Saturday 23 May 2015

Bat In The Game

After a bit of a Bat-break, I've finally got moving again on my ever-expanding BMG collection by completing another Batman (the Frank Miller version) and Black Canary. If I'm honest, these two have been arguably my least favourite models to paint for reasons I'll go into below, and that is probably one factor in my recent slowdown.


Canary took a bit of hacking initially to remove the tactical rock from her base and re-position her foot. I also had to build up he foot as I accidentally took a chunk out of it whilst removing the rock. I'd initially planned to have a go as painting her in her traditional garb of fishnets.

However, not only did it turn out that the casting of the mesh on her legs was too shallow in places, but also there was a socking great mould line down the back of her leg completely messing up the pattern.

I therefore decided to go for something more conservative and so rather than go for her new 52 outfit which is actually blue (????), I've gone for something more reminiscent of the character in the Arrow TV show.


You can't quite see it in the picture, but the darker areas have actually been built up with ink and so a shiny, and the face is better than it looks but I couldn't get the light right when photographing her.


In the game, Black Canary is yet another Acrobat, built for speed and loot grabbing. However, she comes with her Canary Cry, which is a template attack that can potentially cause an entire swarm of Henchmen to lose their activations for a turn.


The Frank Miller Batman (in that this is the Batman as he appears in Frank Miller's seminal treatment of the character 'The Dark Knight Returns') is the lowest Rep version of the character except Adam West Batman and so brings a degree of versatility to my potential Batman crews. He's also, strangely, probably the best in close combat because of the Combo rule. However, there are no other tricks up those sleeves, he's quite a direct beast.


I've gone for a fairly traditional paint job on him, simply to echo the version he's based on. I've had this model since Christmas and not had much enthusiasm for him, mainly due to already having done a Batman earlier in the year. That cape is a big chunk of metal and I will probably need to weight the base as I didn't want to use the section of roof he comes with to stand on.

Neither of these two is going to be a favourite model of mine, and they're not my best painting, but they're done to a reasonable standard, and now I can move on with the bundle of miniatures I got for my birthday.

11 comments:

  1. I think you did quite all right on Black Canary, her dynamic pose you gave her looks very good too.
    The grey on the Frank Miller Batman doesn't really do it for me, but then he is my least favourite Batman miniature of the lot so I may be set a little of by that as well.

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    1. Thanks. Basically these are my two most disappointing models so far. Canary because the sculpting wouldn't allow me to do what I wanted with her, and Batman because he's fat with a silly cloak. I've only got him because he was a present.

      If/when I get the Arkham Batman, I'm going to go black and grey and leave out the blue.

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  2. The Frank Miller Batman is indeed a pain - even just to put together, so I think you've done exceptionally well with your paintjob. The cape is amazingly annoying as it totally overbalances the figure when he's perched on the rooftop and I significantly weighted down his base as a result - But he's still very prone to toppling. I'd imagine yours is far more stable so good call on removing the piece of rooftop.

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    1. Thanks. My main thought wasn't about stability, but about the fact that I didn't know how to make the rest of the base look like a rooftop. :)

      Stability (relatively speaking) is a bonus.

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  3. Well done despite your reservations, and despite the casting quality issues.

    I like the BC colour scheme you have chosen - good stuff. :)

    Well done on both. :)

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    1. Thanks. I'm actually happy enough with how they've come out. They were just a bit of a chore to do.

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  4. Great job on both of them. Disappointing when things like mold lines spoil major features I especially hate the ones that cross faces

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    1. Thanks. I'm not usually that fussed about mould lines, unless they're huge, but this completely mucked up a specific are of detail I was hoping to use. I'm happy enough, it's just that Canary should be dressed in a totally impractical and somewhat discriminatory fashion to be authentic. :)

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  5. I think they both look great, I'm slowly collecting superhero figures (obviously not buying anymore til the end of the challenge) and you're inspiring my project!

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    1. Thanks. What are you collecting? A specific range or home brew characters?

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