The Three Musketeers - Larger than Life! - Update 09/06 - Monsieur de Tréville

[Svennn]

I was surprised to see Historex only had 75mm and not 54mm options

[white knight]

Chances are those are closer in size to the K&C models than 54mm anyway. 

[white knight]

I've received two more figures from a recent sale, one of which I'm particularly pleased with.

The first is a third Red Guard figure (and at present the last variant being produced by K&C, though I hope they will add more in the future). Like the other standalone guard, this one's armed with a musket. On the official pictures, his head looks a bit oversized, which is why I kept this one for last, but it's much better in the flesh (hard to take good pictures of for some reason though and mine also make his head look a bit biggish).


"I'm just going to stand here and try and look natural..."

He has joined his brethren, taking the Cardinal's faction up to five:

Look at all those nice primary colours...

The second one is the one that got me a bit excited to post as it's another great sculpt from King and Country: Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General himself. Lots of lovely detail in this figure. Perhaps he doesn't look quite evil or cruel enough, but then I think he probably didn't think of himself as evil either.


"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil..."

Here he has joined the preacher and other members of his faction (though it's still possible the two flamboyant figures on the right are split off from this group and assigned to another faction instead).


"Get the witch!"

[white knight]

And because it seems I didn't have enough of them already, a new blog to document the project... 

https://swashbucklingsessions.blogspot.com/

[DintheDin]

And because it seems I didn't have enough of them already, a new blog to document the project... 

https://swashbucklingsessions.blogspot.com/

Nice setting of your blogspot and the black and white backdrop with the Musketeers, very atmospheric!
Now we can enjoy all your goodies together, with a few clicks!
A good start, deserving a much better continuation!
By the way, I would like to draw your attention to this K&C lovely couple!

[white knight]

Yes, it's another great set. I have that cavalier pegged as a possible Duke of Buckingham wooing the Queen.

[wolfkarl]

Great thread, I'm really enjoying it. I really like the detail on the lady's dress. If they're separate figures she would be a perfect "damsel in distress" for rescue scenarios.

[white knight]

I believe they are separate. I will know for sure when I get around to buying it.

[DintheDin]

I believe they are separate. I will know for sure when I get around to buying it.

They are separate, if you look closely at the two different pictures

[white knight]

Yes, it would be odd that they would only be attached to each other by the hands.

[DintheDin]

Yes, it would be odd that they would only be attached to each other by the hands.

Happens to some real people 

[joroas]

[Stavka]

They've got that wrong.  In my experience it's usually the other way around- if there's a hardware or hobby store in sight, it's often the guys who splurge when shopping.

[white knight]

Now that I've gotten this far in the collection, the challenge will be to maintain enough self control to wait until the remaining figures I want show up at a discount somewhere instead of rushing in and buying them at retail price. It's going to be a constant struggle that I only need to lose once...

[joroas]

Now that I've gotten this far in the collection, the challenge will be to maintain enough self control to wait until the remaining figures I want show up at a discount somewhere instead of rushing in and buying them at retail price. It's going to be a constant struggle that I only need to lose once... 

That route entails madness and the financial and economic collapse of the Western World!