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I have not heard of this game. It looks pretty cool and damn good paint job on that bugger.

Another thing I thought about doing was, once the board is complete, maybe play Malifaux on that. I know it's supposed to be 3x3 ft. But wouldnt it be cool set off from each end and make up some rules for capture the flag or something. Maybe pull down a view block in the middle so each side won't know how the other is moving (to simulate fog of war) until a model reaches the midpoint. And then you'd have to quickly adjust strategy based on how your opponents positions were. To capture the flag, take (1) interact action with it. When a model is killed, the flag is dropped.

I agree with you on the fire, but I wasn't going for it to look like fire. I painted the yellow and orange in as is traditional but I just didn't like it. I also tried a green flame with 3 colors of green but that didnt' work for the overall color selection I was going for. When I finally painted it just 2 shades of red, it fit right for my taste. The plan is to use all the colored bases for each faction and work that color into the themes. so that's why there is a lot of red on the models (and also why the fire ended up being red in the end). I'll be painting Sonnia's flame skeleton in the tradition so hopefully it turns out right. Arkham Horror is amazing! As for wanting to design my own stuff, the first thing I am wanting to do is make a Night of the Living Dead Scenario. No Monster Limit (to illustrate the zombie horde) Mindless zombies start on all street locations at the beginning of the game. All Zombies will have Stalker movement characteristics (even moving into locations) Zombies only die by headshot (a roll of a six, a five success only delays them. They become activated again during the mythos phase). I'll also add some special zombies based off the Malifaux Zombies (and use their mini's for arkham) Somehow, I'll add in an Infection spreading zombie so if you get bit, you gotta get the cure or become a zombie yourself. I am thinking that the "Mission" card will be good for getting the cure. That's just an overview so far anyway. I gotta get the board built and the mini's painted first. lol. Lots of work to do. @Clawz - good tips on taking solo pics and cropping them together. Also, good idea on the white balance. Im gonna mess with some photography tonight. I'll post up some new pics tomorrow. Thanks for the comments and tips guys. Much Appreciated.

They seem blurry on the edges. I was thinking maybe it was because of the white background. I shot in full sunlight but I do have the ability to shoot under fluourescent lights at work which might flood the model better with less shadows. I'll try the darker background as well. I did add curves, brightness/contrast and sharpen in Adobe After Effects to little effect on increasing the image quality.

I go to work very early (4 am Friday) so I won't have access to make a payment until Friday night. I live in mid Indiana. Do you have an idea for shipping? I imagine they might fit in a priority mail flat rate box. Let me know the final price and I'll send the payment when I can access my computer from home after work.

lol, hat transplant? Yep. Good thing you know how to sculpt

Looks like some great advice has been given so far. One more thing I would add, is to use proxies for models you want to try out but not sure if they will work for your playstyle. That way you don't buy it and then not use it. For me though, when it comes to collecting....... gotta get 'em all.

Cool, I get paid on Friday so I'll be down for taking the Rail Golem, Mr Tannen and Mr Graves off your hands.

I was looking for the Rail Golem so I'd take that off you're hands. But how do I know I can trust you. You're new to the forum and only have 3 posts.

I am new to the game. I have the M2E rulebook. Do I need to pick up Rising Powers and Twisting Fates as well or are those books 1st edition rules?

lmao, I love Big Trouble in Little China! Excellent tutorial in the new Chronicles. I've been contemplating just how to go about painting the goblin skin tones. You've given me some ideas where to start. Thanks and now I challenge you to do Wong as David Lopan! picture for the youngin's that don't get the reference. Open Spoiler

yes please clarify. 1 entry per contest, or 1 entry per category? The rule not using the same model in multiple categories is clear.

the warstore updated their preorder page for bayou boss to jun 27. Not sure if that helps at all but its something.

I like what you've done here dude. Keep it up!

Man, that purifying flame is looking pretty sweet. I love the color you used for the skeleton. I have been dreading painting that thing. lol. I have him ready to go though. I can't really give much advice as I'm still learning myself.

That is an interesting way to paint. Put down the shade first and build upon it. I'll have to try that out. Currently, I'm just applying the midtone in 3 layers, then shade and highlighting.

Guild is coming together. I'm using this same theme on all my Guild Models. Any advice on taking pictures. I can't get them to look right.

That's the CYM color wheel. Apparently, we've been taught wrong in school.

