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!

Where to find them? Super minis on the web.

Superhero's have been in miniature form for as long as I've been into miniatures (that's quite a while).  It seems however, that only in recent years has there been plenty available of high quality.

In this post, I think I'll highlight some of the manufacturers of superhero minis.

In no real particular order...


Knight Models  Unbelievably well done miniatures.  They first started their comic book minis in the 70mm scale.  Not really ideal for gamers, but great for painters.  I have a few of these, and the quality is incredible.

However, the price of these isn't for the feint of heart.  They are certainly collectors items.

A few years ago, Knight Models was able to secure the license for a line of Batman miniatures.

Mostly based on the very popular Batman Arkham video game series, these 35mm miniatures have become increasingly well like by tabletop gamers and painters alike.  The line has expanded into more DC characters, A Batman Miniatures game,  scenery, and the newly announce Legends Line.

Somewhere along the lines, they've added a Marvel 35mm series to the mix, and now there is rumor of a Marvel game as well.  Both the DC and Marvel lines have a very good selection, especially of all the main characters I grew up with.



Pros:  High Quality, growing and supported line.  All your favorite comic hereos and villians

Cons:  Pricey.  Some models are fiddly to assemble. 35mm makes them tower over most other lines.


Reaper Miniatures

Reaper miniatures produce an insane amount of figures for mostly fantasy based miniatures, however, tucked away in their Chronoscope line, they have quite a few generic superheros and villians.



A speedster, a superdude, cyborg ape, and the list grows.  They make a great basis for either converting or creating your own comic book characters.

If cost is a concern, many of these miniatures also show up as Bones miniatures.  Bones are inexpensive plastic minis that Reaper is now producing. They work best for solid chunks figures, but if there are guns or small parts, they tend to bend and get out of shape.

Pros:  Inexpensive, fun to paint
Cons:  Inconsistant in both scale and sculpt quality


I'll continue this list in future blog posts!

In the meantime, thanks for reading, see you next time.