Covering Fire!

I  was able to finish up my second Joker Crew Henchmen for the BMG.  I went with the asault rifle because he preformed so amazingly in his first game.  He was able to take out a few people (including putting 9 blood damage on one guy in a single round of shooting).

The problem with the playing cards on the base of the first Henchmen was that they where all face up.  It did not look like a natural scattering of cards.  So I added some red and blue card backs.

The crew is starting to come together.

Kevin

"Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one."  Terry Pratchett 

Batwoman and Joker Crew

I got some work done on two of my Batman (BMG) crews this week.  First off I finished up painting Batwoman.  She will be interesting to play in a game.  Her stats sit between a traditional leader and that of a Sidekick.  I am planing on using her in a 300pt gang with Arkham City (AC) Batman and AC Robin.  I imagine it will not be very competitive.  It will be hard to sit on and control objectives like ammo crates with only three models on the table (I guess I will have to depend on some good old fashion face punching).

I also painted some sewer markers (which my buddy Brad made for me) and a new objective counter, Ammo Crate.

With the Bat-crew completed (for now), I started work on my Joker gang.  I started with the cheep knife wielding clown to figure out a painting scheme.  This Joker henchmen has so much character, I really enjoyed painting him.

The plastic bases that come with BMG models are really nice.  I do have one problem though.  With the game taking place in Gotham city, everything tends to be concrete grey.  The bland base tend to wash out the model.  This usually is not a problem with other games,  add some grass or dirt here and there to add some colour (Gotham does not strike me as a place with nice lawns).  I found some playing card prints online, re-sized them and printed them on card stock.  I then cut them out and glued a few scattered to the base to break up the grey.  Plus the playing cards have a certain Joker feel.

Assault Riffle Henchmen and Car Door Henchmen up next.

Kevin

"He’d been wrong, there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and it was a flamethrower" Terry Pratchett

I Swear I was Working!

For all of January I was working frantically on my Stormraven. All my hobby time was dedicated to it. I got a lot accomplished (pics will come). However when it came time to putty and fill gaps in the ship, I hit a brick wall.

Lucky for me the guys at Lords of War Games and Hobbies gave me the perfect distraction. They asked me to run a Batman (BMG) game at their one year celebration. Of course I said yes. So I went to work on some markers for the big day.

The basic idea was a hero/villain beat down game. Everyone bring one model and we fight it out. I wanted to add a little something extra to catch the BMG feel. I added in two mini objectives as a way for the less "punchy" characters to earn points - riddles and loot counters.

Around Christmas I had picked up a few sets of lamp posts for a ceramic village. I figured that they would be a good size for BMG. I liked that the lights turn on and off, and wanted to keep that, so I disguised the battery pack as a military weapons crate (medium obstacle in game terms).

I was able to give them a try against Jimmy's very nicely painted Two Face Crew. Batman and Robin did not win the day, but it was very dramatic nonetheless. It is hard to secure objectives when you only have two models. Can't wait for a rematch.

I also kept busy over the last few weeks with a new hobby. Helen taught me how to use her sewing machine, and now I can make custom bow ties. I have a few done already. Here is my first one (of course it was going to be dinosaurs). So if you are in need of some unique neck wear, give me a shout!

Kevin

It’s not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren’t doing - Terry Pratchett