spectrehorseman

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

River and Haunted Woods

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.

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?

I have just started getting into learning Color Theory and how it applies to painting Miniatures. During my research, I have stumbled across some great tools for picking your colors.

Colorcombos.com

https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/

I especially like the colorcombos.com site.  Pick a color and it will give you a wide variety of pre-selected schemes.

Well, now that you explained the wire a little better, that sounds like the best choice.  For magnetizing models, I use sheet magnets on the bottom of the base and movement trays (warhammer).  But I don't need to do that in Malifaux.

I agree, love those glowing eyes. And here I was trying to come up with a way to do that...

I use Tamiya Plastic Cement for larger parts and then just plain old super glue for the very small bits (like arms).  Plastic Cement has Acetone and Butyl Acetate which actually melt the plastic and fuse them together as one piece.  The superglue I'm using isn't that great. I have found that there are several types of thickness. Gap filler, thin, etc.  I purchased some thin yesterday but it was too thin and didn't have any surface tension (which helps keep the drop on the spot without spilling over the edge). So next time, I'm gonna go with the next thickness up.  You don't want too think because it spills out and makes ugly rough residue on your mini.

Hope that helps

http://www.amazon.com/Tamiya-87038-Extra-Thin-Cement/dp/B000BMYWYC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402153466&sr=8-2&keywords=tamiya+plastic+cement

Sorry if I derailed the thread. I thought the conversation evolved logically.  I'll be posting my own thread soon. 

I agree, I love the color scheme. I also cannot wait to see what these look like in the new plastics

Do you have other crews painted yet? I would love to see your choice of colors on other crews.

I just found your painting thread, I like what I see so far, dropping a comment to stay informed on your thread

I was having similar problems with the Death Marshalls. What about those really small magnets? What's the best size and process for installing them?

Oh yeah, I'm getting everything. lol.  I am building a model train board that is 8' x 4'. It is a city representation of the board game Arkham Horror. Which is set in 1920's and is a Horror game. The Malifaux mini's fit right into that universe and actually are the exact same scale as the mini's that come with Arkham Horror.

The game is highly customizable, so some of the Malifaux Characters will be used as Investigators, some will be used as Monsters and all of them will be used to play Malifaux I'll share some WIP as it comes further along.

Thanks, will do. I'm finishing up my Nicodem base right now and that will give me the opportunity to layout what my plans are for all the factions. I'll make a thread soon.

I'll look for that color too. I did see a Vallejo Iraqi Sand and almost picked that up but changed my mind.

Primer paint has gotten way out of hand on the price. I started using Sandable Primer from Autozone, lol. And then laying down a first coat of Vallejo German Black/Brown to fill in the mottled look of primer paints. It seems to be working great so far.

This has been a ton of help. I can already tell a difference in how I'm thinking towards attacking the model. Much appreciated!

Just as a quick review to see if I understand correctly.

Zandri Dust appears to have a yellow brown in it. So this is a warm color. It should be shaded with a purple (to complement the yellow) and then highlight with a cold grey/white?

While, Screaming Skull is more of a colder color and should be shaded with a Cool Blue?  And then highlighted with a warm cream?

I need to get my hands on some more pale colors like this, I have a ton of browns, greens, blues, but not much pale. I have currently Ushabti Bone, Screaming Skull, Zandri Dust, Pallid Wych Flesh.

I'm working on transitioning over to Vallejo, any selections for pale in that range I should get? I want some more beige too

As I was researching, I found another article that offered a challenge.  And that was to pick a blue, red and yellow, then make your own color wheel out of that by mixing only those colors and the subsequent ones.  This sounds like a great exercise for understanding how colors work together.