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Nice work on the Joker, very cool stuff.

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Thanks everyone!

Got Batgirl done today, but she's turning out to be one of those minis that will. not. photograph. properly... I'll keep experimenting, but it's likely she'll end up in an update with whoever's up next, most likely a Joker clown or two.

Ok, progress! Some of these pics are better than others, I'll start with the stuff you can actually see!

Joker's two clowns, Contra-Auguste and Knife Clown.






Couple of things going on here. C-A has had the Arkham logo on the back of his hoodie daubed over with a J, while the knife guy has patches of white on his arms and green and red streaks all over his face (that you can't see too well) as if, in an effort to proclaim his loyalty to the boss, he's just badly covered himself in greasepaint to try and be clowny.

Next up, Black Canary, who in fact wears blue and grey... You can blame DC for that one, not me.




Up next, the last clown, The Huntress, Nyssa and maybe Harley. I've also just about managed to get some decent pics of Batgirl (test attached below, let me know if it's crap or not!), so those should materialise tomorrow. In the mean time, any thoughts welcome! Cheers for looking!

fabulous work Para. love those clowns.

Yep good stuff. Quite like batgirl.

Really good stuff! I really like the dwarf and the Joker models you've done! Batgirl looks good too........ but that may just be the latex?...........

They're looking great. The only thing I would say is that the street marking is a distraction from the actual Batgirl mini. Nice to see your take on Dinah (I think mine is going to be more classic BoP).

Knife clown is genuinely sinister looking.

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They are all looking really nice Para, you're making harder to resist with all these lovely young ladies.

Great work, Para! You're grinding through those minis like crazy.

Joker looks good, in a leering psychopath sort of way. That Batgirl mini, wow. A good dynamic pose.

Thanks y'all!

@NF09: Holy smeg, the Nerd speaks! We are blessed! Cheers for dropping by!

@Graven: Yeah, in hindsight I'm probably going to remove that. I added it simply as a way to not just have a plain gravel base, but with it running right next to the yellow boot it doesn't do the mini many favours. It'll come off by the time I retake photos.

As far as I was aware the Birds were Batgirl (Barbara), Canary (Dinah) and Huntress (Helena)? Am I missing some/ are there any that shouldn't be there? To be honest, I'm only going off a few comic cameos and very basic background reading, so I may well be wrong.

@Giraffe: Don't resist! Join us! It's Batman! And minis! It's the perfect combo (well, at least until someone realises the world needs proper Star Wars minis, anyway! )

@RH: Yep, she is a great sculpt, although rather unbalanced, I'm going to need to weight the base somehow. It's partly why I'm so annoyed I can't get decent pics, she looks great in real life!


More pics coming later!

I do not know how much of you BTMG stuff made the journey to Uni with you but any chance of a group shot of all of your painted Batman stuff? It would look epic.

Sadly I have't got anything other than this lot here with me, so no group shots left. Though if I can get any local gamers interested then it'll be coming up, and if not, then I'll definitely grab group shots galore next time I'm back home. Maybe even a batrep (is that a bat-batrep?) or two if no one minds crappy cardboard box terrain...

My weekend of productivity continues!

The last of the Clowns, named Ringmaster. Absolutely love the design work on this guy, he's a straight up game-to-mini transition from Arkham City. I can't find a decent screen shot, but if any of you have played the game, he should be instantly recognisable. Aside from Mr J, he's my favourite mini in the crew set.





Which brings to a close the Joker starter set. Of the 3 starters I've worked on (Bane, League of Shadows, Joker) this one is definitely my favourite! Such character in every sculpt, and this Joker mini is definitely in my top 10 minis of all time!


Next up, the Huntress. Again, not the best pics as the lighting setup I'm forced to use here doesn't like anything with large capes or muted colours, but here goes anyway.




Someone say group shots? Here's the fruits of this weekend's labours, the Birds of Prey tangling with the Clown Prince of Crime:


And finally (well, almost), I've finally managed to get some shots of Bugman that do him justice. Turns out all he needed was varnish, different exposure, different white balance and a different background! Simples!




And on one final note, The Huntress took me to 500 minis completed this year! Which of course means... MONTAGE! There's a bunch of pics of the first 365 a dozen or so pages back, so here's the best of 366-500!



Proof that for most of this year I've had far too much free time! Can't see myself topping that number in future! Cheers to everyone who's dropped in, commented, assisted and generally been a huge motivation thus far! Over this year I've learned a ton in painting, photography, conversion and all sorts, and I wouldn't be painting with anywhere near the quality or speed I manage without you guys!

Any thoughts welcome on today's lot!

And one final question; I may end up with a spare Harley Quinn mini due to the error in delivery, and rather than have 2 different Arkham themed versions. I thought I might convert one. So, do I go for a New 52 comic book style like Graven recently pulled off to great effect, or something based around the new Suicide Squad movie?

Thanks for all the pictures together, really great work all around. First glance of the Joker made me do a double take as I was wondering what hand sign he was making.

