Fembruary 2020: Emilia

February 22, 2020

Alex over on Leadballoony is currently running the Fembruary challenge. This excellent initiative is running for the third year in a row now, with Alex describing it as follows:

the deal is ‘Paint at least one Female miniature’ – it’s that simple! I’m not bothered what genre, game, manufacturer, painting style or material you go with. It can be a squad, a single mini, a diorama, or whatever takes your fancy… I’m just looking for awesome portrayals of the feminine in miniature form, as part of an ongoing conversation about how women are presented within our hobby.

I’m definitely up for that! As my Fembruary effort I decided to paint the governor’s daughter from Black Scorpion. I’ve had the mini sitting half-finished for years now, so I figured that I’d remedy this too. Two birds, one stone, etc.

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As you’ve no doubt noticed from the post title, the young lady is named Emilia. While you might assume that this is a reference to my amazing wife, I actually painted the miniature to depict the character Emilia Rothschild (as played by Angela Dotchin) from the excellent, dumb, feel-good show Jack of All Trades.

The main characters of Jack of All Trades: Jack (Bruce Campbell) and Emilia (Angela Dotchin)

Here’s Emilia posing with The Daring Dragoon, Jack’s alter ego. I don’t think I’ve shown him before, although he has featured in a Halloween battle report some years back!

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This brings my painting tally for the year up to 2. Only 98 more things to paint to reach my goal! Then again, I’m super happy to have managed to participate in Fembruary – thanks Alex!

Posted in 18th century, Miniatures, Pirates | Tagged Black Scorpion, Fembruary |

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That’s a great fig, I have her lurking somewhere myself. Great to have an inspiration to paint to. Her ruffles have turned out quite well.

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by Daveb February 22, 2020 at 18:16

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- Thanks Dave! The photos don’t quite do the ruffles justice! I struggled with lighting and the overexposure pretty much made them a flat white.
  
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  by Mikko February 23, 2020 at 11:30
  
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Very nice!

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by John@justneedsvarnish February 22, 2020 at 20:36

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- Cheers John!
  
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  by Mikko February 23, 2020 at 11:30
  
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Very impressive figures – great work!

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by Marvin February 23, 2020 at 11:19

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- Thanks Marvin, appreciated!
  
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  by Mikko February 23, 2020 at 11:30
  
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I like her, but she looks scary as hell to me lol.

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by The model warrior February 23, 2020 at 12:55

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- You never mess with the governor’s daughter, guv’na.
  
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  by Mikko February 23, 2020 at 18:59
  
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She’s great mate and a worthy submission to the great Fembruary challenge.

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by imperialrebelork February 23, 2020 at 14:05

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- Much thanks IRO!
  
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  by Mikko March 1, 2020 at 09:40
  
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Great work, mate!

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by Warburton February 24, 2020 at 08:13

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- Thanks Warburton!
  
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  by Mikko March 1, 2020 at 09:41
  
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Well done Mikko – great colors on her

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by Mark A. Morin February 27, 2020 at 17:56

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- Thanks Mark!
  
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  by Mikko March 1, 2020 at 09:40
  
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Beautifully done mate 🙂

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by Alex February 28, 2020 at 13:51

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- Thanks Alex, and thanks for putting the challenge together again!
  
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  by Mikko March 1, 2020 at 09:40
  
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[…] own pirate town Port George, (yes, he really does have his own pirate town!). This time it’s ‘the Governor’s Daughter’ from Black Scorpion. She’s a wonderful little sculpt, and Mikko has done her justice with a […]

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