Marvel Crisis Protocol: Baron Zemo

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Marvel Crisis Protocol: Baron Zemo

Back to the Marvel Crisis Protocol models with the core set villain – Baron Zemo. Zemo was a pretty easy model to paimt – the trickiest part of the process being to ensure that the stitching(?) lines of his hood are visible and emphasised without looking silly.

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Baron Zemo

Zemo was a pretty enjoyable model to paint – a model in pretty normal clothing with enough different surfaces and textures to keep it interesting. As such, he only took a couple of days from start to finish once I got going.

Baron Zemo is one of those characters that I’ve seen but was never all that familiar with in the comics. I was dimly aware that he had something to do with Red Skull in some manner, and that he was a Nazi (which is very fitting for older villains – Nazis and Red Scare villains were all the rage for a long time. So when the MCU version of Zemo came along, who hates Nazis and later on does the dancing – well, how could you not prefer him to the original?

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Baron Zemo

Still, I went ahead and painted him in the Comic book style – though I am tempted to try and get hold of another copy of the model to convert into MCU Zemo in some manner.

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Baron Zemo

Having purchased the core set in September 2020 and only getting around to painting him in February of 2023, Baron Zemo is my latest model for Dave Stone’s Paint what You Got challenge.

Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress: UR-025 – Man of Iron

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Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress: UR-025 - Man of Iron

Another shift in gears for today’s post – we have the first of my Blackstone Fortress models painted – UR-025, the “Man of Iron“. No prizes for guessing why I went with something other than the “official” scheme, nor where I took inspiration from. As it happens, the Red, Gold and Black also work well to fit in with old UR’s cover story of Mechanicus/Mechanicum allegiance.

Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress: UR-025 - Man of Iron

I started this model over a year ago, but being a newer GW model it’s one that kinda wants to be painted in sub-assemblies, which sucks for a board game model. Unfortunately, while trying to get in there behind his right arm, I ended up snapping the whole arm off – which did wonders for my enthusiasm.

Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress: UR-025 - Man of Iron

At that pont, it ended up being one of those models that just sits on the paint desk for months and months, glaring at me while I glare back at them. So when I finished (or paused) my recent hardcore run of painting Zombies and Zombicide models, I decided to get this damned thing finished finally – along with a few other models that will be shown in the next few posts.

Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress: UR-025 - Man of Iron

I do have another of this sculpt, and so when I get around to painting it I may well go with the “official” version as an alternate. For now, I’m happy to have completed this model and we’re one closer to being able to one day actually play Blackstone Fortress! Being a model that’s been in the started and paused for roughly forever category, it certainly counts for Dave Stone’s Paint what You Got challenge.