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Given a (hopefully) high probability of Neverborn, the announcement last year around Halloween that the shamble men for the Halloween game would get M3E playable models, and that they would fit nicely with Carver's aesthetic, I'm going to bet/hope for a Pandora nightmare crew (she also hasn't gotten a new sculpt this edition, while Dreamer, the other master with one of Carver's keywords, has).

For a Miss model, I'd therefore think something Guild...maybe the Steward? 

For July I'm planning on finishing up the Carrion Effigy and then, hopefully finishing up the rest of my Nightmare crew I currently have with the spiders and last Daydream. Bonus points if I get to Vasilisa or Hinnamatsu, who I've had fun modding a bit.

For the July challenge, I feel I'm a bit of an oddity, but I tend to avoid watching much YouTube in general, and generally Google written directions of a given technique I want to try out, or ask for direction on a WIP I'm struggling with in the Wyrd Minis Painting FB group.

That said, there are a few recognizable names I've looked up here and there:

1) Angel Giraldez - had to look him up after seeing his work on Wyrd's models, and found his videos on how to use an airbrush helpful where many articles had failed me.

2) Shoshie Bauer - my partner started following her when picking up Kingdom Death, and while I tend to look at her picture posts more than videos, her work is gorgeous and inspiring.

3) Craig Shipman - the man himself from Third Floor Wars, I've found Craig's advice on making colors pop on the table top to be invaluable, and was happy to find him in fairly active in giving both praise and advice in the FB group I mentioned.

Getting the jump on pledge post to ensure I don't repeat my almost entirely forgetting it in May!

Going with a few Ressers (Emissary and Effigy), A Neverborn (last Daydream for Dreamer), an a bunch of stuff for Lucius.

 June Challenge - 3 Fave Paints

1. Vallejo Dark Grey - Not exactly exciting, but I find it's a good central grey, and has been pretty helpful to de-saturate colors, so I've been using it a fair bit as I play with light.

2. Vallejo Fluo Green - brilliant for anything glowing, and possibly radioactive. I need to get more soon.

3. Contrast Gulliman Flesh & Fyreslayer Flesh - I *really* dislike painting human skin, though I know it can be done amazingly well, I just don't find myself wanting to put in the number of layers needed to get it there for the relatively little bit of skin I generally find on a model. These are skin-talent in a bottle in the same way Agrax Earthshade can be, and they're a crutch I'm perfectly fine hobbling along on. 😜

Wow! Amazing! Hats off to everyone, looking absolutely stupendous!

@Caedrus My getting-back-into-it accomplishment for the month is these three Dandy chaps, totalling 12ss. Felt odd to put so much color on Resser models, but I enjoyed it, and how they turned out.

I'm out of the habit of posting beginning-of-the-month picture! Ahhh!

Oh well, better late than never.

Working on 3 deadest Dandies, 3 Daydreams, 2 Stitched, and a Student of Conflict in a pear tree.

@Stranglelove thanks so much! Ocarina and Twilight Princess are my favorite Zeldas, visually. So after doing up my Hooded Rider as "what if Dark Link won and masqueraded as Link", I've been doing more of my Neverborn as things from Hyrule as I go. (Check back in the painting challenge posts or my album, Dreamer's a young Ganondorf, Chompy is Ganon in the shadows. Coppelius is an Octorock in a coat, Serena is Midna, and the Alps are a Dodongo, Lizafos, and Moblin, so far. I have plans for all other Puppets to be wearing different masks, and Collodi to wear Majora's, but at this point I may wait for (what I expect to be) it's inevitable return in the story to push through on that one, as it's currently a bit beyond my sculpting confidence level.

My pledge of 6ss complete for March, the Stitched Together finished and polished up. Haven't unearthed my photobox from the move yet, so please excuse the pictures.

Having an issue where a friend is sending me a link to a new game setup but the link just opens the app and fails to load a pool. We're both Android users and freshly updated. Any other word about this going around?

Late to the party this month, and it may be my first mulligan due to prepping for moving, but nevertheless, here's what's next up on my painting table: 3x Daydreams, 3x Stitched, and 3x Dead Dandies (one came in missing a head, but I figure in Ressers that's an opportunity).

@Caedrus thanks so much! They were a blast to paint (and figure out the color schemes, expanding my RWBY theme for Thunders to the villains as well).

I managed to finish a couple more right in time for the month! Behold, both dragons (as Grimm, keeping with the RWBY theme). Had a blast with the custom work on the Emissary (wings and tail fins are press moulds of the wings I used on the Dawn Serpent and some for a Black Blood Shaman. They're a little rough around the edges from trying to make them thicker to be a bit tougher. Also filled in the holes where his lower legs should be for more of a sea serpent look.) Also the first time I've used any water effect for waves, so please, pour your tips and criticisms over me

So, with the 19ss from these two, that should bring me to 39ss for the month.

Happy 2020 everyone!

I'm so close with Ototo/Nora here, so finishing her up will be pretty quick, and then I'll move on to the newest batch in the priming box, either the dragons or doctored up Wastrel models first.

Well, as expected, December was busy, and we added extra busy by looking at houses, so I'll be using my first mulligan, but it's been a great year and I'm looking forward to seeing more painting progress all through 2020 from everyone!

@Caedrus I'm in for 2020, sticking with an Enforcer level! Love the buy back in option!

Personally I'm looking forward to improving and experimenting with an airbrush more (this far I've pretty much just used it to prime and zenithal) and combine that with getting more terrain done, as well as continue to improve in general both in speed and quality.

Oof, that holiday schedule, am I right?

Going to pledge alt Ototo, Katanaka Sniper and Thunder Archer. Realistically thinking I can finish one of them, the month being what it is.

Everyone else, looking great so far!

Had a wonderful local event this past weekend where we used the Too Many Secrets variant to great success and fun! I personally may like it more than the standard play set up, and most of the others here like it just as well.

The one thing missing is the ability to use the App to play it, which is not currently possible, due to the number of schemes generated (7), chosen (4), and *how* they are chosen (pick 2 schemes to score the first point, 2 different schemes to score the 2nd point).

So, Wyrd, it would be absolutely wondrous if the app had the ability to accommodate all the variants listed in GG0 (a spot for keywords for Bans, etc) as this would further your ability to use the data gathered internally, as well as for us players to use the app for every game we play, no matter the variant. Thanks for your time.

I see the nightmare Coryphee, but the translucent red normal Coryphee that were on the newsletter appear to have...danced away? Oh well, one day!

Playtesting? I'm in!

Welcome, new Matt!

I concur with enjoying how you've been running things, @Caedrus, it's been a great year!

For my November, I'm pledging a bit of a mix: a few Wicked Dolls to work on the masked Hyrulrian Neverborn, Iggy, the Student of Conflict for my Viks, and a Thunder Archer, Sniper, and Ototo to add to my Team RWBY Misaki crew.

And a first WIP for Ototo/Nora's hammer. Remind me to never scratch build detailed weapons again.

A touch late with the post, but was away from my things yesterday, sorry!

Adding to the month with a bunch of interior terrain (40ss as per @Caedrus) along with The Captain (10ss), Elijah (9ss), and all three Firebranded (18ss total). All together, 77ss pluss the 21ss from earlier in the month for 98ss.