Typically when I have a Marvel character that has several iterations I prefer to do a “double-up” with a pair of characters at once for each of the three Marvel games, or at least give each model their own post, which makes things easier for me to find later on. Right now I want to catch up on my posts, so I’m stacking all three of my Bob, Agent of Hydra models together today.

The three of these were painted together, only splitting off from one another at the very end for the finishing touches. There seems to be a bit of variation on old Bob here, and the Hydra uniform. The brown “webbing” straps  that form the “H” harness on his chest are sometimes entirely yellow, sometimes brown “leather” while other straps and pouches and bits and pieces also bounce between those two colours.

Even the reference colours from these figures varied, as does the outfit – two with different “H” logos on their chests and one lacking it entirely, and our chibi-esque friend here having a random arm strap and buckle across his right bicep. For reasons, I’m sure.

I’ll revisit this when I get to the “Agents of Hydra” multi-based trio later on down the line. I wonder if I’ll be able to figure out which greens I used here to keep them consistent. I bet not, so perhaps I’ll paint them more like the ones in the Captain America MCU outing? – and then there’s the Zombie Hydra figures from Marvel Zombies! See? None of this stuff is ever simple!

The Crisis Protocol version got a realistic-themed ATGM in a broadly-similar manner to the one I gave Marvel United’s Punisher figure, though Frank’s launcher is a bit more beaten-up and weathered, while I’m sure Bob’s one came fresh from “military” stocks. As weird as it may seem, I feel like the more realistic launcher gives even this overly-bright spandex-wearing freak a little more grounding.

There are two things I’d change if I could on this figure, but the gods of plastic cement will not allow me to. Firstly, the pose – after assembling my model and starting on him, Guru PIG posted his painted Bob, which featured the ATGM pointed downwards in a more natural looking manner given the rest of his pose – causing an “aw, shit” moment for me. The second one was when I started actually painting the three of these and I noticed that both the Marvel United and Marvel Zombies versions were standing on metal-detail bases, and instead of basing the Crisis Protocol model on one of the metal checkerplate bases, I’d opted for concrete footpath/pavement and some smashed up debris. I mean, I did this one first, but it would have been nice to have the three of them consistent. Unfortunately I really slopped that plastic cement down on the underside of the crate, which would have meant destroying it.

So as I say, I’ve just gotta take the L on both of these points. Even though I’m aware that literally noone else in the world cares in the slightest.

Anyway, that’s all I’ve got for today. Go away now.