Well, I guess I\'m in the minority here ... I like the Rackham females. I think that the \"main\" valkyrie, mira, the fianna musician, and the red lioness are all quite cool. I think the red lioness has one of the best faces. Yes, they are top heavy and yes their legs are a bit thin, but I prefer that to the rather too round look of the celtos girls. And, I\'ll say that the first time I saw a Jen painted fianna, I was pretty floored ... prior to that I\'d never seen a sexy female miniature ... there had been plenty of scantily clad females before the fiannas, but I felt that they\'d been taken to an entirely new level w/ the rackham sculptors.
About the weapons ... it\'s a fantasy world ... how would some \"normal\" person, male or female deal with the Grande Crane? Clearly, magic is involved and if magic is involved, who cares what size the weapon is? It certainly doesn\'t need to be accurate with respect to history. As long as the miniature looks cool, that\'s good enough for me.
All this said, I think there are some other great female models out there ... Werner Klocke & Steve Buddle come to mind immediately. I can\'t count how many WK models I\'ve painted and truly enjoyed.
jim
