Every once in a while, I get a crazy urge to try and see if a Heroclix mini can be brought to any sort of table-top standard for paint. The factory paints on these guys is really thick, and stripping that paint is nigh-impossible. So, you have to get your brush in there and let it do some heavy lifting for details!
Isiaiah Bradley is a pretty tragic character in Marvel’s history. He got the super-soldier serum during World War 2, did heroic stuff, and then the government decided he was expendable and that it was experiment time. You can read the whole story in the EXCEPTIONAL Captain America: Red White and Black.
I had to do a lot of hatching on these to get any of the details to stand out, there really aren’t any crisp edges or anything to use to try and get any stark contrasts. Mold lines really stand out, too. It’s about this point that I start staring at my Marvel Crisis Protocol minis and wondering what the hell I’m doing!
Crossbones turned out a lot better, I had to really push some stark contrasts, but it’s a fun model.
Still, I think I’ll be sticking with my MCP figs! Still a fun project, and it’s good to challenge yourself from time to time!
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