A fighter from the North

Another Heroclix mod to present. Nothing really special about it, basically a generic northern fighter (maybe a Norseman). The original sculpt was a Captain America type, but it wasn't actually the Captain, I don't remember the name. An axe and a hairy vest came to mind as the thing the sculpt needed. I decided on adding a helmet a little later on.

The axe is a piece of paper clip heated and pushed through the figure's fist and the axe-head shaped on the business end. Shaping the helmet was pretty fun, maybe looks a little like an old pilot's helmet, but hey, not too bad.

Primed with Army Painter black. Paint used was all acrylic leftovers from my mom-in-law's paint-by-number sets. I thinned it down with Liquitex Slow-Dri and Flow Aid. Clear coat with Pledge Floor Care.

As a side note, just wanting to emphasize that one doesn't need to spend a whole bunch to paint a mini to table-ready condition. The paints were free. I got the two bottles of medium for a total of about $16 (with a special Michael's coupon), but they will treat a lot of these little paint pots. And the $8 bottle of Pledge is still 5/6 full after all the models I've treated with it and the experiments of mixing it in paint. I bought the Army Painter primer ($18), but I know people use Krylon spray cans to prime for less.

It's all about experimenting and having fun right? These are for playing with, not for sitting around to be admired.