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Oh you're so innocent. They're call girl cards

Loving how you just keep adding to what is already a great game table! Does the subject mater motivate you more or less than other game systems?

Call girls use post-its too!

dsteingass wrote:Loving how you just keep adding to what is already a great game table! Does the subject mater motivate you more or less than other game systems?

Thanks man. Um, hadn't really thought about it. Probably, I guess. It's important to me to have a board that looks the part and DCUMG is all about scatter terrain, so I need to have plenty for me and the kids to throw about. Plus as the time goes on, some things end up feeling redundant - I really don't need 2 Garden of Morr crypts, for example - so they get moved on. I am planning on doing a full board of my stuff though, tentatively for a game on last Tuesday of the month.

Gitsplitta wrote:Call girls use post-its too!

It's the fact you know this...

Going back to the previous, is there any obvious urban scatter I'm missing? Anyone?

Have you done fire hydrants? And I can't remember if you have a newspaper stand. Street vendor food cart?

Mail/Post Boxes. Trash cans, Oil drum fire place for the people of the street. Can and bucket band for a street corner, (don't have to have people but could.) Old mattress or a fridge, (always one of those loitering around ).

Definitely second Theo's street vendor carts.

The phone booths are amazing, fairly sure I have been in there at some point, might be my shoes! Brilliant work on the weathering, and detritus.

Theophony wrote:Have you done fire hydrants? And I can't remember if you have a newspaper stand. Street vendor food cart?

I have done fire hydrants, and a hot dog stand. No newspaper stand... Yet.

Camkierhi wrote:Mail/Post Boxes. Trash cans, Oil drum fire place for the people of the street. Can and bucket band for a street corner, (don't have to have people but could.) Old mattress or a fridge, (always one of those loitering around ).

Definitely second Theo's street vendor carts.

The phone booths are amazing, fairly sure I have been in there at some point, might be my shoes! Brilliant work on the weathering, and detritus.

Thanks, technically they ARE your shoes or at least provided by you. Fridge has a corpse in a bin bag in it. My kids were confused, and decided it was a blueberry. Bless. Definitely definitely definitely want to add mail boxes. Funnily enough, Fire Drums are now an objective in BMG 2nd,so...

My aim is, I think, to nab a cheap Halloween flickering tea light and stick it in there. The other thing is a loot objective for Joker, a present from his lil Harley. More GS work to come on that on the ribbons.

Speaking of 2nd ed, ACE chemicals vats leaking poison is now a thing too, as are LexCorp boxes, medical supplies and contraband, so...

On the right hand end is a real titan container. Because mine originally said ACE on them, I repainted it with the kanji from Titan Serum vials from Attack on Titan. As you do.
I was asked to do a better pic of my batpod for a friend:


And another request, this time from a guy I know for some gravestones:

Amazing what you can make from scrap mdf on a whim...
Graven

I have a question Graven, can you educate me on how you make cloaks look like cloth or leather?

Yorkright wrote:
I have a question Graven, can you educate me on how you make cloaks look like cloth or leather?

I've replied in your blog, though I realise I didn't tackle leather in that - principle is the same, using brown, shading with purple / nightshade. However, I'm going to use your enquiry as impetus to determine what I do next: Dr Fate and Martian Manhunter.
A side note - for all their capey goodness, I'm not going to be painting the Crime Syndicate: they're going to my mate who's a former gw staff painter (wait till you see the Doomsday he's done). He's struggling with mental health issues and getting painting is helping him; he'd specifcally asked for something to focus on. It's not selflessness on my part - I'm getting serious 'Eavy Metal on my metal

Thanks Graven.

But what sort of call girl? Brazen Strumpets? Expensive Doxies? Cheap Trollops? Saucy Tarts? Slovenly Trulls?

Those of you who played AD&D BITD know where those terms are from And remember that there is dignity in all labor.

A flickering light for the fire drum would look cool.

Missing Urban Scatter? A few grocery carts.

