BMG - The Penguin: Crimelord BatBox - Loose Lips and Penguin Thug 1 Painted

Finally got some painting done this evening.  I have been having a lot of trouble getting into the mood to get some painting done.  But after talking to my friend Dragi about upcoming events, inspiration hit me, and before I knew it, I had two of the Penguins Crew painted and done.  These were pretty fun to paint, and I'm now in the mood to complete the rest of them as well.  I will try to get 2 more done over the next day or so.


The models that I painted up was Ricky LeBlanc (Loose Lips) and Shane (Penguin Thug 1).  Not wanting to be like every other painted Penguin squad, I decided to go a little different route on the colors then what they did for the BatBox on the Knights website.

Ricky LeBlanc (Loose Lips)

So first up was Ricky LeBlanc (Loose Lips).  I tried a different technique on painting the blue jeans, basing the model black, I then dry brushed a couple layers of different blues to get the desired effect.  Overall I think it came out okay.

Shane (Penguin Thug 1)

Next up was Shane (Penguin Thug 1), I feel that I got the jeans a little better on this model and love how the jacket came out.  Overall I was quite pleased with how this model came out, a little darker then I expected, but still happy none-the-less.

Until next time.....

Star Wars Legion - Getting Back Into the Game and Getting Some Painting Done

Well over a year ago, March 22, 2018, to be exact.  I purchased the Star Ware Legion Core Set and a few expansions on the release day.  I built the AT-ST, one squad of Storm Troopers and Darth Vader himself.  I included a picture that I took, which is the same image I used on the original post back in March of last year.

After that, I played a few Demo games at Games U in Gilbert, AZ a few times, then the game got placed on the shelf.

After GenCon of this year (2019), which I was unable to go due to financial and health reasons.  I was watching some live streams and started to get pumped about this game again., I spent some time today going over all the new releases for this game and just kept getting more excited.  So I decided to dust off the game and get my ass together to start painting up what I have.

So besides the core set, I also purchased at that time, as stated above the Imperial AT-ST Unit Expansion, as well as one of the Rebel T-47 Airspeeder Unit Expansions.

Below is what comes in the Star Wars Legon Core Set (as I am feeling lazy and don't want to type all this out freehand, I cut and pasted this from the Fantasy Flight Website and you can see that page by clicking this LINK).

• 33 highly detailed miniatures and eight barricades draw you into the Star Wars universe.
• Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader each pose with lightsabers drawn, ready to duel each other or anyone unlucky enough to cross their path. These miniatures are found exclusively in the Core Set.
• Two squads of Rebel Troopers (each with seven unique miniatures) stand ready to fight for freedom on any battlefield. Five are armed with A-280 blaster rifles, while two heavy weapons specialists carry a Z-6 rotary blaster cannon and an MPL-57 modified to fire ion torpedoes.
• A bipedal AT-RT miniature lends extra firepower to the Rebellion with three options for customization, allowing you to equip your AT-RT with a rotary blaster, a laser cannon, or a flamethrower. This version of the AT-RT is found exclusively in the Core Set.
• Two squads of Stormtroopers (each with seven unique miniatures) are ready to crush the Rebellion wherever it rises. Five are armed with their trademark E-11 blaster rifles, while two heavy weapons specialists carry a DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle or an HH-12 rocket launcher.
• One squad of two 74-Z Speeder Bike miniatures invites your Imperial Scout Troopers to zip across the battlefield at lightning speeds. The squad leader miniature (pivoting in his seat to fire behind him with his blaster pistol) is found exclusively in the Core Set.

So I have a project to do over the next month or so.  I am also working on my Farmers Guild Ball Team, as well as my Batman Miniatures Game Penguin Squad.  Oy Joy to me, but I am actually looking forward to the challenge.

So to get things kicked off, I started tonight off with painting up Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker from the Core Set.  You can actually only get these two models if you buy the core set, so keep that in mind.  They have now come out with two new expansions for both of these characters and they are currently as of this post on Pre-Order (Darth Vader Operative Expansion and Luke Skywalker Operative Expansion).  Darth Vader has a different pose, and Luke Skywalker is depicted as he appeared in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.  I plan on grabbing both of these as it expands your options on the tabletop.

Until next time, may the force be with you......  :)

More Guild Ball Farmers painted up

Got in a couple more models of the farmers painted up.  I'm not the fastest or best painter in the world, but I don't think I did too bad.  Continuing on with "The Honest Land" box, I decided to get Bushel and Windle done next.

Bushel was fun to paint, but with Windle, I really had a hard time with him.  Seems I always have issues with models that show a lot of skin, as I am terrible at painting flesh tones.  But I'm happy with how they tuned out.

Here is the picture for Bushel al painted up and based:

Below is Bushels Stat card, I feel she will see some play time and I feel she can score if need be.

And here is the image for Windle, painted and based:

Below is his stat card, Windle will most likely be on the pitch on every game for me, but we will see.

Until next time, keep your stick on the ice and remember to always try and have fun.

Painting my Guild Ball Farmers

I decided to go ahead and start painting my Farmers Guild.  I'm going to stick to painting one box at a time, and decided to start with the The Honest Land box.

I really like the way the models look, and prep was not that bad, hardly any flashing or mold lines, etc.  I decided to try a new technique for priming that my friend Dean suggested (You can see his blog here: The Old West Chronicle).  It the Zenithal (SP?) Priming Technique, where I primed Black, then sprayed down from the top with white.  I only used two colors, where I have seen online where people sometimes use three colors.

Since I don't paint that often, which is a crime in itself, I know.  I decided not to jump in a mass paint them like I usually do, but rather to start small and just do two models.  This way I could test out the new technique above, and test my paint scheme to see how I like it, and to get myself warmed back up with the brushes.

