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

Saturday, 24 January 2026

Testing Times… Tintin and STS…

Greetings…

I’m posting this for two reasons…

One… To show you the test paint jobs I have done for my planned Tintin project and a little reworking on some STS figures.

Two… To see if Blogger will let me 🤔🙄.


These represent Syldavians…

I’ve gone for a rather Soviet look… With nice simple bases.

These are some of my Shiny Toy Soldiers Schleswig- Holstein figures…

As I was putting them out on the shelves I realised that this collection is all over the place… Mixed basing style and sizes, some quite yellowish varnish and more figures than I really need/want for a game

So I thought I would try a quick bit of tidying up on these as well…subtle shading with a bit of lining out…

Similar to what Greenwood and Ball used to do back in the day…

I’m in no mad rush to do more with the STS stuff at the moment…The butterfly is heading for Tintin 😁

All the best    Aly


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42 comments:

  1. pancerni24 January 2026 at 21:15

    Follow your butterfly..always a treat.

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    1. Aly Morrison24 January 2026 at 22:06

      I always do… In the end 🤣🤣🦋🦋🦋

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Jonathan Freitag24 January 2026 at 21:40

    Fine looking figures and Blogger works!

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    1. Aly Morrison24 January 2026 at 22:08

      Thank you Jonathan…
      Blogger is working “for the moment “ 🤣

      All the best. Aly

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  3. caveadsum147124 January 2026 at 21:53

    Lovely looking pair of units, I did think you were being a little bit ambitious in a year in your last post so I am relieved for your sake! Looks like the new eyes work!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison24 January 2026 at 22:12

      Thank you Iain…
      I don’t mind ‘ambitious’ it’s the impossible I try and avoid 🤣
      All the best. Aly

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  4. Phil Robinson24 January 2026 at 22:25

    Nice finish on the Tin-Tin troops and the shiny Pwussians look just the ticket!

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  5. Peter24 January 2026 at 22:40

    Good looking miniatures. Presumably they will end up chasing Tin Tin and Snowy.

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    1. Aly Morrison25 January 2026 at 03:09

      Thank you Peter…
      I think Tintin will get chased by everyone 🙀🤣🤣

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Wellington Man25 January 2026 at 00:19

    Lovely - especially the shiny ones!

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  7. Ben Cato25 January 2026 at 01:23

    They all look very sharp! Excellent.

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  8. David25 January 2026 at 07:02

    They have turned out nicely Aly! It's always interesting to see where the flutterby has settled.

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    1. Aly Morrison25 January 2026 at 12:49

      Thank you David…
      Sometimes it even surprises me 😁🦋

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Duke of Baylen25 January 2026 at 07:41

    The S-H uniforms are especially attractive n this style.
    Enjoy wherever the path takes you next.
    Stephen

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    1. Aly Morrison25 January 2026 at 12:57

      There are indeed some lovely uniforms in the first Schleswig-Holstein War Stephen…
      My butterfly and I are always attracted to the prettiest blossoms 😁🦋🦋🦋.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Rob Young25 January 2026 at 10:26

    Love the idea of Tintin. Don't know if you know about them, but a company called Blue Rider Publishing do a series of books on the aircraft from the Tintin stories as well as decals to go with them - https://blueriderpublishing.com/shop/books

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    1. Aly Morrison25 January 2026 at 13:12

      I have indeed heard of these books Rob…
      I have a couple myself…
      They are splendid… I only wish model kits of the more obscure planes and helicopters were available.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Neil Patterson25 January 2026 at 13:11

    Turned out nice! Like the black lining especially.
    Google is a colossal pain when it goes wrong; some blogs I can only comment on via the laptop (such as yours) as the tablet has to "sign in" to a non-existent account it has created (which I cannot access). Some allow anonymous comments where you can add your name. I dread being locked out of my blog by some casual error!
    Neil

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    1. Aly Morrison25 January 2026 at 13:18

      Thank you Neil…
      I suspect that Google is probably ‘Upgrading’ Blogger at the moment… To ‘Improve/Ruin’ our online experience…😳🙄🙀

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Matt25 January 2026 at 20:54

    Lovely looking additions...glad you can still post (and that I can still comment!)

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    1. Aly Morrison25 January 2026 at 20:57

      Thank you Matt…
      Everything seems to be working…. At the moment 🙄

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Ray Rousell25 January 2026 at 21:48

    Fine looking figures all round, Aly!

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  14. The Jolly Broom Man26 January 2026 at 08:53

    J’adore

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  15. Rob26 January 2026 at 18:22

    I really like those Schleswig-Holsteiners, the paint job is so clean and precise - no wobbly lines. I wish ...

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    1. Aly Morrison31 January 2026 at 11:07

      Thank you Rob…
      The paint job works well with the style of the figures. Their simplicity makes it a lot easier to keep the lines neat and tidy.

      All the best. Aly

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  16. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) 28 January 2026 at 04:55

    Very nice indeed!

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  17. rross29 January 2026 at 08:46

    I like both of these Aly - very much! Will be interesting to see how this progresses - the pseudo Red Army troops look great!

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    1. Aly Morrison31 January 2026 at 11:19

      Thank you Keith…
      I’m very pleased at how the Syldavians have come out…
      Mark’s Little Soldiers are a joy to paint.

      All the best. Aly

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  18. James Fisher1 February 2026 at 03:00

    They are so well painted Aly. Like Rob I was impressed and amazed by those clean and crisp lines!
    Best wishes, James

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    1. Aly Morrison1 February 2026 at 21:53

      Thank you James…
      The new “ Laser “ Eyes seem to be working well 👀…

      All the best. Aly

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  19. Phil1 February 2026 at 07:38

    Great looking minis Aly, lovely uniforms, painting...and dynamic poses !

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  20. Matt Crump7 February 2026 at 08:46

    Nice work Aly, I too have been have loads of problems with blogger, issues with being logged in or not to google different engines etc etc. things do seem to have settled a little some fingers crossed 🤞

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    1. Aly Morrison7 February 2026 at 09:13

      Thank you Matt…
      I think we may be in the middle of some kind of Blogger update …
      No doubt designed to improve our user experience 🤔

      All the best. Aly

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  21. Jim11 February 2026 at 22:51

    Very retro but also very cool...looking forward to seeing more of your forces taking shape.

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