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

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

A nice tidy Painting Desk…

Greetings…

So I have finally got most of my newly acquired Terrain Boards tucked away in my cellar… Just a small amount of shuffling around and it will be done…Hurrah!

But being a butterfly with limited patience who is easily lead I decided to set up my new Painting Desk.

Oh! How beautiful and tidy it looks…

Oh! How that won’t last 🤣…


I think I shall get a little bit of painting done this afternoon… And then dust down and set up the Photo Booth.

I do like retirement 😁.


All the best.  Aly

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42 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag1 July 2026 at 13:09

    Very beautiful and very tidy!

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  2. Stryker1 July 2026 at 13:56

    I do like the brush holder but where are the 300 pots of paint!

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 13:02

      It’s a very nice brush holder… From Amazon.
      The paints are currently living in at least half a dozen Really Useful Boxes and the drawers under the painting desk…
      I’m sure they will migrate to the top of the desk when they are ready 🤣…
      All the best. Alt

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  3. WSTKS-FM Worldwide1 July 2026 at 13:57

    Businesslike even! Neat brush-holder too.

    Kind Regards,

    Stokes (Michigan, USA)

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 13:04

      Thank you Stokes..
      The bush hold is very nice and useful.

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Ray Rousell1 July 2026 at 15:50

    That's a very neat and tidy table, Aly. It needs messing up big time!

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 14:03

      Thank you Ray…
      I’m currently working on the mess…😁

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Neil Patterson1 July 2026 at 16:06

    Tidy desk = tidy mind?☺☺☺
    I envy your retirement......
    Neil

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 14:05

      More like… Tidy Desk- Messy Mind with me…
      Retirement is splendid fun…

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Donnie McGibbon1 July 2026 at 16:47

    Be interested to see the painting desk in a few weeks time, be a nice comparison, before and after!!

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 14:08

      I intend to (try) tidy up every week… but we will see how long that lasts…
      All the best. Aly

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  7. rross1 July 2026 at 17:52

    Looks great Aly, let's diary in a new picture in three months time......

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 14:10

      Thank you Keith…
      Three months… Hmmm! We may not be able to see the desk at all 🤣🤣🤣

      All the best. Aly

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  8. David1 July 2026 at 19:00

    It has a lot to recommend it retirement.

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  9. Rob Young1 July 2026 at 19:36

    The only time my painting desk is tidy is over Christmas when it's all packed away to make room for the tree. If there was a prize for least tidy/organised paint desk I would always be in with a chance of winning it.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 14:30

      When you are too busy creating shiny toys… Tidying the dest is not always the first thing on your mind 😁.
      What do you suppose the prize would be for the messiest desk?

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Mark Strachan1 July 2026 at 21:05

    Oh Aly, that is disgustingly tidy! My wife always wonders why it takes one square meter of shambolic mess to create one painted figure😀.

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 14:31

      It’s focused creativity Mark… 😁
      All the best. Aly

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  11. Phil Robinson1 July 2026 at 21:55

    Way too tidy, you better start and rectify that ASAP🙂

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    1. Aly Morrison5 July 2026 at 14:32

      I’m working on it Phil 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  12. James Fisher2 July 2026 at 00:28

    Time to mess it up with figures and paints!
    (Aly, I had troubles with comments not sending earlier, so please delete this if it already went)

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    1. Aly Morrison8 July 2026 at 14:44

      It’s definitely getting a bit messed up with figures and paint now…
      All the best. Aly

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  13. Peter2 July 2026 at 01:13

    Wow, that is a very organised painting desk.

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  14. Chris@Brisbane Napoleonic models and stuff2 July 2026 at 06:50

    I ry to clean up my painting area after each project, once a new one starts the neatness seems to disappear! I love the paint brush rack, mine are in old glass jars.

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    1. Aly Morrison8 July 2026 at 14:55

      Yes that’s something I have always tried to do … but as a total butterfly nothing is ever finished properly .
      I’m pleased with the brush rack ( from Amazon)… I also have a couple of jars and a drawer or two dedicated to brushes…
      I think I have an addiction 🤣

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Tiberian general2 July 2026 at 09:51

    Very nice Aly, I try vainly every so often to tidy up my work desk.

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    1. Aly Morrison8 July 2026 at 15:10

      It’s nice making the effort every few years.

      All Yer best. All

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  16. pancerni2 July 2026 at 10:16

    Very tidy, and has the three pillars of painting, a working internet connection, a real window for gazing, and brushes.

    Glad to hear your settling in to your new digs. Good luck on those figures.

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    1. Aly Morrison8 July 2026 at 15:12

      The three pillars of painting…
      I like that …

      All the best. Aly

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  17. Matt2 July 2026 at 18:50

    I like being organised workbench wise but this is to a new level!

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    1. Aly Morrison9 July 2026 at 15:28

      Thank you
      Im not sure how long it can be maintained though 😄

      All the best. Aly

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  18. Matt Crump4 July 2026 at 08:42

    Nice but too tidy for me ………retirement is good 👍

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    1. Aly Morrison9 July 2026 at 15:29

      Probably me as well…
      Yes I am certainly enjoying retirement.


      All the best. Aly

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  19. David5 July 2026 at 16:26

    Mine will never be that tidy, but I appreciate you providing something to strive for. Today I am hoping to introduce a display cabinet next to my painting desk, so that finished projects can at least see the light of day and will hopefully serve to inspire further work!

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    1. Aly Morrison9 July 2026 at 15:33

      Having my toys in cabinets close to the painting is always a point of inspiration… the more painted toys I see… the more I want to paint.

      All the best. Aly

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  20. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) 6 July 2026 at 05:10

    Nice to have a clean desk, but all too rare!

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    1. Aly Morrison9 July 2026 at 15:36

      Certainly a very rare occurrence…possibly even fleeting 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  21. caveadsum14716 July 2026 at 17:01

    Very neat, very tidy, you need to get it creatively messy!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison9 July 2026 at 15:37

      It’s certainly starting to move in that direction Iain

      All he best. Aly

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