I like the Way Harley turned out. I have no idea how good it looks IRL, but in the photo it has a nice impressionistic quality. Very artful.

Loving the phone booths. Can you please get an umbrella and put it on to put one of the booths?

Traffic control box (not sure of technical name, but basically the box that has the "brains" of the traffic lights), or power station junction box.

Brutal looking Harley, good dirty terrain, helps that rotten feel of Gotham and other DC cities that have declined. Ah Starfire, a fave of mine for years, new suit does look good, and respectful.

Oo oo, piles of cardboard boxes for people to drive through...cinematically.

Yorkright wrote: Thanks Graven.

De nada. I'll get round to doing the capes on the other too anon. I also have a BvS Superman to do so there's his as well. Your nurglettes look awesome

Red Harvest wrote:But what sort of call girl? Brazen Strumpets? Expensive Doxies? Cheap Trollops? Saucy Tarts? Slovenly Trulls?

Those of you who played AD&D BITD know where those terms are from And remember that there is dignity in all labor.

A flickering light for the fire drum would look cool.

Missing Urban Scatter? A few grocery carts.

I like the Way Harley turned out. I have no idea how good it looks IRL, but in the photo it has a nice impressionistic quality. Very artful.

Thanks mate. Ah, that takes me back. There's nothing as terrifying as a 6'5" bearded GM giggling like a hussy...

endtransmission wrote:Loving the phone booths. Can you please get an umbrella and put it on to put one of the booths?

I'll see what I can do, Mr Steed

Theophony wrote:Traffic control box (not sure of technical name, but basically the box that has the "brains" of the traffic lights), or power station junction box.

Yeah, and some sort of traffic light generally I think. Plus I like the idea of Walk/Don't Walk signs for The Walking Dead

shasolenzabi wrote:Brutal looking Harley, good dirty terrain, helps that rotten feel of Gotham and other DC cities that have declined. Ah Starfire, a fave of mine for years, new suit does look good, and respectful.

Cheers. Of course techincally she's still nekkit without paint

Dr H wrote:Oo oo, piles of cardboard boxes for people to drive through...cinematically.

Do you know, I've still not tried the vehicle rules for BMG? Must give them a go. We were talking about that last night, actually.

Great suggestions all for urban scatter. I'm on it. Picked up a flickering tea light. Needs to be dissected now.

Anyway, had a game last night, wrote down my thoughts.

This was written whilst stuck holding a baby that won't allow herself to be put down in the middle of the night. So you get to listen to me ramble...

Had my first game of second edition. The main thing is that it's much, much faster, a combination of new non-randomised movement and a better organized and searchable pdf rulebook.

However, I'm not sure I enjoyed it very much.

We set up a tight board with a mix of our terrain. I was playing my Harley Quinn list (axes, axes, axes) against green arrow and cops - and just obliterated them.

It was just one of those games that was too one-sided to really enjoy. My opponent didn't have fun, so I didn't have fun. An already fast crew really benefits from the new movement rules.

The gap between them there used to be Oliver Queen.
I do like the new rules (mostly). Not sold on the new Contraband objective - Titan is just better. My biggest fear was sewers turning into teleporters but that seems to have been less the case than anticipated. Just one of those games, I guess.

As for p&m, started this on a wonder-whim:


Yup, not even the one I spent all that time building, and certainly not something which I had on my to-do list. Anyway, not bad to start. I feel the colours are quite flat and the rudimentary attempts at NMM need a lot of work still. Also, decided I don't like the snow on the base. All my Penguin stuff is snowy, but it just looks wrong here.

My desk is still covered in walkers, but I have a drawer full of goons (I got the rest of Harley's goons, and "accidentally" got Riddler's 60s style goons in a trade), plus BvS Batman and Superman (primed but not based). What else, built and primed?
Sigh:
Wonder Woman (mounted)
Harley starter Goons
Dr Fate
Martian Manhunter
Rick Flag
Starfire

Unbuilt:
Kid Flash
Batmite
Harley Goons Set 1 &2
Riddler Starter Goons


And that's just BMG/DCU...

