A good example is Sabertooth, from the all too brief run of Marvel miniatures from Knight Models.
Why do I have him? He was a late addition to my unofficial Marvel project. Most of the miniatures I used were priced from different ranges. But I'd never found a suitable Sabertooth and he became available.
Why didn't I paint him at the time? He's a bit big really. The Knight Models range are tall next to the 28mm miniatures I used, and Sabertooth is a big boy for that range.
Why did I choose to paint him now? Honestly, because he was there. When I was fishing out random 7TV stuff to paint, he was already assembled, and so he got back in the queue.
I actually really like the miniature, the Knight Models range were always good, I was just disappointed at how huge he was. There's lots of nice details, but as always with Knight Models metals, there are a few chewed up bits at the joins.
Painting was easy. Nazdreg Yellow, Garaghak's Sewer and Skeleton Horde contrast paints were used to put down a base coat and then I washed the brown before highlighting the yellow and bone.
I'm really happy with how the fur round his neck has come out and I wish I could get things as good when highlighting musculature. It's not a massive problem if this model turns out a bit cartoony, but I'd like to be able to have not-cartoony as an option.
It's been a while since I painted any traditional superheroes and it's a nice reminder of how simple their colour schemes are. They are really good for getting done in a single session.
This was the last unpainted Knight Models Marvel miniature I own and with them long out of print, I might need to do a bit of digging if I want to get him a few friends in the same scale. I'm not sure I'd want to pay through the nose for them though.
Acquired: -119
Painted: 485
Lead Mountain: 231
Another great looking mini! I’ve had a Heroclix Sabertooth on my painting tile half finished for months now, must get round to finishing him one of these days…
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