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5 hours ago, Bakuriel said:

If you want to get technical, a ninja traveling in "typical ninja garb" is a very rare occurrence, they spent most of their time dressed like regular folk. XD

Indeed. Ninja where close to the stereotypical spy more than the idolized "people running in shozoku". 

*shows inner weeaboo despite not knowing about TT*

Kunoichi in feudal Japan used the bodies just as any tool in their arsenal so it is totally fine.

Like I mentioned in my previous post on the Gremlin board, I used to play in 1.5 before Gremlins & TT where a faction and I'm returning with 3rd edition. Thinking of starting with either Gremlins or TT. 

Which of the crew boxes is best to start Ten Thunders? I like how Misaka, Asami, and Shelong look the most but that's just aesthetics. I like how every TT master/henchman looks, just those look cooler in my eyes. Rules might be another matter though.

I used to play before Gremlins & TT where a faction and I'm returning with 3rd edition. Thinking of starting one of them.  

With M3E just in open beta, I know it's probably too early to say but which of the crew boxes is best to start Bayou/Gremlins? Based on just looks, Ophelia looks best for my taste, followed by Mah Tucket and Zipp but I'm willing to start with something else.

I want more Hoffman and Lady Justice.

I want more Ten Thunders.

I use P3 almost exclusively with the except of some of the gold/bronze metallics. In my experience those are not good.

They redid their metal paints. Way better now. Better than GW's current offering in my opinion.

Look up for Black Labeled P3 Metallic Paints, those are the reformulated ones.

For what reason would you want metal redone in plastic?

Personal preference perhaps? Don't assume everyone is addicted to white metal crack. Some are addicted to plastic brilliance.

Wasn't Misaki already in Malifaux way before the Event. Random guess: Misaki gets to be the only Ten Thunders Avatar.

Will this be up in iTunes any time soon?

I don't see it in the Store.

This is really great to read.

Dont mean to detract from the experience, but would like to add two other things - I think wyrd presents characters that represent "minorities" well. Not so much standard, racial minorities, but small social minorities. The story of kirai, and the 10T being migrants in general hit me on a deep level. Simple stuff, almost cliche story, but still, quite hard to stomach inequality like that, which draws you to the characters.

Secondly, I think this is done often and well in various ways, to make the world seem more "real" and lets readers relate. Certain media universes I enjoy are all brought to life by various factors, and I think for malifaux, its the social inequalities. (For game of thrones, its the sex, but thats a story for another time.)

Finally, I was pondering the other day making a sculpt of hoffman in a wheelchair - Just fancy it to make mine a bit different to everyone elses.

Anyway, cheers again for the read.

Haha, steampunk wheelchair...hmm. Should be pretty sweet actually.

There's no mention of the ten thunders

Obviously the Ten Thunders will come in a future supplement. Duh.

:-P

Necro powers....activate!

I recently acquired the 1.5 Rulebook and Book 4. Is there any new fiction on Hoffman, Ryle, and Lary Justice in the revised Rulebook or Book 4?

Just tossing the idea out there, would there be interest for something like this?

I'm handicapped* and shuffling cards and managing a card hard is a task that requires much dexterity that I normally lack (I shuffle very slowly and sometime cards may slip out of my hands during shuffling).

*How do I play wargames you may ask? I play like a real general, strategize, and give orders, then my brother moves and rolls dice/shuffles cards/etc. for me.

Nope, this and this movie

Having a 4 and 1/2 year old means I keep up on all the kids movies and figure out which ones I am willing to go sit down and see.

Cool trailer (pun intended).

Does Wyrd do Card replacement for models that come with v1 Cards?

PP does it when their models come with old Mark I cards so I wanted to know if Wyrd has a similar policy.

I did not know what it was until I clicked the link... Not nearly as interesting as I thought it would be.

Scotch-Guard Brand Laminating Services, you can be sure you can spill your Scotch on your cards and they will be save!

I'm not in favor laminating as I'm kinda OCD about keeping the integrity of my cards.

Anyone know of good sleeves for Malifaux cards?

Before I went out of the loop I never found ones in the right size.

I've been away from Malifaux for a while. Basically I got Twisting Fates close to release and left off due to things in real life. Warmachine has been my wargame in the interim (I got a 80+ point army for Khador and Menoth, including Conquest, a Gun Carrigue, and a Vessel of Jugdement). I heard there is talk of a Malifaux RPG and I though "Damn, I better get back to Malifaux, now I can have 2 Steampunk Wargames and PnP RPGs.

I basically have a Small Guild Crew but I may give it to my brother and start something new. What has been going on after Twisting Fates' release? I've heard 10 Thunders is getting the Faction treatment and I may get into that Faction as it would be something fresh and new.

Still waiting forthe contest results. Hoping I win

I'm handicapped, so my brother paints my stuff. The green/yellow is OSL.

The mini is for a contest with the theme of "mechanical marvels".

http://www.beastsofwar.com/rama/greenskins-minirama-contest-oct-2011/hoffman/

Whoops, posted in wrong board. Self-reported.

I'm handicapped, so my brother paints my stuff. The green/yellow is OSL.

The mini is for a contest with the theme of "mechanical marvels".

http://www.beastsofwar.com/rama/greenskins-minirama-contest-oct-2011/hoffman/

Thank you all for your comments and questions!

@Captain: I'm trying to keep the color schemes here as simple as I can. The lighter tones on the Gunslinger and Bette were done with Vallejo's Heavy Warmgrey. This was washed with Devlan Mud and they highlighted back up. The Gunslinger's pinker skin is simply Dwarf Flesh with the same shading.

The whites on the Gunslingers pants are just GW Kommando Khaki.

@DBB: I've been working to get a good process down for the bases and I think I've found it.

As I finish more puppets, I've decided on an easy scheme for their bases which works just as I'd like. You can find more details on my blog at www.yetischool.blogspot.com, but here are the broad strokes.

Step 1: I decided to use a large Balsa strip for all these bases. This makes the process cheap and easy to complete several bases in one go. Once the glue has dried, I cut the bases out of the strip and sand them flush with the edge of the base.

Step 2: To make the appearance of individual planks, I used a piece styrene stamped into a hardwood floor pattern. I picked pretty large planks, as I wanted the puppets to retain their small feeling. With my sculpting tool, I transferred the styrene pattern onto the balsa wood, taking care to make sure the planks stayed parallel with the grain on the balsa. This is the result.

Step 3: After the pattern has been made, I go back over the base with my sculpting tool and hobby knife to really make the divisions between the planks stand out. This will also help to keep the planks looking separated after they’ve been painted.

Step 4: Again with the sculpting tool, I carve the perpendicular lines into the balsa to give the effect of ends of boards. Because I’m going against the grain in this step, the grooves will be messier, but this works well as we’re trying to create the look of worn and weathered flooring.

Step 5: I added some more detail to the base with my hobby knife. I added nail holes and chips and breaks in the board.

Step 6: Rather than painting the wood, I’m letting the grain do what it wants by staining the base with inks and washes. In this case, I simply used several layers of Sepia wash, but I’m experimenting with other colors. Inks work as well, but will give a more vibrant, wet looking color. I've also like the look of GW Scorched Earth cut with water into a wash. Devlan mud, however, the usual go to wash, proved a bit washed out and boring for a floor.

Like I said, I go into a bit more detail at my blog, so check there if you're interested.

As usual comments are welcome.

More to come!

Thanks.