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Anyone know what a good number of ice pillars to make for Raspy is? How many can/will realistically get put up in a game?

You have no idea how happy this statement makes me.

I only speak the truth, man.

Simple fix? Take them to the local print shop and have them laminated. It costs like a dollar (or shilling? Euro? Piece of eight? A farthing? Pounds?)

Guild scrip, man, Guild scrip.

The card issue has been flogged to death so I won't touch on it. There has been some talk of a fluff wiki so that could potentially solve that problem. As for carrying "Twisting Fates" around for the Avatar rules, when you purchase an avatar, you get a second card with all the manifesting rules on it so that eliminates the need for the book. Additionally, most of us geeks memorize this stuff anyway

That would be super, Mako. I'm a terrible painter (I paint using only washes for cheap, easy effects) but so far, white has me stumped so every little tip and trick I get can only help.

Everyone has already commented on how great everything is but I want to point out that your exorcist is super slick as well.

The dark and gritty look to all of it is just fantastic. Truly excellent.

That may just be the nicest painted Perdita I have seen.

Well done sir.

Agreed. I've seen quite a few of the teenage gunslinger and I think this is probably the best. Just stunning.

Excellent. Very sharp painting job and great color selection. They really "pop".

You're ridiculous. Truly ridiculous.

I adore your Kirai! The face make-up and the subtle markings on her kimono are just fantastic. I mean, the Ikiryo is good but the Kirai is a 10!

The robes on the Onryo are just gorgeous.

The Datsue-Ba is good but I'm not personally a fan of the model so you did a great job with...well...with that.

The Gaki may be my favorites of your collection (so far).

Your Lady J is awesome but it leads me to ask how you did her white hair? I have a whole Rapsy crew coming up (likely in white) and I'm looking for any white painting tips I can get. I mean, it won't come anywhere near yours but a man can dream...

And the scultping is just sick. I hope you're a really bad player because no one deserves to be this good at painting, sculpting and playing

I don't know what the internet equivalent to a standing ovation is but you deserve it, sir. At length.

He may be a "dandy guilder" but I think everything in Malifaux has a hint of something darker so those eyes suit him just fine. I'm sure in Book 4 or 5, he'll go all crazy trying to help Ryle and turn Resser or Arcanist or something. It's always the quite ones...

The Lilith is amazing. Particular elements I like are the makeup and eyes, her left hand and the whole color scheme (gold, purple, blue). The base just brings it all together. Honestly, I'm not crazy about her her hair, but I've always preferred my redheads to be "redder" for lack of a better term. That's just personal preference though.

The Mature Neph is also fantastic, especially the skin and eyes. Very engaging and bright piece, sure to catch the eye of passers by. Same with the Young Neph. All in all, the set stands out very nicely and would/will look great on a table top.

Your Seamus is very well done but I think different colored pants would have contrasted a little better. As it stands, that's a whole lot of green. Still, excellent piece and better than I'll ever do

Your Madame Sybelle is just awesome. Just pure awesome. I love, love, love what you did with her eyes and will likely shamelessly (seamussly?) rip it off for my own.

I also love your Belles, especially the skin tone!

I almost with I didn't play and happened by your local store just so I could see your demo crews

Alright everyone, modelling is now over. Lord of Stuff has won. Good game everyone, thanks for coming out.

No Catwoman!?

Your Pandora is great. I really love her eyes.

Your Terror Tot is disgusting, but in a good way.

Your Copellius is fantastic and I think the dragged body is so perfect for his pose.

Is your Desp Merc supposed to look like Elektra? She totally is, right?

Your Weaver Widow is freakin' sweet and all of your counters are amazing. Your counters may actually be my favorite part of a very good collection.

No idea how you do it¹ but it's fantastic!

¹ I assume it's some sort of black magic and no evidence will sway me of this opinion. You are some sort of Sculpture Wizard.

Absolutely brilliant. I especially like your Nico color scheme. How did you do your bases? That is, what materials did you use for the realistic looking dirt and the static grass?

These are your first minis!? This is madness! You, sir, are causing madness within me. Seriously though, these are absolutely fantastic. Sure, it may take you longer than some but the results definitely pay off.

I second the comment on her skin. Super well done. I also like the touches of blue and green. The ol' hag can look pretty decent when she wants to

Alright, a little background is necessary so you know where I'm coming from: I hate painting. I just loathe it. I'm terrible at it and fiddly little things like that get me frustrated and make my back and neck sore and it just irritates me to no end. However, I absolutely adore Malifaux and I have three crews with 40-60 SS each and I hate playing with unpainted minis so I needed to address this issue.

After browsing the internets looking for tips, I found some Warhammer 40K armies painted with only washes. That was it. No highlighting, no drybrushing, no overbrushing, no detail work. Just prime, base coat and wash. Sometimes the base coat was even skipped and just a wash was done. I thought "Hey! That looks like something I can do!".

So far, I've done three death marshalls, an ice gamin and an ice golem and I'm pretty pleased with the result. These won't win me awards and they're certainly not even a fraction as good as the other models people post in the showcase. But hopefully, they can serve as inspiration to other people out there who may be like me and want some quick, simple paint jobs to get your models on the table and get back to playing!

I'm most pleased with my death marshals so far. Instead of going with black coats, I went for a little Devil May Cry inspiration (which is funny because I never actually played any of those games, just saw pictures and trailers).

Everything you touch turns to awesome! That Jackdaw is freakin' amazing! And the shading and highlighting on all of the clothing is just utterly fantastic.

Your Hoffman is amazing. I love his eyes and how creepy they make him look. From frail machinist to God of Iron and Fear with just that little touch!

Your Judge is ridiculously awesome. I mean, they're all good but that Judge is just fantastic.

Love it all but especially your Seamus and your arachnids.

Love it, especially how you did Snow's hair!

It's funny, I own the model (unpainted) but never noticed how cleavage-y Snow was...

I am a terrible painter. Truly terrible. But I have discovered a quick and easy way, it seems, to get "table top" quality painting done without having to stress out. The only thing I'm using is washes over a white primer coat.

No highlighting, no dry brushing, no over brushing, no detail work. Nothing. Just washes.

But I've run into a problem. I've begun work on my Raspy crew and the gamins and golem were easy (just blue washes) but now I want to make some things white. Does anyone have any idea how you would do that using only washes?

We'd love to have you, man! We only play Malifaux and 40K, with a pretty even split (although the emphasis is on Malifaux right now).

Lots of variety in the club: Perdita, Hoffman, Lady Justice, Nicodem, Seamus, Kirai, Rasputina, Ramos, Lilith, Dreamer, Zoraida, Ophelia, Von Schill, and Leveticus. We also have some people showing interest in the Viks, Colette, Sonia and Pandora. So, a good mix!

Next time you have a weekend free (excluding this coming one...), send me a PM and we'll get you over to twist some fate

There's actually a growing community in the Comox Valley! Last count, there were 11 of us with a few more looking to join. We've had a local gaming club ("Nerdtopia"; we have shirts. Seriously.) that's been around for over 3 years now and plays Warhammer 40K and has recently gotten really gung-ho into Malifaux.

We play every Saturday and are always welcoming new players. We're even having a convention and tournament this summer!