“M.O.D.O.K. Never Compromises!”

As Fatboy Slim has stated “we’ve come a long, long way together”, but we are finally at the end of Forgotten Heroes 2021!

And just like M.O.D.O.K., the Crow does NOT compromise either, so paints were duly retrieved and Monday night saw the initial base coats added to my version of M.O.D.O.K.

At the end of that evening, this was the result;

I had a few issues with my ancient pot of GW Shining Gold, which meant that the majority of his Doomsday Chair received a base coat of GW Orc Brown to get at least a reasonable base for the Docrafts Gold I was intending on using, as unlike GW paints, Docrafts metallics are a little thinner and don’t cover as well.

Observant readers will note that a further figure also received some paint whilst I was waiting for M.O.D.O.K. to dry between coats.

And here he is, giving M.O.D.O.K. a fat lip.

This is a Wargames Supply Dump figure, sculpted by Roger Webb of Rantings from Under the Wargames Table fame.

Readers of a certain age will recognise this figure as a version of the Action Man/G.I. Joe Bulletman figure from 1979.

On Tuesday, he received a little more attention, but as M.O.D.O.K. required finishing, this is as far as I got;

M.O.D.O.K., however, is finished.

And is… AWESOME!!

Don’t believe me? Judge for yourself;

Pretty cool, no?

I was not alone in my endeavours this year.

Dave from Wargamessculptors Blog sculpted almost the entire cast of the Star Wars prequel Solo, showing off his awesome sculpting skills.

Simon from Fantorical went small, painting up some 15mm Alternative Armies Ion Age figures as Warhammer 40K Horus Heresy era Blood Angels.

Roger from Rantings from Under the Wargaming Table, not only sculpted Dick Spanner from scratch, but also provided us with some much-needed eye candy with Mary Death and her ride from the movie Bounty Killer.

Keith from Dead Dick’s Tavern & Temporary Lodging, provided us with Jon Sable, Grips and the Crimson Hound.

Harry from War Across the Ages, has completed that able sidekick to Indiana Jones, Sallah.

Matt from PM Painting, a newcomer, has continued with his penchant for painting ‘orrible monsters, by creating a mini-diorama from John Carpenter’s The Thing.

And Tom from The Good Ground, gave us his interpretation of DC’s Unknown Soldier.

I thank everyone who took part and hope those who took part (and those who watched our progress) enjoyed themselves.

Remember, 11 months may seem like a long time, but the seventh annual Forgotten Heroes event will be here before you know it, so get planning now!