I was very sad to hear of the passing of Aly Morrison earlier this week. I never met him in person but he has been a regular follower of the blog and posted comments often. As I've only ever been a historical gamer I was totally unaware of his work for Games Workshop, in fact, when he first started posting, I had no idea who he was at all. I know, shame on me.
It was only when I heard Sidney Roundwood mention his name on a Too Fat Lardies podcast in relation to his work for Great War Miniatures that I began to discover more about his work and legendary status in the hobby. At that point, I was both embarrassed not to have know who he was, but also very flattered that my little corner of the blogosphere had come to his attention.
While I have none of his fantasy figures, I have a lot of the British and German figures he sculpted for his First World War range for Great War Miniatures. Lovely sculpts they are too.
These don't get anywhere near as much game time as I would like, but they were a joy to paint and bring to life.
The officers and NCOs are particularly well done, each given a lot of personality of their own.
The Stosstruppen are probably my favourite figures in the range.
They made an appearance in the participation games that I ran using the Chain of Command Great War variant in the Lard Zone at Cancon in 2024.
So, a sad farewell to Aly, I will miss his comments here on the blog, but can only salute his massive contribution to the hobby and the wonderful legacy he leaves behind.
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