From AdamC "Milady de Winter" (5 points)
Hello AdamC (aka Fencing Frog) back after a year off because of family obligations. Mind you those obligations aren't any less this year but I feel a bit more on top of most of them and maybe I need the distraction of the challenge more this year.
A friend of mine wrote a set of rules called
Plum and Blade it's quick play and based on the best of the swashbuckling genre of both books and film. I'm happy to say I got a mention in the dedication for my input on historical fencing methods.
I don't remember the manufacturer it might be Blue Moon but do recall it was lady de Winter the femme fatale of the Three Musketeers. I like her balanced stance, if she doesn't trip on it her long gown will hide her footwork (which can throw a male fencer off as I know form personal experience).
Historically a fair number of noble women did in fact learn fencing and could be quite dangerous. I did her dress in deep sky-blue, the shading isn't all would like but I didn't want her looking Dirty. Gold lace, red slashed sleeve complete the look and she has heavy leather gauntlets to protect her hands.
She's a single 25mm figure for 5 points getting me off to a start.
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Welcome back to the Challenge, Adam! It's great to have you with us again.
Milady de Winter looks the business, especially sporting those formidable gauntlets. I like like how you did her puffed sleeves and gold accents on the gown. A beautiful and dangerous character, to be sure! Will there be more figures for 'Plum and Blade' coming up in the Challenge? It's such a colourful period to work in.
5 points for your return to the ranks. Well done!
- Curt
