Painting Marvel Crisis Protocol With 144Artist

So back in the day, way back in the day, I ran a comic book shop and worked weekend comic conventions. I was one of those that read everything because I liked knowing what was in my inventory and it was there.  For a long time Thor wasn’t in my list of favorites. I mean I liked it but didn’t love it, not like X-Men and Spider-Man.  Then Beta Ray Bill came along, blasting through all initial doubts to be an intriguing and very entertaining character. So of course I had to have him in my collection.  Big bonus that he is in multiple affiliations.  From what I can tell, he’s going to be a headache for any team facing him.

…Catches thieves, just like flies.  Look Out!  Here comes the Spider Man!

So with Black Cat comes the Amazing Spider Man.  He is obviously the older, more experienced Spidy as he is not only a Five Threat but also has a Leadership Ability for leading Web Warriors.  That is a team that despite looking subtle and tricky to run also looks fun. It has a lot of movement and pushes for contesting objectives.

I’ve assembled the Sanctum Santorum and primed it black.  I used a range of colors in craft paints to dry brush the bricks in layers.  I dip the drybrush (I use a big make up brush for this) into a couple of the colors and wipe it on the textured pallet.  I will then use that bit several times before refreshing it and I get a different mix every time I wipe the brush across the surface.  I don’t just blend to lighter colors but rather shift tones as bricks can be so varied.

I think I encountered this character in comic pages 3-4 times and, to be honest, she left no real memory.  Cool costume though and talk about a wide range of allies or employers.  In game that means she’s in three affiliations; two good guys one bad guys.  She is a mercenary after all.  I don’t care, she looks like a lethal, helpful character to have on one’s side.  Besides, she was fun to paint.

When my TerrainFest Warehouse project was done and the Mantic fungus trees were soaking in dish soap I had a clear table and 48 hours before I would need it that way again so dove into one of the MCP NYC Apartment Buildings I’ve been able to get my hands on.  I had the parts for a spare floor and some extra roof scatter from a “bits” collection I picked up.  So this baby would be four stories high with Josie’s Bar on the ground floor.  Very cool.

Shang Chi is a great character made all the better by the MCU’s treatment of him. His comics never interested me and his guest shots always seemed forced and the character more of a caricature but he always had so much potential.  The film gave him a great back story that I related to all too well and I don’t even have super powers.  The mini from AMG is very well done with all kinds of Bruce Lee vibes.  The rubble on the base even looks like a broken Temple Dog statue.

I have finished the last miniature I need for my Wakanda Affiliation, M’Baku.  Great figure who looks quite imposing.  I loved him in the MCU movies though have little to no memory of him in any comic books.  In game he seems like a tough character who push opponents off Objectives while protecting allies from the same.  That he is in Wakanda AND Criminal Syndicate shows the diversity of his motives.

I spent Friday night and part of Saturday assembling the Sanctum Sanctorum kit from Atomic Mass Games. I got it primed black Sunday so I should be able to start painting it tonight after work.  Afraid that was all I accomplished with my MCP work as I was focused on a 4Ground Warehouse kit most of the weekend.