My Female Warrior Models

Female Warrior Models I have collected or made myself.

About the models

These are a few of the female models I have collected or made over the last few years. I have this fascination with the warrrior woman mythology as portrayed by such characters as Red Sonja, Wonder Woman, Shi and others. Many of these women display extremely masculine aspects to their characters, the main one being aggresive and warrior like. The Japanese manga industry often portrays these women with large breasts and muscular bodies, sporting a variety of weapons that would make the average person cringe. Most often the sword is the weapon of choice, be it a Japanese Samurai blade or the more medieval type of sword more likely to be found in the hands of a knight!

About the models - continued

Most of these models are constructed out of resin, usually white and made from an extremely fine powdered resin. Each model tends to be created differently, with several parts cast seperately, say the arms, legs, torso and head with the weapons being also cast individually. I've discovered the best way to "glue" these together is to use a special kind of moldable resin that you make up by mixing 2 ingredients together. This remains very malleable for several minutes and allows me to afix the parts exactly where I need them, then allow it to go off. The modelling resin can be sculpted using modelling tools to ensure perfect finish to the forms. Once the resin has gone off, it is just as solid as the pieces it is holding together. It is just as durable and accepts paint in the same way. theecolruler

Build time depends on the complexity and scale of the model. Some only have a few parts to assemble, others are far more complicated and may have seperate parts that need assembling prior to being fitted to the main figurine. theecolruler

The Warrior figurine with the bow is an example of the former, and the aggressive looking one with the head at her feet an example of the latter. theecolruler

The larger ones can be very pricey to buy, and a seperate industry has evolved around these figurine/statuettes. Many of the figurines were referred as "Garage models", I think because they were produced illegally in garages and sheds. They maker would purchase an original figurine and then proceed to make a mould of it in silicone rubber, then reproduce it as a kit. Selling it on to recoup the inititial outlay and eventual profit. There are many of these purveyors on sites like eBay, many of which reside in the far east, typically Thailand.

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