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.

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.

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.

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…