Hell-Hounds are on the Trail

With the scent of their prey fresh, this pack of Hell-Hounds begins the chase.

Sent by Hades, these beasts, do not tire like mortal hounds.

To survive, their prey will need to be a god blessed warrior or find safety in the protection of forces greater than the pack.

I painted these plastic pieces from Mystic Battles this week.

Terrain Needs Animals Too

Here we have a variety of beasties for games.  A Panda, three pigs and five giant spiders.

Just the thing to add a little color, or possibly danger to the game table.

All are plastic, the Panda is from Safari Ltd., the pigs and spiders are from Mystic Battles, I painted all of them yesterday.                                                                                                                                                         

The Ancient One Mage Master

The Ancient One, Sorcerer Supreme, is the greatest of all Terra's mages.

For more than half a millennium, the Ancient One has honed his craft 

with the goal of using magic for good and never for personal gain.

Using her magic to halt the evil use of sorcery has made the Ancient One a foundation of the protection of the World.

Here the Ancient One is standing in front of a subway entrance terrain piece for Crisis Protocol.

The subway piece is 3D printed while the Ancient One is a plastic piece from Atomic Mass Games. I painted both of these earlier this month.
 

Col. Bash is in Command...or Else

Colonel Imbad von Bash is not a man to be disobeyed lightly, as no one has ever lived to disobey him twice. As leader of BBB the elite mercenary air corps (Bash's Battling Basstards), his ruthless reputation has gathered him the most lucrative missions and the deadliest warriors to command.

Even though he is an expert marksman, Col. Bash prefers up close and messy hand to hand combat where he can smash don his enemies with his steam enhanced warhammer.

Col. Bash is a plastic piece I painted in 2015 for Steampunk/Space 1889 gaming.

Okoye is ALWAYS on Guard

Okoye and her elite Royal Guard of Wakanda, always stands ready to defend her king and country.

She understands that strength without wisdom makes a warrior weaker, so she strives to be a wise advisor as well as a combat master.

With her skills and wisdom, Okoye continues to keep Wakanda safe from all her enemies.

Okoye is a plastic piece, as are the Daily Bugle and stoplight, that I painted in the last month.
 

Archers...Let FLY!

A group of Greek archers has just sent a volley of arrows into their enemies. While archers were not a major part of Ancient Greek Armies, there usually were some in each major battle.

These are plastic pieces from Mystic Battles that I painted this month.
 

Cars, the Throwable Terrain

In Crisis Protocol, throwing objects at your enemies is a popular attack form. 

Here are three of the four cars I have painted for Richards game board.

Throwing them at you foes is a good way to disrupt their attacks as well as giving the feel of a Marvel movie.

You can also throw buildings, trash cans and the like. I painted all these in the last month or so.
 

Prometheus-Giver of Fire

The Titan Prometheus, was one of the few titans to support the Olympian Gods in the massive and terrible conflict, the "Titanomachy.  The "Titanomachy was a ten-year war between the Olympians under Zeus and the majority of the Titans led by Kronos (as well as loads of monsters) for the control of the World.

With the aid of Prometheus, his brother Epimetheus, the Gigantes and the Cyclopes, Zeus and the Olympians won the war. As the Titan of forethought and crafty advice, he was given the task of molding mankind out of clay.

Zeus initially rewarded Prometheus for his support, but when Zeus learned that Prometheus had given mankind the gift of fire, against Zeus's expressed orders, Zeus went into a fierce rage! His revenge was complex and painful, the complex part included Pandora and a Box, but that is another story. 

 

The everlasting pain Zeus ordered for Prometheus was to have the Titan bound to Mount Kaukasos/Caucasus and sent an eagle to daily tear out and eat the Titans liver, which would regrow overnight so the pain and suffering could continue forever.  Eventually Prometheus was rescued by Zeus' son Herakles/Hercules. 

Well, will you look at this, if it isn't the cursed hoplite Hiktos Nuluk, here for a major pounding.  Ironic isn't it. If you don't understand the irony, check here: World Historyprof: The Story of Brave Hiktos Nuluk  and here: World Historyprof: Brave Hiktos Nuluk 

 Prometheus is a massive plastic piece from Mystic Battles I painted earlier this month while Nuluk is a metal piece from Ral Partha I painted in the 1970's.

Drop 50. Fire for Effect

Throughout the Second World War, the medium, mortar added quick. local firepower to support the Bloody Infantry. Here a British Ordinance ML 3-inch mortar lends its support to the front-line soldiers.

 Designed in the 1930's, and in use in combat as late as the Soviet Afghanistan Invasion of the 1980's, the ML 3-inch did excellent reliable. service. It was actually 81mm (3.2 inch) in diameter and fired a 4.5 kg (10lb) round up to 1500 m (1600 yds), war time improvements increased the range to 2600 m (2800 yds).

This mortar team is made of metal pieces that I assembled and painted earlier this month.
 

Medusa, Not Just Another Pretty Face

Medusa, Queen of the Inhumans, uses her psychokinetic powers to control her massive, and stronger than steel hair.

She uses her Terrigen Mist enhance hair as limitless appendages to ensnare, crush and eliminate her opponents.

So precise is her control of her hair, Medusa can even do delicate operations with individual strands like opening locks.

With her husband, "Black Bolt," she leads and protects her people.

Medusa is a plastic piece from Crisis Protocol that I painted earlier this month.

Cerberus-when Three Heads are better than One

          Cerberus, the dreaded three headed guardian to the gates of Hades.

His job was to prevent the souls of the dead from returning to the world of the living, and of course to prevent the living from entering the Underworld.

Only once did he leave his post, when he was taken by Herakles (Hercules) as one of his challenges.

Guardian of Hell vs hoplite (cursed Hiktos Nuluk), who would you bet on to win?

Cerberus is a plastic piece from Mystic Battles.

Never Fear, Ms. Marvel is Here

Pakistani American Kamala Khan of New Jersey was a normal teenager when she was exposed to Terrigen Mists.

Upon awakening from Terrigenesis, Kamala was shocked to discover that she had gain the superpower of "Morphogenetics."

Morphogenetics gave her the power to change her appearance, elongate her body into "Embiggened" size and regenerate body damage.

As a fan of Captain Marvel, Kamala took the title Ms. Marvel as her superhero name.

                          "Embiggened" is just that, a supersized Ms Marvel,

with the ability to smash her opponents with her enhanced strength.

Here are the two Ms. Marvels side by side. They are both plastic pieces I finished today for Richard's Crisis Protocol forces.