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Saturday, 5 March 2016

James and Nathaniel O'Malley (Court of Owls)

Finishing James and Nathaniel O'Malley means the last two Court of Owls minis done, meaning I have painted all of the minis made available for the crew so far. They were started at the same time as Brandon O'Malley and set aside when I wanted to focus on finishing that model. I kind of rushed them towards the end just make sure I keep 'getting stuff done', but the most important thing for me is that they are finished.

Both appeared along with Brandon in the Talon series; Brandon is Nathaniel's father, and James is Brandon's sire. In the story, Nathaniel is revealed to have ensured he is the last O'Malley to serve the Court of Owls, and is shown as a disappointment to his father and especially his grandfather.

In game terms James and Nathaniel O'Malley are the weakest Talons in the Court of Owls game (so far), with low Attack compared to the others and limited Willpower and Endurance. Consequently they are the two cheapest models available to the crew in terms of Reputation. They don't offer much threat, so the niche for each is likley to be Bodyguard (James; allowing the weak Leader more freedom to step in and challenge for Objectives) and Objective-grabber (Nathaniel),

All things considered about these two additions, I am giving serious thought about using them instead of the Butcher in the upcoming tournament simply as I don't think the Butcher offers very much for hist cost compared to the smaller Talons. It would mean taking a Reputation hit in regards to what is allowed, but is something I am thinking about.


BMG Painting Summary
BMG characters owned: 199 (added: Titan Joker and missed Cyborg at my last count...)
Percentage of owned characters painted: 20.1% (40 models)
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12 comments:

  1. Blaxkleric5 March 2016 at 11:18

    Simply outstanding painting PulpCitizen. You are the master of painting black in my books. Its a pity you don't live further South as I'd thoroughly enjoy seeing your Court Of Owls in the flesh.

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    1. pulpcitizen5 March 2016 at 22:37

      Thanks for the very flattering words Blaxkleric. :)

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  2. Da Gobbo5 March 2016 at 15:14

    Agreed your black painting is sublime, mind always comes out too grey. Bravo

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  3. Michael Awdry6 March 2016 at 01:01

    Very nicely done, that black looks stunning!

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  4. Carrion Crow6 March 2016 at 20:44

    What they said. I've been trying to emulate your skills at painting black - and am less than happy with my results.
    C-, must try harder...
    lovely work, as usual.

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    1. pulpcitizen7 March 2016 at 05:06

      Thanks Jez. :)

      We are many of us self-critical, so maybe the results are better than you give yourself credit for? :)

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  5. FourEyedMonster13 March 2016 at 08:52

    What they all said ... you can really paint black! You made what would've been a dull set of minis into cool pieces. :)

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    1. pulpcitizen13 March 2016 at 11:25

      From you that feels like very high praise - thank you. :)

      I love your paintwork and am totally in awe of your skills. :)

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    2. FourEyedMonster17 March 2016 at 17:28

      Thanks pulpcitizen, you're much too kind. We're all learning from each other to honest. Each standing on the shoulder of giants that is the talented pool of painters in the blogosphere. :)

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