Thursday 26 October 2017

Kick Ass Figures

One of my favourite superhero films and graphic novels is Kick Ass. The film Kick Ass 2 was okay but nothing special, in my opinion. I only recently discovered Bad Squiddo Games run by Annie the Dice Lady, who is such a wonderful person. Whilst browsing through her excellent range of female miniatures, I saw that she had made two versions of Hit Girl from the movie. I had to have them to go along with my Hasslefree Miniatures version of Kick Ass himself. And here they are.
Dave Lizewski was an ordinary teenager who lived in Staten Island, New York. Inspired by comic books, Dave planned to become a real-life superhero. He purchased and modified a bodysuit, and armed himself with batons. During his first outing, he got stabbed and then hit by a car. After recovering, he gained a capacity to endure pain and enhanced durability. He named himself Kick Ass.
In the centre is Hit Girl, an 11 year old vigilante, who along with her father, Big Daddy, are the real superheroes of the film, even though they have no actual superpowers. Big Daddy's real identity is Damon Macready, formerly an honest cop. Framed by Mafia boss Frank D'Amico, he was jailed. His wife committed suicide, leaving behind his daughter Mindy. Against the protest of his former partner Marcus Williams, Damon trained himself and Mindy as preparation for getting revenge on Frank. They undermined Frank's operations by raiding his warehouses, robbing his money and destroying his drugs.
The third figure shown here is Mindy Macready the schoolgirl. After taking out Frank D'Amico and his gang, Dave and Mindy retired from crime-fighting. Marcus became Mindy's guardian, after Big Daddy was killed by Frank, and she enrolled at Dave's school. Their retirement lasted until Kick Ass 2 started.
These figures would work well in almost any superhero game and they complement each other so well. Great figures beautifully sculpted. The figure of Kick Ass is produced by Hasslefree Miniatures as HFA071 Aaron (named after Aaron Johnson who plays Kick Ass in the film). He costs £4.50 and can be found here - http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=aaron~hfa071&category=modern-%26%0D%0Apost%252dapoc~modern-adventurers The figures of Hit Girl and Mindy are sold as Vigilante Schoolgirls on the Bad Squiddo Games webstore and they cost £8.00. See here - http://badsquiddogames.com/shop#!/Vigilante-School-Girls-2/p/71819722/category=21735093

16 comments:

  1. Glad to see you're still trying out new projects.

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    1. Thanks, Phil. To be fair I've long been a fan of superhero games and played many in the past.

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  2. Very nice models Bryan with great painting, Annie is a great member of the community and does produce a great range of female minis

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    1. Thanks, Dave. Annie is a wonderful person and just a delight to do business with.

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  3. These should lead to fun comic scenarios. ;)

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  4. While not a superhero fan I did enjoy the "Kick arse" flims. I also enjoy these figures. While not for me I am still smiling as I look at them. And am more than happy to see more of them, maybe an AAR.

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    1. Thanks, Clint. I found so much to admire about the first "Kick Ass" film. Yes, we Brits probably would say "Kick Arse!" A batrep? It certainly could happen and it's something I'd like to do in Comic Lite format.

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  5. Despite being a huge John Romita Junior fan I'm afraid I've never bought any of the "Kick Ass" comics, and didn't enjoy the films either. But its abundantly clear from this posting that you do Bryan, and that enthusiasm is very evident in your painting of these models. The "Hasslefree Miniatures" sculpt also rings a bell with me, so perhaps I have it squirrelled away within my lead mountain? A Vampifan BatRep might make me dig it out for a lick of paint ;-)

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    1. Thanks, Simon. Given your dislike of profanity I'm not at all surprised you don't like the films or the graphic novels. They're certainly NOT suitable for family viewing! But they made me laugh out loud and I loved the irreverent humour and ultra-violence of them. But, hey, we all like different things so I respect your decisions. I would like to do a batrep featuring Kick Ass and Hit Girl but I'm undecided on what rules would work best for them.

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  6. Lovely job on this trio. I must try and remember that Annie has those when I make my next order.

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    1. Thanks, Simon. I'm sure Annie will appreciate your order.

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  7. Rally loved the movie. Great paint job Bryan.

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    1. Thanks, Tim. I loved the original "Kick Ass" movie but the sequel wasn't as good.

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  8. I did enjoy the movie, though any parent would find the idea of putting an 11 year old child in harms way (for revenge or otherwise) quite disturbing. Nice models, nevertheless...

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    1. Thanks, Hugh.No disrespect meant but I wouldn't have thought of you as a fan of the movie. I'm not a parent myself but I take your point.

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