Continental Army Brigade

These are some brigade-level shots of the Continental Army

On the left of the picture are the converged light infantry companies.  Next to them is the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment.  Behind the light infantry (though mostly invisible) is a light artillery piece and its crew, skillfully pointed by a French engineer.

The regular Continental infantry are in similar positions as before, but now they are backed by a substantial levy of militia.

Finally a shot of the seasoned unit, the 2nd Pennsylvania.  While they were featured in Redcoats and Ruffles before (http://redcoatsandruffles.blogspot.com/2016/04/2nd-pennsylvania-regiment-by-armies-in.html), they have been reinforced by three new figures from ATS Toy Soldiers.

Royalty

These two figures are the first glimpse of royalty here on Redcoats and Ruffles!  Meet King Roland and Queen Miranda.

Always on the lookout for more figures from the distaff side in 1/32, this figure of Queen Miranda caught my eye.  She is a perfect match for other 54mm figures.  However, the lot I purchased her with also included her consort King Roland.  After some thought, I drafted him into my collection as well. My sister helped choose which outfit he should don for his royal duties: the red coat with the light buff breeches, accented by several medals.

While his outfit looks vaguely Regency, he still belongs in the Redcoats and Ruffles world of the 1770s-1780s.  While tighter cut coats were coming into fashion in the 1780s, this one is still ahead of its time.  Likely as a monarch, King Roland was always seeking up-and-coming styles.

Figures from Disney’s “Sofia the First” collection.  They were painted with a mix of acrylic and enamel paints and sealed with Mod Podge.