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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!

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17 comments

  1. Daveb's avatar

    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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    • Mikko's avatar

      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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  2. John@justneedsvarnish's avatar

    Very nice!

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         by John@justneedsvarnish February 22, 2020 at 20:36
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  3. Marvin's avatar

    Very impressive figures – great work!

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         by Marvin February 23, 2020 at 11:19
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    • Mikko's avatar

      Thanks Marvin, appreciated!

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           by Mikko February 23, 2020 at 11:30
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  4. The model warrior's avatar

    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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    • Mikko's avatar

      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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  5. imperialrebelork's avatar

    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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  6. Warburton's avatar

    Great work, mate!

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         by Warburton February 24, 2020 at 08:13
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  7. Mark A. Morin's avatar

    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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  8. Alex's avatar

    Beautifully done mate 🙂

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         by Alex February 28, 2020 at 13:51
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    • Mikko's avatar

      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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  9. Unknown's avatar

    […] 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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         by 2020 Fembruary round-up | Leadballoony - It's a lead thing March 3, 2020 at 20:54
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