I concluded my introductory posting on a SP Huntress with, "All that remains is to find a suitable 50- 54mm base figure for a SP Black Canary. . ." And so I have. . . I think. . .
The figure is from the Spanish company Tale of War, in their Tale- Revision range. This is the company that launched its line with the now classic Victor Cat Helsing, the vampire/demon-hunting descendant of Puss in Boots!
My interests lie with the last(?) 54mm release in the range: "Alice & Answers". Taking the exquisite engineering and design provided, and adding some judicious modelling, I think I have the makings of a rather unique SP Black Canary.
In my version of Victorian London, Black Canary was a chanteuse from Le Chat Noir in Paris, a popular nightspot that was managed by one Mlle. Kyle, "Le Chat", a Scottish émigré who firmly believed in the Auld Alliance--especially when her shapely neck was on the line. One of her first discoveries was the German soprano, Diana Lanz, who abruptly left the Bayreuth Festspielhaus company with nary an explanation. Mlle. Kyle discovered her singing in a rather seedy, upstart cabaret in Paris, and was quickly taken with her. . . Diana joined Le Chat Noir as "die Harzer Roller", soon thereafter became "le Canari, and the rest was history--albeit short-lived. Before long, Fräulein Lanz was in London singing in East End music halls still using her Parisian stage-name, "The Canary". . .
It's a start. . . The most important thing is that it would appear as if all the elements of a Steampunk Birds of Prey diorama--or at worst, a mini-"collection"--have been gathered. . .
Stay tuned!
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