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  1. I think your color scheme is fine and the dark wash over the blue will dull it down. I've got tips for future minis that I'll try to post tomorrow. Feel free to reply or message me if you've got questions in the meantime.
  2. The Scorpius is 6ss and is height 3 but the physical model is more like Ht 1 or 2. The Grootslang is also Ht 3 but appears to be more like Ht 4 or 5.
  3. I've been where you're now at and I may be able to help. We'll start with your current models and then I'll talk about a technique I use that may help you moving forward. On all non-white areas do a drybrush of a lighter color then go back with a dark grey or black wash. If you need help with drybrushing hit youtube. For the wash you can either buy a wash or mix your dark colored paint with a 50/50 mix of water and Pledge Acrylic Floor Shine. You want the wash to be thin--paint it over a newspaper and you should be able to easily read the paper through the wash. On the white/silver areas, skip the dry brush but do an even thinner dark wash over it. The idea with the drybrush is that the paint only goes on to the raised area of the mini that would catch the light and appear brighter. The dark wash will then take away the "chalky" effect that the dry brush leaves behind and shades the low areas on the mini that would be darker due to shadow. This leaves your original color as the mid-tone, the drybrushing is your highlight and the wash is your low-tone. Having 3 layers of color will give your mini much more depth and make it look way better. Then if you feel like it, you can go back and pick out details with a small brush with very little paint on it. Again, this step is up to you. Basing also goes a long way and can be as simple as putting thinned white school glue on the base and dropping grass effect over it. I'll have more to say later but this should help for now. Remember that any painted/based model looks phenomenally better than grey plastic and at Tabletop distance no one will see your mistakes or imperfections.
  4. Good point regarding a lot of the specifics of that terrain thread. I was just remembering that thread as helping me to think about terrain, definition and placement in new and useful ways.
  5. Alt Grootslang. Make it significantly smaller.
  6. @Viruk Thanks for the compliment! It means a lot coming from you. And thanks for posting those Bultungin and the instructions on your blog. My Purple Lucius really needs a couple of those guys.
  7. These guys take me to 6 models worth 34ss this month. I'd love to complete another model before February but we'll see how it goes. Anybody wanna Gamble?
  8. @misterfinn Let me start by saying you're painting at a level significantly above my own ability so take everything with a grain of salt. I think your Nothing Beast is looking excellent so far but regarding your texture idea I have some thoughts. For the "glop" he's rising out of what if the colors swirled into each other some? You might also try a Satin or Glossy varnish on that part to give it some shine. For the carapace it looks like the highlights are going to a yellow color but I wonder if you might take them as far as white to get the look you're going for. Whatever you do I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.
  9. Thinking about branching into Pandora (currently play Lilith and Lucius) and her Woe build seems powerful and fun. Will I be able to get by with 3 Sorrows to Summon or should I get more? Thx.
  10. Terrain, Terrain, Terrain. Saying that you're struggling against ranged and blasty crews makes me suspect you either don't have enough terrain or you need more variety. There's a very good discussion on terrain here: As others mentioned, I'd also recommend focusing on 1 or 2 Masters and getting 10-20 games in with each of them before adding another Master to the mix. This "video" (sound only) has excellent and generic tips for Improving as a Player. I highly recommend it. Hopefully these can help you start getting some wins. Hang in there.
  11. Event held at Dewayne's World, 457 E Sullivan St, Kingsport, TN 37660 2/3/18 10am to 5pm. 3 Round 50ss Tourney using GG18 Strats and Schemes. More info at: https://m.facebook.com/events/1608964502516602/?acontext={"ref"%3A"2"%2C"ref_dashboard_filter"%3A"upcoming"%2C"action_history"%3A"null"}&ref=bookmarks
  12. I'd like to make Adepticon and help out this year but I'm not sure I have the funds for the trip. Is Wyrd comping Badges or anything else for working a certain number of shifts?
  13. And because my photo box was already set up, here's an early WIP on 2 Stitched Together.
  14. Take a walk on the Wild Side. These 2 Waldgeist bring me to 22ss so far this month.
  15. @iamfanboy That looks salvageable to me. I'm frequently amazed at how good a final product can look after a bad middle stage. Sadly, sometimes the inverse of this is also true for me.
  16. Want! This line will continue a terrible cycle where I need to work to buy Wyrd products (not to mention food/shelter/etc) but don't want to work so I can play with the Wyrd products I have. Like a lot of the ideas listed above but a Sewer set and Three Kingdoms set are high on my wish list. Not to mention The Honeypot Casino.
  17. After 18 months of Arcanists (I Love Rasputina and Marcus!) I was ready for another faction for my competitive play for this year. I knew I wanted Neverborn and would be running Lilith (our love may last the ages--or until she gets pissed and kills me) but I didn't know which other Master I'd run with her. I experimented with several and I found that I really enjoy Purple (NB) Lucius. He's certainly not OP but he can be very strong if played well and has a high skill-cap. Other players often underestimate him if they haven't faced a strong Lucius player. Best of luck to you. PM me or start another thread if you have any questions about getting going.
  18. Freikorps Trapper is also nice with the Ram Trigger on Issue Orders. Some people this weekend were surprised I was still using him after his price jump but in the 2 games I took him he did what I needed him to do.
  19. Thanks for this tip! My efforts to fill small gaps with putty have at least a 50% chance of making things worse. Looking forward to trying this new approach. Any tips on treating the brush afterwards so it at least remains usable for glue application?
  20. I've proxied Bultungin with Lucius and they're amazing with him.
  21. From the games I've played so far. Changeling is great to carry Vendetta and name a weak low cost model as the target. Lilith/Lilitu/Beckoner can get the target where you need it to be and Changeling can borrow a beaters weapon to score full Points in one Activation. Lilith/Lilitu/Beckoner can also be great for Set Up. Lilith is a strong choice for Undercover Entourage. Lucius Hidden Sniper Upgrade can be good for Inescapable Trap. The Cherubs 3" Aura for reduced cost Interactions is great in Ply for Information and Supply Wagons. On paper I thought Terror Tots would be great for Symbols of Authority but in the 2 games I've tried them they still struggled. I'm thinking about models with Leap (Silurids and Gupps maybe) or maybe Tuco using From the Shadows.
  22. First models of 2018! Cherub and Beckoner for 10. (Declared Beckoner pre errata) The pics are sub par so I may try for better later. I hope to finish 2x Waldgeist and 2x Stitched Together before Feb.
  23. Having played solely Arcanists for the past 18 months I've decided to switch to Neverborn for all of my competitive (Tournament) games. I'll still get Arcanists out of the case for fun this year and who knows what I'll decide for 2019.
  24. I started Malifaux in the summer of 2016 with Arcanists. I honestly chose Ramos to be my first Master because I didn't have a local community to play with I thought I could at least use Joss and Howard in my Necromunda Pit Slave gang if I couldn't get others interested. I also picked up Mei Feng as their boxes seemed to synergize well and she seemed fun. Naturally I haven't played Necromunda once since then but have played around 150 games of Malifaux so I'm not complaining. I have a strong win record with Ramos but he's not the most fun for me to play. To be fair, I haven't tried out his Wave 5 Upgrades yet. I've had swingy results with Mei but I enjoy her. I think I need a few more models to go with her to make her pop. My favorite Arcanist Masters to play are Rasputina and Marcus. They're both very fun to play and I have good records with them. To shake things up in 2018 I plan to play Neverborn for all my competitive (Tournament) games. I'll still take out the Arcanists for fun games. Who knows who I'll play in 2019.
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