Peterdita

I miss the character of the old metal sculpts. I miss the variety of sculptors (Werner, Muller, Kev Adams). I miss the sweet paintjobs.

I see many of the plastics to be lackluster, and too similar. Some tall figure with a big swooping cloak that comes to a point on one side, miss scaled figs etc.

Don't get me wrong, there have been some plastics I thought were cool, mainly the early TT, but about the time the plastics came out I unfortunately lost my love and desire to collect and paint Malifaux minis and it wasn't because of the material. It's unfortunate, but I understand. Small boutique mini company hits it big with a fun new game and has to keep up with releases and  demand to stay relevant. Unfortunately I feel the increased supply has reduced quality and creative output. No studio paintjobs are a bummer as well.

Again, I understand all the things I feel create awesomeness create logistical nightmares and smaller margins for the company, but I wish Wyrd would try and get back to some of the things that got this company started and drew me back into the hobby with that original Perdita sculpt back in 2008. Fun minis by top sculptors painted by awesome artists. I frankly don't care about what material they are cast in, metal, plastic, resin, bubblegum, whatever.

Maybe instead of a big hunk of colored plastic LE during Gencon, they could do a limited run of a character with a featured sculptor (Miss demeanor was cool, not a huge fan of the sculpt but the idea was there), or finally produce some character busts I've been begging for years.

I think Wyrd does a lot of cool things like online LE sales during Gencon, tourney and LGS support, so please don't take this post as Wyrd sucks. Quite the contrary. Just miss the good old days I guess.

I have one opened but otherwise untouched. PM me what your offering for it.

So this is where all the pretties have been hiding... 

amazing stuff as always amigo.

Looking good man. I like the idea of a big mound in the center of the board.

You got a free ice skating rink going on that back corner?

Creepy stuff. The tots are great!

Loving the look on the TT! Who made the buildings? (sorry if I missed it, I looked)

Cool effect with the glass. Like a fancy bank vault door. Will be cool when this is finally done!

The blue... I love it, although with the coat sort of matching the jeans, I almost want the third guys shirt to be blue instead of green, to bring them altogether. But then they might look like a bunch of crips. Great job though, they look like a proper dodgy bunch.

Sonia's avatar looks cool. Or should I saw hot! (sorry)

I think her hair looks drybrushed and lets the fire dragon down in comparison. Working the blue into the fire is pretty brave and pretty sweet. I have to dig mine out and have a go.

on carpet drops are tough to find. If you have a hard floor, you can take a flashlight and "roll" it around the ground. Anything on the floor will cast a shadow and is easily found. I worked in optical for years and this was one of the only ways to find those tiny screws once you drop them.

To the person that suggested the appron, that sounds pretty clever. I unfortunetly would forget about it and go get another beer and take my whole painting table with me.

Fun idea and executed well. Very cool.

Only Lonestar would dare use Rasberry jam...

I request that in this pump room, you....

Pump up the jam!

GIFSoup

Hi Spiral!

(Have we met IRL? I live in PDX as well. Don't get out much anymore though. Where do you play? I used to play at Guardian games, but haven't seen the new location yet, but hear its bad as.)

Nice work on these minis. For some feedback that I hope will be recieved as constructive.

RE: LadyJ, I think the fire skull looks cool, and if I look closely I can't see much wrong with it, but when I see the entire mini, I see that blue on her shin and her sword, so it almost creates a triangle of wierdness. Maybe a green would have worked in this one better?

The base is cool, but it is a bit big and it looks like you did some runes that I don't quite understand because it almost like you gave up on the idea.

Reds are a bit matchy as well.

Really like the yellow effect you did on the dead version though. Looks like she's in some streetlight at night.

Get some paint on those bad boys! (and bad girls!)

Now we are talking! Great paintjobs and MUCH better pics with the white. Very cool.

hahahaa, very nice. Nothing like a big collage of zombies to brighten my day. Love the guy with legs and a spinal column to head. Grats on finishing all of these.

Great looking stuff! The pics in the second set are far too dark to see any detail though. Looks like a bunch of silhouettes. I liked the blue backgreound and the TT models.

Let there be light!!

Demonn is an LED master. Hopefully he chimes in.

You can use tiny fishing weights (they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes), or weights used for soap box car racing. You can even use the foot tabs from metal minis to help give the base wome weight.

Adorable! Love the 99p medium bears and the books. Well done all around sir.

How about an underground speak easy. (Sounds similair to your VIP room)

In honor of Christmas how about a christmas room! Tree in the center, all sorts of random prezzies that you can twist your fate by opening?

Break room for the miners. Full of mags of Lady J, lockers, table and chairs, water cooler, bunk beds.

Mutant turtle lair for teenage ninjas. Full of pizza boxes. Cowabunga!

I always thought this would be cool. Make a section with the floor being giant cogs and every turn it rotated so much and it would bring some minis closer or further.

Something like the end room in Hellboy 2

I think dmeep took the words out of my mouth. I completely agree.

Painting contests are tough to "win" all the time regardless of how good your model is painted. If you are a pro, people can overlook a terrible sculpt but you really have to be really good in order to get a vote from someone who doesn't like your model.

You also submitted a mini that not all people can appreciate, myself included. I know nothing of this world and guts hanging out of some fat dude isn't really what gets me going. It also rather busy. zigzag lines, lots of fat rolls that blend in with cloth and everything. No focal point as others have said.

This model is painted well, and I'm sure you put a lot of work into it, there's no doubt there. Much like any report, presentation, story or joke, you have to consider your audience and try and paint something you think they would like and vote for.

All that beeing said, I painted a Wyrd mini that I was very happy with but didn't place either. Just don't think it stood out enough for people to remember or vote on. And thats just part of the contest.

Congrats Viruk! I too loved the originals but these really cool as well. The flames look sweet and really stand out as they should. Great job as always.