A family photo of my #BlackThorns
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Last but not least: This mini is beat up and rough looking, but there's a reason. I've had it since I was a kid in the 90s and I vowed if I ever painted up the #BlackThorns, this would be Rose's.
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I went back and forth on Myoto's Grand Dragon. There is no canon scheme listed, so I went with gray & gave her subtle details (number, cockpit & laser colors) to set her apart, but still fit
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This one's kind of honorary...they captured it in the first book and mention having it in the second, but I don't know if they ever actually fielded it...but, hey - Marauder II

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Before I get back to the #BlackThorns, I had another #FoxsTeeth on deck.

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Second of two Timber Wolves. I'm really glad that, when setting aside minis for this project, I thought to grab two different Timby poses.

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First of two Timber Wolves.

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I like to picture this guy tripping over the streetlight at top speed.

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This might be one of the dumbest things I've done for detail: I made a custom base with appropriate pegs for the jump version of the Shadow Hawk, even though it's 98% covered in jump form.

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Who doesn't love a Warhammer?

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Kitten's Panther. I always felt this character was WAY too on the nose.

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...followed by Hawg's Zeus.

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Hawg's Battlemaster.
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Next up is Rianna Rose's Phoenix Hawk. This is the metal mini so that I could give her the upgraded variant she canonically had.
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Last of my rebases is this Valkyrie. A splash of color in this one.
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Rebased Raven. Added some extra flavor with a knocked over streetlight.
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Rebased Mercury
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After painting the Banshee, I revisited my #BlackThorns. Finished up the whole unit, as well as spruced up my existing ones with new bases, like this Charger.

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Banshees being the mech of the week finally got me back to my #BlackThorns. I have more coming - I actually painted the whole rest of the unit. Just need to finish bases.

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OUT NOW!

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