My understanding is that there are two types of Henchmen: some are named types who can be taken once per crew, while others are unnamed types who can be taken multiple times.
A couple of criticisms of BMG I would be open about is that I feel the game overly pushes the use of Henchmen at the expense of the stars - the costumed heroes and villains; but worse I feel, is that some of the Henchmen minis that can be taken multiple times are mostly or all included in packs with models that can only be taken once. I think given the premium pricing structure of the BMG range, that Knight Models could and should have ensured easier ways to get the multiples without buying redundant copies of models. It does not affect me - one of each is enough for me - but it clearly impacts on how some players want to play, especially as KM have set the game and range up that way.
I may be able to get a couple of test games soon (with the possibility of a local opponent!). In the mean time I still have the Plants and Deadshot to get finished before the March tournament.
One last thing; as I add painted BMG character minis to the cabinet (anything that isn't an Objective etc.), I will track my progress at the end of relevant posts - basically a motivator to get more done!
BMG characters owned: 61
Percentage of owned BMG characters painted: 9.8% (6)
Love the pose on this figure.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great pose, although one arm seems a tad short (which doesn't really show up in the pics above).
DeleteVery nicely done mate. Local Opponent shall certainly be willing :) I do find the henchmen recruitment odd especially with how you can take multiples of the same henchmen but can't buy singly. I think some generic henchmen with head variants should be in order so you can create the different factions style with a simple head difference.
ReplyDeleteCheers mate. :)
DeleteI am glad Local Opponent is willing! It might be worth posting the Henchmen idea you had to the FB group. :)
Lovely paintjob dude! Nice figure too, are these 32mm or 35mm?
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob. I was happy with how it turned out. :)
DeleteNominally the range is described as 35 mm, but I haven't measured them, and at least 3 minis seem a bit out of scale tall compared to the rest).
Lovely job. Very natural.
ReplyDeleteCheers mate. I was pretty chuffed how it turned out. :)
DeleteI've been mithering about the packaging of the duplicate henchmen on the facebook group for well over a year. The worst example is the Two Face gang, where the three that come in the starter with Dent are reuseable, and the two in the separate blister are not. It just seems like bad business.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Turk looks ace.
Cheers. :)
DeleteKM could definitely have taken a more 'customer-friendly' approach to how the Henchmen that can be duplicated are made available; not well thought out at all IMHO.
Love the paint job
ReplyDeleteThanks very much sir. :)
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