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Offline Rhoderic

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Figures that could pass for Papageno and Papagena?
« on: 23 March 2015, 10:35:08 AM »
I have a sudden irrational desire to find a pair of 28mm miniatures that look like Papageno and Papagena from Mozart's "The Magic Flute", in their traditional "18th century fantasy" portrayal, wearing outlandish birdcatcher suits.

LINK (Google image search for "Papageno")

Do any figures even remotely like this exist?

Come to think of it, an 18th century fantasy skirmish project - by which I mean fantasy the way it genuinely existed in the minds of Europeans in the actual 18th century ("The Magic Flute" being the perfect example) as opposed to our contemporary "Tolkienesque elves in powdered wigs" style fantasy world - would be an awesome project. Miniatures with the right look would probably be too difficult to find/convert, though. (Prove me wrong?)
« Last Edit: 23 March 2015, 02:27:54 PM by Rhoderic »
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Offline Vanvlak

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Re: Figures that could pass for Papageno and Papagena?
« Reply #1 on: 23 March 2015, 04:06:14 PM »
No idea, but this is VERY intersting. I don't think it will prove impossible - some Rackham Confrontation types could fit in, and I am sure there are others.  8)

Offline robh

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Re: Figures that could pass for Papageno and Papagena?
« Reply #2 on: 25 March 2015, 07:54:40 AM »
 Papageno nothing specific but take a look throgh the Zenit Nemesis or Guild of Harmony ranges for possible base figures.

As for a game, Nemesis itself or the excellent Carnevale would work.

I have done a full Commedia dell Arte troupe for Carnevale which is along the same sort of lines.
« Last Edit: 25 March 2015, 10:39:34 AM by robh »

Steve63

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Re: Figures that could pass for Papageno and Papagena?
« Reply #3 on: 25 March 2015, 08:24:31 AM »
Maybe some Aztec's

 

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