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

Friday, 31 July 2026

Samurai… W.I.P.

Greetings …

About a year ago I had an excellent game of Clashing Katanas around at my friend Matt’s…

https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2025/11/clashing-katanas-dashing-daimyo.htmlALYS TOY SOLDIERS: Clashing Katanas… The Dashing Daimyo.

Of course I needed to go out and get some Samurai’s painted for myself….

So here are the first three almost done 🤣

I have chosen to do ( My take on ) The Maede Clan… Unfortunately I can’t find anyone that does decals so I am waiting until I have a full unit painted before I freehand all the Crests in one go…

So here we go…


I’m very pleased with how these are going…
I’ve used a fair bit of Contrast and Shade type paints which has been an interesting experience…
I will post more details once the unit is finished…
I’m also trying out a new basing method which is a bit more verdant than my normal style…

More to follow…

All the best.  Aly


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28 comments:

  1. Donnie McGibbon1 August 2026 at 05:10

    Superb work Aly, they look brilliant, Always nice to see Samurai, so looking forward to seeing more.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 August 2026 at 12:42

      Thank you Donnie…
      They have certainly taken their time.. but I am pleased with them.

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Phil Robinson1 August 2026 at 05:54

    Those are quite superb Aly san, the butterfly is in full flight there and no mistake.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 August 2026 at 12:43

      Thank you Phil…
      The butterfly is definitely on form 🦋🦋🦋😁

      All the best. Aly

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  3. caveadsum14711 August 2026 at 13:40

    Lovely Samurai, I might have started collecting some figures for two Samurai armies, itll be a while before I assemble/paint them so I look forward to more of yours in the meantime!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison2 August 2026 at 12:45

      Thank you Iain…
      There is certainly a lot of fuss and feathers about them…
      Not something I would want to paint in big batches…

      All the best. Aly

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  4. WEK 31 August 2026 at 15:32

    Really great looking figures. Looking forward to seeing this project progress.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 August 2026 at 12:47

      Thank you….
      It will only be a small force… but hopefully a pretty and victorious one…

      All the best. Aly

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  5. rross2 August 2026 at 04:07

    These are great Aly! I came close to getting some plastic Samurai from someone, but to be honest, Mark has more than enough for 3-4 players and Chris has a similar large collection of Koreans, so in the end, I didn't bother - and now our other mate Nick is starting on Samrai too - it's his buildings Mark has been busy painting!

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    1. Aly Morrison2 August 2026 at 12:53

      Thank you Keith…
      I also know people who have vast forces of Samurai… so this will just be a skirmish- Clashing Katanas - level collection.
      Those buildings Mark is painting are lovely and very tempting.

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Mark Strachan2 August 2026 at 04:19

    Those look fabulous Aly.

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  7. Matt Crump2 August 2026 at 07:54

    Beautiful work Aly, one day I’ll get on with painting my samurai !

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    1. Aly Morrison2 August 2026 at 12:55

      Thank you Matt…
      I look forward to seeing what you will do… You will definitely be quicker than me 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  8. David2 August 2026 at 10:51

    They look pretty spiffing as is to me! No doubt they will look even more splendid when tarted up by your good self!

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    1. Aly Morrison2 August 2026 at 12:58

      Thank you David…
      I only need to do the crests on the back banners… but I am not really looking forward to all that freehand work…

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Rob2 August 2026 at 14:23

    I'm sure any hand-painted mon by you will look splendid but you can buy decal sheet for laser printers. The sheets come either clear or white - because you can't print white, but it does create a problem cutting around the decal to avoid white around the edge. Your samurai have white banners so you could use either quite easily.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 August 2026 at 20:01

      I think I shall go for the freehand Rob…
      It’s a fairly simple design.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) 3 August 2026 at 01:22

    Very nice.

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  11. Bill3 August 2026 at 12:24

    Looking great, Aly. I've done a few samurai this year and expect some more will be on my docket sooner rather than later.

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  12. Neil Patterson4 August 2026 at 14:40

    Lo! Something shiney!
    The butterfly wing flaps,
    Aly paints samurai!
    Neil ☺☺☺

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    1. Aly Morrison4 August 2026 at 16:20

      Technically it’s not a new shiny…
      They have been half started and staring at me for nearly a year🙀
      The butterfly is pleased however…

      All the best. Aly

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  13. David10 August 2026 at 21:45

    I don't think those are colourful enough Aly. Maybe you need to add some bows or something...

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    1. Aly Morrison12 August 2026 at 10:35

      I will try harder David…
      I do have some bows to come…

      All the best. Aly

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    2. David12 August 2026 at 13:16

      Not that kind of Bow! :) Those are of course lovely as always Aly.

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    3. Aly Morrison12 August 2026 at 15:15

      Ah! …
      I’m thinking Red Lacquer…
      Your thinking Silk Taffeta
      🤣

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