MCP: Drax The Destroyer (Drax)

I thought 'Luke Cage' was going to be the last model for the month of April, but yesterday I sat down and squeezed one more in with 'Drax The Destroyer'.

That is one more model completed for my Guardians of the Galaxy Affiliation, and I believe I only have two more to go.

Drax The Destroyer (Drax)

Drax The Destroyer (Drax)

Painting Points: 2

MCP: Cog 'O' Two Figure/Ruler/Token Tray

I first came across these trays from Cog 'O' Two while we were at the Las Vegas Open back in January, and I knew that if we were going to be playing Marvel Crisis Protocol at any events, these would be a needed (cool) item to have.

They are a bit pricey and I was ordering for two, but the quality is excellent.  If you are ordering from the USA, you will need to find there store on Etsy.

Along with the trays themselves, we also added the rulers and measurement sticks to match.

I elected to go with Captain America, and my son went with Spider-Man.

Each section is magnetized and you can arrange the order any which way you like, obviously when playing at an event, you'll want the figure tray to be on top.

Cover

Figure Tray

Ruler Tray

Token Tray

Score Tracker / Additional Tokens Tray

 

MCP: Luke Cage

I was able to complete one more model for the month of April with 'Luke Cage', after this model I am kind of in a holding pattern, I do not have anything prepped and ready to go. I need to take a look at my backlog and see which model really interests me to paint.

With 'Luke Cage', I was going to his shirt in the usual Yellow that he wears, but I saw that in the TV show he wears a Grey shirt, so I elected to go that route with this model.

Luke Cage

Luke Cage

Painting Points: 2

MCP: Taskmaster (Anthony Masters)

Real life has been busy the last couple of weeks so my hobbying has slowed down, but I do have another model completed for Marvel Crisis Protocol.

I decided to paint 'Taskmaster' with all GW Contrast Paints, besides the metals (I haven't done that before) and in all honesty, I did not care for it, to much having to go back with base color before applying the next Contrast color.  I do like how the Yellow has been coming out and probably will be using that in the future.

Taskmaster (Anthony Masters)

Taskmaster (Anthony Masters)

Painting Points: 2

MCP: Ant-Man (Scott Lang)

Not sure how much play time this model will get, it was more of a purchase because I thought the character in the movie was cool and funny. Eventually in a casual game I will play him and see what he can do.

Painting the smaller version of this model reminded me of the days when I used to paint Flames of War.

Here is 'Ant-Man'

Ant-Man (Scott Lang)

Ant-Man (Scott Lang)

Painting Points: 4

MCP: Gamora

For the Atlantic City Open this June, I want to run an Avengers / Guardians of the Galaxy Roster, but only having 'Star-Lord', 'Rocket Raccoon' and 'Groot' completed, I needed at least one more model from the GotG affiliation just to make sure I am at 50.1% in order to use 'Star-Lords' Leadership Ability.

So here is my fourth model for GotG, 'Gamora'.  I elected to go with a different color scheme on her from the boxed art, I wanted her to blend in more with the movies.

Gamora

Gamora

Painting Points: 2

MCP: Lockjaw

Right now I have no intentions on playing the "Inhumans" affiliation, but I really do like this model, he's a doggy.

In all honestly he probably will see some table time with other affiliations because he is a pretty good model to help with slower allies, and I really want to say "Who's A Good Boy?" each Round.

Here is 'Lockjaw'

Lockjaw

Lockjaw

Painting Points: 5

MCP: Green Goblin: Norman Osborn

I purchased this model at AdeptiCon mainly for my son since he was thinking about running a Spider Foes affiliation list which would also include 'Spider-Man' just for fun.

I was a little afraid this model may give me some issues (getting the right purple and green), but it came out alright.

Here is the 'Green Goblin' Norman Osborn.

Green Goblin: Norman Osborn

Green Goblin: Norman Osborn

Painting Points: 5

Daily Chronicle: Change in Convention Schedule for 2022

Yesterday I was thinking about our upcoming Convention Schedule for the rest of 2022, and was thinking about making some changes.

Originally planned, the next two events would have been the Motor City Mayhem in May (in which we were playing in the Warhammer 40,000 GT) and Cruisehammer in August (which also would have been a Warhammer 40,000 Open).  Well if you have been reading this blog for the past two months, you would have noticed a lot of posts recently for Marvel Crisis Protocol, and I have been getting an itch to play in one of these events.   A lot of gamer's that I had met playing Guild Ball made the move to MCP when Steamforged killed Guild Ball, and the camaraderie at these events with these players has always been fun and I am hoping MCP will be just like that.

We are thinking about doing MCP at the Michigan GT in October, but I was looking for something a bit sooner, well here comes the Atlantic City Open in June of 2022.  I have never been to Atlantic City before and have always wanted to see it, so this would be a plus.  The MCP badge at the Atlantic City Open is only $40, and that includes a day of open gaming on Friday, and two separate tournaments, one on Saturday an one on Sunday.  Now I have two months to learn the game better and play faster.

In doing the Atlantic City Open, we are cancelling Motor City Mayhem and Cruisehammer (I have been leery about Cruisehammer for awhile since they still require a negative Covid test to board the boat taken not more than two before boarding, that makes it kind of difficult when it would take us one day to drive down).

This then takes us back to Michigan GT in October, and we may then decide to play Warhammer 40,000 at that event (we are still in discussions about this),  I am also looking out for a Fall event for MCP, and there is a good one in Chicago, just not sure on the dates yet and if it will interfere with another trip of mine.

MCP: Punisher (Frank Castle)

I am more of a collector than I am a gamer (always have been) and that is where Marvel Crisis Protocol is a good game to collect (as was my love for Guild Ball).

This model for me is probably more of a collection piece for me than it is a model that will hit the gaming table, it "may" see the table for my son in a Defender's themed list.

Up next is 'Punisher', Frank Castle.

Punisher (Frank Castle)

Punisher (Frank Castle)

Painting Points: 2

MCP: Moon Knight (Marc Spector)

Well we are into the month of April and Q2 of the year for painting. The next two Quarters will be a bit slower due to outdoor activities (Fishing), but I will be getting a few models completed here and there.

The first model completed this Quarter is a character my son just recently picked up at AdeptiCon 2022, here is 'Moon Knight' (Marc Spector).

Moon Knight (Marc Spector)

Moon Knight (Marc Spector)

Painting Points: 2