A few months ago, my fellow supers-enthusiast Carrion Crow hosted the Forgotten Heroes challenge. I submitted the Liberty Legion, which got me thinking about all those great WWII-era comics: Sgt. Rock, Our Army at War, GI Combat, and of course, the Invaders! I have always loved the Invaders; in fact, I love almost anything where […]
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The Invaders!
Posted by The Angry Piper on October 17th, 2017
Posted in Miniatures, Repaints, Super Heroes 
Tags: HeroClix, Reaper, Super Mission Force, Supersystem 3 
2 Comments »Classic Grenadier Halflings
Posted by The Angry Piper on October 14th, 2017
It’s been a while since I painted some old school miniatures. I decided to do yet another Grenadier TSR boxed set from yesteryear. Last time it was Wizards, this time it’s the wee folk: Halflings! Unlike the Wizards, I never owned this set growing up. I bought it off eBay about 2 years ago. The […]
Posted in Fantasy, Miniatures Tags: AD&D, Grenadier, Old School Miniatures Comments Off on Classic Grenadier HalflingsForgotten Heroes: The Super Mission Force Builds
Posted by The Angry Piper on June 30th, 2017
As I said a few posts back, I first encountered the Liberty Legion in an adventure for TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes RPG that was published in Dragon magazine #104. Although the adventure was pretty good, I was surprised by how low-powered the Legion was by “modern” standards. Even the other “big” WWII-era supers team, the Invaders […]
Posted in Conversions, Miniatures, Painting Challenges, Repaints, Super Heroes Tags: HeroClix, Super Mission Force, Supersystem 3 Comments Off on Forgotten Heroes: The Super Mission Force BuildsForgotten Heroes: The Liberty Legion: The Conversions!
Posted by The Angry Piper on June 29th, 2017
Yesterday I posted the repainted members of the Liberty Legion. But of course, they don’t really count as far as Forgotten Heroes is concerned…they’re just an added bonus! The remaining heroes, to my knowledge, have never been released in miniature form, and thus they required the conversions below. Before we start, a big thanks to […]
Posted in Conversions, Miniatures, Painting Challenges, Repaints, Super Heroes Tags: HeroClix, Super Mission Force, Supersystem 3 2 Comments »Forgotten Heroes: The Liberty Legion: The Repaints
Posted by The Angry Piper on June 28th, 2017
Sincere apologies to my fellow participants, but I have been unable to post an update to my Forgotten Heroes contribution until now. First up: the repaints. These are members of the Liberty Legion who already had a released miniature, and who required only a fresh coat of paint and a few minor adjustments to be […]
Posted in Conversions, Miniatures, Painting Challenges, Repaints, Super Heroes Tags: HeroClix, Super Mission Force, Supersystem 3 4 Comments »Forgotten Heroes: The Liberty Legion!
Posted by The Angry Piper on June 9th, 2017
My British pen pal and fellow supers-enthusiast Carrion Crow graciously invited me to take part in his annual “Forgotten Heroes” challenge. At first I didn’t see a way I could participate this year (too much real life), but the thought of not taking part in a challenge so ideally suited to me kept me up at night. I was […]
Posted in Conversions, Miniatures, Painting Challenges, Super Heroes Tags: HeroClix, Super Mission Force, Supersystem 3 4 Comments »Penguins!
Posted by The Angry Piper on April 26th, 2017
I used to hate the Penguin. He’s kind of silly. But now I’ve found a new appreciation for him as an adult. He’s been portrayed pretty well by most everyone who has played him. Burgess Meredith is, of course, the classic; but I love Robin Lord Taylor’s “skinny” Penguin on Gotham. (I wasn’t a big […]
Posted in Conversions, Miniatures, Repaints, Super Heroes Tags: HeroClix, Super Mission Force, Supersystem 3 2 Comments »Pulp Chinese
Posted by The Angry Piper on April 20th, 2017
Like a truffle-seeking sow, I was rooting around in my unpainted miniatures box recently when I uncovered the bulk of my last Pulp Figures order. These Chinese pirates, gangsters and ordinary citizens have been awaiting paint for almost 2 years now. Even though I was neck-deep in my Super Mission Force campaign, I was struck […]
Savage Land Characters
Posted by The Angry Piper on April 14th, 2017
As anyone who read my Breeder Bombs campaign knows, I decided rather late in the campaign to set the final scenario in the Savage Land and to add some classic characters to the mix. Here’s what I did. For Sauron, I didn’t do much beyond a rebasing and a new paint job. Above is the […]
Posted in Conversions, Miniatures, Repaints, Super Heroes Tags: HeroClix, Reaper, Super Mission Force Comments Off on Savage Land CharactersThe Breeder Bombs Finale: Savage Land Showdown!!!
Posted by The Angry Piper on April 8th, 2017
We come now to the final chapter in our Super Mission Force campaign, True Believers! And hold onto your hats, because it’s a doozy! The Scenario: Having thwarted Magneto’s plan thus far, the X-Men track the last Breeder Bomb to the Savage Land, where Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants await! But they’re not […]
Posted in After Action Reports, Miniatures, Super Heroes, Terrain and Scenics Tags: HeroClix, Super Mission Force 2 Comments »