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Started by Chesty Bond, 04 February 2026, 10:13:01 AM

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2024 Painting Competition - 2 x Winner!
2025 Painting Competition - 2 x Winner, 1 x Runner-Up!

fsn

Quote from: Chesty Bond on 06 February 2026, 01:44:08 AMWhat rules do you intend to use if you get the Crossover figures, and are you going to convert them into published superheroes or original ones?
I have quite a few DC figures from ... somewhere? Can't remember. 1980s. Crossover I see as an addition to those rather than starting from scratch. ideally, I'd like DC characters in 10mm, but hey! We can't have everything we want. 

I've got a copy of the DC Heroes RPG (plus lots of the supplements) I would probably use that or a variant of it.



As an aside, I have a game I play with Marvel aficionados.

Name a character who is strong and agile, swings on a rope and is named after an animal.
Spiderman (1962) or Batman (1939)

Name a character who can fly, shoots energy blasts, and is named after a metal?
Ironman (1962) or Superman, the Man of Steel (1938)

Name a character whose origin is in mythology, and has a magical weapon.
Thor (1962) or Wonder Woman (1941)

Name a character who is a professional despite being blind?
Daredevil (1964) or Dr Mid-Nite (1941)

And there are many many more.
Don't "yeah but" me Marvel fans, it's just an observation.


Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Raider4


QuoteName a character who is strong and agile, swings on a rope and is named after an animal.
Spiderman (1962) or Batman (1939)

Name a character who can fly, shoots energy blasts, and is named after a metal?
Ironman (1962) or Superman, the Man of Steel (1938)

I've always assumed that Ironman was the Marvel analogue to Batman. Wildly successful businessman, no actual super powers, and uses technology to make up for it.


fsn

Quote from: Raider4 on 06 February 2026, 12:36:55 PMI've always assumed that Ironman was the Marvel analogue to Batman. Wildly successful businessman, no actual super powers, and uses technology to make up for it.

I'll take that too.  :)

Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Chesty Bond

Name a character who has his own cave base, white pupilless eyes, and fights crime with fear.
Batman 1939, or The Phantom 1936?

Just saying...

fsn

Quote from: Chesty Bond on 07 February 2026, 08:43:43 AMJust saying...
Not saying much. :P

If I give you Hawkeye/Green Arrow, Submariner/Aquaman, X-Men/Doom Patrol (group of despised mutants brought together by a professor in a wheelchair!), Solomon Grundy/Hulk, Dr Fate/Prof Strange, Black Widow/Talia al Ghul, Deadpool/Deadshot, Angel/Hawkman, Quicksilver/Flash,  Eternals/New Gods, Sandman/Clayface ... can you give me one more? I'm not accepting the Shadow and Batman - though I will entertain Galactus/Darkseid.
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Chesty Bond

Peace! peace! Everything is based on something earlier, Who knows how far down the rabbit hole goes.

The Japanese did it all first with Ogon Bat anyway...
*runs for cover*

:d  ;D

Raider4

Namor - thr Sub-Mariner - precedes Aquaman. 

Chesty Bond

I just googled who was the first winged, flying Superhero and surprisingly that was also Namor!

far4ngn


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Daede
Quote from: Chesty Bond on 09 February 2026, 04:31:07 AMI just googled who was the first winged, flying Superhero and surprisingly that was also Namor!

Daedelos (of Crete, not Dublin)
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All the best with your Sci-Fi and Superhero projects CB, but remember....no capes!


I probably watched The Incredibles once too often when my kids were younger  :-\ 
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Chesty Bond

QuoteDaedelos (of Crete, not Dublin)
DC for short then. ;)

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