Art-de-Vivre

Wolf, apparently I keep being rejected; your forum sees me as a spambot... Will try again tonight at home.. Cheers Yassine

will do, I could even manage to have a whole crew painted, who knows ? You guys will have to teach me the rules though.. Cheers ! Yassine

I read this a little fast, and thought i had seen : I wanna help out as a Frenchman!! hahaha ! Hi Scott, hi Wolf ! How are things back in KL ? I wish I was with you guys again for a few rounds of Malifaux; I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds fun + I have all the figures with very few exceptions... Nobody to play with since I returned to France I am planning on coming back for a short trip around Xmas, it would be nice to see the old gang ! Cheers ! Yassine

Hi folks, my photo skills often let me down when it comes to minis, and I thought it would be nice to post some better pictures of the Mire Golem (TT02) from the TTFF contest. Is this any better ? I didn't touch the mini, only changed the photos... Cheers ! art-de-vivre

Yep you pretty much narrowed it down to the general consensus. About the IP format, personnally, knowing how time consuming terrain building can be, I probably wouldn't be able to submit several entries in a relatively short amount of time. I didn't want to enter IP6, 'cause I'm not sure I can paint that fast, at least not if you expect a decent result... So, I'd prefer a "one shot" contest with several categories "specific theme, size, etc.." and no restrictions on building material (hirst art blocks, static grass etc..) The contest should get people involved who do not ordinarily spend too much time on dioramas, elaborate bases or terrain pieces, so definitely small pieces like markers should be encouraged. Also, in order for the folks at Wyrd to get something out of it, I'd suggest a theme like "Steamvictoriohorrorwestpunk" that could influence the making of the Malifaux game... Any suggestions as to the name of the contest ?

Hi St Anger, keeping a blog is the right thing to do; I started mine 4 years ago to keep track of everything hobby related (terrain building and miniature painting) and so far I managed to increase my output every year; the quality seems to improve a little too... http://art-de-vivre.blogspot.com/ the only problem I have is that I can't post any minis I want to enter in a contest, or I risk being disqualified ! That's why I'm always way ahead of what is actually on the blog. on marriage : I've been married 19 years now and have no advice whatsoever to offer and I still don't understand women... on bits : I buy mine on ebay, there are some good vendors out there with decent prices; I have been using a pin vise for years, and change bits 2-3 times a year. Thanks for the advice on parrafin, I never thought of that : I always have candles lying around and will from now on use finished candles to try and extend the bit life !!! About bits quality, I'm not sure if carbon bits are the best, I suppose HSS (high speed steel) should be better since they are more expensive; I started using new bits that fit my dremel recently : the result is great and painless, but the breakage rate is very high. Now I'm thinking about buying a "chuck adapter" (also on ebay for 5 bucks) to fit some ordinary HSS bits onto my dremel : combined with the parrafin trick, pinning should be a breeze ! Will keep you posted ! Cheers !

here's a very good one : http://www.brushthralls.com/painting-techniques/object-source-lighting-the-basics.html have to try this, and I know just the figure !

What can I say, I believe I have all their pirates, most of them even painted, so I should be enthusiastic about these releases. Unfortunately, they are starting to look too similar to the existing ones, not sure I'll buy some more...same goes for the western figs. Cheers !

looks like his heart is broken...

I second that idea ! Plus, it would provide some interesting ideas in terms of terrain for Malifaux as well... A trophy figure would be great, but instead of Seamus or any existing fig I would prefer an new exclusive piece that is only available during contests. It would be something specially wyrd !!! Of course, it would have to be cast in gold, silver and bronze for respective placement .... As an added bonus, I would even volunteer my face for the first model...just kidding; or maybe not...