MCP: Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Black Suit)

Lately in most of our competitive lists, we are "splashing" 'Hulk' in them since he is really good right now. I have been thinking about running a black suit Web Warriors this fall and I thought it would be cool to include a black suit 'Hulk' just to change things up a bit.

Our past event that we attended, I ended up winning Best Overall (includes Painting/Sportsmanship) and received $35 in store credit, I thought that would be a good time to purchase another 'Hulk'.

This past weekend with the family out of town, I went to work on the model, probably not the greatest looking 'Hulk' but he will definitely be different.

Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Black Suit)

Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Black Suit)

Painting Points: 5

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Daily Chronicle: Heading to Atlantic City Open 2023

I honestly did not think we would be heading to Atlantic City Open 2023 once again this year with my youngest son/s graduation next week and then the family heading to Florida (without me) for vacation, but I decided to bite the bullet and go down one more time.  Next year is going to be really tough, so I thought I was going to have fun one more time.

Atlantic City Open 2023 is Father's Day weekend this year, June 16th-18th, and my oldest son and I are both signed up for the Marvel Crisis Protocol Weekend.

We plan on arriving sometime Friday morning and just relaxing for the day and recovering from the drive.  Saturday will be the LVO Qualifier Event running 5 Rounds (so a long day) and Sunday is going to be a Fun 3 Round event for those that do not make the Top 8 from Saturday.

I am going just to have fun and enjoy the ambiance!

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MCP: Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)

I think in the Fall (starting with Second Wind V), I want to play a Web Warriors roster themed with my black suit Spider-Mans, just something a bit different.

So good thing I waited just a bit to paint Spider-Woman, otherwise I would have gone with box art colors for the suit, instead, I decided to paint the model in her black suit.

Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)

Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)

Painting Points: 2

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MCP: Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (2)

It is not some of my greatest work, but I wanted to do something different with this 'Amazing Spider-Man'.

Early on I painted 'Spider-Man' from the Core Set with a black suit, and I wanted to do the same with this 'Amazing Spider-Man'.  I had already painted this models in the standard suit colors, but this one now will be for a "black suit" themed Web Warriors Affiliation, plus now it stands out from the other model my son always plays.

Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (2)

Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (2)

Painting Points: 5

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MCP: Immortal Hulk (Bruce Banner)

I was hoping to get a start on this model last weekend, but my preorder did not arrive till Monday afternoon. After dinner on Monday, the assembly began on ‘Immortal Hulk’.

I primed the model on Friday night to prep him for the painting table on the weekend. After a couple of games of MCP earlier in the day on Saturday, the first base coats went down on the model and by Sunday lunch, ‘Immortal Hulk’ was finished.

Immortal Hulk (Bruce Banner)

Immortal Hulk (Bruce Banner)

Painting Points: 5

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MCP: Dormammu (Dormammu)

Well it took a while to purchase this big guy, but with a $10 birthday discount with Miniature Market, I finally broke down and purchased 'Dormammu'.

How much play time will 'Dormammu' see is still yet to be determined, but he will hit the game mat today so I can see what he can do.

Dormammu (Dormammu)

Dormammu (Dormammu)

Painting Points: 5

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MCP: Winter Soldier (James “Bucky” Barnes) (2)

Most MCP rosters have a model that is almost an auto include, and one of those models is ‘Winter Soldier’. Seeing how both my son and I play, it was finally time to pick up a second copy of ‘Winter Soldier’. 

 I usually do not paint on Monday nights after work, and I was not feeling it last night either, but I decided to sit down and paint after dinner, next thing I know, ‘Winter Soldier’ was completed. 

Now my son needs to decide if “Bucky” will be in his roster this weekend when we go to Canada for an event.

Winter Soldier (James “Bucky” Barnes) (2)

Winter Soldier (James “Bucky” Barnes) (2)

Painting Points: 2

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Daily Chronicle: AdeptiCon 2023 Recap

Adepticon 2023 has now come and gone and I had a good time.  I managed to play 8 games over 3 days, and had time to do some vendor hall shopping and meet up with some old friends, for me that is what AdeptiCon is about.

We played Marvel Crisis Protocol all weekend (Thursday/Friday/Saturday) and the nice thing about MCP events is, if you are no longer in the running, you can easily drop out of the event to go and do other things at the convention, and that is what I did.  I am not a competitive player as I go for the comraderie.

Thursday started with the Affiliations tournament and I played one of the smallest affiliations with my "Winter Guard".  I ended up going 0-3, but they were all fun games.  There were still 2 more games left in the event, but we went to start our shopping and get some dinner.

Friday was the 2v2 Team tournament, and game #1 they put us on table #1 streaming to all the viewers.  It was a tight close battle, but we lost by 1 point, 10-11.  Games #2 was better for us and we managed a win in the event.  Game #3 was another tight battle and lost by 1 point again, but it was really fun, all 3 games we had great time and left after going 1-2.  It was going to be a long night as there were still 2 more games, so we headed out to complete some final shopping and dinner.

Saturday was Championship day and one last hoorah for my "Age of Ultron" roster.  Game #1 did not start off to good for me, my opponent was nice, but you can tell right away these guys were serious for this event.  The super fast play and not much chit chat was not that enjoyable.  Game #2 was much better as I had a great opponent and we had a good time.  I had the early lead in this game, but then fell apart and got another loss, going 0-2.  Only the Top 8 were advancing to Sunday, and you needed a 4-0 record to advance.  So with 2 loses, it was my final day for last minute shopping.

After my son was done (who played all 4 games), we headed out to Buona Beef for dinner and then went back to the hotel and packed our bags and headed back home.

The one good thing about this years shopping was, I managed to control myself and kept my purchases to the essentials and did not walk away with a new game (like I usually do), but it was tempting.

Here is a photo dump from the weekend.

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MCP: Emma Frost (Diamond) (Emma Frost)

It is pretty obvious that the same time I painted 'Emma Frost' (Natural), that I would paint 'Emma Frost' (Diamond) seeing that they are both a base of white, and that is what I did.

Getting the "blue" skin took a little while on 'Diamond', at first it came out a bit too dark (to my sons liking), so I then went back and lightened it up a bit.  I am happy with the results.

Emma Frost (Diamond) (Emma Frost)

Emma Frost (Diamond) (Emma Frost)

Painting Points: 2

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MCP: Emma Frost (Normal) (Emma Frost)

With AdeptiCon 2023 this week, I was not sure if I was going to get anymore models painted beforehand, but on Sunday I sat down and started on the other two models from the 'Psylocke/Emma Frost' box, 'Emma Frost'.

I had bad luck with my first spray can of Games Workshop White, but I thought I would give my second a try.  Humidity was ideal and I did some test sprays first and they came out alright, so I then proceeded on the models, and they came alright.  Once they dried, it was time to get painting.

I will not be needing 'Emma Frost' this weekend at AdeptiCon, but it was good to get it completed.

Emma Frost (Normal) (Emma Frost)

Emma Frost (Normal) (Emma Frost)

Painting Points: 2

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