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

Sunday, 22 February 2026

Shiny Napoleonics… Prussian Landwehr

Greetings …

Another slow time with the paint brushes…I’m still putting books back on shelves and I have the disruption of builders returning in the next week or so…

So here are a unit of Hinchliffe 5th Westphalian Landwehr…

In reality they were an under strength unit so only having three stands is fairly accurate… But I will probably get another six figures and bring it up to a four stand unit… They never carried a Standard but I may add one to the extra stand anyway.

For a change I have painted these in a “Wellington Man” style…

https://thehintonspieler.blogspot.com/p/how-i-paint.htmlThe Hinton Spieler.: How I Paint 'Em

This is not the first time I have done this…

https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2024/11/shiny-napoleonics-wellington-way.htmlALYS TOY SOLDIERS: Shiny Napoleonics… The Wellington Way.

Although unlike Matthew I will be using acrylic paints rather than enamels…





As I have said these were painted in the “Wellington Man” style… So Base Coat, Wash, Dry Brush and Black lining out…

Here are the basic colours that I used…

Coat and Hat… Citadel… Kantor Blue with a Citadel Drakenhof Blue wash then given a Kantor Blue Dry Brush.

Trousers… Citadel… Pallid Wych Flesh with a Brown Liquid Wash then a Pallid Wych Flesh Dry Brush.

Facings… Citadel… Warboss Green.

Belts… Citadel… Corax White then pure White Highlights.

Napsack and Backpack… Foundry… Moss Light 29c with a Brown Liquid Wash and then Moss Light Highlights.

Black lining was added between the colours and some additional lighter Edge Highlights were added.

The different style made for a refreshing change to my normal process and was a lot of fun.

Although I don’t know how Matthew manages to paint whole armies… I definitely don’t have the patience 😁

All the best   Aly



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40 comments:

  1. rross22 February 2026 at 22:24

    Nice looking shiny unit Aly.

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    1. Aly Morrison22 February 2026 at 22:27

      Thank you Keith…
      I am rather pleased with them…

      All the best. Aly

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  2. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) 23 February 2026 at 00:10

    Glorious. Well done Aly.

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  3. WSTKS-FM Worldwide23 February 2026 at 00:22

    Yes, very handsome troops. They bring early Gilder units to mind.

    Kind Regards,

    Stokes

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 12:03

      Thank you Stokes…
      There is definitely a large pinch of Gilder in them…

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Duke of Baylen23 February 2026 at 07:27

    Another great addition, the green certainly stands out well. The look is just my style as I paint everything with acrylics and varnish with gloss.
    Like you, new units, arrive slowly compared to the work of many others.
    Stephen

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 12:09

      Thank you…
      It was the Green facings that made me pick this unit.
      I find Acrylics a lot easier to work with and there is a lot more choice of colours available.

      All the best. Aly

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  5. David23 February 2026 at 07:48

    Highcliffe figures, that takes me back to the 1970's! I can almost smell the white spirit! Nice job on those vintage chappies!

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 12:13

      Thank you David…
      I certainly don’t miss that smell of white spirits… Or painting horses with Artists Oils…

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Phil Robinson23 February 2026 at 08:06

    Superbly shiny back to black lining.

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  7. Rob Young23 February 2026 at 09:52

    It's an effective method. Nice figures.

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  8. Matt Crump23 February 2026 at 10:11

    Very nice Aly and nothing like a shiny unit to cheer up a rainy Monday morning 👍

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 12:19

      Thank you Matt…
      With a 70% chance of rain… I think it’s the only Shiny thing I will see today 😁.

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Stryker23 February 2026 at 12:40

    They look very nice indeed Aly, if they’re anything like my Landwehr they will be in for a glorious career!

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 13:22

      Thank you Ian…
      A glorious career would certainly make a change from my normal results…😁

      All the best. Aly

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  10. The Jolly Broom Man23 February 2026 at 14:16

    Well those lads look ruddy spiffy don’t they! There’s a guy I know who still uses enamels for some reason. What a faff!

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 18:27

      Thank you Mark…
      I gave up on enamels decades ago… I would be too scared to try them now 😁.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Rick Priestley23 February 2026 at 14:41

    They look great Aly - good to see you back on the shinys :)

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 18:29

      Thank you old chap…
      It’s always nice to get back to the shinys 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  12. Rob23 February 2026 at 15:24

    Lovely as always, and I can't tell that they're done with acrylics as you've matched WM's style so well. I think they deserve a flag, and as so many landwehr units used them despite them not being regulation, and that means no-one will be able to prove the 5th didn't have one.
    I've given up trying WM-style and stuck with my more impressionistic approach, and for that matter still using enamels. I've tried acrylics but found them but, to quote JBM, what a faff - I'm clearly doing something wrong.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 18:33

      Thank you Rob…
      I have a feeling that they will get a flag…
      I reckon it’s best to stick with what you are used to… If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Ray Rousell23 February 2026 at 18:08

    Nice n shiny Aly!

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 18:34

      Thank you Ray…
      They are indeed…

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Jonathan Freitag23 February 2026 at 18:43

    Very shiny and very handsome Prussians!

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  15. pancerni23 February 2026 at 21:46

    Great looking, clever to make the unit small and leave the door open to paint a few more later. As for a standard, it is more romantic to be given a standard made by the wives, daughters and sweethearts -'----- unofficially, than one issued by the state.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 February 2026 at 23:20

      Thank you Joe…
      I shall look for a suitably pretty flag…

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Matt23 February 2026 at 23:10

    Blooming marvellous!

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  17. David25 February 2026 at 21:12

    Only you could make a blue/green color combination look this good. I also agree with Rob, and a unit this spectacular deserves a standard!

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    1. Aly Morrison27 February 2026 at 18:58

      Thank you David…
      I have acquired the extra figures so a standard will be added…

      All the best. Aly

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  18. Norm26 February 2026 at 15:51

    A joy. That green on the hat is only a small part of the total, but it absolutely lovely.

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  19. Glenn4 March 2026 at 14:12

    Absolutely brilliant!
    Well done!

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  20. caveadsum14719 March 2026 at 12:34

    Lovely looking landwehr!
    Best Iain

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