Marvel Crisis Protocol: Luke Cage (Weekend of Cage!)

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Luke Cage

What better way to follow up a post about Luke Cage than with… another post about Luke Cage? This model is the Marvel Crisis Protocol version, and is the one that motivated me to do this little batch paint of Luke Cage models. Specifically, after seeing it painted by friend of the Bitz Box, Argentbadger over on his own blog, The Bovine Overlord.

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Luke Cage

I do like this model. It has a grounded and steadfast look that so many of the Crisis Protocol models mack as they’re seemingly all too busy backflipping over exploding tactical rocks with their heads disappearing up their own backsides while connected to their bases with a 0.5mm twig of plastic

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Luke Cage

Cage’s model here isn’t even in a “come at me, bro” pose. It’s simply a folded arms stare. Projecting confidence and power. (man!)

He’s probabaly also banned in Russia presently due to his outrageous costume…

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Cosmic Terrain Pack (Part Two) – Generators

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Cosmic Terrain Pack - Generators. Logan, the Wolverine

Here’s the last of September’s minis, sans of course the Monthly Round-Up which will follow in a day or two. We have the next parts of this Marvel Crisis Protocol Terrain Pack with this pair of Generators (or something) – one intact and one damaged. Logan here provides us with the scale shot.

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Cosmic Terrain Pack - Generators

As noted in the previous set of these things, this sea-green-grey scheme is my third attempt in getting something I liked. I’ve gone for a rough look on these via drybrushing over zenithal spray, edge highlighting and then the same kind of chipping I apply to my WWII tank models.

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Cosmic Terrain Pack - Generators

Here they are alongside Logan from MCP as well as a couple of models from other well-worn genres. I think the lights would work fine alongside all three scales. I used some Tau decals to emphasis the sci-fi look to them, as well as Irish Air Corps roundels from an old set of decals I have for random markings on things. Shout-out to those of you from Eire and Northern Ireland (yes, I know NI is part of the UK!)

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Cosmic Terrain Pack - Generators

The point wasn’t to make them Tau proxies, but to simply emphasis their unfamiliar designs with unfamiliar symbols. And hey – if I ever manage to paint and play with my Tau, so much the better, right?

Marvel Crisis Protocol: Cosmic Terrain Pack - Generators

The biggest trial on these is something that most people won’t have even noticed – I chose to drill out all of the thick, dumb-looking broken cables on this terrain piece and superglue-insert short lengths of actual insulated electrical wire in red/blue/black/white. Trust me, it’s night and day compared to the original castings on these things!

I mean, the whole set looks a little goofy, but I did only pick it up because it was on clearance at less than half price, so if with some different paint and some tiny tweaks I can make a decent looking set of “alien” looking buildings as something to use in games as an alternative to the standard skull-encrusted 40k stuff….