A Few Recent Arrivals

 A couple of days ago, a very small order from Noble Knight Games, in a rather large box!

I would guess this was a 0.01 or even 0.015m3 carton - 

.....and inside all the packaging....

..... there were a total of FIVE 28mm figures!

One of these is by Gaddis Games and features Princess Viktoria Luise, the only daughter of the last Kaiser of Germany

The late, lamented Hinterland Miniatures also did a figure of the Princess, together with her sister-in-law Princess Cecile, the wife of the Crown Prince, sporting a dragoon uniform.

The figure surprised me when it arrived, as its cast in metal. I had assumed from the image that it would be 3D printed resin. The actual figure has a slightly different pose, no gap between the body and the left arm, and the baton of office is held against the body and up the rear of the arm - to make it easier to cast and less susceptible to damage, I imagine.

Here are a few images showing where the inspiration for this figure (and the Hinterland ones) came from.

The Kaiser and his daughter, circa 1912

Colonel of the 2nd Leib Hussar Regiment

The colourised version below is incorrect, as all the lace etc should be silver, and the Colpack bag is white, not red

The two sisters in law, mounted

Hussar on the left, dragoon on the right

The colours on the hussar uniform worn by the princess have been represented more accurately in this image.

I have several different batches of figures nearing completion on the painting table but they can wait for another couple of days before being revealed.

Thanks for stopping by and (hopefully) leaving a comment - take care of yourselves and stay well!