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While I'm waiting for the paint to dry on my Monogram F6F, here are a couple more toy soldier figures I've finished for my collection.

These are castings I got off eBay. They caught my eye, and I wasn't sure of their origin at first, but I contacted the seller and confirmed that they are from the catalog of the German maker Rylit, from the early '80s. Her figures have a distinct style that really appeals to me, not quite connoisseur detail but almost caricature, and with wonderful lively and interesting poses.

Here's the first, a dragoon seated on a keg, enjoying a pipe with a bit of an amused look on his face:

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I've painted him as another dragoon of the Zastrow Regiment, to go with some of the other dragoons in my collection.

The next figure is a fusilier of Regiment Nr. 40, Gabelentz, in 1759:

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The animation of this figure's expression caught my eye and made me bid for it. I need to find an appropriate figure to pair with him, in hand-to-hand combat. Here's a view of the detail on the back:

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which illustrates what I mean about the style of these figures. It's well-sculpted and crisp detail, but stylized rather than a photographic portayal of the detail.

I have a couple more of these on the bench right now, and I expect to finish them over the next week or so, and if I do, I'll have more updates to post.

As always, thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy seeing them.

YbiC
Brad

<blockquote data-quote="the Baron" data-source="post: 13291" data-attributes="member: 75">While I&#039;m waiting for the paint to dry on my Monogram F6F, here are a couple more toy soldier figures I&#039;ve finished for my collection.These are castings I got off eBay.&nbsp; They caught my eye, and I wasn&#039;t sure of their origin at first, but I contacted the seller and confirmed that they are from the catalog of the German maker Rylit, from the early &#039;80s.&nbsp; Her figures have a distinct style that really appeals to me, not quite connoisseur detail but almost caricature, and with wonderful lively and interesting poses.Here&#039;s the first, a dragoon seated on a keg, enjoying a pipe with a bit of an amused look on his face:[ATTACH=full]6294[/ATTACH]I&#039;ve painted him as another dragoon of the Zastrow Regiment, to go with some of the other dragoons in my collection.The next figure is a fusilier of Regiment Nr. 40, Gabelentz, in 1759:[ATTACH=full]6295[/ATTACH]The animation of this figure&#039;s expression caught my eye and made me bid for it.&nbsp; I need to find an appropriate figure to pair with him, in hand-to-hand combat.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a view of the detail on the back:[ATTACH=full]6296[/ATTACH]which illustrates what I mean about the style of these figures.&nbsp; It&#039;s well-sculpted and crisp detail, but stylized rather than a photographic portayal of the detail.I have a couple more of these on the bench right now, and I expect to finish them over the next week or so, and if I do, I&#039;ll have more updates to post.As always, thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy seeing them.YbiCBrad</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Baron, post: 13291, member: 75"] While I'm waiting for the paint to dry on my Monogram F6F, here are a couple more toy soldier figures I've finished for my collection. These are castings I got off eBay. They caught my eye, and I wasn't sure of their origin at first, but I contacted the seller and confirmed that they are from the catalog of the German maker Rylit, from the early '80s. Her figures have a distinct style that really appeals to me, not quite connoisseur detail but almost caricature, and with wonderful lively and interesting poses. Here's the first, a dragoon seated on a keg, enjoying a pipe with a bit of an amused look on his face: [ATTACH=full]6294[/ATTACH] I've painted him as another dragoon of the Zastrow Regiment, to go with some of the other dragoons in my collection. The next figure is a fusilier of Regiment Nr. 40, Gabelentz, in 1759: [ATTACH=full]6295[/ATTACH] The animation of this figure's expression caught my eye and made me bid for it. I need to find an appropriate figure to pair with him, in hand-to-hand combat. Here's a view of the detail on the back: [ATTACH=full]6296[/ATTACH] which illustrates what I mean about the style of these figures. It's well-sculpted and crisp detail, but stylized rather than a photographic portayal of the detail. I have a couple more of these on the bench right now, and I expect to finish them over the next week or so, and if I do, I'll have more updates to post. As always, thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy seeing them. YbiC Brad [/QUOTE]

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