ANGEL (Danger Room)
Strangely, Angel was the one X-Man that really caught my attention the first time I encountered the character in the episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: “A Firestar Is Born.” http://www.youtube.com/v/EF0rH2541Ew?version=3
But apparently (and as usual), my appreciation for a character without sooper kewl powers was a minority one. Angel was revamped into this garish Wolverine clone with metallic wings:
While I admittedly enjoyed the change because one of my longtime favorites was finally getting some respect, I was even more glad to see this cover several years later:
This was the version of Angel, then, that was current when the Danger Room set was conceived. (Or was it? I think his skin color had finally been changed back from blue to flesh by mid-decade.) But I wanted something more like the Angel of my youth. Even besides the blue skin, his feathers here are too dark. So here’s what I did:
- Painted face to flesh color.
- Painted wings with a translucent white acrylic wash.
I always preferred the red costume to the blue one, though, so I left that alone.
Completed mid-2009.
Next week: Fixing yet another WizKids production error on yet another bird-related character.
Next post: The first of one of those promised Atlantis battle reports.