As the time of posting, Crisis Protocol has three Kings, one Queen, two Princes, one Lord, two Ladies and four Barons.
But only one Professor, so that's where hard work and education gets you.
The latest addition to the indolent aristocracy is Lady Sif (who, to be fair, does seem to put in quite a shift - the Princess Anne of Asgard perhaps).
She was packaged along with Loki and the two Thors, so is easily overlooked as the only model not jumping and/or surrounded by mad lightning. But she still keeps the red cloak, so I haven't seen the last of them yet.
On the table, she seems like an 4 threat upgrade to the 3 threat Valkyrie - a close-range brawler with some serious sword skills. And that's shown off in the model too - lightning notwithstanding, it's a pretty strong combat pose.
Painting-wise, we all know the story of red by now (Khorne Red, Mephiston Red, Evil Sunz Scarlett and Wild Rider Red) and the white details were a mix of Celestra Grey and Ulthuan Grey. When I first did this, it looked far too undefined, so a good wash of Nuln Oil brought everything into definition and I reapplied all the reds and greys again.
A nice (or possibly accidental) touch is the character's hair: the Sif of Norse legend famously had golden hair, but I think this brunette version is to represent the time Loki shaved her head as a joke (what a lad) and had to get the Dwarfs to make a magical wig as a replacement.
Onward!
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