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Blown Away Team

I love HeroClix. I love HeroClix even more now that they have Star Trek figures. But I'm confused about something. What the heck are these guys? They're labeled as Star Trek Tactics but it doesn't make any sense to battle them against starships. The packaging says that they follow the same rules and use the same powers and abilities cards as regular HeroClix but I've read online that they are not compatible or allowed to be played in some tournaments. What's up with that? I've also read that they are a set for the stand alone game Star Trek Expeditions but the figures didn't come with that game or those rules and it wasn't even mentioned on the box. So what's up with that? I'm so confused but I love them anyway.

Bat Cube Build Slideshow

Behold the completed Bat Cube! 

For a look at the entire build process check out the slideshow below. 

Batcube Complete

The Batcube is finished! Here are the specs:

• Materials: foamcore, poster board, enamel spray paint, acrylic paint, hot glue, white glue

• Height: 24.5"

• Width: 14"

• Depth: 15"

• Capacity: 162 Heroclix figures, 1 character card notebook, 1 map box, 1 accessory box, 1 print and play card box, 1 dice bag

 

This photo shows the character storage trays as well as the inner components. The three inner boxes were finished with a smooth bronze finish with a blue and green patina. The exterior of the Batcube is finished with a rough/pebbled texture and a distressed steel/alloy finish with blue and green patina.

 

The character trays are finished in a silver hammered steel texture.

The figures are stored on three removable trays, set into circular cups that accommodate the character's bases. Heroclix have two different base sizes. The tray cups fit the larger bases. An insert that fits the smaller bases adapts them to the larger cups.

Each side of the Batcube displays a different version of the Bat Symbol. The front sports the '89 Tim Burton style.

The left side displays the "Dark Knight" version.

The back displays the version used in the comics beginning in '39.

The right side features a somewhat stylized version of the '66 TV Bat Symbol.

The top box contains 3D game tokens, 2D game tokens and miscellaneous accessories. The smallest box holds Print and Play "feats" cards. The largest box is the map box.

The Bat Symbol on the map box is incised rather than extruded so that the medium sized internal box can set levelly on top of it. The small card box fits beside it.

Now that this project is complete I'll begin work on a carrying case specifically designed to house my Star Trek Away Team Heroclix.
 

More Batcube WIP

 Gee, the Batcube is pretty... cubic. My wife thinks the legs are too much, but I say the legs are the only thing keeping it from being Herman Munster's lunchbox.

This is the Batcube with its black undercoat. Next I'll dry-brush metallic silver all over it to give it a weathered metal look. If I do it right the thing will look pretty imposing. I want it to look like something they would call the bomb squad in for if someone found it on the street corner. (It is perfectly harmless of course.)

This is an internal component. I decided to go with a bronze finish for it.

Tomorrow I'll tell you what the thing is.

Cubism

Batcube, left side

Work continues on the Batcube. This is some of the aztecing and surface detail on the left side. The entire cube will have roughened texture applied to it. I still have quite a bit of surface detail to add. Legs are partly constructed. I still have two inside trays to build. I can't wait to finish construction and get it to paint.

Da Da Da da da Da da da Da Da BATCUBE!

Batcube Front

Work continues on the mysterious "Batcube." Don't worry about the rough texture. It will have a lot more texture than that when I'm finished with it. Now to add the surface detail to the sides and back, build it's legs and the outer shell is ready for texture and paint.

The Batcube Part 2

Work continues on the mysterious Batcube.

The Bat Cube

Anybody want to hazard a guess as to what this mysterious collection of parts will eventually become?

 

 

The Vehicles of DC HeroClix: Batman - The Batmobile! - HeroClix by Wizkids Games

They are bringing playable vehicles to Heroclix. Oh, please tell me that they are actual "O" scale vehicles! And please tell me that the '66 Batmobile will be among them. How cool is that? I tell ya, I can't wait! Check out the rest of the story from Whizkids:

The Vehicles of DC HeroClix: Batman - The Batmobile! - HeroClix by Wizkids Games

Heroics In Action

Heroics are little 1" superhero characters blind-packaged in plastic balls. I'm only 3 chase figures away from having the entire set. Now Zerboz has released a cool 'Dark Knight Rising" set. They won't be available in stores near me until Fall. Here is my collection so far.

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Thank You for Signing My Guestbook

Guestbook located at the very bottom of this blog, underneath the serials

The Bat-Man

The Mystery and Majesty of the Bearded Batman

Over on my other blog, "The Gentleman Time Traveler," I take you way back to 1939 and the origins of Batman's iconic look. Believe it or not, he wasn't always envisioned as the dark, mysterious caped-crusader we know and love.  "The Bat-Man," (with bonus material) Check it out!

And don't forget, at the bottom of this blog, underneath the blog posts, right next to the thermostat, you can watch movie serials in their entirety starting with the two Batman serials from the 1940s. And yes, you can see me as the Bearded Batman in 3D over on my other, other blog "Anaglyphopolis."