The Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Anderson (2 Viewers)

[aujj65]

Nice work Jeff on these figures. That is one my wife would like. She has a colored book on that story which she treasures and puts it out by my figures at times till I cover it with an Osprey book. I still got about 3 -six packs of Humbrol green. Been in my tool drawer for all the figures I never finish. John

John,

Oh dear me! ....I hope Simon is reading this, and he's been blaming me for hording Green paint

Btw thanks, you need to paint one for your wife now.

Jeff

 

[kilted vampire]

Those really are wonderful. A nice Christmas addition to ones' collection.

 

[kogu]

Those really are wonderful. A nice Christmas addition to ones' collection.

You got that right, KV
and that is what these will be used for.
My sister is not much into Toy Soldier Collecting but sure likes to read and has a good sized library at home. Within this library there is one section with particular "fancy" books, like leather bound and golden sides and such. One of them is the "Fairy Tales" collection by Hans Christian Andersen.
So, comes Christmas this year I will send her these figures as a deco item for her bookshelfs.
That is, when I want to let them go
Konrad

 

[aujj65]

You got that right, KV
and that is what these will be used for.
My sister is not much into Toy Soldier Collecting but sure likes to read and has a good sized library at home. Within this library there is one section with particular "fancy" books, like leather bound and golden sides and such. One of them is the "Fairy Tales" collection by Hans Christian Andersen.
So, comes Christmas this year I will send her these figures as a deco item for her bookshelfs.
That is, when I want to let them go
Konrad

Konrad,

That is a very nice gesture you should have said these are for your sister, I can post them directly to her if you want

Jeff

 

[kogu]

Aaah ..., maybe not. They got to go through quality control here first
Only the best for my sister

 

[kilted vampire]

Aaah ..., maybe not. They got to go through quality control here first
Only the best for my sister

What a nice brother!

 

[mikemiller1955]

Fantastic job on the figures, you made a great story come to life, one of my favorites as a child.

For those of you who don't know the plot:



On his birthday, a boy receives a set of tin soldiers and arrays them on a table top. One soldier stands on a single leg. Nearby, he spies a lovely paper ballerina with a spangle on her sash. She too is standing on one leg and the soldier falls in love. That night, a troll, a "black bogey" in the form of a Jack-in-the-box among the toys angrily warns the soldier to avert his ardent gaze from the ballerina, but the soldier ignores him. The next day, the soldier falls from a windowsill (presumably the work of the troll) and lands in the street. Two boys find the soldier, place him in a paper boat, and set him sailing in the gutter. The boat and its passenger wash into a sewer, where a rat demands the soldier pay a toll. Sailing on, the boat is washed into a canal, where the tin solder is swallowed by a fish. When the fish is caught and cut open, the tin solder finds himself once again on the table top before the ballerina. Inexplicably, a boy suddenly throws the tin soldier into the fire in the stove. A draught blows the ballerina into the fire with him, and she is consumed at once; only her spangle remains. The maid later discovers the tin soldier has melted into the shape of a heart.

 

[Scott]

Disney did a cartoon short in the 30s of the story with Anderson's original ending then redid it recently for the Fantasia remake with a happy ending for the soldier and ballerina.
Most of Anderson's stories seem to have sad endings.