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Saying to take Pandora and Lynch and then going on about how amazing Lilith is, is a little cruel. Just wanted to point that out

After rereading and rethinking.... I'm down to Lynch, Lilith, and Pandora (yep she got added back in)... with strong plans to grab either Collodi and/or Dreamer when their crews are more available. Part of the problem is there are the crews I want to play, and the crews I want to paint (Dreamer, Collodi, Pandora, Viktoria, Misaki, Kirai). So that's why Pandora came back up. Think I might take it to VASSAL to decide from here.

This is what stops me from loving her. With so many awesome dynamics in the game (card control, summoning, manipulating other models and markers). I don't know how thrilled I am to mainly just run around and hit things. Grow is pretty neat, but I worry it won't have much of an impact in smaller games.

Thank you all for your feedback! Even if you basically all told me not to sweat it because eventually I'll buy them all lol. ResserRob, I laughed hysterically at your response. I've managed to come up with a top five... with five runner ups... and an honorable mention. Top 5, In no particular order: Lilith, Zoraida, Dreamer, Collodi, Leveticus Runner ups: Marcus, Colette, Kaeris, Ironsides, Lynch Honorable mention: The Gremlins. I love them all, but they just don't feel like a good first choice to me. And a lot of the outcasts are awesome but I'm trying to be good. Also, the person I'll be playing the most is leaning towards Nicodem (or at least some summon heavy army). Does that/should that impact which crew I start with? Any more feedback based on the crews I'm most leaning towards?

So I'm new to the world of Malifaux, and still combing through rule book and trying to select a crew. Before I looked at actual game play I planned on going with Neverborn, and probably Pandora or Lucius.... Just going by models and fluff/character. However, now that I'm reading through the rule book and the abilities/game play of the all the characters... I'm in trouble. How do you choose?? In the end it turns out I'm not a big fan of Pandora's game play dynamics... But I am a big fan of SO MANY other characters. Hoffman, McMourning, Ramos, Marcus, Lilith, Zoraida, Dreamer, Collodi, Lynch, Viktoria... And I haven't even finished reading over the Outcasts, Ten Thunders, Gremlins, or wave 2 Ressers! I could possibly whittle down a few more just based on models (maybe just by one or two) - but they're all pretty awesome. So I was wondering how other people out there figured out what crew to start with

Very very kewl! You really have some amazing skills and a great eye. And something about it makes the facial expression look less like a battle cry and more like a scream and agony from these things streaming out of his back.

I second this idea! I think it'll pull together really nicely with the cape mods, help her look more feminine, and you might even be able to use it to cover up some of the cowl damage. Beautiful work so far - can't wait to see more.

I'm new to Malifaux as well and also debating between neverborn and goblins for this exact same reasons (and also leaning towards neverborn). Let me know what you thoughts as you get into game play with both of them!

I just wanted to pop back in to say I think I'm in love with the P3 paints! I broke them out yesterday and I was amazed how smooth they were. To me citadel paints require so much watering down and still feel a bit sluggish across the model. The P3 paints (or at least the very few colors I used last night) required a lot less thinning and went on so smoothly! I am having one homemade wet pallet issue I was wondering if you guys could help with. The parchment paper doesn't seem to like to stay wet/flat. I went with a paper towel and sponge method, and they're both quite wet. And the parchment paper was (a little) damp at first, but then started curling up and drying. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks for the warm welcomes, the Walter White meme, and the fluff teaser!! Looking forward to getting into things more and more... And in that vein - Can anyone tell me a bit about VASSAL? I've seen some references around the threads but I don't know much about it.

Hi Everyone - Thought I'd throw in a formal introduction Years ago, I used to do some GW gaming - but really I was most interested in it for the painting and eventually fell out of the hobby all together. Recently I decided I really wanted to get back into painting minis, but didn't want to paint 20 of the same guy at a time. So I started looking around at skirmish level games and loved what I saw in Malifaux - INCREDIBLE minis, addictive fluff, and a pretty novel game system. So here I am, getting to know the community and the gameplay, catching up on fluff, deciding on a master (I was thinking Pandora/Neverborn, but the more I read the more characters I fall in love with... McMourning, Lucius, Gremlins....), and brushing the cobwebs off my painting skills with some old bloodbowl characters a buddy of mine had. Oh - and being incredibly incredibly inspired by some of the incredible talents I've seen on the boards already!

I looooooved using necron sprue pieces for basing. It's not quite as vivid in color... but you could go with something like this: http://www.miniaturemarket.com/swmrk1004.html Relic Knights Esper Crystals (they come in other colors as well as green)

Thanks again everybody - I ended up going with a spattering of P3 basic colors, and picking up the two Vallejo highlights dgraz suggested. From other sites it sounds like vellejo can be a little watery for base coats so I thought I'd try out P3. A thinner highlight color sounds ideal though so it sounds like a good combination. I'm sure I'll be picking up more as I go, but at least its place to start

Hi - I'm new to Malifaux too, and found Paradox's post really helpful. I had a follow-up question - Paradox mentioned having two masters, and I completely understand why given how awesome so many of them are. But would you recommend going with two masters of the same faction at least? Or do more people go with masters in different factions for more variety?

Thanks everybody for your feedback and suggestions! I guess what I was more specifically asking is - do you have any colors you find yourself using across a wide range of models. Go-to flesh tones, base colors, warm/cold highlight and shadow shaders... that kind of thing? At least in my own limited painting experience, I'm think of GW lich purple, bone white, snakebite leather, etc... except I'd rather move away from citadel because of the price point, I'm not sure they are the best choices, and I don't think those color names exist anymore lol. Same thing goes for ink/wash colors and I didn't know if there were sets of primary tones people might use more often than not for mixing and whatnot.

Hi Everyone - I'm new to the forums (and to Malifaux) and I had a really basic painting question. What kind of paints would you recommend a beginner picking up? Sort of as a starter set. Both in brand and colors. To give some background - I used to play WH/40K and loved the painting aspect, probably a bit more than even the gaming aspect. Yeeeaaarrs later I wanted to get back into painting - but not at the cost or unit limitations of warhammer (I didn't want to paint 30 of the same guy). A friend suggested I check out Malifaux both for the incredible minis and the much more dynamic game play and I'm very very excited by what I've seen. I'm especially intrigued by Pandora and her crew. I have a few random fantasy minis I'd like to tackle just to get back into the groove of painting, before diving into characters I'd like to game with on a regular basis. So I guess I'm looking for a kind fundamental starter palette of colors... and ideally nothing that's going to break the bank. There seems to be some back and forth across other forums about craft store brands (i.e. Apple barrow) vs. the mini-specific paints (i.e. Vallejo or Citadel). I was wondering what the general consensus was among Malifaux painters since that's what I'm ultimately aspiring too. Thanks!