’ is… Foundry… Drab 12A.
The various ‘Leathers’ are… Citadel… Doombull Brown… Skrag Brown… Tuskor Fur and…Death Claw Brown.
The Red Bits are… Citadel… Evil Sunz Scarlet.
The White Bits are… Citadel… Pallid Wych Flesh.
The Cloaks are… Foundry… Royal Purple Shade 19A.
The Shields are… Citadel… Teclis Blue… With AK11118… Ochre Rims.

Everything was given a wash with Aly’s Brown Liquid and highlighting with the original shades... the white was given an extra highlight with added pure white...

The miniatures are...
A&A...  https://www.aandaminiatures.co.uk/

The bases are...
Warbases... https://warbases.co.uk/

I am glad that I have now got these chaps finished…It’s going to be interesting to see how they do up against Nellie.

All the best.  Aly



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  1. Rob4 November 2023 at 19:52

    Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better - have to stick with the single malt eh? But lurgy or not that is one stunning unit.

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    1. Aly Morrison4 November 2023 at 21:23

      Thank you Rob…
      Mr Tamnavulin’s patent pick me up seems to be working quite well.

      All the best. Aly

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  2. rross4 November 2023 at 21:09

    Those certainly are very pretty Aly - well worth the wait to see them completed!
    Now, about those "1914" rules ........ :)

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    1. Aly Morrison4 November 2023 at 21:27

      Thank you Keith…
      I will get round to having a game… 😁 Dave Andrews and I have a 1914 collection that hasn’t been out on the table in ages.

      All the best. Aly

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  3. Matt4 November 2023 at 21:20

    Well worth the effort methinks. And glad to hear you are on the mend.

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  4. Phil Robinson4 November 2023 at 22:41

    Good to see you are in the up. Some classy colourful camels and riders there old chap.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 November 2023 at 11:53

      Thank you Phil…
      I am getting there slowly but at least the mojo is returning.

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Jonathan Freitag4 November 2023 at 23:23

    Very cool, Aly! Great to see that you are not too sick to paint.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 November 2023 at 11:54

      Thank you Jonathan…
      Painting toy soldiers is definitely a good sign and good medicine.

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Matt Crump4 November 2023 at 23:45

    Really lovely paint work Aly I think I would have been tempted to put the camels on individual bases to show them of a bit more. Good news on the improving health 👍

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    1. Aly Morrison5 November 2023 at 11:58

      Thank you Matt…
      They are based to fit in with the rest of the collection…Also as the legs on the camels are a bit on the thin side so having them tightly grouped should protect them from bending.

      All the best. Aly

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  7. StuartInsch5 November 2023 at 09:05

    Nice Dromedarii. Always fancied a unit of them or their French Napoleonic brethren. Hope you're back to full health soon.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 November 2023 at 12:01

      Thank you Stuart…
      Yes the French Dromedary troops are very pretty.

      All the best. Aly

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  8. David5 November 2023 at 09:12

    Romans on camels, mad! But wonderful brush work of course and good to hear that the lurgi is on the ebb tide.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 November 2023 at 12:03

      Thank you David…
      Mad indeed but quite entertaining.

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Phil Curran5 November 2023 at 09:53

    Firstly, I'm glad that you are feeling better. Secondly, I really like the camel riders, colourful and clean.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 November 2023 at 12:06

      Thank you Phil…
      This has been a particularly tenacious lurgy…I will be glad to see the end of it.
      Painting toy soldiers certainly helps.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Glory to Ruritania5 November 2023 at 10:14

    Hope you feel better Aly. The Roman Camel riders are such an obscure and unusual unit but they are a marvel to look at, what a great job. Thank you and best wishes - Quinn

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    1. Aly Morrison5 November 2023 at 12:09

      Thank you Quinn…
      They certainly are an unusual unit…I am not sure how well they will fight… But the will definitely look pretty.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)5 November 2023 at 12:54

    Good your feeling better and the unit looks great!

    Christopher

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  12. Unlucky General5 November 2023 at 20:14

    Wonderful unit Aly. Let's hope they prove as irresistible on the table-top as they must have when when contemplating their purchase. I have no camels of any sort myself but must think of a way I can have them for any of my armies.

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    1. Aly Morrison6 November 2023 at 08:38

      Thank you Greg…
      I believe the Romans first started using Dromedarii in Syria around the time of Trajan but I don’t know whether they were armoured or not…

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Steve J.6 November 2023 at 08:06

    Well, I've never seen armoured camels before but they look great and superb painting as always!

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    1. Aly Morrison6 November 2023 at 08:43

      Thank you Steve…
      The Sassanids and Palmyrans also used armoured camels….Theirs were full on Cataphracts….I may need to get some of these as well 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Mark Strachan6 November 2023 at 09:08

    Oooo they are very nice Aly! You have used a great mix of colours and I swear that the camel ridden by the standard bearer is the one I rode in Egypt in 2009.

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    1. Aly Morrison6 November 2023 at 09:46

      Thank you Mark…
      Was your one armoured as well…Or was it just grumpy 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com6 November 2023 at 11:48

    Now THERE is something you don't often see! The investment in painting them in despite of obstacles has paid off very well.

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    1. Aly Morrison6 November 2023 at 21:58

      Thank you Ross…
      I am sure they are are something you could fit into one of your collections…

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Ray Rousell7 November 2023 at 05:57

    Fantastic work Aly, they look superb!

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  17. caveadsum14717 November 2023 at 15:46

    Excellent looking Romans and camels too, what a bonus, glad to hear you're on the mend!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison7 November 2023 at 18:54

      Thank you Iain…
      I’m getting there … slowly but surely.

      All the best. Aly

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  18. David24 November 2023 at 17:33

    Well those are simply astonishing. Well done sir!

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    1. Aly Morrison24 November 2023 at 19:26

      Thank you very much David…

      All the best. Aly

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