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I never thought of magnetizing bases - I mean for switching out bases. That's an interesting idea.   I do so hate them getting stuck to tape measures though (magnets for holding them to a tray.  I hate it so much I ripped the magnets off the bases).I just got a rail golum and am going to have to try that LED effect. I'm not afraid of a little electronics work!

Thanks again for more great work!

Wow!!  Amazing stuff here Syb. 

Love the rattler, the OSL on the walds, you even make molemen look good! Lumpy is adorable.

The Arcanist group shot is  .... ummm .... stupifying. One day I will have that may painted models! yes I will.  They won't be as good, dammit but THERE WILL BE PAINT!!! 

Hah!

Inspiring .. great work (not in this thread but ... don't you just LOVE the adorable little old metal hoare cats???? So fucking cute!  And yours are so sweet. 

Hi there!  Did you paint the gamin ??  I'd love to see them, the golum, etc.  as always, very nice work.  You know I'm a fan, babe! More December.  (after this round of Iron Painter I know have the December bug so I'm going to start playing the Frozen Hearts Band again after the next week's  gaining grounds event).

Denis, these are truly amazing.  Love the Mama.  She IS a work of art as are they all but she is breath taking.  I agree with what someone said here, that the one would think all those colors would somehow not work but they do.  She ties them all together as she should.  Your client should be exceedingly happy with these.

I also love McTavish and Z  the blending and shadow are beautiful.

Now, I shall have to get painting and start getting pointers from you!!!  Unlike a lot of the poor folks here, I can actually pick your brain in person!

Thanks, I shall consider that next time I do one of these.

So, achievement league at our LGS.  I'm not a big Bat Rep girl cause I think it's actually a lot of work and my memory is terrible.  However, our henchman says that a "story" Bat rep is also acceptable.  So here is mine.

40ss.  He took Bad Juju wanting to get the 40ss henchman lead crew points.  I decided to go with a bunch of things I'd either never or rarely used and wanted to get the no repeated models points from the league scoring sheet.

So, without further adieu here is 

That’s Some Bad Juju  Right There….

It was a typical day in the forest … the air was ripe with the stench of death and decay and Vic thought something ... damp and musty.  It was clear that she and her gang needed to get into the area and hold ground.  She had intel that something was going down here today.   What exactly?  That she did not know.  She did know that Killjoy, of all “people, "  and she used that word loosely, was a key player.  She was not sure what was going on in that grotesque mind but he sure was a little off this day.  Usually he’s running off after any little thing he could torture and destroy but today he had a sense of, well, mindful purpose.

Mysteries – that is certainly par for the course in this neck of the woods.

As Victoria and her sister and other companions were moving through the lush grounds, she saw a dense area of the wood go even denser.  Then, all of a sudden the woods erupted in action. Silurids, a pair of Waldgeists, a sorrow , stitched and Bad Juju burst out into view.

Swampfiends!

There was a flurry of activity as the 3 sisters spread out to cover ground and give support to their comrades.

Sue and the Gunslinger went up one flank with Vanessa, the child and  Victoria of Blood going up the other.  Ashes and Killjoy went right up the middle. The Sorrow was first to die  in a hail of gunfire, no one of the swampfiends were even sure of from whence it came.

On the left flank, Vanessa doesn’t look like much but it’s quite the mistake to underestimate this unassuming woman.  She’s been around the block a few times and has learned a lot of the ways of the arcane.  She raised her arms and a shot of magical energy swarmed around one of the Waldgeists.  Then came Victoria of blood, with a look of cold steel in her eyes.  She was a blur of blades and flesh and gore went flying in all directions.  She was not untouched herself and the child attempted to provide some healing but the pressure seemed too much for him.  In the meantime Killjoy was lumbering up the centerline threatening to freight train through anything in his way.   This did not seem to put off Juju, however.  Juju stepped into the clearing almost beckoning to Killjoy, daring him to charge and charge he did.  The fury of his charge could be felt in the foundations of the earth as he smacked full force into Juju.  And just like that, it was over. Juju’s run of misfortune just seems to keep piling up, as his existence remains his greatest torture. Another defeat.   And at the hands of that brute! His humiliation complete as he fell at killjoy's feet.

Meanwhile, Sue and The Gunslinger continued on their way up the right flank.  The Gunslinger seemed a madman, charging and shooting anything in sight as Sue seemed to playing a more reserved role tonight.   Ashes was able to engage a Stitched and a Waldgeist distracting them from whatever it was they were purposing to do out here.

Then, all of a sudden, Sue turned, lightning fast and charged right at the silurid, guns blazing.  He almost hit Victoria but in his mad dash he missed everything.  That is when they all felt the heat coming off him. And a ring of fire erupted from the ground rising higher and higher, about to consume all around him. And then, as fast as it rose, it died again as the Stitched cut Sue down.

