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Sunday, 24 January 2016

Strix (Court Of Owls)

My Court of Owls crew grows, and Strix is the fourth addition to it. This one has taken a while to finish, and really stalled soon after I started it, which was not long after Xiao Loong, so October or November most likely. My renewed enthusiasm for the Court for an upcoming tournament was enough to re-focus me after painting the Gotham Butcher last week. It also means I am well into this year's BMG target.

I haven't precisely followed the colour scheme of the comics with inexplicable bare arms and midriff. The mini seems to be modelled vaguely with the option of bare arms, but like Knight Modles I ignored that in painting.

The casting, unfortunately like all of this crew box except William Cobb, was pretty rough in places. I have had some excellent Knight Models casts, but in all honesty too many have been of a sub-standard quality given their price point. I continue to collect the range purely because of the IP; playing games is a welcome bonus and a motivation to paint for me.

I have been doing some analysis and despite appearances, Butcher is not the crew's heavy-hitter: the most dangerous model is arguably Strix, followed by Brandon O'Malley and William Cobb. This makes Strix a 'must have' in the crew. This is a simple artefact of how rules that affect hitting and damaging targets have been designed in BMG. Therefore, I need to work out how to get the most out of Strix since her attacks can be blocked 50% of the time, meaning it is possible to get her bogged down against the wrong type of target.

In the next week I hope to finish William Cobb which will take me to a 300 Rep crew, and will leave me one or two minis from my tournament crew.

BMG Painting Summary
BMG characters owned: 186 (added: nothing new)
Percentage of owned characters painted: 18.3% (34 models)

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8 comments:

  1. Simon Quinton 24 January 2016 at 03:08

    Excellent job though I must google her now to see the comic version. I am expecting no doubt to be facing her soon.

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    1. pulpcitizen24 January 2016 at 03:18

      Cheers mate. :)

      She is a definite for the crew. There are two others that can be swapped in for the same cost, but she is so superior to them together that I cannot 'not take her'. :)

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  2. Michael Awdry24 January 2016 at 10:13

    What a cracking miniature, such a dynamic pose.

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    1. pulpcitizen25 January 2016 at 07:34

      Thanks Michael. :)

      I do like the pose, but the cast was a bit rough in places and I am not sure I like the huge throwing blades given the finer proportions of the mini.

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  3. Carrion Crow25 January 2016 at 09:33

    I've just twigged that the Court of Owls outfits are very similar to the movie version of Nite Owl from Watchmen. Do Knight Models do that figure, as might make a good alternative figure or possibly 'new' character for your crew?

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    1. pulpcitizen25 January 2016 at 09:54

      Hi Carrion Crow. KM do the Watchmen minis as well.

      Since most of my BMG games tend to be at tournaments which don't allow proxies, IK won't go that route of including the nite owl mini. :)

      That said, I did paint Nite Owl a while back: http://eclecticgentlemantabletopgamer.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/nite-owl.html

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  4. Wouter25 January 2016 at 09:39

    A beautiful figure and catching pose. One of KM's best. You did a cracking good jov painting her.
    The Court of Owls is a crew I have been eying for some time and your miniatures sure make the itch to buy them worden ;-).

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    1. pulpcitizen25 January 2016 at 09:55

      Thanks Wouter. :)

      I am happy with how they are progressing, although I think they have some significant limitations, so the Court may have a steep learning curve!

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