Monthly Archives: April 2023

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Darkstar

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Marvel Crisis Protocol: Darkstar

While I do have only one last core set character to complete for the Core Crisis Protocol box, I did also have one last model left from the Winter Guard faction sitting in three pieces, with paint on two of them. So last weekend, it was time to complete Darkstar.

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Darkstar

I’d already pried the tactical glowies off one base, as I’d mis-aligned it the first time and it didn’t look up to scratch, so I glued it down to a new base and then set to highlighting it in a way that looks decent. I don’t especially enjoy painting OSL on everything, so I just skipped it on Darkstar. I assume the purples are glowy, but I’m entirely unfamiliar with the character – and I’m calling her done and good enough! Apologies to Alex & Marouda – I’ve since gone back and dirtied up the soles of her boots as well as adding a bit of dirt-colour to her base.

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Darkstar

Since I didn’t know anything about this character aside from her affiliation, I’ve decided to type in her bio from the back of the box that I noticed when about to recycle it…

Laynia Petronova is Darkstar, a former member of a super team assembled to reclaim the elusive Black Widow. Darkstar defected to the United States where she has fought as part of the Black Widow’s elite strike force. Born with the power to access the energy of the Darkforce dimension, she can weild in numerous ways. Shaping it into constructs of pure dark energy or unleashing it in powerful blasts, Darkstar is not to be underestimated.

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Darkstar

Darkstar was one of those models where I really didn’t enjoy the painting process – mostly due to being such an awkward model that needed to be (mostly) painted in three parts – but now that she’s complete, she turned out to be one of those models I’m quite happy with. I’ll get a group post of the completed Winter Guard up in a week or so, if my plans hold up properly…

March 2023 Monthly Round-Up

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Another month, another bunch of painted models. March was a month where I managed to focus on a few things, paint-wise.

Firstly, I got the first batch of models painted for the new/current edition of HeroQuest – the relatively simple Zombies and Mummies. I guess I should look at the skellingtons next for that next step in the Undead models from that game.

What with the month also having the Monster March painting challenge attached to it, I also used it as a motivation to get some of the larger models that have been stuck on my desk for an age done – in the form of the Beholder, Spider, Drider and Ratabomination!

The challenge of the month also helped motivate me to get the mass of Chaos Hounds I rediscovered in a case to completion, and just to help me stay motivated to keep on ticking along on some of these Zombicide 2nd Edition Abominations – though there’s still a ton more of them on my desk in various stages of paint…

I only got one more Death May Die hero done, which is less than I’d hoped to – I like to get at least a pair of hero models for games we like to play done each month. So more of these to come in April, and I really do need to double back around to the Zombicide 1st Edition survivors as well.

Three more Crisis Protocol models. I’d like to get to the point of finishing (at least) one of these each week. We’ll see how well that goes. I did at least get down to one model left from that core set to go… and he’s proving to be a right pain in the arse!

And that’s the lot! As far as the 49 completed by the end of February, so to those I’ll add:

15 Chaos Hounds, 12 HeroQuest mobs, the Giant Spider, Drider & Not-Beholder, 4 Abominations, Sgt.Braghieri, Cap and the two Doc Ocks for a total of ….38 Models in March. So I’m up to 87 in total. At the time of posting, we’re on the 7th of April and I only have three models completed this month. Time to get the lead(-free paint) out over the Easter Weekend break!