Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Catwoman

Catwoman is the first mini I have finished painting in September, and possibly the missing piece for a more robustly scoring BMG crew.

Playing in a recent tournament against Kieron (author of the excellent Cheaphammer!!! blog) gave me a healthy respect for Catwoman as a mobile model that should be given one task only - grab Loot! Doing so means she can score 2 VP per Round meaning she should have 10-12 VP scored per game if used right, which is not to be sniffed at. It potentially renders her a one-note model if I focus on the Loot-grab alone, but that maybe a price worth paying.

On the painting, I am in two minds - one moment I think the paint-job looks okay, while the next I think it looks a little rough in places. Part of that is that I struggled with the fine distinctions between different 'fabric' textures of her costume, but at the end of the day, she is painted which is the main issue.

One thing with the BMG range that has struck me as odd with all the minis that have duplicate versions, is that there has not been a Dark Knight Rises version of Catwoman yet. Despite that, and despite the presumably diminishing likelihood of a DKR Catwoman,  Knight Models seem to be ramping up their monthly output, so currently I know I will not keep up with that, but I probably need to paint at least 1 or 2 minis each month to hold steady with the overall percentage of the range that I have painted.

BMG Painting Summary
BMG characters owned: 141 (added: Arkham Inmates, Killer Frost, Arkham Knight Batman and Robin, Arkham Knight Harley Quinn crew)
Percentage of owned characters painted: 19.9% (28 models)
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8 comments:

  1. Blaxkleric1 September 2015 at 13:42

    Ahhh... You're really bringing on the pains for me Pulpcitizen, as you're pulling me towards both Pulp City and Batman... and I've not the time for either at the moment :-) Great paintjob and whilst I've a softspot for the original "Heroclix" sculpt, I think this "Knight Models" version, especially with your cracking painting, is the better pose.

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    1. pulpcitizen2 September 2015 at 11:30

      Thanks Blaxkleric. :)

      I still have some mixed feelings on the paint-job though. :)

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  2. Kieron2 September 2015 at 01:27

    She looks great. After our conversation about her, I'm being drawn to running a variation of my Batman crew again at the tournament (guess who's getting dropped - begins with R and ends in useless). She's really good in the game. The only downside is your opponent knows exactly what you're planning with her.

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    1. pulpcitizen2 September 2015 at 11:34

      Thanks Kieron. :)

      Hopefully she will prove quick enough to do what she needs to do. :)

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  3. Michael Awdry2 September 2015 at 09:42

    I'm loving this and I love the idea of 12 victory points!

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    1. pulpcitizen2 September 2015 at 11:39

      Cheers Michael. :)

      The VP's is just gaming her Primary Target: Loot Trait. Too good to pass up IMHO. :)

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  4. FourEyedMonster3 September 2015 at 07:09

    Very nice indeed. You did a good job on the blacks (and of course the skin tone too). Love how her eyes are cat-like too.

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    1. pulpcitizen3 September 2015 at 09:48

      Thanks for the nice words FourEyedMonster. :)

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