Supervillain: Drillman

Half man. Half drill. All Drillman.

A new box of Stargrave miniatures was recently released with what it calls "Automatons," though the figures are far more cyborg than the robots I originally expected from the name. My first thought upon seeing the drill arms on the sprue was that I could---nay, must---craft a gentleman with the right to bear drills. This guy is kitbashed from four sources:

  • Drill arms: Stargrave Automatons
  • Head: Stargrave Troopers 
  • Legs: Anvil Industry
  • Torso: Catachan Jungle Fighters Heavy Weapon Crew

As noted in the title, Drillman is set to be a supervillain. It feels like it would be difficult to be a hero with the "drill arms" powerset. He has a traditionally secondary-color costume of orange with green accents. With the bright orange sunglasses, it's a distinctly '80s vibe. This is very easily the kind of comic book character that the '80s would have created for a single issue, not to be seen again for decades.

(Note: No relation to the Mega Man robot Drill Man. That name has a space in it.)

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