Figurine: Swordfighting Cheerleader

I've had a fair bit of time to paint miniatures lately, which would usually mean that I've gotten more albums to review (painting being one of the concurrently 'allowed' activities as per the rules).  However, because of my birthday I have an influx of new music I've been listening to instead, and I try to stick to random album selection as much as possible.

The long and the short of it is that I've got another miniature to post, but not an album.  I'm back at work tomorrow though, so with the walks to and from I'll be through another music review in no time.

Today's figurine isn't terribly exciting.  She's a scantily clad swordfighter - I can only assume she comes from a very hot climate:

Her outfit and ridiculously big hair made me think of NFL cheerleaders, so naturally I put her in Miami Dolphins orange and aqua.

Here she is in more natural lighting, such as you might encounter at Dolphins stadium, although in my experience the cheerleaders there are less likely to be wielding two scimitars.

Well, that's it for today.  Back to music for my next entry.

Figurine: Desert Ranger

Another figure painted! For some reason I got bogged down a little on this one. Maybe it was being away for two weeks, or maybe it was that I had done something similar a couple years ago, so there wasn't anything novel about it.

Anyway, here she is - a female desert ranger!

I liked this figure's pose, and the detail on her arm and leg bracers (look closely and you can see they feature protective 'scarab' motifs). I also gave her a purple sash, for just a dash of colour. Here she is from the back:I am pretty happy with how this figure turned out. I imagine her as a bit of loner among her people, but still fiercely protective of them. Finally, here are the three similar figures I painted back in 2008. I wanted her to have a similar feel to them, and I think it worked out OK.
Next up: A standard bearer and a drummer in full plate mail. Groovy...