{"id":8458,"date":"2019-02-14T11:42:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T11:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8458"},"modified":"2019-02-14T11:42:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T11:42:52","slug":"savage-worlds-flash-gordon-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8458","title":{"rendered":"Savage Worlds Flash Gordon Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who knows me knows that I am a sucker for Flash Gordon. \u00a0I love the old serials (three of them), the old comics, and I can even tolerate that campy 1970s movie. \u00a0So, when the Savage Worlds Flash Gordon Kickstarter occurred, I jumped on the bandwagon to get the figures. \u00a0 I have just about every other manufacturer&#8217;s Flash Gordon figures, but you can never had too many Flash Gordon figures &#8212; at least that&#8217;s what I tell my wife.<\/p>\n<p>Since I have been home this week (first of several), I have been getting some painting done in the evenings. \u00a0Last night I finished the Flash Gordon figures from the Kickstarter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8453\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5669.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8453\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5669-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5669-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5669-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5669-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5669.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Princess Aura and Ming the Merciless.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I painted these figures in comic book colors. \u00a0The figures have nice animation and styling that is consistent with the Alex Raymon drawings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8454\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5666.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8454\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5666-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5666-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5666-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5666-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5666.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ming&#8217;s soldiers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The space ship in the background was made from a Denny&#8217;s happy meal sip cup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8455\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5668.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8455\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5668-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5668-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5668-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5668-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5668.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dale Arden, Flash Gordon, and Dr. Zarkov. \u00a0I love the animation of the Dale Arden figure with the rifle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All of the figures were fun and easy to paint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8457\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5667.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8457\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5667-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5667-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5667-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5667-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5667.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prince Thun of the Lion Men, Prince Barin of Arborio, and Prince Voltan of the Hawkmen. \u00a0I&#8217;m not overly happy with how the wings turned out on Voltan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And for some reason when I pulled these figures out of the to-be-painted box, I also pulled this Superman figure. \u00a0I don&#8217;t know where it came from or who was the manufacturer, but I painted it up anyway. \u00a0I don&#8217;t even play superhero games; although, <em>To Be Continued&#8230; by GASLIGHT<\/em> has rules for Pulp-era superheroes. \u00a0Does anyone know who made this figure?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8456\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5670.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8456\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5670-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5670-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5670-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5670-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5670.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Superman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li 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