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Saturday, 30 May 2015

Black Mask

Black Mask is my third BMG Leader, opening up a second crew option for me. Poison Ivy has too many downsides at present for me to try to get to grips with (immobile Henchmen unable to score Objective VP's, and that are vulnerable to becoming one-shot Casualties with the right Special Attack; other Henchmen cannot benefit from equipment upgrades; a tricksy Leader used with less-than-effective Henchmen), so I settled on painting up a Black Mask crew, supplemented by Riddler, Deadshot, and some Blackgate Prisoners.

Now my evaluation of Poison Ivy may be harsh, but for now, she is not for me. So I am hoping Black Mask better fits my approach to games, and has fewer in-built Henchmen limitations to overcome.

Tackling Black Mask was surprisingly quick by my standards. I knew from the outset that I was not going to try pin-stripes - too fiddly for me. I wanted a simple white suit with some dark contrasts, kind of influenced by Archangel from 80's action TV show Airwolf. I only started Black Mask after commencing work on a couple of other minis, but pretty quickly I had the bulk of him done, and I am happy with the final look. Simple but satisfying.

Moving forward I ideally have another four minis to finish. One is finished (posting him tomorrow), and two are part-painted. I am hoping to give the crew a run-out in mid-June to try and get some practice in before my second BMG tournament at Titan Games. The pressure is on!

BMG Painting Summary
BMG characters owned: 100 (added: Ra's Al Ghul Arkham City when this one was finished)
Percentage of owned characters painted: 14.0% (14 models)
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10 comments:

  1. Rob Bresnen30 May 2015 at 10:15

    That white is freaking awesome! How did you manage that?

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    1. pulpcitizen30 May 2015 at 11:11

      Cheers mate. I feel it came out pretty well for a simple paint-job. :)

      Vallejo paints:
      Base-coat of Pale Grey-blue.
      Highlight mixes of Pale Grey-blue with Off-white at 2:1, 1:1 then 1:2 ratios.
      Final highlight of Off-white.
      On the bit I felt needed deepest shade (the arch of his back) I painted (watered down, but NOT as a wash) a 1:1 mix of Medium Sea Grey and Pale Grey-blue.

      Between shirt cuffs and jacket sleeves was the only wash i used: Vallejo Light Grey.

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    2. Rob Bresnen31 May 2015 at 06:16

      Cheers. I must get some of that Vallejo grey-blue. This is one of the best all-whites I have seen.

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    3. pulpcitizen31 May 2015 at 06:41

      It is similar to the old-old 90's Space Wolf Grey (the pale one), but more grey than pale blue. :)

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  2. Unknown30 May 2015 at 11:29

    Great job dude! That's a sharp looking suit. Very Sinister and Dexter.

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    1. pulpcitizen30 May 2015 at 11:32

      Cheers Bob. :)

      For the (relatively) quick painting time, I was certainly happy with the effect. :)

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  3. Kieron30 May 2015 at 12:56

    He looks fantastic. Keep them coming.

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  4. pulpcitizen30 May 2015 at 23:58

    Cheers Kieron. Will do! :)

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  5. Simon Quinton 31 May 2015 at 03:22

    Fantastic paintjob dude. Love the white it looks the dogs danglies!

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    1. pulpcitizen31 May 2015 at 04:01

      Cheers mate. Pretty pleased with how it looks. :)

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