Sunday 17 July 2016

Black Panther

Black Panther is the third MUMG mini I have painted in the past couple of weeks, and will probably be the last one for a while from me, as I start to refocus on other lines. Black Panther is one of my favourite Avengers (he would make my ideal 'best seven' lineup without doubt), so being able to get a quick win in the painting was a real bonus.

Reading a run of Avengers comic books from the late 1960's when I was a teen (thanks Peter Atkins!) is what made me like the character, and I continued have ever since. Frequent positioned as ruler of the (fictional) African nation of Wakanda, T'Challa also bears the mantle of the Black Panther, having earned his right to the honourable name and trappings. I loved his inclusion in Captain America: Civil War, so as soon as I saw the mini (which I think is an excellent sculpt, and was very cleanly cast which was very welcome), I knew it would be one of the first MUMG characters I would paint.

The painting used my standard approach to not-black black, and the biggest struggle was trying to pick out the eye-piece lenses. I wish all minis and painting offered quick wins like this! Alas not!

If and when I start playing MUMG, I think Avengers/good guy superhumans will be the team i try, so will be built around Black Panther and Black Widow and building from there. If the 'standard' game size for MUMG is 50 levels, then to match that I think I am looking at something like another four or five minis to paint up.

MUMG Painting Progress
Minis Painted: 3 (16.7% of minis owned)
Minis owned: 18


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12 comments:

  1. Michael Awdry17 July 2016 at 10:30

    Well he certainly works, great work again on that black.

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    1. pulpcitizen17 July 2016 at 11:03

      Thanks very much Michael. :)

      I am pretty pleased with this one. :)

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  2. Da Gobbo18 July 2016 at 00:16

    That black really is very good, I thought he was great in civil war, needs his own film though

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    1. pulpcitizen18 July 2016 at 09:16

      Thanks da Gobbo. :)

      I am pretty happy with how the 'black' turned out. :)

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  3. Rob Bresnen20 July 2016 at 08:32

    the Gray Panther!
    Only joking...I like the way you have painted the suit. not easy. I think I would have gone for a can of chaos black spray and called it a day.

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    1. pulpcitizen20 July 2016 at 23:13

      Cheers. Thankfully not too hard and ultimately a fairly quick paint-job. :)

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  4. Simon Quinton 21 July 2016 at 11:49

    Stunning paintjob dude! I think you have excelled yourself with this one!

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    1. pulpcitizen21 July 2016 at 23:04

      Cheers mate. :)

      I admit to being pretty pleased with how it turned out. :)

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  5. Kieron24 July 2016 at 04:27

    Very nice. I still need to repaint my Grundy-Hulk to bring my team up to 50 points. I've also got Wolverine to finish, although he'll take me over 50...I'll just have to buy more to give me choice... :(

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    1. pulpcitizen24 July 2016 at 04:37

      Cheers mate. :)

      Thankfully the Avengers have choice, as opposed to the Guardians....but I know what you mean. Knowing I am 4 or 5 minis from having a 50 Level force is slightly off-putting right now, just from a painting perspective, as I have knocked out the 'easy wins' already.

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  6. FourEyedMonster27 July 2016 at 18:26

    Damn-it ... I want to paint black hues like you do. I demand to know the demon you are getting the powers from. ;) Kidding aside, nice one!

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    1. pulpcitizen28 July 2016 at 09:16

      Thank you very much for the kind words. :)

      The last not-black for a while from me...maybe.

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