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60079: Lyrie Akenja

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Pingo    108186

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This is one of the last figures from my year-end Conga Line of finishing up half-done minis, Reaper's 60079: Lyrie Akenja, a Pathfinder miniature sculpted by Julie Guthrie.

 

She's a special figure to me.

 

Lyrie Akenja is the first figure I bought after a twenty-year hiatus from minis.  I spotted her somewhere, thought "Wow, an African wizard!  Things sure have changed," and bought her, along with a few other minis.

 

I then proceeded to give her the worst paint job I had ever given a mini in my life.

 

I hadn't realized that I needed glasses nowadays, and I was too nervous to focus properly.

 

So after some angst, I soaked her paint off and started again.

 

And set her aside for a couple of years while I developed a new skill set.

 

And then picked her up again to finish with the Conga Line.

 

I like her little pushing the hood up with the wand gesture.

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Times sure have changed - and in a good way, in this case. :)

 

There's so much about the world which hurts; but there's a certain truth in art, and there always will be. 

 

Congrats on making continued progress and great work!

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Pingo    108186

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I looked up the old WIP thread, and yes, it was less than a month after I came back to miniatures that I started her. She appears to be my earliest modern face too.

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Pingo    108186

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Thanks for your kind comments!  I've added "scribe" to her tags because of course.

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