This miniature, who reminded me of Tank Girl in a very GasLight sort of way, was the limited edition model commissioned for the Fourth Annual Female Miniatures Painting Challenge hosted by Jason Moses on his True Believers site (affectionately referred to as the "Chick Challenge," which is why this model is more widely called the "CCIV Chick.").  This nifty model was designed by Jason Moses, and brought to life by sculptor Steve Buddle, who did a marvelous job indeed.

The model is unconverted in any way, other than the decorative base I constructed.  The rock she's perched on is an ordinary stone from the yard, while the stove pipe was made from a length of plastic tubing.  A dial/spigot bit was added from a jerry cans kit by Tamiya, and a small wheel was added from some other WWII Tamiya accessories kit.  The ground cover is Woodland Scenics fine ballast.

For this model, I wanted to use a different palette than I had tried before, trying to keep her in very natural earth-tones.  I chose Vallejo Model Colour dark greens for her clothing to affect a very military feel that seemed to fit her style of jacket, and continued that theme by attempting an olive skin tone.  The white "V" of the shirt hopefully directs the eye to the face, the focal point of any miniature.

I was rather pleased with the way she turned out, and this entry in the Fourth Chick Challenge earned me a third-place win in the CCIV Chick category.