Unglaublich!

 With a whiff of brimstone, he's here!

Nightcrawler was my favourite of the all-new X-Men. A wise-cracking, swashbuckling, good-natured teleporter with a character design you just didn't see on the good guys.

(side-note: in the original sketches for Nightcrawler, the artist is at pains to emphasise that Nightcrawler's prehensile tail is at the base of his spine - "it does not come out of his ass!")

Painting-wise, the trick was to suggest the blue-black nature of his uniform, which involved Kantor Blue layered over Chaos Black, and then Nuln Oil washes. The red and white touches were simple enough, and give a really distinctive look to his uniform (as if he needs it with only three digits on each hand/foot!).

For his signature puff of teleportation smoke, I went back to Doomfire Magenta once more, then mixed a blend of Doomfire Magenta and Black Legion contrast to darken the edges of the smoke.

Speaking of his signature move, the kit also provided the option for a 'BAMF!" sound effect. It's cool, but I passed on it - there are other characters who break the fourth wall (like Deadpool and Spider-Ham) who could get away with it, but it doesn't suit Nightcrawler (and more than I'd want 'Snikt!' on Wolverine).

The sprue also provided the option to arm Nightcrawler with a pair of cutlasses, which plays nicely into his Errol Flynn fixation, but distracted from the simple elegance of this teleporting deamon. It's a shame they didn't have room for an alternate head sculpt, as this one looks quite serious, and a sharp-toothed grin would have been nice.

Until next time, Mein Freund!