Monday, 21 March 2016

Contra-Auguste (Joker Henchman)

This is my just-finished Contra-Auguste, another Joker Henchman. I had planned on building up a Joker crew as mentioned a while back, but I got sidetracked when the last Court of Owls crew box was released as that was a far more appealing option for me. In fact, I think I have painted 10 other BMG minis between this Joker Henchman and the last (August).

I completed Contra-Auguste primarily as I had a little spare time and some 'extra' painting motivation while working on an unrelated mini, and managed to get a good chunk done earlier in the week after previously starting and abandoning the mini (I started a few Joker Henchmen at that time to speed up some of the painting). That said, The next crew I want to finish off isn't Joker, and is one I hope to conclude within the next two months (a personal deadline). Then again, I think I have a Joker list in mind which only requires me to finish 3 more minis, so who knows? Painting Contra-Auguste puts me just 1 mini short of  my BMG painting target for the year, with 9 months to go, which I think will be safely beaten.

The mini suffers unfortunately some of the common issues of Knight Model's casts, and was not a crisps cast. In addition the super-soft metal used saw me bend the bat after painting was finishing with light accidental finger pressure. The metal compound seems to vary significantly between models I have from the range.

I game terms Contra-Auguste looks an interesting proposition; I am not a fan of the Bat/Baseball Bat weapon, as I think it is inefficient, but with the model's Obsessive Trait he actually damages on a 3+ against the first enemy he starts attacking until that enemy is KO, but has to carry on whacking it into the ground so is a win-lose proposition. His Defense 3, Endurance 5 and Hardened should make him surprisingly durable for such a relatively cheap (in Reputation) model, which is part of the reason why I had planned to include him in my Joker list.

 BMG Painting Summary
BMG characters owned: 199 (added: nothing)
Percentage of owned characters painted: 21.1% (42 models)

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12 comments:

  1. Michael Awdry21 March 2016 at 12:30

    Another triumph, cracking job Sir.

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    1. pulpcitizen21 March 2016 at 12:33

      Thanks very much Michael. :)

      Took a little longer than planned, but I am happy it is done. :)

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  2. Kieron21 March 2016 at 16:07

    Looks excellent. I always forget about the damage bonus from Obsessive.

    Being Def 3, End 5 and Hardened makes him tougher than most of Joker's goons. I don't really use him for attacking a lot, he's a good loot grabber as he stands a chance of keeping it, but Att 3, Str 3+ and Handy at least makes him reliable.

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    1. pulpcitizen22 March 2016 at 00:19

      Cheers Kieron. :)

      I suspect he will become auto-include for me for the crew when it eventually gets finished. :)

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  3. Blaxkleric21 March 2016 at 16:31

    Quite simply stunning sir. I particularly love the green/purple split of the trousers. Don't be surprised if that's borrowed with some "Heroclix" minions in the near future ;-)

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    1. pulpcitizen22 March 2016 at 00:21

      Thanks very much Blaxkleric. :)

      Feel free to use the idea, I was partly inspired by another blogger's crew to do it anyway! :)

      That crew just did purple if I recall correctly; I will be doing a mix of halving and full-purple and full-green trousers to break up uniformity. :)

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  4. Wouter21 March 2016 at 22:43

    Well done beating your quota for the year already, and with great style too.
    I like the model, you managed to make him quite colourful (a must for a Joker gang), but not overdoing it. Keeping the dark and gritty style active.

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    1. pulpcitizen22 March 2016 at 00:22

      Thanks very much Wouter. :)

      I am pretty pleased with the results, so on to others in the not too distant future.

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  5. Simon Quinton 22 March 2016 at 10:33

    Ace job dude. Looking forward to facing your joker crew with my League of Shadows crew when I get them all done :) Sounds pretty decent stat wise even better if he can get hold of some Titan.

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    1. pulpcitizen22 March 2016 at 10:47

      Cheers mate. :)

      I think the chances of him getting to the otehr side of the board with out bullets in him from Dallas are slim! :)

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  6. FourEyedMonster23 March 2016 at 18:05

    Amidst all that great paint job I think you did a fantastic job with the skin tone.

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    1. pulpcitizen24 March 2016 at 01:34

      Thanks very much. :)

      There are definitely things I could have done better I think, but right getting things finished is my key priority.

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