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@Caedrus Thanks for keeping things running! Could you add 110 SS to my February pledge? It seems to have been missed on the spreadsheet. Link to the finished models is here. Anyway, my pledge this month has been coming along nicely... What I've pledged - Whelks, Skeeters and a Morphing. What I've painted - 6x Armoured Whelks with their Fireteam bases. I'm especially pleased with the shells. The bases before adding the murder crabs. I figured painting the bases seperately to the crabs was going to be much easier, given all the legs and how's low to the ground they are. And finally, something non-Wyrd. Oni from the Noh Faction in Relic Knights. Like the apothecary last month, they'll likely be something i rarely, if ever put on the table. But it's good to get them off my painting desk. As for the rest, I'm making good progress on the morphling, but need to finalise a colour scheme. I've made no progress on the Iron Skeeters though. I might just have to accept that I'm way more into painting TOS than Malifaux for the foreseeable future!

Oop! Apologies to @Diddick - not sure how i messed that one up.

So I'll get pics up later, but while I'm online, here's what I'm planning (hoping) to paint over the course of May; 6x Armoured Whelks (with Fireteam bases) 1x Morphling 3x Iron Skeeters So basically the next expansion to my Gibbering Hordes, and three of the last six models I need for Zipp's Infamous Keyword. In between I'm also trying to clear a bunch of non-Wyrd models from my half-painted pile. The most recent was the 40k Apothecary from April, and currently I'm working on some Relic Knights minis. These are all minis I'm unlikely to put on the table*, but it feels good to get them out of the way. *Though to be fair, I have so, so much painted Malifaux that will likely never see table time either!

@Caedrus Thanks! The Apothecary is straight from the box...or at least I think it is. I bought it second hand so it came assembled. @Wintergloom I love what you've done with the western buildings. Much better than the dodgy effort I put into mine. :P @Antinea Well done on the Cyclops. It's paint jobs like this that make me question my decision not to invest in an airbrush... @TeaCrusader The bases on your Murder Monkeys look great. Is it supposed to be Lava? Or are they black bush things with a red underglow? It's a little hard to tell, but it has me intrigued - I've been looking at ways to vary up my basing from my usual "dirt 'n' ruins" approach.

@Caedrus With my Black Ops finished, I'm done for the month; (Sorry for the crappy pics) These have rapidly become my favourite unit in the Allegiance. There's just so much character in each sculpt! I also got this fellow done; Not Wyrd, obviously, but he's been on my half- painted pile for at least a year so I figured it was time to finish him off! I'm pretty happy with how he turned out. Even though i almost never play the game. Anyway for the sake of the pledge, this month I've painted 11 Fireteam bases (11x5), an Egg Clutch (7), Earl Burns (3), and 9 ECB Black Ops (9x5) for 110SS in total. ... and for the sake of updating convenience, my February pledge was 103SS, while March was 81SS.

Progress Update! So a pile of Fireteam bases, a few TOS models and Earl Burns. The ECB black ops have been really satisfying to finish. They've been half finished on my painting table for months now, and the sculpts are just amazing - so much character with every one of them.

So here's what I'm aiming to paint this month; An Egg Clutch, Earl Burns (my attempt to make headway on Zipp's keyword!), the English Cricket Board Black Ops and 11 Fireteam bases. Assuming @Caedrus is okay with it I figured I'd count the latter as 3D markers, so 5SS each? As for painting advice... The April Challenge 1. Base coat, dry brush and ink wash. While i use plenty of other techniques these days, alot of my painting is still based on those three steps. Especially when I'm trying to get something done quickly. If you're starting out our are just not good at painting, this is a really easy way to get a good result without too much effort. 2. When it comes to figuring out a colour scheme, less is more. I typically focus on one major colour, with one secondary colour used sparingly. Beyond that I'll avoid adding any other colours, even as spot colours unless i REALLY want those bits to stand out. The exception are Blacks, greys, and white, which are neutral colours and can thus be added freely without messing too much with the aesthetic of your color scheme. I'm sure better painters could describe how to use broader colour pallets that look good, but this is what's worked for me.

@Caedrus i think I'm done for the month; It wasn't initially my plan to paint up some terrain this month, but lately I've decided to try and clear some side projects that might never get done otherwise. This was first on the list. 8x Karkinoi, The Stormsiren, a house and some shelter bits. I'll count the shelter bits as a single terrain piece (ie. 5SS) so that brings this month's total to (7x8 + 15 + 2x5) 81SS ... and for the sake of convenience, my February pledge also needs updating, and came to 103SS.

I'm in a similar position to @Sharpedge. We've got about 4 active players, with maybe another 4 with armies but no time to play. The game is excellent and I've been LOVING painting my armies. I've got most of my Cult finished, a proxy Guild company (using KE rules) and I'm now painting up a Gibbering Hordes force. And just because, here's some random pics of my armies.

Four karkinoi done this month, four more to go. These Gibbering Horde sculpts are almost as fantastic as those from the Cult.

I'm pretty pumped for this!

First off thanks for the kind words. ...And secondly, yes i definitely need to update it. I've got a new version in progress, but it's been hard to find time to sit down and finish it off. I'll see if i can get it organised sooner rather than later!

For what it's worth, Wong cam do alot of AoE damage, sure, but that's just one part of what makes him so useful. He's also phenomenal at buffing his in-theme crew (in short - free suits and extra actions for everyone) and can dump scheme markers just about anywhere he needs them. There's alot more to what he does, but thats the basics. Having said that, he's not the simplest master to learn. It takes practice to get the most out of what he does. So unless you're really keen on his playstyle, he's not who I'd recommend you'd learn the game with.

