Female problems.... (3 Viewers)

[Scott]

Respectfully...I like Conte figures. I literally have 100s of the plastics including the Alamo series, Mexican and Texians, Normans and Vikings and the Civil War series. The female figures in metal Conte does are great as in this figure of an Indian carrying off a woman. The period clothing is pretty good....

The figure of a pirate carrying away a woman is equally as good in period clothing...

The chemise sleeves are a bit long on both figures. The shoes (boots? boots are rare for women) with heels are OK on one and the bare feet a nice touch on the other. Most women wore cloth caps (mob caps) back then all the time but they could have fallen off in the struggle. The wild hair adds to the figure.


My one observation is that this figure of the woman in the boots, torn skirt, and corset is way off for the 18th century and was possibly a conversion of "Elena" from the Legend of Zorro which is more 1840s (movie timeline)

Skirts and chemises were fuller, and the chemise had the longish sleeves as the above figures have. The corset is early 1800s.

This figure is great as a costume piece like the fun Conte pirate women who are "charactors" .

But none of these fit a display or diorama meant to be an accurate display of the period.

Just sayin'.

 

[gk5717]

I didn't know they did implants back in those days!
Gary

 

[Scott]

Nothing wrong with Brea$ts but the corsets in the 18th Century contained and flattened them, pushing them up to a good looking cleavage.

"My Dear Wife" had some experience wearing 18th and 19th century corsets. You can see from the Zorro costume her Brea$ts are contained and supported.

Corsets in the 18th Century laced in the back like these reenactors from Williamsburg. Note the chemise or shift that was the basic underwear top and bottom up until WW I.

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I sure would like to see the detail that goes into Conte's military figures and movie figures go into some more of the period female figures.

 

[6th Wisconsin]

This is one of the best threads I have seen in a while!

 

[Wraith]

This is one of the best threads I have seen in a while!

S'funny, I was thinking the same thing.

 

[maddadicus]

I thought I was on one of those paid sites for a minute there. Did not know that I could get male giggles for free..Michael

 

[damian]

Guys stop this at once and get back to discussing the number of rivets on the AUSFG IV or the acts of genocide in our history. I mean get a grip.

 

[Wraith]

I mean get a grip.

Easy tiger.

 

[damian]

Easy tiger.

Touche

 

[Harrytheheid]

Corsets in the 18th Century laced in the back like these reenactors from Williamsburg.


Sorry....Just thought that was an incredibly funny crack/comment

H

 

[The Lt.]

She's made my day

 

[Harrytheheid]

She's made my day

Aye - apart from coal, the Welsh do produce some bonnie lassies as well.
H

 

[Scott]

I remember Conte "promised" "Saloon girls, lots of them" a few years back for a western series. Their Brigitte Bardot/"Shalako" figure is pretty good.

I'd still like to see metal or plastic 19th century civilians, mostly female, to go with Civil War or western series. Monarch Miniatures years ago 1970s made a series of women loading muskets which I have. Cliff Sanderson was the sculptor. Reamsa did plastic 60mm western women with rifles and pistols that were copied by an Argentinian company. I have a few of both series.

Female figures are fun to plug into a military scene when appropiate. If they are 'correct" it helps as well.

Those 18th Century colonial women by John Jenkins are "the Nutz!" (good)

Again...I like Conte's figures...it's just this one that bothers me. Also the pirate woman in the "jock/thong" thingie.

 

[bromhead]

She's made my day

Agreed,,I would prefer hooks and eyes for ease of,,,,,,,,,but she isnt exactly contained compared to other medivel types of ,,,thought I saw her in Krogers this morning with her mom casting the evil eye to anyone not wearing shades as myself.

 

[Deitz]

She's made my day

I am not sure but I believe that her corset may have one to many laces.

Although I may have been distracted in my count.

 

[Spitfrnd]

My one observation is that this figure of the woman in the boots, torn skirt, and corset is way off for the 18th century and was possibly a conversion of "Elena" from the Legend of Zorro which is more 1840s (movie timeline)

Skirts and chemises were fuller, and the chemise had the longish sleeves as the above figures have. The corset is early 1800s.

Great thread as noted Scott. I especially like this "figure". With a small conversion to a sword, she would make an even better better Elina.

That is a Conte figure, right?

 

[Scott]

Maybe. I'd reshape her bust for the correct period corset and redo the "skirt" to look like her torn chemise. That would wreck the resale/collectability of the figure I guess.

 

[Scott]

A couple of figure poses like Paulette Goddard in The Unconquered are both a movie pose and "close" to correct.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Maybe. I'd reshape her bust for the correct period corset and redo the "skirt" to look like her torn chemise. That would wreck the resale/collectability of the figure I guess.

I think not; I'll buy it (depending on the bust reshaping of course)

 

[Scott]

Here you go...