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Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Alberto Falcone (BMG)

You wait several years to paint yourself a BMG Sidekick, then three come along seemingly at once! Alberto Falcone is a character who first surfaced in The Long Hallowe'en Batman story, and is a very recent addition to the BMG range.

I have been working on another mini (Damian Wayne) but stalled over some of the fiddly bits of painting that one, so decided I need to get something finished really quickly or risk hitting another slump.Looking in the painting queue I saw Falcone who I reckoned I could get finished quickly, and thankfully I was correct. A couple of brief painting sessions over the course of a day got him done, so I am very happy about that.

Alberto Falcone is part of the Organized Crime crew, but this does not mean I am embarking on Organized Crime any time soon, it was simply expedient to paint him up. He seems a decent and sneaky threat on the table, especially to more vulnerable Leaders with his Assassin Trait offering up extra Victory Points.

 BMG Painting Summary
BMG characters owned: 280 (added: forgot to include the Batmobile in my last update)
Percentage of owned characters painted: 23.2% (65 models)
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16 comments:

  1. Unknown9 May 2017 at 15:35

    Nicely done. :0).

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  2. Michael Awdry9 May 2017 at 22:03

    Nice work on the suit, another character I'm embarrassed to admit I hadn't heard of before reading this.

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    1. pulpcitizen9 May 2017 at 22:32

      Thanks Michael. :0

      He is definitely a little more obscure character in the Batman mythos.

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  3. Michal DwarfCrypt9 May 2017 at 23:07

    Great looking character!

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  4. Wouter10 May 2017 at 00:54

    A simple yet striking character.
    The simplicity makes it easy to overlook or even forget him, but it also makes him look exactly as he should be.

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    1. pulpcitizen10 May 2017 at 13:15

      Thanks very much for the kind words Wouter. :)

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  5. Blaxkleric10 May 2017 at 14:30

    Top work PulpCitizen. I think this was one of the new "BMG" sculpts I saw at "Salute" and recoiled in horror at the price? Lovely subtle shading on the suit,

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    1. pulpcitizen10 May 2017 at 23:27

      Thanks for the kind words about the painting mate. :)

      Regarding the price, I cannot disagree at all - I do not think there is any way in which it is justifiable. For me it is one of my beloved four IPs, coupled with my collecvror mentality, so I am hooked in - I do think they will have a sharp surprise because i cannot see how sales will not shrink in some way following a 15%-25% rise depending on retailer, and what is the third notable price rise in two years.

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    2. Blaxkleric11 May 2017 at 07:20

      Well its price, and that of "Darkseid" etc certainly stopped me buying them at "Salute" and dispelled any notion I had of picking some up; especially Darkseid's stuff as I've always been a fan of his. What with Marvel's sudden departure from their line, and this huge price rise, I'm not sure what "KM" are up to?

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    3. pulpcitizen14 May 2017 at 04:47

      Again, I can only agree - there seems little plan or strategy to KM's approach, and honestly I think their cash-grab sales ploys and change of stance on 'exclusives' means they are struggling at least a little for cash-flow.

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  6. Simon Quinton 14 May 2017 at 10:29

    Excellent job mate. I love the look of the new OC I hope you get some more quick urges to do the others.

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    1. pulpcitizen15 May 2017 at 09:28

      Cheers mate. :)

      With my random approach to things who knows what will be finished next!

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  7. FourEyedMonster15 May 2017 at 04:58

    Very well done indeed. He's a unique character and so 'normal' (as in not super hero-like) that it's to your credit that you made the figurine look good despite his 'normalcy'. Sorry if I'm not making much sense. :)

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    1. pulpcitizen15 May 2017 at 09:41

      Thanks FourEyedMonster. :)

      My next one will also probably be a more 'normal' character. :)

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