Monsterpocalypse: New arrivals

Nice big box at my door this morning filled with Rise series 1 Monsterpocalypse goodies (Rise starter and booster) now being a collectible miniature game, the figures inside will be random so I am interested to see what beasties I have drawn this time round. The last time I had bought anything collectible was 'Vampire the Masquerade' and the older 'Legend of the 5 Rings' card games, and I and I had never been interested in Hero clix or anything like that.

So the Rise starter set gave me 8 figures (including two buildings) and includes a monster and corresponding hyper form, luckily for me it's one I don't have. This morning has yielded Terra Khan and Hyper Terra Khan which look a little like Godzilla, so is great! To accompany my Terra Khan, I got a very cute looking Carnidon which signals the beginning of my Terrasaurs collection. I also got a selection of random units for other factions: 1 x G-Tank, Spitter and vanguard.

I can say nothing more than "Its a sign!". The Rise booster has added to my Lords of Cthul collection by giving me Yasheth and Ultra Yasheth, the partner in crime of Cthugrosh. Now I am still working out how the collecting works for these figures. Underneath each figure is a number and it seems to be out of 69 potential collectible, however I don't know if that is universal to the whole set or whether the other releases such as "Big in Japan" have separate collection lists to this. If any veteran Monsterpocalypse players can answer that question I would appreciate it.

So quite a collection is building up, the monsters seem intent on taking over my painting table so I need to start thinking about storage/display options, but that's another post for another time. With Salute this weekend and nothing major I am after in the unpainted miniatures department, I may allocate some finances to my monsterpocalypse collection (curse of the collector striking already!) and possibly host a game at mine after the event. Long term, I intend to grab as much as I can afford each month and paint up the regular versions of the monsters like I did last week. These figures are a lot of fun to handle and paint despite being pre-paints (never thought I would say that!) and it seems I can't put them down at the moment.

Thanks for reading,

DiStudios

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Monsterpocalypse: Cthugrosh Repaint

Ctugrosh is done, it was a nice and quick piece which was a lot of fun. I have decided not to base it for now, as I don't want to risk covering the stat lines. The desicion to speed paint this critter was a good one, as it has been relaxing and ultimately yielded a completed figure for the collection. Next week I will probably be working on Defender X as a relaxation piece, so my partner's force does not feel left out...although it really does depend on what other critters appear in the post!

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I have ordered more Monsterpocalypse booster packs in a bid to gather more critters for my collection, I am not so worried about units for now and I will be leaving the ultra modes unpainted. Anytime I am feeling stressed out or bored with a 'serious' project I will break out a critter and start painting it. I highly recommend having a 'relaxation' project for both painting and gaming, it really takes the edge off of having to meet deadlines or playing competitive games. 

Tomorrow is business as usual as I continue working on entires for various display pieces.

Thanks for reading,

DiStudios

The 14th Legion

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And now time for something completely different...

I have been doing a lot of 'serious' painting recently, stuff that requires lots of time and a lot of attention. It is nice to break the cycle by painting something completely random, for me that random factor is Monsterpocalypse figures. My partner got me the starter box set last Christmas as a light hearted game to play when we have spare evenings, it does not hurt that I am also a big Godzilla/monster movie fan. The critter below is Cthugrosh and you've guessed it, it's from a Cthulu-esque faction (did the tentacles give it away?).

I have not bother with any meticulous cleaning and have moved straight to the painting phase. What I did not expect was the sudden crazy urge to collect all the monsters in true "Gotta Catch them all" Pokemon fashion, but being a collectible miniature game it's kind of expected. So readers beware, mini-monster invasions will be cropping up from time to time with perhaps the odd game report (although apparently I am banned from doing Godzilla roars during games). 

Thanks for reading,
DiStudios
The 14th Legion

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