Vermicious Knid

I'd even go a bit further than that - I would allow thoughtful and skilled conversions even in tournament settings. Why is that? Because this game has such a low model count, that if you can't keep track of a converted/proxied model or two in a MALIFAUX game of all things, then you are probably not terribly bright and your odds of actually doing well in the tournament aren't good anyways. I know that's a harsh viewpoint, but this has always been a hotbutton topic for me. I find the idea that players can't keep track of 6 models (give or take) to be extremely insulting and belittling, and too often it discourages painters/modelers from excercising their creativity.

Good lord - is it hard to keep your balance on that high horse?

Hey there! I actually built it from scratch - the boiler is made from an old, empty paint bottle. But I am flattered that you thought it was a commercial-made product!

Hey folks, I just put the finishing touches on my scrapyard water feature. It's a little hard to tell in the photo, but the pond is filled with Envirotex, and looks pretty cool (if I do say so - love Envirotex). rather than a naturally occuring pond, I wanted something to look more like a screwed up piece of industrial machinery, and this is what I came up with.

Sounds like a plan! Just so you know, if you use cork as a base for hills and such, it's important to use the right type. You need to use cork that's been cut into larger pieces, instead of the normal style cork board that's been ground into tiny bits. The cork I'm talking about is a bit more "arty". You can find it at craft stores typically- it's a little bit more expensive, but one package goes a long way http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Cork_closeup.jpg As far as the metal debris, you use cogs like you mentioned before. For the rest I use a combination of coffee stirrers for the wooden planks, rectangles cut up out of plasticard, and some bits from pegasus hobby kits http://www.thewarstore.com/IMEXPlatformerHexagon.html

You guessed correctly - it was my mistake. The hill in question was actually printed in their magazine, rather than the site. However, the construction is pretty easy. I found an image of what they did (or what some random magazine reader did with exactly the same look) http://m3.i.pbase.com/g4/38/108938/2/139661633.7HaWhNbB.jpg My version has exposed rocks, as I wanted more of a debris-covered hill effect. The original version, as pictured above is actually supposed to represent a hill made ENTIRELY out of scrap metal... 1) start with a hill-shaped base (mine is made from matte board, but lots of folks use plastic sheets or MDF) 2) cut out a foam hill and mount it on your base. 3) take some tin foil, and hot glue it over the foam. Cover the hill completely, and trim off any excess foil. After you paint it, any exposed wrinkly tin foil spaces will look like crumpled rusty metal. 4) take a random assortment of bits, cogs, model parts, etc, and cover the surface as much as possible, trying to keep the top of the hill reasonly flat, so that models will balance properly 5) paint is as simple as spray painting it a rusty brown, and then wash and drybrush your way into coolness. Despite my mistake, the PP hobby blog has some cool ideas that can easily be looted for Malifaux (check out the smokestack "forest" in particular). I'll just leave the link here: http://privateerpress.com/hobby/hobby-blog

So I've been posting a whole lot of newb questions of late, and I have one more... I have a few files containing printable Malifaux tokens. They appear to have been made during the 1e era (I think Ratty made them). My question is, are these still basically good to print out? Have the types of tokens changed at all, or does 2e basically still use the same stuff, token-wise? If the old tokens are no use, does anyone make specific 2e tokens nowadays? If so, then where? I'm always a fan of printable pdf's. I tried looking on the Downloads section of Wyrd, but no love there.

Hey guys, I'm the OP of this thread Some of you have asked me about my specific criteria about which faction starters are the most cost-effective. Good question - I should have spelled out what I'm looking for a bit better, obviously. The answer to that question is that I have a lot of different factors I am looking for. In order of highest priroty to least priority, here's how I rank my considered factors... 1) All (or at least most) of the included models are things their master wants to regularly play with 2) Included models are effective with at least 1-2 other Masters 3) The included Master is not a Summoner 4) the box is at least an average Soulstone total

I truly hate modeling buildings that have detailed interiors. I would much rather just have a plain building that is merely an LOS-blocker and is unable to be entered by models. Is this acceptable in Malifaux games, or should all buildings have accessible interiors?

Just like the title says, which Starter sets are the most cost-effective? By that, I mean that they don't need a bunch of extra summoned models, and don't need too many other add-on models to create an effective crew list?

No worries - I am right in the process of painting up my water feature. Once that's done and the Envirotex is dried, I'll post a pic!

