Light blue.

Light blue drybrushed on Dr. Strange's tunic, Nightwing's gloves, boots and collar, Persuader's suit, Captain Cold's suit and Mr. Freeze's helmet, gloves and boots.

Collar and Cuffs...

White to create Harley Quinn's collar and cuffs, and drybrushed on her face.

Grey.

Grey on Harley Quinn's face and drybrushed lightly on Mr. Freeze's and Captain Cold's faces.

Penguin, complete.

A final touch of light green drybrushed on his valise and Penguin, DC Villains Pawn is complete.

Grey.

A final bit of grey drybrushed on Penguin's tux.

Wonder Girl, complete.

A tiny touch of cobalt blue in her eyes and Wonder Girl, DC Heroes Pawn is complete.

Red.

Red on Wonder Girl's lips.

Gloss blue.

Gloss blue on Persuader's arm and leg bands, Nightwing's mask and stomach/belt area, Wonder Girl's boots, Penguin's shoes and on Mr. Freeze's glove cuffs, helmet protrusions and his mask.

Metallic pearl white.

Penguin in my "helping hands" after applying metallic pearl white in the shape of a dollar sign to his valise.

True Blue.

A first coat of true blue on Dr. Strange's tunic, a second coat on Captain Cold, Mr. Freeze, a touch up coat on Nightwing and a coat over the darker blue areas of Persuader.

Green, again.

A second coat of green on Penguin's valise.

Artwork for the pieces.

Below are the symbols I plan to etch onto the tops of the bottles once the figures are inside...

Marvel Heroes, Rear Rank.

The Marvel Heroes Rear Rank.
From the left:
Rook: The Thing
Knight: Spiderman
Bishop: Iron Man
Queen: The Phoenix
King: Professor Charles Xavier
Bishop: The Human Torch
Knight: Thor
Rook: The Incredible Hulk

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I just realized that I never took a picture of the Marvel Villains Front Rank to do a role call. I'll fix that when I finish the Marvel Heroes Pawns.

Spiderman, Complete.

A final touch of black on his chest emblem and Spiderman, Marvel Heroes Knight is complete. This represents the last figure in the Rear Rank of the Marvel Heroes.

Bright red.

Red mixed with a bit of white (Gotta be careful! Red goes PINK in a hurry!) drybrushed on Spiderman's costume.

Orange-ee Brown.

Orange-ee Brown mixed with grey on the bricks on Spiderman's bricks.

Grey.

Dark grey mixed with a bit of light colonial blue drybrushed on the concrete of Spiderman's "wall".

Light blue.

Light blue highlights on Spidey's costume.

Light Colonial Blue.

Light colonial blue on Persuader's outfit and in Captain Cold's visor slit.

Green.

Bright green on Penguin's valise.

White.

White on Penguin's shirt.

Purple, lightened.

Light purple highlights on Penguin's hat, tie, umbrella and cummerbun.

The Riddler, complete.

A final touch of light green drybrushed on The Riddler's outfit and The Riddler, DC Villains Pawn is complete.

Black gold.

Black mixed with gold drybrushed on the hair of Wonder Girl, Nightwing and The Riddler.

Dark blue.

Dark blue on Persuader. He was the very last figure sitting at the primer only stage. All of the remaining figures are now coloured to one degree or another.

Red.

Another coat of red on Harley Quinn and Spiderman.

Marvel Villains, complete.

The Marvel Villains Side.
Sharp eyed observers will note that The Scorpion and Silver Samurai have switched places. Due to the size of the Silver Samurai figure, he's been promoted to the rear rank as a knight, so that I don't have to use overly large bottles for the pawns.

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The Vulture, complete.

I final drybrush of white on his wings and several touches of white on his fur collar, and The Vulture, Marvel Villains Pawn is complete.

Flesh tone.

Flesh tone on The Riddler, Penguin and The Vulture.

Purple. Villains really do love purple.

A second coat of purple on The riddler's chest, back and hat emblems and on his sash, and a second coat on Penguin's hat, cummerbun and umbrella.

Leaf Green, lightened.

Leaf green, lightened with yellow, on The Riddler's boots and gloves and on The Vulture's wings.

Grey.

The colour is actually called "Porcelain Blue" but it's grey. Grey on Penguin's shirt, The Vulture's fur collar and on Mr. Freeze's tunic.

Purple. Villains love purple.

Purple on The Riddler, his chest, back and hat emblems and his belt. Purple also on The Penguin's hat, cummerbun and umbrella.

Orange-ee Brown.

Orange-ee brown on the skin of Penguin, The Vulture and The Riddler.

Leaf green.

Leaf green on The Vulture's wings and on The Riddler's gloves and boots.

Bright green.

Bright green drybrushed on The Vulture and The Riddler.

Chess, Anyone?

Ladies and gentlemen, the complete Star Wars Chess Set.

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The Imperial Side.

The Imperial Side of the Star Wars Chess Set.

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The Imperial Rear Rank.

The Rear Rank of the Imperial Side, complete!.

Rook: Imperial Guard
Knight: Greedo, the bounty hunter
Bishop: Captain Needah
Queen: Darth Vader (I know, I know!)
King: Emperor Palpatine
Bishop: Moff Tarkin
Knight: Boba Fett, the bounty hunter
Rook: Imperial Guard

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Boba Fett, complete.

A final touch of darkened teal on his shoe tops and Boba Fett, Imperial Knight is complete. This represents 3 milestones.
1) He is the final figure in the Imperial rear rank.
2) He is the final figure in the Imperial side.
3) He is the final figure in the Star Wars Set.

Black.

Black on Spiderman's eye edges and on Boba Fett's shoes.

Green.

Bright green drybrushed on Boba Fett's half cape.

Orange-ee Brown.

Orange-ee brown drybrushed on Boba Fett's shoulder and knee pads.

Teal, darkened.

Teal, darkened with black on Boba Fett's helmet and armour.

Steel.

Steel drybrushed on Boba Fett's helmet and highlighted on his gun.