Lady carrying wood (Lemax)

As mentioned before, Red Coats & Ruffles is constantly on the lookout for female figures in 18th Century garb. (see http://redcoatsandruffles.blogspot.com/search/label/Female%20Figures)  This woman was released by Lemax for their 2022 Christmas collection, under the name of "Carrying wood for the fire".  

Despite her 19th Century styling, she clearly had potential to be transformed into the 18th Century.  The major change needed was to change her bonnet into a cap.  Lemax figures are also very tall, so some of her dress was trimmed to give her a height closer to the rest of Redcoats and Ruffles.  Notwithstanding this, she is still a tall lady.

Her outfit's colors are based on a background character from Sofia the First who is also a woodcutter's wife.  Their outfits were unusually similar.  The pose is a useful background character, whether gathering sticks from the forest or preparing to replenish her stove.

Figure by Lemax; painted with acrylic paints.

Violet Vendor (Lemax)

This figure was originally inspired by the work of "White Knight" at http://swashbucklingsessions.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-three-musketeers-flowergirl.html.  She began as a background Christmas-village type figurine by Lemax.  Aside from removing some mold lines and a very chunky base, little conversion was required on her.  However, even with her base removed, she is still a tall 54mm figure (see picture below for comparison to a Marx figure).

The paint scheme is inspired by an extra from the independent movie Beyond the Mask.  This particular woman was paired with my sister (see http://redcoatsandruffles.blogspot.com/2016/04/female-civilian.html) to walk up and down the streets of Philadelphia.

Figure by Lemax, painted with acrylic paints.