Your "Belles of The Battlefield" Picks (1 Viewer)

[Larry Allen]

Generally, I can agree with most of the ideas and suggestions proffered in this thread..so far.
However I agree with those that would not want to see 'Comfort Women' featured...Every army in history has had its 'Camp Followers' from Roman times all the way up to the Napoleonic era and well into the 20th. century...The majority following of their own volition either in pursuit of food, security, a warm blanket and, of course, for money.

'Comfort Women' were girls and young women forced by the Japanese Army to 'service' their men in the most cruel and degrading fashion...and many suffered accordingly.

So, while K&C will design and produce a relatively small number of 'camp followers' throughout different historical eras...The tragically sad 'Comfort Women' will not be among them!

Best wishes and happy collecting, Andy.

YES ... as I just mentioned to MOE ... my error in the choice of words. I was thinking of Geisha but my fingers fail me.

I totally agree no "Comfort Women in the derogatory sense as I mention earlier ... my mistake.

LaRRy

 

[Poppo]

Moe ... my error in the use of the word "comfort women". I was actually referring to the women who joined the Japanese soldiers on their own free will .. BUT not the Korean or Chinese women who were forced into prostitution ... sorry my bad. I did say Geisha in an earlier post and that was my intention.:redface2:

--- LaRRy

Alright...So let' s go on with the volunteer prostitutes only....{sm4}{sm4}{sm4}

 

[zblang]

That first female French resistance fighter would be a superb figure!

 

[kogu]

I just read in a previous thread that Milady de Winter is in the making and will be released soon.
That's a figure I've been waiting for since I got D'Artagnan, The Three Musketeers, the Cardinal and the Comte de Rochefort.
Looking forward to it :wink2: ^&grin

Konrad

 

[OldDragon]

Andy

Looking forward to the day K&C does an Emperor Napoleon & Empress Josephine ... inspecting the troops.

Bests
OD

 

[Obee]

Andy

Looking forward to the day K&C does an Emperor Napoleon & Empress Josephine ... inspecting the troops.

Bests
OD

Great idea, OD

Also we could also get some new Dragons de la Garde impériale (Empress Dragons) in 'on parade' poses to give the couple something to review ????

John

 

[OzDigger]

French women of Resistance

I note one of the women has a German helmet on, either batting for the other team or taking a big risk.

 

[Currahee Chris]

The name escapes me at the moment but I think DC did a comic about a "Madammousielle" of the Resistance who was pretty hard core but yeah, while I love looking at women I just feel like comics and toy soldiers and action figures and stuff like that- this just isn't the medium. Always makes me feel kind of pervvy- not sure why but it does-

but that's me, I respect everyone's right to collect what they wish. I see toy soldiers as works of art- some better than others - but nonetheless, works of art. As such, they will always get divergent opinions and views.

 

[Fitzgibbon]

Great idea, OD

Also we could also get some new Dragons de la Garde impériale (Empress Dragons) in 'on parade' poses to give the couple something to review ????

John

I'll second that motion. There were of course many women in the Napoleonic legend. His mother and sisters were high profile players in that long story. The later Austrian connection by marriage has some interesting characters, not least Marie Louise herself, and what of the Polish Countess? And the other dalliance that produced a son? And the thousands of mothers who lost sons in the long period of conflict, women who had cause to oppose him. They may all be relatively silent in the printed history but roughly half the population has always been women and so they make up the balance for the diorama maker/story teller looking for realism. There are some amazing dioramas waiting to be done for Napoleon once we break with the idea that Waterloo was somehow all there was.

Waterloo, as iconic as it has become, is really just a post script to his defeat at Leipzig. One of the tantalising aspects of the Hussar series is its temporal break with 1815, the tentative steps to opening the whole European theatre for a dramatic retelling. The foot dragons tempted a view of the early campaigns but the Hussars, with their link to the true historic tale of the duel, really swing the door open. My interest grows for what else is to come.

