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  1. Just wanted to test out the new sig, makes me wish I had more photoshop skillz
  2. ... is Bete Noir. I don't know what it is, but something about her just exudes coolness to me. The only way to properly do justice for this dagger-wielding undead lady is to upgrade her stats to all 11's, give her an ability to convert any card to a black joker, and rename Malifaux to Bete Noir Kills Everything Cause She is Just That Cool. Or you guys could just let me know who you think the coolest minion is.
  3. Thanks for the advice everyone. Especially that tutorial by Shadowpal, I honestly couldn't really wrap my head around how pinning worked until I read that. I guess the Neph will just have to stay disassembled and decapitated until I buy a pin vice.
  4. I'd love to hear him explain it to some random person asking what it means.
  5. Ok, forgive the noobness of this, but I don't know how to go about putting my mature nephilim on his base. Will superglue be strong enough to keep him on if I cut off the metal sprue, or will he be too top-heavy? I figured I'd ask before I do something stupid and mess him up.
  6. Hey, I'm kind of in the same boat as you, just started a few weeks ago, so take any advice I give with a grain of salt. Definitely look in Acrylic Gesso, especially if you're in an area where spray priming is difficult due to weather conditions. I picked up some Liquitex Grey gesso and my local craft store, and you get a huge amount of it for pretty cheap. The cool part about it is it actually shrinks on your miniature, and really seems to get into all the detailed areas without covering it up too much. Some people recommend thinning it, but I've found with mine that thinning it tends to make you lose some coverage, so I assume it varies based on brand/color. http://www.how-to-paint-miniatures.com/ This guy has some really good advice, as long as you ignore the part about him suggesting to use craft paint. Another good tip I've tried to pick up is too "Paint in the order you would get dressed", as in you should paint the lower, harder to reach areas first. For example, if you paint the eyes before you paint the face, who cares if you mess up and get paint on the face? I'd also suggest trying to keep your starting equipment kind of middle-of-the-line, quality-wise. I admit, I was tempted to buy a ton of paint and kolinsky sable brushes at first, but as with any hobby, you don't want to spend a huge amount of money at first only to find you end up not being as interested as you first thought. That said, don't go for the really cheap stuff either, because having sub-standard equipment really kills your enthusiasm while just starting out. Think of it like playing an instrument; you don't want to start off buying a $2,000 masterpiece, but you also don't want to learn on a $40 toy either. And, in my opinion, the most important part about starting painting is: Get miniatures you think look cool! I also suggest making a promise to yourself not to ever strip the first miniature you paint. Even though I only started very recently, I have a witchling stalker that I can look at and already see how I've improved since painting him. He's really a good tool for when I'm feeling discouraged, or thinking to myself "Why did I decide to pick this up again?"
  7. Honestly, I'm surprised this didn't come up immediately [ame] [/ame] Do I even need to say who its for?
  8. EDIT: I wasn't aware posting the links would actually bring the videos up. I'm not sure if this is a problem but if some people don't like it, I can add quotes around them or something. Exactly what the title says. What would each of your master's theme song be? And don't be afraid to be a little eccentric, if you just can't imagine your Pandora wading into battle without the sounds of ABBA, I want to hear about it! Anyways, here's my list: Sonnia Crid "Fire" by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, off of their self-titled album. This jazzy number begins with Arthur Brown yelling "I am the god of hellfire!" I could easily see Sonnia listening to this upbeat song while casually immolating people. [ame] [/ame] Lilith "Mesmerism" by Dead Can Dance, off of Spleen and Ideal This is a pretty creepy, otherworldly song. Sounds perfect for slaughtering some jerk humans invading your dimension. [ame] [/ame] Rasputina Ok, I admit, I don't technically own her yet, but once Friday comes around she'll be ordered. And as I listened to a song that kind of inspired this thread, I don't want to leave her out. "Baltica" by Lycia, off of Cold First of all, look at that album title! All of the music on this album sounds exactly like the title says, it all puts me in the mind of snowstorms and ice. Baltica was just, in my opinion, the best of them. [ame] [/ame]
  9. Maybe I just wanted an excuse to write in white text :vb_tongue But yeah, thats where I got confused, because it seemed to me like the Neverborn came out of the evil breach at first. Maybe the gremlins were the magical civilization. Most of them got wiped out, leaving only their more "rural" neighbors. And, if thats true, maybe December is just one big powerful gremlin. :hmmmm:
  10. Hey, I noticed there isn't really a specific place to post fluff-related discussions. I've seen a couple of them in various places, and I thought it'd be nice if there was a specific forum to post and search for threads regarding the official Malifaux fluff.
  11. You know what, I think I've got this figured out, can someone just confirm it for me? SPOILER ALERT! (for book 1, anyways) Ok, so when it mentioned the breach opening in Malifaux, and "death and cancer" came out of it, that was the breach with Earth right? I had taken that to mean a third breach that the Neverborn came through for some reason. But what I don't understand is where December came from now, cause I thought it was implied he was originally a human sorcerer. Was he perhaps one of the original earthsiders who came through the first breach? Or was he a Neverborn? Or perhaps something else? END SPOILER So, I think that explains where I got confused. Anyways, I know you probably all read book 1 by now, but I figured better safe than sorry.
  12. I suggest you just pick the crew or faction you think looks coolest. Of course, you may run into the problem I did, and think pretty much all of them looked really cool...
  13. Or are they just a native Malifaux creature? I just finished reading through Book 1's fluff and I came away with the impression that they are some sort of Neverborn, but I don't recall anything definitive either way.
  14. Faction-colored t-shirts with the master's voodoo doll artwork on the front and the Malifaux logo on the book would be the sickest thing ever. I love the idea of being able to advertise your favorite master to the world short of glueing a miniature to your shoulder.
  15. I agree, Wyrd's stuff is just way too awesome. I absolutely cannot stand only having to pay roughly $35 to try out something I'm interested in, can't you guys charge $150-$200 like other games? Try to make your models less cool while you're at it, or your fluff more boring. Maybe you could even declare a faction not tournament legal, thereby annoying everyone who bought them! I mean, hey, it works for other game companies. Or, you know, I guess you could just keep putting out great quality stuff.
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