Black Flash

While waiting to start my new Scarecrow and his militia crew, I started work on the Black Flash.  The Black Flash was a promotional model, available to people who pre-ordered "The Flash/Arrow" BMG supplement.    The Black Flash is not a model that can be hired to a crew.  He has a chance to appear every time a speedster uses a power that has a paradox.  If you cause a paradox and roll double sixes then the Black Flash appears and joins your opponents team.

Once I read through the book and learned how the speedforce works in the game, I though it was an odd choice for a promo model.  Everyone who fields a speedster should also have a copy of the Black Flash (which would be more sales to the company, no?).  It is just a  little weird to me to release a model that you need to have when using speedsters, but then not sell it.  Why not do a classic Jay Garrick with the WW1 style winged helmet alternative Flash model?  


 I tried using the layering technique that I talked about in my last post with the black costume.  I had to use a two coats of Nulin Oil to bring the grey back down to more of a black.  All in all it was a fun model to paint.

The Black Flash is an interesting character.  He is the speedsters version of the Grim Reaper.  Because the Flash and other speedsters are so fast they can out run Death, so the speedforce has its own embodiment of death to collect the souls of speedsters and return them to the speed force, the Black Flash.

 Kevin

The Flash

My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive"...except that there have been like 4 other speedsters in the show that have been faster.  I guess it is just situational.

I finished up the sidekick for my Team Arrow crew, TV version of The Flash.  It is kinda fun to paint a model that is 90% one colour.  When I finished the red, I was basically done.  This version of The Flash is a little slim (especially when compared to the comic version).  I added a dust trail behind the Flash to make him appear a little more substantial (also I don't know how I would even paint speed lines).

The Flash will make an interesting addition to the game.  I don't really know how to use him yet.  The speed force powers are new to me, it is going to take some trial and error to figure them out.  I could use the Flash to grab objectives quickly, or to set up an ambush.  TV Flash also has "Speed Force Master", which allows him to use two powers a turn.  So I could make him more potent in combat by increasing both the amount of attacks and increasing his strength.  The Flash could also disarm a gun toting Henchmen for a round. If things go bad, he can also heal both blood and stun damage.

The one power that is unique to the tv version is the "Speed Force Bolts".  Which will allow the Flash to make a range attack on an unlucky foe that hits automatically, wounds on a 3+, and causes one blood and two stun damage.

However each time a speedster uses a power they run the risk of creating a speed force paradox.  Some powers are easy and can't trigger a paradox while others will cause one 50% of the time.  The paradox can be anything from taking some stun damage to calling the Black Flash to hunt you down.  Knowing my luck, I will be creating paradoxes all the time.  Which means I better get Black Flash painted up soon.

Up next is another model that is 90% one colour.  I will give you a hint, "(insert name here), you have failed this city!"

Kevin