When I was in my early teens, Walt Simonson was working on the Thor comics for Marvel. He went really hard into the whole Cosmic Fantasy aspect of the character, and somehow managed to stay incredibly close to the design aesthetic established by Jack Kirby. As a comics smitten kid with a penchant for doodling, I was smitten.
Somewhere along the line, Thor did something dumb, and Odin, being Odin, decided that Meow-meow needed to go to someone else, someone more worthy. So, the hammer made its way to Beta Ray Bill, a Korbonite warrior who was, as it turned out, pretty worthy. Look at this cover… it’s still metal as hell four decades later!
Atomic Mass Games released Beta Ray Bill for their Marvel Crisis Protocol game a couple of years back, and the box has been sitting neglected by me since then. I did paint up Ulik recently, and Bill was my reward for being a good boy and posting consistently through January and February.
Gaze upon the freaking MAJESTY of this sculpt! When you have something this amazing to work with, the miniature pretty much paints itself.
I still sometimes forget that this miniature line is part of a game and not a series of DIY collectible figurines. I guess it’s all in your mindset, right? Nightcrawler from the X-Men is up next!
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Excellent painting, the cloak has a deep richness to it.
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I wasn’t aware of this character until I read the recent-ish Beta Ray Bill comic by Daniel Warren Johnson. I have no idea how it compares to older ones but I thought it was an excellent read, if you don’t mind a bit of melancholy.
Your paint job is worthy of Bill to be sure. There are a lot of key elements to get right like the lightning, cape, and armor and it all looks great to my eyes!
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Fabulous, what a worthy paint scheme. I really like how you’ve done his armour, but for me the most impressive piece is the cape. You’ll love Bill on the tabletop too, he’s disproportionately hard to kill (unless you’re Emma Frost) and has one of the best character throws in the entire game.
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Thank you! I haven’t managed a game since the first year of release, so I’m going to have to get one in soon! Maybe an Asgard faction to be extra obnoxious!
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Good luck, and have fun. I’d love to see pictures of when you and your friends get a game in.
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