"The Scarlet Pimpernel." Topic

Sir Percy Blakeney, vampire hunter?Sir Percy and friends hunt the Count and his minions in London and Paris.Any suggestions for figures?

They seek him here, they seek hin there…

The trail is cold.
The trail is hot.
Will they catch him?
I think not.

Too late for a really wide choice of minis (and for my taste, but who cares?): transpose the hunt to the mid 18th C. (WAS or SYW: while France and Great Britain switched sides between the two, they managed to abide to the centuries-old tradition of being at each other throat) and you'll have a cornucopia of minis to choose from.
Including the lovely 'Governor's daughters' from more than one 'Pirates' range.

And, you could add Lady Oscar 'The Rose of Versailles' to the cast: link
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Set in a somewhat earlier period as suggested, they could meet the good Baron Munchausen.

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Along the same lines, I'm sure that figurines-wise it would be easier to set 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'
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by the time of Barry Lyndon (the British High Society was equally proud and prejudiced by then!).
I suppose that 'Pike & Shot & Zombies' link could be used for any setting before the AWI.

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Relevant links:
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and for a part -with reference to miniatures TMP link
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They seek him here, they seek him there…

reminds me of the lyrics of the 18th C. song 'Il court le furet' (surviving as a nursery rhyme YouTube link ) the title / 1st line of which contain a spoonerism ignored by modern governesses / kindergarten teachers

I use this fellah!

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Brilliant MC, none would see through that disguise! I did think of the fencing master Angelo and his son, Henry as the vampire hunters. Saint George, the Prince of Wales,that other cross dressing fencer d'Eon and perhaps a young Sir Percy amongst the cast. "'Ods fish! that would be a fine game Sir!"

Thank you Sir! It's all very…very…well it is, isn't it?

Added a few more views to the blog so that he might be seen all around as it were.

Head swap and lop off his poodle tail and I daresay he might pass for human although there are probably easier alternatives out there.

They seek him here, they seek hin there…
…Those Frenchies seek him everywhere…

No, no no.

It's
"They theek him heeyah,'
They theek him theyah.
Those Fwenchies theek him evewywheyah!"

Thadwy, we are wacking in Georgian figures, whether Fwench or Bwitish.

P{ity. Perhaps a 100 Cwub wequest fwom Euweka?
The 18th C civilians awe quite nice.

Sink me!

John, sounds more like "The Scarlet Pumpernickel" than Trevor Howard, LOL!

Is he in heaven,
Is he in …. ?

That damned elusive – Pimpernel!

@ M C LeSingeDew
What is the size of these minis?
If 28 -30mm -as I suppose for AA- they would fit so well *as they are* in the Carnevale setting!
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(OK, the tail may be little 'too much'? Oh no, it's Carnival, so they're just very elaborated disguises…)

Yes. Large 28mm figure.

Gonsalvo, on 28 Nov 2011 9:22 p.m. PST:

"John, sounds more like "The Scarlet Pumpernickel" than Trevor Howard, LOL!

Is he in heaven,
Is he in …. ?

That damned elusive – Pimpernel!"

Shouldn't that be _Leslie_ Howard?

"The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934 film
Directed by Harold Young
Produced by Alexander Korda
Written by Baroness Orczy (novel)
Lajos Biró
Sam Bermann
Robert Sherwood
Arthur Wimperis
Starring Leslie Howard
Merle Oberon
Raymond Massey
Music by Arthur Benjamin
Cinematography Harold Rosson
Editing by William Hornbeck
Release date(s) December 23, 1934
Running time 94 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English"

If set by practical convenience in the mid-18th C., to 'spice up' the setting (and explain why a High Lady has to be protected from a terrible fate) you can throw in the background a transposition of the 'Affair of the Poisons' link
A potential rival tries to eliminate Madame de Pompadour:
"And the scent of the bouquet
had beautiful marquise to die."
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YouTube link (best, most 'authentic' interpretation)
Historically they were black masses with sacrifices of kidnapped babies, but I suspect you would not stay purely historical, some darker forces could be involved…

Re. vampires, the 'seminal' novels, Carmilla and Dracula, agree on several points: that vampires may dislike full sunlight, but are not harmed by it; and, chiefly, that they can walk among humans totally unnoticed. Thus, figurines manufacturers notwithstanding, one should have no need of special 'vampires' in human form.
For a 'winged' (ŕ la Underworld YouTube link) morph, Zenit minis have a kind of succubic vampirella:

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And if you really want her a 'distinctive' quasi-human form (the 'Summerdale vampires syndrome'):

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(Zenit also have a few nicely repulsive "failed attempt of resurrection / bioconstruct" 'Lovecraftian' monstrosities among their 'Not Alive' link but I'm drifting off-topic)

For those disliking the idea that a (major) vampire can turn into a giant wolf -because of the endless underworld war between vampires and werewolves- Hellsing link offers a precious alternative explanation: the vampire actually shapeshifts to a giant *dog* (with more than 2 eyes):
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and fortunately Taban Miniatures link have a suitable figurine:

A '18th C. Horror' mini-campaign using 'Chaos in Carpathia':
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A 'Chaos in Carpathia' campaign 'traditionally 'set in Van Helsing's time, but that could as well used minis of the 'tricornes' period: link.

And remember: Bela Lugosi is dead YouTube link!

You`ve sold me on this Abdul, I thnk my 18 century smulgglers and highwaymen will be also vsariously fighitng on the undead and othe runspeakable things!

@ Lowtardog: please keep us informed!
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"Swashbuckling" but with 'Pulp adventures' features:
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The masked warrior monks are reminding of the (unwillingly?) funny 'Neo-Nazi Ninja Monks on Amphetamines' of 'Crimsom rivers 2' link.