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

Sunday, 28 September 2025

Lion Rampant… Rus - Khazars

Greetings…

At last the first unit of Rus is finished for this project… And the first unit since my eye operations.

It feels really good to get back to painting and seeing a unit ready for battle…





I have kept the colour scheme fairly simple for these as I didn’t want to put too much stress on the new peepers… I may add a bit more decoration on the next batch.

The Tunics are… Citadel… Pallid Wytch Flesh. White Shirts and Tunics seem to be popular with the Rus so it was an easy choice.

The Trousers are… AK Interactive… AK11094 Bordeaux.

The Armour and Metal bits are… AK Interactive… AK11210 Natural Steel.

The Leather Goods and such are a mixture of different suitable Browns and Tans.

Everything was given a wash of Aly’s Brown Liquid and then re-highlighted with the original shade.

The figures are from Victrix…

https://www.victrixlimited.com/products/rus


The paints are Citadel and AK Interactive…


The Banner is from Little Big Men Studios…

Probably something completely different next time… My Butterfly has free reign at the moment.


All the best.   Aly


40 comments:

  1. Nice work Aly. Perhaps for the next lot some mood music?

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BXD7PNP7E

    Neil

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    1. Thank you Neil…
      This kind of thing and Mongolian Death Metal featured a lot in my YouTube listening during Lockdown… 🤘

      All the best. Aly

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  2. They look really nice Aly - great work!

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  3. Excellent news on the eyes! Excellent looking new toys too! Good to have you back in action inspiring we mortals!

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    1. Thank you David…
      These days it’s you that inspires me…

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Brilliant news Aly and some more figures painted and ready 👍

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  5. Your eyes seem to be back with a vengeance. Well done Sir!

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  6. The eye op was obviously a complete success Aly, based on the quality of your first batch of painted figures!

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    1. Thank you Keith…
      I am very pleased how things are looking 👀

      All the beast. Aly

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  7. Welcome back: good to see that you are "in the saddle" again.

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  8. Lovely work on them, they look a right bunch of ne'er do wells, super painting and basing.

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    1. Thank you Donnie…
      You certainly wouldn’t want to bump into them on a dark night…

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Great looking figures. Love the layout.

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  10. Glad you are doing well after the procedure.

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    1. Thank you Joe…
      The difference in my vision is incredible…

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Run away!!!! At least I would if I ever saw these gentlemen. Super work!

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    1. Thank you David…
      Even if they were on your side 🤣

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Great stuff Aly. Glad to see the operation went well

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  13. Very nice indeed and good to hear you are recovering well.

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    1. Thank you very much old chap…

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Nice looking unit. New eyes are always helpful...

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    1. Thank you…
      I would advise everyone to get some nice new eyes…😁

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Svyatoslav is a favourite of mine - that's who I guess the leader is based on? Are the eyes fully back on line or are they still getting better?

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    1. Yes I think the sculptor based that head on the Osprey Publication illustration…
      I still have a couple more weeks on eye drops but things are doing really well…

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Excellent looking bearded ax weilding psychopaths!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain…
      Victrix has made quite a few like minded individuals so there are more to look forward too…

      All the best. Aly

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  17. Splendid - and very warlike. Nice to see you’re on the mend!

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  18. Beautifully painted figures Aly, thanks for sharing.


    Willz.

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