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Oh wow, it looks awesome. But am I ever going to be able to buy it with real money instead of Itchy and Scratchy money? 

Looks pretty nice but I was hoping she'd be actually using those wings. On the ground they just look unwieldy. It was the old Kaeris model that drew me to Malifaux in the first place

I'm taking this crew to Gertfaux in February - it'll be my first tournament. I don't have a spare Student of Conflict so I thought this would work as a suitable, in-theme proxy. 

I think I went a little too far tying all my Outcast crew together...

I use dice. I have plenty of them and it honestly never occurred to me to deface my cards until I saw someone doing it to their Warmachine cards

Another Ronin joins Chelsea Grynne's Cirque du Sang

Yes I gave the crew and master a name.

I like the idea of the slightly more random pairings, maybe something like 'The Specialists' (Hans, Johan and Bishop) or the more obvious 'Rats' (Malifaux rats and a Rat King) or even one I wouldnt mind - all the effigies in one set. Sure there might be a few models you dont want right at this very moment but we all know you will soon enough.

I came to Malifaux from Warhammer and 40k and I know it sounds snobby but when I see people complaining about spending a bit of money (having to buy multiple arsenal deck for example) I start to wonder what hobby youve been playing.

An Obedient Wretch joins the Circus... 

I would have put make up on the rats too but I thought that would just be silly. 

Also, why does the word c-l-o-w-n get replaced by Penguin?

Plus it even says in her fluff that she likes to hang out with the Oxfordian Mages

Then Killjoy gets in on the act... 

The Guy Richie/Robert Downey Sherlock Holmes movies have a similar visual feel and Penny Dreadful practically IS Malifaux

And another one... 

1. I've only just got my head around reading blogs its going to take at least another year before podcasts penetrate my sphere

2. Well so far theyve managed about 80-90% of the Wave 1 models (the main rule book) have been upgraded to plastic. Theres still a few odds and sods but most have at least been seen now. Unless Wyrd pick up the pace we wont see all of Wave 2 (The models in the recently released Crossroads book) for a good 2 years.

3. On the one hand Warmachine has a relatively simple dice system but a lot of the time you'll be looking to the reference section of the book for things like what the little foot icon on the datacard means. It does that same thing Warhammer does by having loads of universal special rules that can get confusing without cheat sheets. 

Malifaux, on the other hand, has stripped its main rules section to the bone - nearly all the special rules are printed on the character cards.

As for the mature themes, well I don't know about the US but over here the kids already know all the words by 10 and the Rotten Belles can easily be rebranded dancers instead of prostitutes. The only model with her tatties out is Zoraida and those arent going to stir the loins of even the most pubescent boy.

...and then this happened.

EDIT: Added an updated Crew pic of Chelsea Grynne's Cirque du Sang

I very much doubt you'd be able to buy the Steamtrunk separately because it can only be used with Von Schill. In fact the only totem that doesnt have to be with the master it is packaged with is the Student of Conflict. 

If you want a good proxy I've been using this one http://elementgames.co.uk/wargames-and-miniatures/micro-art-studios/discworld-miniatures/discworld-miniature-luggage-1 It has the additional advantage of being the Luggage

I would happily suffer off-scale models if it means there won't be a repeat of Yan-lo's Beard or the Zombie Chiuauauauauauauaua (sp?)

I think Rathnard has it pretty much perfect.

Crew selection is the tricky part. I'd suggest full crew boxes - the 'Henchman and a couple of minions' sounds alright till you realise that it'll be less than 10 models on the back of a £60 box set, no matter how much extra stuff you cram in the punter looks at the models first and foremost. 

I knew I'd read something appropriate to this argument. Here's a game shop owner explaining SKU creep: 

http://mightymeep.com/news/quest-for-fun-miniature-sku-creep/992

If it was a book with new models as well as a campaign I'd buy it. But not if was just a campaign I'd play maybe once and then forget about.

Tbh I think theyve just given up on hard dates for Malifaux. A lot of retailers caught a lot of flak for the slipperier-than-a-greased-gremlin release dates, especially the ones that use Paypal so take the money with the preorder instead of dispatch

According to Element Games (Best source for Malifaux in the UK ) the July releases that werent originally May's arent due till the end of august

Great, now I'll be thinking about doing a Fawlty Towers inspired Seamus crew all day.

Seamus as Basil after the inevitable breakdown...

Printer ink is incredibly expensive so I was wondering if anybody has cooked up a more printer friendly character sheet? Without the sepia background that would guzzle my precious fluid even on greyscale setting?

At last! A Malifaux thing in my fetid arse end of the world!

Count me in.