Victoria of Blood got some much needed revitalizing healing via Vanessa and the child and continued her onslaught until her foes were just bloody smears on the ground.  She infiltrated farther into the enemy's territory.  She decided she needed to mark this bit of ground for which she bled and killed and so, she took down her pants, squatted and let her waste out to mark the spot as she threw back her head and laughed.   She always did have a twisted sense of humor.

In no time, the Sisters' foes had been vanquished and run down to the “man” so to speak.   The entire area was under the control of the Viks and Vanessa.  They lost Sue but were able to keep Killjoy alive and suffered no other deaths that day.  The gunslinger was going to need a lot of TLC to recover from his grievous wounds. Yet, all in all a successful campaign.  Now all they had to do was figure out what the Swampfiends wanted with this bit of territory that they  tried so much to protect. But that is a tale for another day.

Note: I have rarely seen such a lop-sided game in just sheer luck of flips and hands.  I was flipping face cards often when needed, had the RJ in hand twice to use when I needed.  

Poor John had terrible luck on the flips, “wasted” RJ flips when defending at least 3 times and the one time he did have it in his hand he ended cheating it on, yes, another defence flip.

Whirlwind went off multiple times, just from flipping.  The Vics healing like they do was just devastating coupled with all the above.

Yup, that was me suggesting they just ship out what they have.  

This really sucks.   In fact, I'm gonna suggest they do it regardless of "technique" for weathering issues.

Absolutely LOVE Lady Justice and the Judge. Very, very sweet. The colors really pop!

OMG! That is soooo Awesome. I love them both but I really like the Deadpool Executioner.

cool

WOW! Very nice. I really like Raspy's spell ...

I actually don't see the whoop whoop and I do like her pose but there's no mistaking that your conversions will be welcome on any battlefield. Keep it up!

I have ta say .. I LOVE her boots!

LOL.. Great job.

Kitty, I'm going to look up a simple formula to make your own washes from what you already have. I can't right now but perhaps someone has it ready at their fingertips.

No need to waste more money on something so simple. I agree with ya there 100%

Very sweet. Nice black lining. And echo's of the above posts.

BTW, do you know about washes?

Simple green is the best as it is non toxic to you and will not damage the mini at all. It is even safe on most plastic minis. i have had some minis (again, even plastic) in simple green for years with out harm. It can loosen the join of the glue but sometimes that is good

Brake fluid is quite hazardous, I'd stay away from it.

Shacks are def the winner! Very cool all of it but those shacks are the shit.

Nice start. Sounds like you really like the hobby part of the game ...

The cerberus looks like he just devoured a snack and is looking for more ...

The small models certainly are a challenge. As far as Raspy goes, don't worry about it. As you improve and learn more you may find you want to keep her as an example of how far you've come.

That Wendigo is awesome. Keep them coming.

Better is the enemy of good .... I love that saying. knowing when to stop is good and trying to make the next face better .. that's what I'm going to try to do.

Planning some seriously crude claws which will (hopefully) look like shards of metal that have been thrust into bloody stumps.

Yuck !

LOL, this is sheer genius ...

Very nice Imp. I always appreciate the 'blog' approach to these things. I don't like writing them myself but still ....

Thanks .... I'm not the best painter in the world but I'm havin fun with the modeling aspects of these guys.

@ Peter ... LOL, the one with his hands up? I wanted him to look like he was "thumbing his nose" so to speak at the opponent.

I Use Woodland scenics Water Effects and Snow Flock stuff mixed more or less in equal parts. The bases themselves are build up from cork, Rasputina's has a stone on it as well. Painted VMC Wolf Gray dipped in Army Painter Dark Tone. That was nice as it strengthened the cork. I then applied the mix of snow and "ice" that I made while it was pliable. The Ice on the dead trees and minis is just water effects layered on bit by bit. Wait to dry. More layering.

I used more water effects to "glue" on some lichen bits (Pale colored Woodland scenics Lichen), and some pine needles that had gotten into the bag of lichen .... hey, why not.

Thanks for the comments !

Base in progress:

Still a little to do like the eyes on Gamin and Golum ...

This game kicks ass.

I hope to be showing up every week

Hey All,

I'm Leah and have played Miniature wargames for a number of years very off and on. WH40K, Fantasy a little bit, WarmaHordes and now Malifaux.

I love this game so far (played 2 small games). I went with Cult of December on, well aesthetics and, someone told me, relatively easy play.

I love SF, fantasy, movies, books, music, nature ...

LOVE my dogs.

Recently relocated to South Florida where we're trying to get Malifaux to take off.

Glad to be here.