The models I decided to try is the Ball Marker model and Harrow.

I don't know if the new priming technique really helped me that much, but it did bring out details that made it easier to paint the models.  I will go ahead and try that technique again on the rest of the models for this box set, and see how it goes.  The next post about the farmers will show the completed paint jobs for the rest of this box set.  Once those are done, including the terrain pieces that came in this box, I will then start on the second box, and also include Veteran Honour from the Exiles as well.

Below is Harrow's game card/stats.  I think Harrow will see some playing time with me, he has some interesting stats, and I like his Character Plays and Traits.

Until next time, play more games and try to have fun.

Guild Ball - Farmers: Starting a new team

Guild Ball is a fast-paced mob football skirmish game that takes place in the Empire of the Free Cities.  Victory comes with carefully constructed plays and counter plays with emphasis on positioning and resource management. Anybody can pick up the ball and give it a kick, but only the most experienced coach can earn the title of Guild Ball World Champion.

I started out playing Guild Ball with the Brewers Team, and also have the beginnings of the Masons Team.  Both of which I received when I purchased the two-player starter set from Steamforged Games - Guild Ball Kick Off.  I do not believe Steamforged Games is making that box set anymore, but I believe you can still find it on some gaming sites and Amazon or E-Bay.

Even though I love the Brewers, I felt I should broaden my horizons and start playing other teams as well.  So jumped head first into the Farmers Guild.  I picked up the both box sets of the team, as well as picking up one of the exile players for the Farmers when I also purchased the "New Alliances" box set.  I will be covering that box in another post.

A little bit about the Farmers Guild:

The Farmer’s Guild is a team of ragtag misfits welded together by their coach, Honour. They’re a story of rags to riches, the underdogs in a world where the big dogs are very big indeed.

The Farmers rely on their unique harvest markers, placed by their Planters. These rich, nutritious harvest markers can be used by the Reapers of the team to gain powerful bonuses and effects! The team can also use them to get extra influence, giving them a powerful resource that no other team has access to.

The Farmers are strong takeout focused team, with access to plenty of team support and buffing abilities to keep them in the fight. They have extremely reliable low to midrange damage, but their damage doesn’t scale quite as well as teams like the Butchers, making them very reliable overall but meaning they don’t gain as much if their dice run hot. They’re generally not particularly good at handling the ball, but they can absolutely score goals if they need to. They’re strong in the late game, as their high health pools, reliability, and easy momentum generation allows them to keep ploughing their furrow when other guilds start to run out of steam.

The Farmer’s Guild are for coaches who want plenty of team support abilities and very reliable damage. They’re also a guild for anyone who likes playing the good guys!

Farmers Guild Box 1 - "The Honest Land"

This boxed set contains 6 players (Grange - Captain, Peck - Mascot, Windle, Bushel, Harrow, and Jackstraw), You also get a Farmers themed ball (pumpkin), Goal Token (a millstone), 3D Terrain Piece (a pile of baskets and crates), cardboard tokens and health dials for all players.

Farmers Guild Box 2 - "Old Father's Harvest"

This boxed set contains 6 players (Thresher - Captain, Buckwheat - Mascot, Millstone, Tater, Fallow, and Ploughman), You also get a Farmers themed ball (pumpkin), Goal Token (a millstone), 3D Terrain Piece (a pile of baskets and crates), cardboard tokens and health dials for all players.

This boxed set contains 6 players (Grow together, win together. This set includes: a ball, 6 player cards, bases, 3D terrain piece, goalpost and 6 players: Thresher, Buckwheat, Millstone, Tater, Fallow, and Ploughman.

Farmers Guild Token Set

Since I went ahead and purchased the whole team, I decided to also grab the complete season 4 token set for the team.

MuseOn Minis makes great token sets, so I went to them to order my set, you can click here to go to there site to check them out.

I will create another post when I get these guys painted up.  Until next time, may the dice roll in your favor (unless your playing me), and always try to have fun.  You know, because its just a game.....

Batman Miniature Game - The Penguin: Crimelord Bat-Box

I have been playing the Batman Miniature Game for a while now, almost as long as its been out.  Unfortunately, I have not posted too much about it on the blog.  Knight Models came out with the new starter sets for most of the larger factions, in which they call Bat-Box's.

Bat-Boxes are a great way to join the action of the Batman Miniature Game with only one purchase. Each box includes a complete Crew and all the cards needed to play. Each box also includes a unique objective for the crew, a new scenario, and a set of quick start rules.  Each Bat-Box is around 350 points, which is the amount of points that you will need for playing most of the events around the country or at your local Hobby store.

Since the beginning of me starting to play this game, I have always played and owned the Joker and his clown crews.  Unfortunately, with the release of the new 2nd Edition of the game and the changes to the new versions of the Character Cards, over 70% of the clown models that I currently own at the time of this post, are no longer valid for Standard Play with the game.  With this news, I decided it was time for a change, as I did not want to individually buy a bunch of new clowns or faction characters individually to fill the holes of my once nice full crew.

So, I decided to grab "The Penguin: Crimelord" Bat-Box.

The Box Contains the following:

Miniatures:

Penguin

The Duck

Penguin Lieutenant

Penguin Elite Thug

Lark

Loose Lips

Penguin Thug 1

Penguin Thug 2

Rocket Launcher Penguin

Mini-Gun Penguin

Explosive Penguin

Objective Marker/Mini "Information"

I really look forward to get these models put together and painted up.  I will do a follow-up post when I have all the models assembled and on the bases.  I will also show each models stat cards as well as my overall view points of the crew.

Until next time, keep playing and may you dice rolls always be blessed (Unless your playing against me, lol).