@JBugman - I kind of described their composition in my post, but basically they are made from rough-cut cork boards. These are different than normal cork boards, and you can find them at craft stores like Michael's or AC Moore

So hey folks - I just made some brand new stuff I thought I might show off a bit. My plan was to make a simple set of themed terrain I can use at home for both Malifaux and Warmachine games. I wanted it to be at least vaguely "steampunk" (so no boring grassy hills and such) and not be that difficult to create. Also I plan on getting one of those new Frontline Gaming battle mats - specifically the 4' square "Barren Wasteland" mat - and I wanted something that would blend in with those pretty nicely. Finally I wanted something that matched the customized basing scheme I used for my "steampunk" armies (basically all my warmachine and malifaux figs). And thus the scrapyard was born! Below are a couple of hills and that I did. The hills were constructed using a combination of PP's "junk pile" hills, which you can find on the main PP website, and also I used some cork board hills as a starter as well. There is a forum poster on the PP site named Poppabear, and I have to say that his quick-and-easy cork hills were an inspiration. The idea allowed me to jump ahead several steps, and letting me get cool looking rocky hills with a minimal of modeling. I did a few extra steps by mounting them on some matte board to give it some extra ruggedness, and hid the join with a mix of patching plaster and gravel around the bottom of the base. As a final trick, I actually used the "rough cut" cork board, instead of the basic board. This stuff is a little more expensive, and the cork bark is cut into larger pieces. I personally find the larger chunks mimic the look of rock a whole lot better than basic cork board, and I recommend it to anybody who wants to use cork with terrain projects or basing their miniatures. I also did up 4 walls in the same scheme. Basically used the same paints and modeling materials so that they would blend in with the hills that I already constructed. My goal was to make some walls that weren't really created to actually BE walls - they are just random collections of junk that will form a wall-like structure for use in game. I am very happy with the result! So that's the start of my home-gaming Junkyard terrain! I am working on some more pieces right now, including some fairly ramshackle buildings, and a couple of "forests", which will actually be just collections of scrap on a template that will mimic the rules of a forest (that sort of thing is actually allowed in the rulebook even - look it up! ). Also picked up some Envirotex to create a water feature of some kind too. Stay tuned!

Yep, spotted the file right after I posted this. Not too bad - similar to Privateer Press' policy, which I am very familiar with. Basically it would be a TO's call, which isn't a huge problem. Personally my conversions/scratch-built models do look different than the original, but not normally such that people would have a hard time telling what's what

Never thought about the Mei Feng box - that's not a bad idea. She is pretty cool and I hadn't even thought of using the Rail Workers with Ramos. Metal Gamin = good to know. I've heard they are nice and tough

Thanks for the ideas folks - how is the Rail Golem with him? Decent at all?

So hey folks I'm a very new Malifaux player, and also a sculptor. I have some fun ideas to sculpt my own Metal Gamin and Rail Golem models - not because the official models are bad, but merely because it might save me a few bucks, and I can put my own unique spin on these particular models As a Warmachine player, I am used to a certain "draconian" conversion policy, and I just wanted to get a feel for how the average Malifaux tournament runs. If I make scratch-built models like this, will I be essentially shooting myself in the foot when preparing for theoretical future tournaments I might attend

Hey folks - new guy here. I've decided to start off with Arcanists as my faction. My plan is to buy two, or possibly three Masters. My secondary Masters will most likely be either Rasputina and/or Marcus, though I honestly haven't narrowed down which one. My definite purchase will be Ramos for certain. No real reason, except that I like his story, and steampunk stuff is cool. If he's tricky to learn with, that's no big deal, as I am a veteran or other game systems, and steep learning curves aren't a bit problem for me So with that in mind, what should be my first purchases for you average Ramos crew? Any must-haves? How many Spider packs should I buy, keeping in mind that I will not be magnetising anything (as I dislike magnets, for basing and transportation reasons)?

Oh, as a further thing- I live in North Delaware, and it would be cool if I could touch base with any other Malifaux people in the general area (including south Jersey and east PA)

So hi there! I am a long-time Warmachine player (who goes by Mikethefish on the PP forums) and am looking to get into Malifaux. I've never played, but I have some of the 1st edition books. I understand the new edition is upon us, and I am trying to find out exactly what's changing, and how I go about leaning everything. Here's a few questions I have... 1) Are there any good podcasts that go into detail about the new changes, overviews of the new Masters/models, that sort of thing. 2nd ed info is what I'm looking for 2) What's the time frame on how much has gone into the new plastics, and what's coming up next 3) This question is for those folks who also play Warmachine. Which game (Malifaux or Warmachine) is best for a young person to learn (age 10-12). Bear in mind that if I taught Malifaux to this particular young friend, I would probably edit out the "adult" figs/art from Malifaux lol