From SarahHC: My First Entry - Pilot Jenny of Sarah's Star Yacht (30 Points)

AHPC XII First Entry: Pilot Jenny

Hello Everybody, Sarah here!

I’m just going to jump right in and present my first entry into “The Challenge”.

Pilot Jenny is a Space Pioneers 3D print found on MyMiniFactory. Jenny is the pilot of Lady Sarah’s Star Yacht, and will be zipping throughout the quadrant picking-up and dropping-off passengers throughout the Challenge.

Star Yacht Customer Relations predicts that this year’s travel service will be the biggest & busiest yet. There is already a long queue, and more reservations are expected.

Pilot Jenny and Senior Flight Attendant Tamsin will need extra crew to stock the drinks trolley, organize the in-flight entertainment, and keep passenger shenanigan’s in check. Staffing requirements will be keeping my friendly purveyor of 3D printed figures busy!

Jenny is actually the second figure I have painted since the Challenge. The first, a sorceress (who will make an appearance later this challenge) was painted under Curt’s supervision, Jenny on the other hand was mostly left to me. 

Deciding to take up the Challenge is both exciting and intimidating. I neither draw/paint nor craft, so I find myself learning new skills … brush control is hard! What’s edge highlighting? Dry brush vs wet brush? Zenithal highlights!? So far I've had only one paint pot mis-hap, one broken drill bit, and some creative language from Curt (VERY creative language - ed.). 

Jenny’s lovely dark green utilitarian Space Suit is Citadel Contrast Warp Lightning with Leaf Green highlights, her armour panels (you to make it FASHIONABLE) was painted with Black Templar contrast paint with Vallejo’s metallic Steel on her mesh armour leggings and body armour. Her nifty data slate glows with an Ultra Blue Deep colour with ice white. Jenny’s combat boots have a very cool chrome trim, and her ‘lewk’ is completed with an edgy pink&purple hair-do.

I have a little painting area to call my own and have begun my Paint Journal chronicling my endeavours.

As Jenny is a 54mm figure she'll give me 10pts, plus another 20 points for Sarah's (!) Star Yacht.

So, this will also serve as 10 points towards my Chocolate Cake Duel with Natasha (first to reach 50 points!)

Next Port of Call is Solaris…

- Sarah

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Lovely work on Pilot Jenny, Sarah! When you first described how you were going to paint her I knew you were subliminally channeling your reading of the Sharpe novels. Your choice of rifle green and black for her space suite is very on-point. :) I also like how you did her suit's metallic mesh panels, and think her rather lurid hair colour is suitably anime-adjacent for an edgy female space pilot. :)

I have to admit that I'm glad Tamsin will be taking over the helm for both Natasha and Sarah's entries going forward. I don't think I could take the strain of getting caught-up in the middle of scoring the results of The Chocolate Cake Duel (other than the obvious benefits of helping to eat it). This is going to be epic!

Sarah, welcome to the mosh pit of the Painting Challenge, I know you're going to have a blast!  

- Curt