Commenced alongside
Son of Batman 01, I held back finishing these two minis until I had a clear colour scheme from tackling the first one. My main drivers for painting them were wanting to (hopefully!) do a
Batman crew without Cops, and also to get some 'quick wins' in the painting queue in July both of which the three
Sons of Batman satisfied.
Some former members of the Mutants gang in
The Dark Knight Returns became vigilantes inspired by the return to the public eye of an older Batman. In terms of style, these are very close to what was depicted in the original comic book.
In terms of game play I have yet to use a
Batman crew, but I think
Son of Batman 02 (with the Shotgun) will be a fairly close substitute for
Agent Ron, in Reputation and Funding costs. Son of Batman 03 on the other hand, is a trickier decision. In effect at 39 Reputation he is roughly equivalent to two Cops, meaning one less model in a hypothetical crew. At Defense 4 and Endurance 6 with Hardened and counterattack he seems very much set up for tanking an Objective, which makes his Follow Me Trait somewhat redundant. As a consequence I have my doubts about using
Son of Batman 03 despite his very good aspects.
Not sure what I will paint for
BMG next, or when I will next paint something from the range as this month I have managed to paint stuff for three other ranges which has been nice. That probably means I will end up being BMG-centric next month without realising it! More importantly, this takes me to 10 painted minis for the month overall, which is pleasing and gets me back on course for my annual target. In addition, these are the 48th and 49th
BMG minis for, so the next one will be something of a milestone.
BMG Painting Summary
BMG characters owned: 226 (added: nothing)
Percentage of owned characters painted: 21.7% (49 models)
They certainly look the business, fabulous job Sir.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Michael. :)
DeletePhew! You're really cracking these out my good sir, and doing a great job to boot!! I like all the Frank Miller models so far, and, as with your "Pulp City" minis, you;re really making it hard for a blogger to stick to his own plans without starting into "BMG" or "PC" :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for the kind words Blaxkleric. :)
ReplyDeleteI have had a week off so that has aided productivity, so I expect to only manage three to five minis next month.
Both looking awesome dude. I think the Follow me trait is quite useful on him as its not on a more expensive character like it normally is.
ReplyDeleteCheers mate. :)
DeleteI don't think Son 03 is a bad character, but Follow Me does not really fit how he is set up, and at his cost, he won't fit my crew.
Looking excellent. Son 02 having a Shotgun and a Pistol makes him a good defensive piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kieron. :)
DeleteI think Son 2 is really good 'points' value for what he gives, so I am looking forward to using him. :)
Very nice job! These do bring back their place in the story I read a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words Jamie. :)
DeleteI think KM did a good job of translating a 30 year old set of designs into 3-D characters. :)
Beatiful painted minis!
ReplyDeletegreetings!
Thanks very much Michal. :)
DeleteDid you freehand the facial tattoos? It looks great. I also like how you got contrast on those white/grey pants.
ReplyDeleteThe facial tattoos are sculpted on. :)
DeleteThanks; the pants were a bit of rough blending, but I am happy with how they turned out. :)