As some of the long term followers of this blog will know, this is actually not my first venture into superheroes, but my second one. But when Knight Models returned the Marvel license that game essentially went dead (for me), IMHO mostly due to the fact that there was virtually only the good guys and that I found the sculpts somewhat flimsy.
The license was sold on and last year Atomic Mass Games released a new Marvel miniatures game. The rules are sound, easy and fresh, so this should be fun to play even in the long run. And best of all… the sculpts are great and the minis are a real joy to paint. So let’s see what I got finished so far….
Tried to go for the more classic comic colours on him, instead of the darker colours seen in the later MCU movies. For some weeks I was not really happy with his shield which I had done in quite a plain manner. So I went back to it recently, adding some light effects and now I am really happy with the overall result.
I am usually not a big fan of OSL, but with Red Skull and the Tesseract, this seemed mandatory. The mimi is still missing its varnish, but once that is applied, I will add some satin varnish to the Tesseract, which should really make it pop.
All in all I am happy with how this one turned out, maybe except for her skin, which turned out a little dark.
Ultron was a bit hard to paint, with the metal / Vibranium skin being a bit hard to contrast, but with the orange glow, that mini still provided an interesting result.
Iron Man has me struggling. He definitely needs more contrast and I am quite unhappy with the result. Right now I am just unsure if I should go and continue work on this one, since I feel that artistically I have moved myself into a dead end. Or, and this being more likely, I will simply start from scratch.
Now this mini is absolutely lovely. He is based more on the comics, which is a shame, since a different helmet and an armoured plate to his chest would have allowed for the white crosses on them, giving a break to the monotony of an virtually all black mini. So I decided to borrow from the movie and give him camo pants. It is subtle on the mini, ut really makes a difference.
Very flimsy to paint, but still a real joy. Did not like the way the mini was positioned on the original iron girder provided for the mini (now being used on Ultrons base), so I placed him on a fire hydrant I had lying around (as we all do).
Did not really have any big ideas about this mini. So I decided to paint this mini first to get a feel for these minis. In the end he was the sixth mini I painted. But no matter where he was in line, I am really happy with how he turned out.
Not much to say about her. Tried to break up all that black with an olive holster and the belt. Atomic Mass have already released a second version of her (which was delivered to my home address a day after we had left for our holidays) and I am really looking forward to painting that version. This time in the white suit you can see in the trailer to the upcoming Black Widow movie.
Went for some classic colours on him. While it finally gave me a reason to use those five purple colours I have, I still find I am struggling with that colour. The leather bomber hecket was fun to paint though. He also finishes off the ten minis from the core set, so now on to the minis for the single packs I have painted, too.
Initially I was planning on even buying M.O.D.O.K., but I had so much fun painting the minis from the core set and since everything was sold out at the time I bought him anyway. And to be honest he was great fun to paint. This huge face of his was a completely different experience to paint.
Ronan put me through some problems. I was very torn between the comic and movie colours since the sculpt is close to the comic version I went that way. Compared to the other minis for the game he seems to lack detail and the contours are a little soft.
In my opinion Drax is suffering from the same problem as Ronan (the both come in the same box, so it might be a question of the designers style)… lack of detail and soft contours. He is also sculpted closer to the comic version than the movie version. Since I found the comic version quite boring, I tried to bring him closer to the movie looks. Not entirely happy with him (or Ronan) so I might go back to them later. A part of me is also hoping, that Atomic Mass releases a version based on Dave Bautista, so I could simply repaint him comic style and have a more detailed version.
Now Black Panther was a real joy to paint. I painted him on the weekend the news of Chadwick Bosemans death was released and it seemed to be the right mini to paint that weekend. The purple energy effects on his suit look better to the naked eye, but I guess I will still blend these in a little more later.
Up next is Black Panthers sister Shuri. Again top mini to paint with lots of details and crisp contours.
Continuing on the Wakanda theme, here is Okoye. Just like Shuri, this was an absolute joy to paint.
And this finishes this post. I still have a few minis at home that are assembled and still unpainted and as I said, there should be another parcel when we get back home, so there will be more to come soon.
For those interested in the terrain… I will cover that in my next post.
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theimperfectmodeller
September 25, 2020 at 14:05
Very nice minis indeed.🙂
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Burkhard
September 25, 2020 at 16:10
Thanks a lot!
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Azazel
October 3, 2020 at 11:24
I’m very impressed at all of this! You’ve clearly been sitting on the project, toiling away for the huge unveiling. Well, your work here is really impressive and for me, inspirational at pretty much the perfect time… 🙂
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Burkhard
October 4, 2020 at 03:49
Thank you. Very much appreciated.
I have to say though, that it was rather a case of me having a run on things and simply keeping up painting than waiting for a big unveiling.
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Azazel
October 4, 2020 at 08:20
Heh, I know the feeling. Still, a bloody impressive way to open up with Crisis Protocol!
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Fekete123
January 5, 2022 at 12:40
Hi! Can I ask the brand and scale of the cars? They looks more detailed than a 1:43, but not as big as a 1:32.
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Burkhard
January 5, 2022 at 13:54
They are all 1:43rd scale and a very wide range of brands.
The majority is fairly expensive brands. Therefore they are quite detailed. But if you search eBay (1:43 and car or truck or police,…), you will find a model from an expensive brand for cheap. If you want something very specific like a New York bus it can take a while longer. But if you just want some contemporary car, you will always find something.
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