A Queen fit for the Forest

Regina Arborum Silvae is not afraid to don her armor and fight for her people and lands.

Unlike many of her folk, she shuns bow and arrow weapons and prefers to face her foes in personal hand & hoof to hand combat.

Regina Arborum Silvae is a veteran of many battles and has never shied away from combat. In fact, she often tries to prove her valor by leading her troops into battle much to the chagrin of her husband Rex Aurei Silvae.

This can lead to some heated discussions!

                                        

Yet, they always make up in the end-for the sake of the family, kingdom and their love for each other, of course.

Both Regina Arborum Silvae & Rex Aurei Silvae are plastic pieces that I painted this month.

Don't Mess with Steam Punk Femme Fatales

 Femme Fatales come in all shapes and sizes and those of the Steam Punk Era have their own form of deadliness.

Armor, firearms and a killer instinct are the hallmarks of Cassandra Drk'hart. (Privateer Press)

And who needs a firearm when you have a killer's eye with the blade as does the Baroness Natasha Shearpoint. (Pulp Figures)

Another affectionate believer in the use of blades is Anastasia Di Bray. (Privateer Press)

Verein Zoetekijken, on the other hand, trusts her beloved old...

belaying pin to make a sound impression. (Privateer Press)

Captain Sam (not Samantha d'mn you) Bogsdaughter prefers her solid Colt .44 revolver to make sure her commands are followed to the letter. (Pulp Figures)

Della Morte' also believes in her trusty six-shooter. (Pulp Figures)

Being a proper English Lady, Mrs. Elizabet R. Gates would never use any pistol that wasn't a Webly .455. (GDW)

Being a prim and proper daughter of a Minister, Lady Eugene de Witton, keeps her pair of pocket pistols discreetly hidden in her handbag. (GDW)

While she prefers her two-handed sword, Verde Morty, can aways rely on her two ivory handled pistols to settle any distasteful disagreement. (Malifaux)

Sonia Criid also prefers a sword, but hers is a burning blade, using secret petroleum distillates of her own design, to cut through any "red-tape." (Malifaux) 

Whereas the "Sea Witch" relies on "good old fashion Arcane Magics" to power her flame sword. (Monolith)

Chains and sword are a fine combination according to Arlymn Lytdncer, especially if you need to disarm/disable rather than eliminate your opponent.

Adventuress Extraordinaire, Lady Augusta Elizabeth Shutfuzze, uses good fashion sense and a .445 round, to make her mark in the World (Foundry)

Another user of the powers of the Arcane, and a good bottle of "Vino" to power her way through the World is the fierce pit fighter Onna Mnn Wtcch. (GW)

The Widow Wisty Widshipp has spent her time removing "upstructions" with her "Victrola of Soul Rendering." (Monolith)

Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. uses her powers for the good of her followers. (Monolith)

Baronne Menace Cachee aka "Monstrecalamar" has unfortunately delved a little too deeply into the weird "Majic's of the Arcane." (Monolith)

                                                  

Miss Ilene Addlaar knows the best way to take down an enemy is with massive firepower. And the smoke-flames & KABOOM scares the k..p out of everyone else! (Monolith)

Madelyn Corbeau, the Courtesan, uses more of her womanly powers, and a vast knowledge of poisons and love potions, to rule her niche of the World. (Privateer Press)

And finally...

Where one is dangerous a whole regiment, such as this squad of the Crown Princess Michelle's Hussars, is a force few would wish to face. (Hinderland Figures)

The Monolith pieces are plastic all the others are metal and have been painted by me this century.

Blast from the Past - "Captain Mimi Rouge" (1 August 2011)

14 years ago, I introduced pirate Capt.. Mimi Rouge and her background story:

  Captain Mimi Rouge, while a tough leader, she is very generous in sharing her treasures with her crew. In a strange contrast the crew has also noticed that the captains temperament is sweet towards her crew but vicious and bloodthirsty towards her enemies.

 Her constant companion is the brightly colored Peppy. The crew believes that he is a good luck charm as neither he nor his master has ever been felled in battle. Her ability to "turn" what would appear to be serious or fatal wounds in combat is legendary. But perhaps the captains good luck and seeming invulnerability owes is its roots to some other means...

 Captain Rouge is careful not to let her true nature be known to but a few well-chosen companions.

 Those she trusts are allowed to see her as she truly is-the half-blood daughter of the most famous count of Transylvania.

 Her half-blood nature gives her the strength of her ancestor with the ability to travel in the both the worlds of day and night. Her crew is also lucky that Mimi's need for blood is less demanding than that of her sire.

 Captain Rouge is the metal 28mm piece Captian Sophie, Succubus from Reaper Figures. She is the new captain for the Black Pearl II (see "Did You Say Pirates" April 2010).

I Shoot 'Em - I Skin 'Em

The dark of night is not only for dark deeds.

 For Daphny Swiftblad "Night Huntress," the dark is the best time to hunt for food or "predators."  Whichever type she finds, Daphny makes short work of dispatching them with he .45-70 Winchester 

By day, she has stripped the carcasses of everything valuable for survival in the Dystopian World. Food is soon being smoked while the head and skin of "predators" will be displayed as a warning to fear the rifle and blade of the Night Huntress!

Daphny is a plastic piece I painted in June.

Don't Dare Touch My Ruby High Heels

   

Robyne Edelsteen is all action when her Ruby Heels are on the line. 'Cause, what's an exotic dancer without her favorite shoes!

When she gets serious, Robyne uses a two-fisted submachine attack ("Silent-kiss & Boomer") that never fails to make her point.

Silent-kiss & Boomer also enliven her act at the "Fists Full of Fire Exotic Dance Cafe" where Robyne's the star attraction. Entertainment in the Dystopian Future is much more "energetic" than it was in the past.

Robyne Edelsteen is a plastic piece I painted this month.

Expert with Pistol & Rifle-No Problem

Rifle or pistol, it doesn't matter to Ima Dedi pre-teen markswoman extraordinaire. 

Since she could hold a firearm, Ima has spent countless hours sharpening her shooting skills. She is especially talented with scoped weapons.

In the Dystopian World, where even children need to be able to fight, such abilities are valuable skills are actual lifesavers.

Ima is a plastic piece I painted in May.

I Will Keep the Peace-or Else

When times are tough, you need a hard as rock leader like Kapitein van de Politie Frederika Saar Leiderblauw.

In the Dystopian World of the Future, Kapitein Leiderblauw is firm believer that the use of force first makes the situation easier to handle later.

Hense the fact that when a situation arises, she goes in with "Weapons Free."

In such cases, she has her Colt .45 in hand and an AK-47 at the ready.

With the peace secure, for now, Kapitein van de Politie Frederika Saar Leiderblauw heads back to her office. Frederika is confident in her abilities to keep her community safe and secure from the everyday dangers her people face. For those more extreme cases she calls in her heavy hitters Shakil and Onshhot (see: World Historyprof: Female Security Rules in the Dystopian Future).

 Kapitein van de Politie Frederika Saar Leiderblauw is a plastic piece I kit-bashed and painted this week.