On Father's Day, through an act of cunning, I managed to schedule a trip to the movies to see
Wonder Woman .
I have always liked WW, more so, than many other DC characters, and the issues of the comic that I have picked up in recent years have been good. I'll spare you an in-depth review.of the movie but I came away thoroughly enamored of the character (despite some terrible dialog where my eyes quite nearly rolled out of their sockets) :
Wonder Woman is a bad-ass.
Now, you may be asking yourself, what does this have to do with wargaming?
The movie is set during the late days of WWI. Every WWI scene cries out 'you can wargame this!', well it does if you're a wargamer - I suspect non-wargamers were not inspired in that way.
And so, dear reader, that is how I found myself searching the web over the last few days for a suitable Wonder Woman in the appropriate scale.
For the more traditional forces, Armies in Plastic, has a suitable WWI line for one-stop shopping, including the necessary - for this project - WWI Germans in Stahlhelm Helmets, WWI British Army in Steel Helmets, WWI Highlanders (if you want to field that character) and importantly, a German A7V. You can also, if your wallet allows, field W. Britain and other collector-type soldiers.
Our heroine, however, is not so easy to procure.
As I see it there are two possible options: find an actual Wonder Woman figure and work with that or find a toy soldier that can be made to stand in for her.
There was a not-too-surprising lack of suitable toy soldiers in this scale. And no matter the case, a good deal of green stuff would be necessary for her outfit. Seeing as how many of the female figures are topless and wear skimpy outfits (particularly in the Fantasy genre), they do lend themselves to customization. Nude "dollies" for figure sculpting would work as well.
I am not afraid of trying this, but I'm also lazy and
cheap frugal.
Instead, let us bring on the actual Wonder Woman figures.
This was more of a struggle than I thought it would be (now, if I wanted a 6" or 12" tall figure I'd have an embarrassment of riches) but I finally found this:
They are described variously as 2.25" and 2.5", and even as 2.75" on one site. They are DC "figurines", although one site described them as cake toppers. Their intended purpose is of no consequence of course.
The Wonder Woman in this set has the advantage of being clad in an outfit that is close to matching Gal Gidot's (I would repaint the bodice, and use green stuff to add a skirt to the shorts, and dress up the boots a little). Her left arm is in the perfect position to mount a custom made shield, if so desired. And so that is the figure I will start with.
My project forces - using the GASLIGHT rules as a model since they're easily ported to various periods:
The Good Guys:
Wonder Woman (hero - in GASLIGHT i'd give her a couple of special abilities and hit points)
Optional:
1-2 10-figure unit of British (regular)
Small unit, or group of unattached, main characters: Highlander Sniper, the spy, the actor, the scout (holy crap, I just realized they're the A-team!)
The Bad Guys :
1-2 10- figure units of Germans
1 German tank
1 unattached German officer
Optional:
Ares (either metal or one of the cheap 60mm Supreme Greek Hoplites. He's a hero as well and would merit hit points and abilities)
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| The spear is not traditional for the comic character, but I like the pose. |
So while the paint isn't even close to done on my VSF project, I'm starting another one.
That's how you know you're alive right?
