I've kicked off the year right by working on some more great characters from the MHI world.
First up is Heather Kerkonan. She's the feisty deputy we first meet in MHI:ALPHA.
SPOILER ALERT (storylines will be discussed below.)
She has quite a trying time in that story, but develops a relationship with Earl Harbinger, who helps her through her new found 'change'.
Heather also becomes conscripted into a secretive Government called Special Task Force: Unicorn (yeah, that acronym is STFU), which was led by probably the coolest bad guy in all the MHI series, Agent Stricken. I'm still struggling to find a miniature that will fit his odd demeanor, but I've not given up yet.
Here's Heather and her alternate ego, a red haired werewolf. Since Heather was infected during the Vulkodlak (see earlier blog posts for that), it has somehow imbued her with control over her monstrous form.
I used a Hasslefree miniature for the basis of Heather, and a Reaper miniature for the wolf form.
Next up, and my 2nd painted miniature of the year, is a character known as Rick Armstrong. He makes his first appearance in MHI: Legion. He's the cocksure CEO of a competitive hunter group that calls themselves Paranormal Tactical Consulting. The rivalry heats up throughout the Legion storyline, and hopefully continues in future installments.
I used a miniature from Fenris Games to help represent the leader. There's a few more figures I have already painted that I may add to the PT (potato tasters?) crew. More will follow on this.
The last miniature I painted up today was another Hasslefree miniature. He is obviously mutating into something else, so I thought I'd use him as a Nemesis soldier. The Nemesis soldiers are first mentioned in MHI: Nemesis. It's the novel that tells an Agent Franks story. In a nutshell, Stricken has began to build slave type troops using Agent Franks' blueprint as a starting point. Since evil entities are always looking for empty bodies to inhabit, some of the Fallen (as in demons from Hell) have staked their claim on these super soldiers.
Later in the story, the demons gain control and are able to mutate themselves into their more demonic forms...Thus, this mini seems to fit the bill for a generic Nemesis soldier.
For Christmas, I received a very cool rulebook called Fear and Faith. It's a compact little set of rules that are based off the popular Fantasy skirmish rules called Song of Blades and Heroes. I think I'll use this to try to actually play a game in the MHI setting.
A couple of other cool Christmas gifts that pertain to my hobby. First is a magnifying visor.
Yes, I look like a complete dork while wearing this, but the fact that I can see the details on the miniatures again will make it all worth it. I've used reading glasses, and those do help, the these changeable magnifier lenses will make a huge difference. Add the fact that it has an ultra bright LED headlamp, and this will be a great tool to improve my painting, sculpting, and even just cleaning mold lines off the miniatures.
The next uber cool give is the MHI Limited Edition Leather bound hardcover.
And, it's signed by the author, Larry Corriea! At least I think it's signed, it's just kinda a scribble, but the Monster smiley face is all the confirmation I need.
I'm still working on that HIND from last blog post, and it'll be updated sometime soon. I think the building part is over, but I got to now paint the beast...Yikes!
Anyhow, thanks for reading my rather lengthy New Years blog post. I'm hoping to keep this rolling for a while, and would love to hear comments, criticisms, or suggestions for the project.
See you soon.