My pledge for this month; As you can see, I've foregone any hope of finishing my ECB Black Ops and just gone full Gibbering Hordes instead! I'm hoping to add The Frenzy too, but they're on order so I'm not sure they'll arrive in time.

@Stranglelove Your Goryshche didn't disappoint - well done! @Caedrus I'm finally posting up my painted minis for Feb! Here's what i finished with; 14 Striped Skulkers and a Speckled Crawler for (14x7 + 5) 103SS total! So i went overboard on the Gibbering Hordes, but made little progress on the ECB black ops. The latter will get finished eventually... I'm just enjoying painting the gribbly monsters alot more than i expected to! More pics; Please ignore the square base on the speckled crawler. I'm using him for a Kings of War army so i magnetised his feet to switch between bases.

Well we got 4 new scenarios for Fields of Glory today. I know I'm keen to give them a try but besides that, it at least indicates that Wyrd still has plans for TOS. I agree more news and releases would be nice though. Even besides the two player starter, I'd just like to get my hands on a Samantha Thrace for my proxy Guild Company!

Was it really a "mistake" though? My impression was that it was a pretty successful way of introducing a new faction without neglecting the others.

What i suspect is that when Wyrd release the Explorers League, most of the Masters will be Dual Faction with Explorers and something else. So DF Explorers with either Arcanist, Resser, Neverborn, Outcast or Bayou. Then there'd be one with one pure Explorers master (bringing the factions master total to 8), and then a pure Guild and pure Ten Thunders Master to bring their Master totals up to 8 as well. It's what they did when 10T were released, and it seemed like a pretty good way to introduce a new faction without the others being completely left out. As for when, precedent dictates that they'll have a new Malifaux book for the Explorers League out for Gencon 2020. But that's certainly not a guarantee. Maybe this year they'll focus on The Other Side instead, to give it a proper relaunch (i hope!)?

I suspect you've already seen mine, but in case you haven't...

Fantastic! I can't wait to see how your Noodle Wyrm turns out. There's not enough painted examples of that glorious model out there. For me, I'm planning to male progress on my ECB Black Ops, and get through a pile of Striped Skulkers; Part of me wants to get into finishing Zipps crew, but the call of Meridian is too strong.

@Caedrus Well i didn't get my ECB Black Ops done, but i made some solid progress on the other stuff; The Lucky Emissary and my first model finished for the year. It seemed appropriate. Two Gautraeux Bokor, which rounded out all the models i needed to paint for my Wizz-bang Keyword. 3x Striped Skulkers and a Karkinoi - The first test models for my Gibbering Hordes Allegiance. I'm really happy with how these turned out, so I'm excited to get more of them done in the coming months. Total for January comes to (10+6+6+4x7) an even 50 SS. On to February!

So I'm a bit behind on this, but here's what I'm planning to work on for January; Basically the last three models to round out my Wong connection, two gribblies as tests for my new Gibbering Hordes company and the ECB Black Ops for my Cult of the Burning Man. I'm not convinced I'll get them all finished, but so long as i hit 31SS for my Tyrant pledge then it's all good.

@Caedrus Just a quick update because I'm clearly way behind on this! I didn't get anything more finished in December, so my previously shown models (page 1?) are all I've done for the month; Wong (15), Bokor (6), 2x Flying Piglets (6), First Mate (9), Bayou Smuggler (6) for 42 SS total. Thanks again for running the league. Now to post my pledge for January 2020...

Might be time for a progress update! I attended a Tournament last week (3 wins and second place... yay!), so i had some motivation to finish out my Wizz-bang Keyword. So here's what I've painted this month; Festive Wong. Not part of my initial pledge, but i needed a Christmas- themed model for the Christmas themed tournament! Gautraeux Bokor. Just two more of these guys to go... 2x Flying Piglets. These used to be Night Terrors for my Dreamer crew (back in 1st ed when he could take them). But with a bit more converting they're back in the Bayou. The First Mate. Nothing more to say really - I'm just glad i finally finished him! My Bayou Smuggler - Pigsey. Another conversion because i couldn't buy the proper models at my LGS. It was a late night, mad scientist-like project, but i think he turned out well! Some fog banks for my Malifaux table. I don't know if i should even count these toward the challenge - it feels like cheating! I've just got three more models I'm hoping to finish before the end of the year - the Lucky Emissary and two more Bokor. Then it's on to 2010!

@Caedrus you can count me in for Tyrant level again. As for an intro, I've been playing wargames for 22 years now, and have played Malifaux since it's inception (2008? I can't even remember anymore). I love converting and painting models - it's basically what i do for downtime when I'm not being a full time parent. For 2020 I've got a few projects planned, specifically; 1. Finish off my bayou terrain board 2. Compete my Cult of the Burning Man collection 3. Paint up three new TOS companies: Gibbering Hordes and (when released) the Guild and Court of Two companies from the starter set. 4. Finish crews for Zipp & Parker, paint up Alt Molly & Youko and then complete whatever models i need for the faction/Master I've moved onto by then. Regarding the buy-in what if you set the values relative to the pledge level? So minion could be 10, Enforcer 20, Henchman 30, Master 40 and Tyrant 50? I know I'd have little problem painting up 50-60 SS for a buy-in. But for someone used to painting 1 model per month, it's insurmountable. Finally, I have to agree with @lusciousmccabe with regards to three terrain values. As great a motivator as it's been to get my own board finished, the values probably need to be scaled down a little!