Caedrus

CORE MARKERS You should consider these pretty close to essential. (Markers without a specific size are 30mm) Blast Marker (50mm): 3 Corpse Marker: 6 Faction-specific Scheme Marker: 6 Faction-specific Strategy Marker: 5 Neutral Strategy Marker: 5 Scrap Marker: 6 REALLY USEFUL MARKERS Not essential, but rather handy to have. Shockwave Marker: 1 Blown Apart Marker: 1 CORE TOKENS You don't really ever need tokens, but if you use them, these are the ones you probably should get. Some manufacturers have dialled markers to increase values of conditions, as well. Burning Token: 6 Fast Token: 3 Focused Token: 6 Pass Tokens: 6 Poison Token: 6 Slow Token: 3 Soulstone Token: 9 REALLY USEFUL TOKENS Adversary Token: 3 Analyse Weakness Tokens: 3 Distracted Token: 3 Injured Token: 3 Shielded Token: 3 Staggered Token: 3 Stunned Token: 3

Dear Malifolk, With the new version of the Malifaux, and the emphasis on a reduction in conditions, some of the tokens we’ve used have become redundant, and others have increased in popularity. I’ve noticed a few people interested in getting tokens, and the purpose of this thread is to collate the knowledge of the community about tokens, so that the new, returning or experienced player can make, print, buy or collect some tokens to make their life easier. Now, I’m far from an expert on the matter, so I’ll be populating this thread with what I think is a good baseline collection. However, I’m looking for the experts of the community to post their thoughts, corrections, and recommendations. I know there are some I have left out: Chi, Pit Trap, Riptide, Flicker, etc. I don’t know enough to make even rough suggestions. You might have noticed that I have suggested in multiples of 3; this is because many suppliers seem to sell in multiples of 3. Finally, there are many fine manufacturers out there. Etsy hosts a few (Widget Wizards is liked by many players), and there are Art of War Studios, Customeeple, Broken Egg, Monkey Sword, Module-R, and Chimeric Designs. So, folks, what are your token recommendations for the various keywords, Masters, and conditions?

@emiba: A terrain board counts for 100 points, and this is the first I've seen done on these boards. A great build - pity about the curse!

Hi @bas_2312, it's Australia-based, but here: https://www.tabletopempires.com.au/Malifaux-The-Outcasts-Somer-Teeth-Jones-Alternate?search=Som'er Caedrus.

This month, I'll pledge Samael, Sonnia, Queeg, Miss Feasance, Marcus, Myranda, Proxy Jackalope and a proxy Copycat Killer. Time to get ambitious! My current Shelf of Shame! Caedrus.

September is here, and with it, Autumn / Fall for the northerners, and Spring for we Southerners! This is the thread for the September 2019 Monthly Painting Challenge. I’m Caedrus, and I’ll be your host for 2019. September's birthstone is the sapphire. Time to paint something with a gorgeous blue tinge! The link to the painter spreadsheet is here, and I'll continue updating soon! The 2019 Wyrd Monthly Painting Challenge is all about: Having fun painting! Motivating yourself, and encouraging others. Being part of a great, friendly community. Giving and receiving constructive advice. And, finally: Getting some pigment onto plastic! This is not a competition in any way. The pledge categories are the following: Minion: you paint at least 1 soulstone worth of Malifaux miniatures each month Enforcer: you paint at least 6 soulstones worth of Malifaux miniatures each month Henchman: you paint at least 11 soulstones worth of Malifaux miniatures each month Master: you paint at least 16 soulstones worth of Malifaux miniatures each month Tyrant: you paint at least 31 soulstones worth of Malifaux miniatures each month The rules: The challenge started on January 1st, 2019. Models count for the month in which you finish them. You can finish painting a model that you started before the beginning of the month. Everyone may fail to make their monthly goal twice and stay in the challenge. This is using a mulligan. You can choose to go down a pledge level during the year, but you cannot move up. A model is considered painted if it is (1) based (even glued onto a black base counts); (2) tournament legal. That means that if it's a translucent, based model, it counts automatically. If it is any opaque material, then the standard is: Every part of the miniature painted, and three colours minimum. Miniature Values: Malifaux Almost all models count as their Soulstone value; but Masters count for 15 soulstones. Zero cost models count for 5 soulstones. Proxies (constructed from Wyrd models) count for their proxy value. The Other Side Titans count for 25 soulstones. Commanders count for 15 soulstones. Adjunct models count for 5 soulstones. Otherwise: A 30mm base model is worth 5 soulstones. A 40mm base model is worth 7 soulstones. A 50mm base model is worth 10 soulstones. Terrain Terrain is worth 5SS per 50mm base in area. Custom tokens are worth 5SS per 50mm base in area. A terrain board is worth 100 Soulstones. We're now using the Malifaux 3rd Edition values! How to upload images? Go to imgur.com, and create an account. Click on your account, click on 'images', and then 'add images'. Click on your uploaded image. You'll see a whole bunch of link options. Click on the 'copy' button next to 'direct link'. Go to your Wyrd Forum thread. Paste (CTRL-V) at the appropriate spot. The image should appear, resized appropriately to the page. My very best for September! Caedrus.

