Bot Girl

'Bot Girl' creates action figures of Tucson Roller Derby skaters

Some things seem like they could happen only in Tucson.

Like when Amanda Jardee isn't studying studio art at the University of Arizona, she's taking Lego-type pieces and shaping them into action figures based on Tucson Roller Derby skaters.

Since last summer, she's constructed about 25 figures based on players from local roller derby teams — the Iron Curtain, Furious Truckstop Waitresses, Vice Squad and the league's traveling team, the Saddletramps — that you can view on her Web site.

"I love making people happy," said Jardee, now known as "Bot Girl" to roller girls.