I always try and paint up the freebies given out at the
Salute show as soon as possible (otherwise they sit on my lead pile for ever).
This year the figure was a Russian revolutionary woman flag-bearer. In
addition, the entry bag contained a strange fantasy female figure wielding a
weird halberd over a severed metal tentacle. I soon glued the figure and
discarded the box, so I cannot remember either the manufacturer or what the
figure represents, but I don’t think this will matter to me!
The Russian figure was simple to paint. I was
tempted to add revolutionary slogans to the flag but choose not to because of
the ‘furled’ fabric, which would distort any text I attempted. The
miscellaneous fantasy figure was more detailed and fun to paint. I like the
wave effect on the base but why a metal tentacle? Neither figure will be used
on the table and instead will reside in my box of odds and ends. This box
contains all my old Salute figures from past years, plus a nice collection of
Metal Magic Asterix figures which I cannot bear to part with.
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