I may have a problem.

Later chaps,
Graven

WW is looking badass already. Shade the skin a little, highlight the armour a bit more and pick out the brightest points in the NMM with white/off-white you're most of the way there!

Yeah, agreed, she looks great!

I think she looks great so far, a few more steps and your golden. Snow base for a woman from a tropical island seems wrong though. Maybe that's where your having trouble with it.

If that skirt was any shorter in the back...


Sorry to hear about your game graven. They happen unfortunately. Give it a few more tries with varying crews and scenarios and hopefully things will balance out.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
If that skirt was any shorter in the back...

Are you saying it might let the cat out of the bag (really need an Orc putting sunglasses on emoji )

Paradigm wrote:WW is looking badass already. Shade the skin a little, highlight the armour a bit more and pick out the brightest points in the NMM with white/off-white you're most of the way there!

Cheers - can but try!

Slinky wrote:Yeah, agreed, she looks great!

Ta!

Theophony wrote:I think she looks great so far, a few more steps and your golden. Snow base for a woman from a tropical island seems wrong though. Maybe that's where your having trouble with it.

Yeah. Fixed that.

Gitsplitta wrote:If that skirt was any shorter in the back...


Sorry to hear about your game graven. They happen unfortunately. Give it a few more tries with varying crews and scenarios and hopefully things will balance out.

Yeah, I sat with him, and made him a new list. Unfortunately, it's absolutely brutal Basically, he now has a Special Forces team (Rick Flag et al) rather than Arrow and beat cops. It's monstrous and will destroy me

Theophony wrote:

 Gitsplitta wrote:
If that skirt was any shorter in the back...

Are you saying it might let the cat out of the bag (really need an Orc putting sunglasses on emoji )

Saucy boy

Thanks guys, I think she's now about done:










And dissected a tealight:



Going to mount it on a gw base and build up the sides with plasticard I think. What an earth have I let myself in for ??
Cheers
graven

Excellent work!

Only thing I'll be picky about is the NMM, the highlights are bang on but a couple of places look like they could do with a bit more of an extreme shadow opposite the brightest points. The sword arm bracer, the indents in the knee plates, the very bottom of the shield. Just ramp up the contrast a little further and you're golden (or at least, using browns, yellows and whites to simulate a golden effect! Woo, paint nerd jokes! )

She looks much better with the washes and highlights, the way you did the skin makes her look more alive now.

Graven, you're turning into damn fine painter.

Paradigm wrote:Excellent work!

Only thing I'll be picky about is the NMM, the highlights are bang on but a couple of places look like they could do with a bit more of an extreme shadow opposite the brightest points. The sword arm bracer, the indents in the knee plates, the very bottom of the shield. Just ramp up the contrast a little further and you're golden (or at least, using browns, yellows and whites to simulate a golden effect! Woo, paint nerd jokes! )

mate, I really appreciate the feedback and pickiness. I'm not used to NMM and this is really helpful. It's the only way I'll improve.

Yorkright wrote: She looks much better with the washes and highlights, the way you did the skin makes her look more alive now.

Thanks mate. Blame nerdfest, it's using purple wash.

Gitsplitta wrote:Graven, you're turning into damn fine painter.

You're most kind. It's thanks to having awesome nerd brothers who force me to raise my game

Diana looks great. Nice work.

Wow, just wow.

I'd love to see your take on Martian Manhunter. I haven't even seen the model though.

As for scatter terrain, fruit cart and newspaper stand. Ripped-up section of road or sidewalk. You could play on some of the trophies from the Batcave. Most would be too small, but there is the Giant Penny, Jason Todd's costume on display, the Giant Joker card, and a Robot T-Rex.

Those phone booths are brilliant - also like the touchups on HQ.


WW looking good as well. I can really see the improvement in painting quality from the earlier days of your blog.

LEDs are ALWAYS a good idea :p

That is one potent Amazonian you got there!