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

Saturday, 3 May 2025

The Hundred Days… Rediscovered ‘Publications’

Greetings …

While packing up books and magazines to make room for the building and redecorating of the Wargames Room/ Library I rediscovered these…They had somehow managed to slide behind a couple of much bigger books.



I completely forgot that I had these…

They are of course from Almark Publications who back in the day produced some splendid works for the Wargamer and Collector…

I think these must have been produced as a ‘Part Works’…

Their rediscovery has happened at the perfect time and they will come in very useful when I can eventually get back to painting my toys…

I will make a point to look out for the missing issues at Partizan in a couple of weeks…


All the best   Aly.



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32 comments:

  1. Phil Robinson3 May 2025 at 19:24

    A topping rediscovery there Aly!

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  2. The Good Soldier Svjek3 May 2025 at 19:51

    Good old Almark , one of the forgotten hero's of wargaming!

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 19:41

      Classic books Tony…
      These ones are particularly good…

      All the best. Aly

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  3. David3 May 2025 at 21:10

    A good find and right on cue!

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 19:43

      They certainly are David…
      And very informative…

      All the best. Aly

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  4. rross3 May 2025 at 21:48

    Some very nice (and useful) looking books Aly - just shows you what you can find if you tidy your room, my lad!

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 19:45

      It’s nice when my ‘hard’ tidying work brings rewards Keith..😁
      All the best. Aly

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  5. Ed M3 May 2025 at 22:21

    It must have been a pleasant surprise to run across them--the chore of sorting and packing does have its rewards, sometimes.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 19:47

      It was indeed a pleasant surprise Ed…
      I of course needed to take a little break just to check that they were exactly what I needed… 😆

      All the best. Aly

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  6. David Morfitt4 May 2025 at 02:10

    Ah yes - excellent booklets, and I too still have many of them. Almark produced some wonderful material. Yes, they were Part Works. I vividly remember in the summer of 1974 when I was working on an archaeological dig in the centre of Hull and sitting in the sunshine at lunchtime reading one of the Foot Guards booklets I'd just bought from Smiths. A happy memory!

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 19:50

      The only fault with some of the books is that the binding gives way…
      These however have been stapled rather than glued… so they should last.
      Sitting in the sunshine reading about the Guards at Waterloo… What’s not to like 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  7. pancerni4 May 2025 at 06:21

    Great timing for you. The Almark book on Napoleonic lancers is a happy occupation of space in my collection.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 20:19

      Perfect timing indeed Joe…
      I will keep an eye out at Partizan for that Napoleonic lancers book…

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Tiberian general4 May 2025 at 09:43

    They are fantastic books Aly.

    Willz.

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  9. Donnie McGibbon4 May 2025 at 14:03

    Great rediscovery, the Almark publications are very good indeed.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 20:20

      Yes it was a very pleasant surprise Donnie…

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Rob4 May 2025 at 16:07

    I used to lust after Almark pub.s when young but they were priced out my reach. I've indulged in a few now I can easily afford them - they're good but don't live up to my imagination back then.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 20:22

      I still have the Almark books my dad bought me when I was a youngster…
      They are fairly fragile but still enjoyable to look through…

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Mark Strachan5 May 2025 at 03:09

    I love the Almark books. I have about a dozen of them and flick through them regularly even though the binding has gone on quite a few of them now.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 20:25

      They are great little book aren’t they…
      I wonder if it is possible to get them re-bound ?
      I may ask around…

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Matt Crump5 May 2025 at 08:15

    Very nice Aly sadly I only have the imperial guard volume, but I remember reading it avidly back in the 70’s. Hope to see you at Partizan 👍

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 20:26

      The Imperial Guard volume is partially good…
      I will look out for you old chap…

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Jonathan Freitag6 May 2025 at 05:13

    Nice rediscovery! Had you already bought replacements?

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 20:29

      A great rediscovery Jonathan…
      No I hadn’t bought replacements… but I have done that in the past with other Almark books…
      I don’t mind though… They are not that pricey and it’s good to have a spare copy…Just in case 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Matt6 May 2025 at 20:11

    I have a few of the Almark books somewhere, Peninsular War and Austrian armies if I recall. Excellent little books.

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    1. Aly Morrison10 May 2025 at 20:31

      That’s another two I will have to look out for 😆
      They are cracking little books indeed…

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Ray Rousell8 May 2025 at 10:33

    What a great find!

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  16. caveadsum147112 May 2025 at 14:06

    Splendid little books!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison15 May 2025 at 20:55

      Thank you Iain…
      I was very pleased to find them…

      All the best. Aly

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