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Well it would be great to see what you skill level really is, but this is my advice for people new to painting. Neatness, get the model looking neat, no spills, visible brush strokes etc. Then, in the immortal words of Dan Heelan, just dip it. You should also take the time to practice on some cheap miniatures.

A trick to getting good photos is to take the picture against a pure white background, or just have something in the image that is pure white. Then go into photoshop and play with the contrast and brightness until that white looks right. Then you won't get the yellowing affect typical of indoor lighting. Yes its a bit of cheat, but its an option instead of messing with natural light filters and light boxes.

erm...very nice, but 9 out of 10 Masters use glass beads. Available at most craft stores, hardware superstores and $1 shops.

I like the photos, that is good. I think that harkens back to the fun side of Malifaux. Sure there is something to be said for stuff that will fit in the setting, but I think it works equally well if its something out of place. A mirror with some white lines on it. An envelope with some money sticking out of it. For an Aussie theme you could have a bloody knife with a K.Rudd label

Yeah I've a copy of her, but it'll be a while yet before I even think about painting her.

Thanks, I hadn't written for ages, at first everyone was yelling at each other and I had to break out a thesaurus for some different verbs

Ok thanks, that makes sense, though I see the potential abuse of that by activating the first Coryphee to place it in an advantageous position that the duet could then exploit.

One, Raptors don't roar, if you've ever watched Jurrasic Park I don't think they roared even once. Two, there should be an ability called "Clever Girl" don't ask me what it would do though.

Many and profuse apologies if this is rehashing rules that have already been answered, but inquiring minds need to know the following points. When a Coryphee Duet is placed does it get activate if both of the Coryphees had already activated this turn? Can Perdita's Spellbreaker remove Southern Charm from Cassandra? If a model has used all of its action points, but none of its zero cost action points, can it then use the zero cost? To put it another way, does a model end its activation when it runs out of action points or when you say it is done? When using Soulstones to prevent damage, how many can you use per strike? Thanks in advance.

"Sister, tell me again why we are wandering the highlands," asked Viktoria. "Because Vikky, Ramos hired us to look after his miners, and someone or something has been playing very nasty games with them." Viktoria replied. Coming upon a break in the trees the two sisters and their crew find themselves in a hollow with a stagnant pond in the middle surrounded by small hillocks. "Ok this is the where the prospector went missing," Viktoria calls out. "Hans, get up on that grassy knoll and you hang with him Vikky. You and you," pointing to the two Ronin. "Go wide and keep your eyes peeled." As Viktoria strides clockwise around the stagnant pond, trailed by her apprentice, a patch of fog appears above the hillock on the other side. "Neverborn!" shouts Hans as he shoots. "Shit! I got it in the head and it dinna die!" "Use your wooden bullets Hans," Vikky tells him. "Good idea girly," Hans replies as he reloads. "Eat hot wood you stichling!" The creature sways, critically wounded as Hans shot blows clean through it spilling a profusion of rotten flesh and bones. "Good shot!" Vikky cheers. "I'm gonna check it out." "Careful Vikky," Viktoria calls out. "Ok sis'," Vikky replies, adopting a defensive stance. From the fog floats a small form fluttering to a halt in front of Vikky. "That wasn't very nice," pouts the boy. "My friends just want to play." Reality shifts and before the two mercenaries can react Coppelius steps forth from the air as the boys nightshirt blurs and stretches to form a four armed monstrosity. "TAG! YOUR IT!" bellows Lord Chompy Bits as he lashes out at Vikky. Vikky screams in panic desperately parrying the blows, but the sheer force of his attack breaks through her defenses gravely wounding her and ripping open a pocket, allowing a deck of cards to spill upon the ground. "Vikky!"Viktoria screams, turning to her apprentice she orders him to help her, but he is too far away to do anything as Coppelius coils his tentacles about Hans. "I've got my eye on you boy," burbles Coppelius as he plucks Hans eye from its socket. "ARRGHHHH! My eye!" Screams Hans."It took my eye!" Hans stumbles backwards in a blind panic tripping and falling down the side of the knoll. "HA! HA! HA!" Lord Chompy Bits laughs, turning to Vikky he leans closer his fetid breath choking her. "what are yeh gonna do now girl?" Clutching her stomach, Vikky glares into his eyes, straightening she brings up her sword to guard. "This," she says quietly as she espies a card upon the ground. "Sister! Its time!" "Wunder twin powers activate!" Vikky chants in unison with her sister in spirit and in a swirl of her coat she vanishes as Viktoria steps forward and with three quick blows eviscerates Lord Chompy Bits. "The jokes on you Chompy Bits," says Viktoria, picking up the Red Joker from the pool of dissolving ichor. "Oh no! Mr.Chompy Bits," cries the boy. "C'mere you brat!" Viktoria growls as she strides towards him. "Noooo! Yoou must nooot toouch the Dreamer," hisses Coppelius as he slides in front of Viktoria. "Out of my way squid face!" Viktoria retorts, chopping him into sashimi with barely a pause for breath. "I don't like you!" shrieks the boy as he tries to make reality shift around Viktoria. Another Nightmare steps forth and slings spells at the Ronin nearby, gambling with its unnatural existence to no avail as the Ronin cuts it down with a barrage of pistol rounds. "WAAAAGH!" cries the boy, as Viktoria grabs him by the scruff of the neck. "I don't wanna play anymore!" Vikoria bends the boy over her knee and with the flat of her blade she spanks him each word punctuated with a strike of her Masamune Nihonto. "Go. Home. To. Your. Mother!" With the last word the boy fades from existence with a faint wail.

Looks the goods, personally I would have painted it a shiny black like a English Railways engine, but whatever. The tracks should be built up on an embankment. This will give a bit of additional cover to people fighting about the train. You could also make one track section look like its been blown up.

Well hey there, I'm from the Shepparton Miniature Gamers. I already played Warhammer Fantasy and was getting into Infinity and a new 40K army so I wasn't really looking for a new game. But listening to World's End Radio and some other podcasts go on and on about what a great system Malifaux was had me intrigued. Then I saw the Showgirls boxset and I was hooked. So began a long and painful lesson in humility. You see my compatriots opted for Lady J, Perdita and Lilith all of which seem pretty straight forward combat monsters. But I am persevering and with the addition of the Coryphee and Doves I am beginning to claw back a little self respect.

Tiny Soul's Imp Hasslefree Isabelle Tiviel You should also take a look at the Succubus from Hell Dorado and the range of Cyrx Satyxis from Privateer Press.