 

[marco55]

I'd like to see the WWII pin up girls.
Mark

 

[OzDigger]

Watched a dvd yesterday titled "Waterloo Warriors" that focused on Irish and Scots soldiers, and women, at Waterloo and the preceding battles. There was actually a lot about Women at those battles, more than I expected considering the title, more like Waterloo Women really :rolleyes2:

 

[King & Country]

Watched a dvd yesterday titled "Waterloo Warriors" that focused on Irish and Scots soldiers, and women, at Waterloo and the preceding battles. There was actually a lot about Women at those battles, more than I expected considering the title, more like Waterloo Women really :rolleyes2:

Interesting post about 'Waterloo's Women Warriors'...I wonder if these 'ferocious females' can be compared to the 'Ladies from Hell' which is what German troops during WW1 called Scottish 'Kilties'when they first encountered them on the battlefield!?!

All the best and happy collecting, Andy.

 

[OzDigger]

Interesting post about 'Waterloo's Women Warriors'...I wonder if these 'ferocious females' can be compared to the 'Ladies from Hell' which is what German troops during WW1 called Scottish 'Kilties'when they first encountered them on the battlefield!?!

All the best and happy collecting, Andy.

Ha ha, Napoleon called them Amazons, at least he did in the "Waterloo" movie, but as you know movies aren't always factual. The "Waterloo Warriors" dvd was worth watching, and a must see if you're Irish or from Scotland :wink2:

 

[Arnhemjim]

Returning more to the original intended theme of this thread, has anyone ever tried to identify this seemingly female member of the Waffen-SS (Auxiliary?) in this photograph showing a Warrant Officer of the British 1st Airborne Division (Dave Morris, 11th Para Bn) being questioned after being captured in Oosterbeek during the battle of Arnhem. Note the facial characteristics and the cap. On reflection, I think the greatcoat precludes any potential for the type of “personality” Andy might consider “capturing” in a miniature figure.
Arnhem Jim
Arizona Territory

 

[Fitzgibbon]

I'm having a reread of Lachouque's Napoleon's War in Spainand there are some amazing B&W prints of Spanish women participating in that terrible conflict. There is a particularly useful depiction of a woman standing atop the battlement with a huge rock held over her head about to hurl it at the attacking French below. I could see this in a dramatic shelf diorama. A bit different from standing firing...:salute::

 

[wadepat]

Gentle Friends,

This is the second time I found it necessary to intervene in this thread. Discussions of political issues, sexual preferences, and related opinions do not have any place in this discussion. I really do not want to close this thread and it will remain open as long as folks stay on topic. Please enjoy the discussion, but keep your posts in the spirit of original topic.

Thanks for your understanding.

Warmest personal regards,

Pat

 

[LTC PaulN]

As it's a toy soldier forum, I would prefer more focus on the combattants.

We all love the ladies, but there are other forums for those who want to further explore their beauty.:smile2:

I've always hoped K&C would take on some subjects like female aircrew (read Air Transport Auxiliary [ATA-UK] or Women's Air Service Pilots [WASP-USA]). Those women were barrier breakers that are often overlooked.

 

[Obee]

I've always hoped K&C would take on some subjects like female aircrew (read Air Transport Auxiliary [ATA-UK] or Women's Air Service Pilots [WASP-USA]). Those women were barrier breakers that are often overlooked.

They have done female Air Force, and this one looks like my mother !!!!

She was a Sgt in the WRAAF for the duration of WW2, working in catering cooking food to the airmen in England.

Lest We Forget

 

[ivanmoe]

Here's a nice painting:

Don't know much about it. The image came up in a Google search for "Napoleonic Wars Women."

Here's another from the same search:

And one one from the Spanish involvement. Looks bad for the French prisoner:

-Moe

 

[PRMC]

Here's a nice painting:

Don't know much about it. The image came up in a Google search for "Napoleonic Wars Women."

Here's another from the same search:

And one one from the Spanish involvement. Looks bad for the French prisoner:

-Moe

Great pictures, Moe. Love the one of the partisans. Really captures the imagination. That French officer is in deep trouble.

As people have already alluded to, there were cases of uniformed ladies discovered amongst the dead at Waterloo. Also the Royal Marines had Hannah Snell. She disguised herself as a man a served for quite some time in the age of sail--not sure she would have been much of a 'belle' but I wouldn't have dared say that to her face.