Another MOTU model today. This time we have Faker, a bad robot made by Skeletor (presumably) to impersonate He-Man. Apparently, it worked – at least to some extent, despite him being blue with a bright orange bondage harness and hair. I guess the residents of Eternia are all an interesting kind of colour-blind.
Have you heard of “The Golden Angle” in regard to miniatures? It refers to the angle of the model that gives the best, most aethetically pleasing view. Let’s now look at Faker here.
Look at the angle of that hand. Ever made a fist yourself? Ever thrown a punch? Try emulating that pose and see how your body feels…
He seems to be speed-walking, sword awkwardly positioned in front of his face, ready to throw an awkward punch with his right hand instead of using the sword in his left hand.
Go home, Faker. You’re apparently drunk. (Just look at that angle he’s on!)
Faker was a re-use of the He-Man figure, but with a colour palette swap and Skeletor’s harness instead of He-Mans. He also had a decal (or sticker?) on his chest with something that looked a little like a reel-to-reel tape. Presumably this is because Faker is a cyborg/robot and reel-t0-reel = computers because it’s the 1980’s.
The other part of this kit is the five pieces of terrain to fit on the hex board the game is played on (no, I have not played or even read the rules yet). Instead of painting them in a variety of colours, I kept them pretty similar so as to potentially represent debris from a single crashed vehicle.
I feel like they missed a chance there when naming this character. They should have named him Fakor instead of Faker. Because he’s basically He-Man with Skeletor‘s skin and Speedos.
Azazel's Bitz Box. 