Batman, Red Skull, and a superVike

Hello True Believers,

I've been plodding along with my super hero miniatures, and have finished a couple to show off.

First, is the Knight Models cool 'Frank Miller' Batman.

I've always liked this version of Batman.  The Dark Knight Returns came out around 1986, and is probably one of the best Batman stories out there.  It represents an older Batman, coming out of retirement.  He's darker and much more brutal than previous versions of Bat's, and that dark tone still permeates in the character today.

The Ben Affleck Batman was heavily influenced by this version.  Anyhow, I just loved the model, and it was really fun to paint up.

I did do a few touchups to my existing Knight Models Batman as well, as I was in a Batmood.

And now, to move back to my slowly realized Invaders Project, here is the Commander of the Flaming Skull guy I posted last time.  The Red Skull.

Certainly one of Captain America's best villains.  This is another WhatThe? mini.

Now, lastly, not exactly a super Hero, he's definitely a Super Vike, so I wanted to post him here.

This is a Impact Miniatures fantasy football player that I converted into a Minnesota Viking.
I had lots of fun doing this one, hope you like it!

Sidetracked. Batman, Thor and the Winter Soldier.

As often happens in my hobby life, I get easily sidetracked.

So, a small break from my Invaders Project (which is a small break from my MHI project), led me to finishing up the Knight Models Batman I'd been working on for quite some time.

Nana Nana Nana Nana Batman!

I've gotten a bunch of the Knight Models, and despite the high price, they are hands down the best Super Hero miniatures on the market.  The size is based on a 35mm scale as opposed to the 28-30mm scale most of my other miniatures are in.  However, that just makes them even more detailed and a bit easier to see that detail.

The real problem, for me anyhow, is that my hacky paint style just can't quite do the awesome sculpts justice.  After dithereing on this one for some time, I finally just plowed through.  It's rougher than I'd like, but there is no doubting who he is.

In addition to the DC stable of comics heroes (mostly Batman, but slowly expanding)  Knight Models also do a line of 35mm Marvel heroes.  I have stocked up on these as well.  Here is Thor, the first model for my Avengers set. I suppose I can shoehorn him into Invaders Project, as Thor did actually appear in the run.

The God Of Thunder

I think in that run, Hitler convinces a rather naive Thor that the Axis are the good guys, and Thor should really go and assassinate Stalin.  Luckily, our intrepid Invaders manage to stop and convince Thor that he's been duped.  He's not all that brilliant for being so Mighty...

Last up is a RAFM miniature I converted to represent the movie version of The Winter Soldier.

I sculpted on some hair, and a facemask, and then scraped off the sleeve and painted on the metal arm.  It's not perfect, but it was really fun to do.  I wish I had spent a little more time with the hair. but I think he's instantly recognizable.  I really couldn't have asked for a better basis to work from.  I would like to see Knight Models do The Winter Soldier justice though!

Here's the original sculpt from the RAFM site, Karl Unger Terrorist.




Until next time!!

Showing off stuff I done did.

Thought I'd take a chance to repost some of my older Comic Book minis.  I've posted some before, on various places, but I thought it'd be nice to get them all in one place.  Plus, I now own a camera that is capable of taking much better pictures.    These minis were all painted several years ago.  Some of them even a decade or more!

 First up is a Reaper Mini I converted years ago.  I added some hair, a tattered shirt and lengthened his pants.  Dab of green paint, and he's a pretty good Hulk!

Hulk still smash!

I've painted minis for a long time now, and it used to be, outside of Heroclix, there were really not too many miniatures directly based on my favorite Super Heros and Villians.  So, if I wanted to represent a character, converting was about the only way to get there.

Four Color Figs makes a ton of generic miniatures, and I decided to convert their 'Feral Warrior' into a Wolverine-proxy.  I actually made the claws from bobby pins, filed groves into the fists, and glued them down.  The paint isn't great, but it sure was fun to convert.

Need a bobby pin, bub?

Wolverine needs an enemy, otherwise he gets even more cranky.  This Reaper mini is called Sasquatch, but I thought he'd look better as Sabertooth, Wolvies long time rival.

And, while we're still on the topic of the short angry one, this was fun to paint.  It actually is just a cheap flat metal keychain.  I chopped off the ring, and put him to the brush.

Where's your keys, bub?

I found this little plastic gem in a toy store.  He's from a set called Handful of Heroes, made by Hasbro.  The other 'handful' I got were not very well sculpted, plus the scale was wacky, so I only painted the Thing.  I think you can find these figs easily enough on Ebay, and a few of them (especially the Hulks) look like they'd be great fun.

It's half-past clobberin' time

Captain America is probably my favorite of all heros (maybe tied with Batman), and I certainly wanted to add him to my collection.  I wanted a WW 2 inspired Cap, and found a perfect start, again from Reaper Miniatures, from their Chronoscope line.  I think they call this one Mack Torry, but I thought he'd be better as Steve Rodgers.  The veteran solider look just works so well for Cap.  I had an extra shield from another Cap mini, and it made the perfect addition.

GI Cap

That extra shield came from this mini.  This awesome WW2 cap came from a company called 'What The' Miniatures.

These are my work clothes

Eventually, I'll start on my Captain America and the Invaders project I've had tabled for quite some time.

Lastly, just another update on my most current miniatures, Batman, still a serious work in progress.  I just paint a little on him, between my Monster Hunter stuff.

Finally, DC represents.

Until next time!

Welcome!

My other blog  is now more or less dedicated to my current mini project of Monster Hunter International, so I wanted to also have a blog where I can share my comic book inspired miniatures and ideas.

Since I was just a little kid, I've had an affinity for monsters, superheroes, and scale models.   It seems some things just stay with you, as I've never really lost interest in any of those things. 

So, to keep track of it, I bring you supervike's super stuff!  I plan to share my painting, works in progress and other things, mostly gaming miniature related, but all Comic related.

To kick things off, here's a couple of superhero minis I've recently worked on.  First is a Hasslefree miniature, called Harby, simply painted to be the Punisher.  Just a simple skull and black paint, and he really works as Frank Castle.

Man on a Mission

And a WiP of one of Knight Models amazing Batman miniatures:  Still pretty rough!

Nana nana nana nana Batman!

Knight Models are head and shoulders the best looking comic books minis, both DC and Marvel are well represented, and I hope to see many of them grace my painting table in the coming months.

I really hope you follow along.

Thanks for reading!