Malifaux Goblins

I’m finally to the point where I can show off my goblins to the world. These guys are pretty awesome models. I tried out some new stuff this time around. I tried using the triad paints from Reaper. It’s a great idea, but I find myself having great difficulty with layering. The paint gets so thin it wants to run into the cracks instead of stay where I put it. The water is a whole lot of inks over a blue base. I think it came out pretty well. I went back over the water with Future floor wax after I matte coated the minis to make it shine again. The bases I made myself out of epoxy putty. More pics after the break. Read more…

Tags: Goblins, Malifaux, Outcasts

Steamborg Executioner

This is one of the models I painted for a friend, and what a model it is. I really like the sculpt and level of detail, but man was this a PITA to put together. I think its the hardest mini ever for me. The legs I ended up gluing down with super glue and using some blutack to hold them in place while they dried. Then I went back with epoxy putting and reinforced the joints. The torso and arms both needed putty as well.

Don’t mind the Victorian base. It was the one I was given for him and so I used it. I don’t think it really fits the model, the sewer bases were better with the rest of the box set. I forgot to photograph those before I gave them back, so I’ll have to post them later. Pics after the break.

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Tags: Arcanists, Malifaux, Steamborg

Malifaux- Zoraida Box Set

I’ve started playing Malifaux. I first mentioned it back during Gencon, but one of my buddies got me a box set in exchange for doing some painting for him. I got Zoraida as my first set. I’ve played a couple games with it and she’s interesting. Very much a support and crowd control model rather than an in your face combat model. After reading the rules it seems almost criminal that they don’t pack her with a voodoo doll. Why you wouldn’t use one at all times, I have no idea.

Anyhow, this is also my first real foray into 28mm (well 32mm) painting. All the tip and tricks that worked well on a small scale don’t always work well when you are working on larger model. This set is actually my second set, I started this set didn’t like it and set it aside. Then I painted the Ramos box for my friend first and immediately after came back to these. So this is try two. I’m still not super happy with Juju. He’s shiny which my matte coat isn’t doing much about, and I don’t know about the colors. The Silurids came out well the second time I think. I was sort of annoyed that almost all the detail in the pictures was painted on. Pics after the break. Read more…

Tags: Bad Juju, Malifaux, Neverborn, Silurid, Zoraida