Looks real nice. I love the contrast on the death marshal coffins. They really stand out

Thanks for the tips and comment. I really need to tweek my camera set up some more too. I swear these miniatures look 10x better in person. I tried to take a picture of my Judge but just couldn't get it to turn out right. I'm taking a pic in full sunlight too but I'm using grey backing. Maybe I should use white instead. Here is a rough layout of the board in its current state. I'm just getting everything into position and trying to devise where I want the roads to go. The board is split into 4 pieces so that I can take it with me when I move next year. Although this did create problems where I couldn't have a hill transition through two pieces. So I think I'm gonna turn the middle 2 pieces into one piece. The flat area in front is where we will put our Investigators and the gaming pieces to play with. Open Spoiler The tracks won't have a working train set up because that's just too much headache. But I'll be putting a model train on it. The section to the far left is unfinished. The plan is to run the train tracks off the board to the left through a mountain tunnel. The Warhammer Skull mound is going to be where the Cultists are trying to Summon the Great Old One (which is the point of the game to stop them). It will also have a road tunnel running underneath it. I want to build an Indiana Jones (temple of doom) style wood bridge leading up the mountain to that cult site. The house in the middle hill will have a long curving drive up and around the hill. There will also be a meandering river that flows from the right down to the left into a lake where I've got the river docks and islands. In the far back corner left will be a huge hill overlooking everything and that's where I'll put the Arkham Asylum. Like a big spooky house on the hill. Along the backside will be a meandering cliffside road. I'm not sure how I'm gonna work that in yet. There will also be a Cave and Graveyard. Close view through covered bridge Open Spoiler River and Haunted Woods Open Spoiler I also got in on the Cthulu Wars Kickstarter which is awesome because all of the Monsters are the same monsters that are used in Arkham Horror (based on HP Lovecraft stories) Which will be even more Miniatures I'll need to get painting. Here are some examples. These are not by me, I've not received the game yet but it should be arriving soon. Open Spoiler This is a Great Old One (Cthulu). The miniatures are massive. This one is 150mm tall. another example I cant wait to paint these things! Lastly, here is the Board Game I'm trying to convert to a Model Town Each circle is a location that you can visit; which will be represented by the model train buildings. The squares are street areas and the lines are the roads. I was thinking about using Malifaux Street Lamps on cobblestone bases to represent the street areas. Maybe even put a street sign on them somehow.

Edit: I am making a Bookmark Menu with links to all my Miniatures within this thread for ease of Navigation. This list is of the current models I own. Some are painted, some have not been photographed yet. what I own so far; links to be updated as I post the photos GUILD Lady Justice The Judge Death Marshals Scales of Justice Perdita Ortega Nino Franscico Santiago Papa Loco Enslaved Nephilim Sonnia Criid Samael Hopkins Witchling Stalkers Purifying Flame Guild Riflemen RESURRECTIONISTS Seamus Rotten Belles Madame Sybelle Copycat Killer Nicodem Mortimer Punk Zombies Vulture McMourning Sebastion Nurses Canine Remains Flesh Construct Zombie Chihuahua Toshiro Yan Lo Chiaki Iron Zombies Ashigaru NEVERBORN Pandora Candy Baby Kade Poltergeist Sorrows Lilith Barbaros Terror Tots Cherub TEN THUNDERS Ok, so I'm planning on painting 100% of the M2E new plastic models. I think they are just so awesome. Currently, I'm working on building an 8' x 4' model town from various parts. (N Scale). The model will be a representation of the board game Arkham Horror. It just so happens that the models for Arkham Horror are the very same scale that Malifaux uses. This is a bonus because Arkham Horror is highly customizable and you have the ability to make your own Investigators and Monsters (which I will be using the Malifaux models for down the road). First up, here are a couple pictures of some mini's I have painted. I'm working towards finishing up the Lady Justice, Ortega and Sonnia Boxed sets currently. Then I'll probably move on to some Resurrectionists. The plan is to use the Wryd colored bases to match the faction colors. So in this example, Guild gets the red base. I'll be working those faction colors into the paint schemes as well. This mini attaches to the wood plinth (dowel rod from Hobby Lobby) via a magnet. Will this effect LOS rules or gameplay by elevating the miniatures this high? Hopefully I can find a 40 and 50mm size dowel rod as well. I used a simple stain from Lowe's and might paint all the factions using different stains. I'm not sure yet. I consider hair and metal parts some of my weaknesses at the moment. Any advice?

Excellent Video Series on color theory https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKT4wTDASG8SGqK1Ww_rYxP3qqLP0lSxP

Oh yeah, I remember now. I thought you used grey for your Death Marshals because they had an overall Cool feel anyway. Brown seems like a Warm accessory color. That's what I'm calling them from now on. Grey / Brown and Cool / Warm Accessory colors for painting straps, bags, belts, etc to attentuate your Temperature themes..

wow thanks man. I feel honored. I'm here just starting to figure shit out and you give me praise for what I'm doing. Did you try that Red Leather, Altdorf Blue, Pale Grey/Blue Cool Red? I'll be posting pics of it real soon. I've been keeping track of my mix ratios so I can keep a running note tracking in my painting logs. I think this is something that we could all do to help each other out. By leaving notes on what you mixed and the pictured result, even if we don't try that specific combo out, it might give ideas for new things to try. What was it that I pointed out that you were doing but didn't realize? I just learned today that the traditional color wheel isn't correct and we should be using the CYM (cyan-yellow-magenta) Color Wheel. Is anyone using this and do you have a good resource for one? I can drum up a link I think if required. I'll have to do some research to find it though.

Good looking models dude. Real Nice. How long have you been painting?