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The figure with out-stretched arms had the tiniest sheet of flash off one arm. Other than that, the molding on these figures was flawless, so they could be painted right out of the package. From my D&D diorama days, I'm used to big mold lines as a norm, even on the classic Ral Partha sculpts, so these can be considered extra fine.
They are detailed down to decorative bands, not simple ones, on the gowns. The fur on the one dressed for winter is very nicely textured (she matches a similar gentleman). The styles are late in the century, after fashion was through with hoops and bustles and technology demanded a slimmer cut for trains, omnibuses, and automobiles.
Molding has its limitations. Using the skirts as the stands means the ladies can wobble just a trifle from the bottoms being uneven. Just rub them up and down the flat side of a coarse 25mm-wide file until it's evened out (the usual fine modelling files will take for-freakin-ever and aren't wide enough to do a good job of it).
The facial sculpts are a bit coarse: slightly prognathus, somewhat protruding lips, the nose very depressed at the root, with a bulbous tip that's very broad. As a result, they paint up very well in dark brown skin tones, which may be just what they wanted for Pax Limpopo. On the other hand, for persons not of the most aristocratic breeding, they do fine in peach pastels as women who would be on the streets of our O-27 steam RR--not the carriage trade.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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