You really do blow through minis like crazy, don't you? In that montage, my personal favorite is Angron. He looks like he's saying "ANGRON CRUSH PUNY SMALL MARINES!!!" Really makes me want to get one of those Primarch minis once I have the spare cash to do so (although I'm waiting for the Lion...).

You will never best that total? I already have you booked in at 10 to 1 on to beat it at Ladbrokes. 20 to 1 that you will beat 1000 minis in 2016.

Joking aside my hat off to you Para.

Great stuff para

Cheers everyone! Certainly pretty pleased with what I've managed to paint up this weekend! Still got the Harley crew set coming some time next week and the Court of Owls needing replacement parts, so there's plenty more to come on the Bat-front.

@ZergSmasher: Do it! They really are somethin' else to paint, Primarchs! You think normal minis are great and full of detail and such nice sculpts... and then you get your hands on one of those, and it's just a whole other level.

If you want a crack at something Primarchy, but without breaking the bank, check out the Knights of Legend from Kabuki models. They are a range of not-Primarchs and they have a massive sale on at the mo (though sadly not on the one I want, the not-Sanguinis)
http://kabuki-models.com/13-knights-of-legend

Fantastic work, and such volume Great job!

Planning on getting big bane any time mate?

Big Bane is definitely on my shopping list, he was going to be part of my last order until I stumbled across this lot for such a good price in Swap Shop. By the end of this year I hope to have my Batman, Arrow, Bane, League, Owls and Joker crews 'done' (not as in EVERY model but enough to have some variety in my lists and have all the ones I want to paint), then it's on to Two Face and Scarecrow in the new year.

Might take a break before those two, though, as there are a couple of other ranges I want to dip into, Anvil's Afterlife and possibly MEdge

Oooh, I wouldn't mind seeing your paintwork on the MEdge stuff.

Speaking of MEdge, I just filled out their pledge manager. Quite possibly one of the best pledge managers I've seen thus far. Nice Gotham models there Para Quite liking the Joker and his goons!

Batman minis look great; that Joker is a particularly good sculpt and your paintwork has brought him to life.

Good to see that they have continued the comic "proportions" of the crime fighting ladies......

I vote for a suicide squad version of Harley.

Ta guys!

@Grim/AoV: Whether or not I do MEdge largely depends on what ultimately ends up in the box at retail and how much said box is. It's great that the proceeds are ultimately giving something back to the folks that make Dakka possible, but I'll only buy the box if the content is actually worth the money. Price pending, I may just buy a squad or two and/or some characters rather than the whole shebang.

@Archer: Yeah, that did bug me slightly. Batgirl's alright, but Canary's pose could certainly be better and the same goes for Huntress, although I did paint what should be skin (her thighs and midriff) as a suit like in Arrow, so she's at least slightly more practically dressed than she might have been.

Harley will certainly be taking inspiration from the Suicide Squad movie design, I think. Hard to copy exactly with the sculpt as it is, but hopefully the influence will be there.

 Paradigm wrote:
Ta guys!

@Grim/AoV: Whether or not I do MEdge largely depends on what ultimately ends up in the box at retail and how much said box is. It's great that the proceeds are ultimately giving something back to the folks that make Dakka possible, but I'll only buy the box if the content is actually worth the money. Price pending, I may just buy a squad or two and/or some characters rather than the whole shebang.

To be honest, I only went in for the Angel Minnows and a few terrain sprues. The former being for my Dark Eldar beast packs. The GW Razorwing flock models don't do anything for me aesthetic wise and I think since Dark Eldar raid on a galactic scale, it seems right that they'd have more freakish "pets" in their menagerie.

Congrats on the 500 minis para!

As if things weren't crazy enough with all these clowns running around, time for some proper bat-gak insanity in the form of Miss Harlene Quinzel... it's almost like her parents knew she was going to end up as super villain named Harley Quinn... They must be so proud...

As mentioned, this one is essentially 'spare', as I was sent her in place of the crew set I ordered, so rather than paint both models in the Arkham scheme, I took inspiration here from the upcoming Suicide Squad movie. Due to the sculpt and my lack of GS/ability to do anything with GS, I kept the costume stock (if you want to see an awesome conversion of Harley, check out Graven's blog), but incorporated elements from her film design, including the red/blue dyed hair and the red/blue/while costume, and the faux-graffiti-covered baseball bat. Pretty happy with how she's come out, though I'm not deciding which to enter into the challenge until I get the other version (if I can get that and get it painted by the end of the month).









And that gives me a workable just-about-200 point Joker crew, more than enough to get started with/for demos and matching nicely with the Birds of Prey (who also clock in at just over 200). Now I just need to find some local opponents...



That's all for now! Next up will be Nyssa Al Ghul, and then probably a break from Batman while I wait for the other Harley and the replacement parts for my Court of Owls. Might go back to the small World Eaters squad, or mix it up a bit with some Genestealers... Thanks for reading, any thoughts welcome!