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Title: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: mil-mart on May 30, 2013, 05:27:56 PM: To coincide with the launch of my new website this is the second of my two new flat releases.
Originally suggested by fellow member Roger the picture shows the Tsar's daughter Grand Duchess Olga dressed in her uniform as honorary colonel-in-chief of the 3rd Hussar Yelizavetgradsky regiment.
Title : Grand Duchess Olga
Size : 120 mm
Material: Resin
Price : £7.00 with FREE postage within the U.K and £3.50 to all other countries.
Sculpted by Ken Farrar
Painted by Dirk Ewert
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: willie on May 30, 2013, 09:40:18 PM: Nice looking figure :) Nice looking Colonels in the picture. I would be in there regiment any day ;D willie
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: Brian on May 31, 2013, 05:43:28 AM: These do look good, Roger's already having a go in the members section ;)
Well done Ken, keep them coming ;D

Have you a mounted figure yet? how about a WWI British lancer from the start of the war?
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: mil-mart on May 31, 2013, 03:44:58 PM: Willie thank you.
Brian glad you like them and regarding a mounted figure I've a WW1 german on my to do list that I'm very tempted with.
Cheers Ken
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: JerryMort on May 31, 2013, 04:59:15 PM: They look great - how about doing the crown princesses of Prussia in their Colonel-in-Chief uniforms to go with them?
Jerry
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: mil-mart on May 31, 2013, 05:55:29 PM: Jerry that's what I like suggestions, :) I'll take a look tomorrow and maybe put them on my to do list. Many thanks.
Ken
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: Roger on June 01, 2013, 01:00:19 AM: ;)
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: JerryMort on June 01, 2013, 08:36:11 AM: Queen Victoria also appeared in her younger days in the uniform of Colonel-in-chief of the Guards. The uniform (tiny!) used to be in Museum of London, don't know if it is still there.
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: JerryMort on June 01, 2013, 09:06:57 AM: You could go on and on....
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: JerryMort on June 01, 2013, 09:13:42 AM: I like this picture of Princess Viktoria - shows the sabretache, the stripe down her dress and the horse furniture.
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: JerryMort on June 01, 2013, 01:07:45 PM: There is also Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna in the uniform of the 9th Kazansky Dragoons.
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: Roger on June 01, 2013, 02:13:12 PM: Excellent photo's Jerry and I'm especially pleased you posted a larger photo of Maria, the one I have is just the head and shoulders. Here's a plate of the uniform details.
Title: Re: Mil-mart New Release Grand Duchess Olga
Post by: JerryMort on June 01, 2013, 03:15:04 PM: Apparently Anastasia was Colonel-in-Chief of the 148th Kaspiisky Infantry Regiment but I have been unable to find any kind of uniform info.