Greetings everyone! It’s coming towards the end of the month, so I thought I’d pop back in. If you haven’t yet sent me your totals for the month, please do so, and remember to put an @Caedrus in there so I see it! I’ll be updating the spreadsheet very soon. There are so many miniatures to talk about, but first I thought I’d respond to @Wintergloom on the topic of painting burnout. At this time, I’m on a painting-high (anything to avoid working on my doctoral thesis!), and I’m genuinely enjoying my painting. Like @Chou, it’s a great relaxant for me. However, having said that, I’ve suffered from burnout quite a few times. As @Nikodemus says, easy victories are a great rejuvenator. One thing I’d add to that, is that you are a genuinely excellent painter. With that in mind, not every miniature has to be excellent. I have so, so, so many unpainted miniatures that they fill a wardrobe. I’ll never paint them all, and I’ll certainly never paint them all well. So, some of them can be painted for fun. For me, that’s the big word. Fun. If it isn’t fun, then I’d say to any painter to do something that is fun. Change painting genres. Splash paint around for fun, or play with something else for a while (exactly as Nikodemus said). Or, if you’re like me, do something completely idiotic and just buy more miniatures. Now, onto the miniatures! @Purple Mist: Nice fountains. That bronze on the second one is absolutely gorgeous. Is that a 3D print? I have that Pasputina, and I’m too terrified to take it out of the packaging! @Nikodemus: Nice Komainu and mecharachnid, but that Sun Quiang is brilliant. The underpainted texture is pretty-damn-close to perfect. @Chou: That Guild Stewart is utterly Jack Nicholson. The smooth highlighting on the Guild Skull is spot-on, I reckon. @misterfinn: That super-colourful, super-contrasty gremlin is very, very impressive. I have to get better at highlighting purple. Yours is brilliant (both meanings of ‘brilliant’, in fact!). @Boomstick: The ‘All Grown Up’ Dreamer is supposed to be a bratty, belligerent adolescent. Yours portrays that beautifully. Kudos. @PetitDalek: I’ve never painted a gremlin. However, your orange Merris is making me think that I might have to move away from the traditional green. Loving the subtle wing reflections. @wobbly_goggy: I’ve never seen that Pistolero painted before. Good job – that kerchief really makes it. @Viruk: All three mercenaries are beautiful. My fave has to be Hans, however. Is the subtle texture on his cloak painted, or a serendipitous undercoat effect? Either way, I like it. The eyes on Hans are nice. They remind me of Archer’s night-vision goggles. @Stranglelove: I’ve never used a dirt-style base for Malifaux miniatures, but yours really enhance the style of the miniatures. Very, very clean paintwork. I reckon Ligeia is my favourite. That simple grey is beautifully elegant. @Franchute: I’m waiting to see the results on that Crooligan. Nice contrast between the dress and bear. @Wintergloom: Those Seishin are probably my personal minis-of-the-month. The purple and yellow contrast is gorgeous. I’m envious of your purple highlighting, and if you had a moment to write up your yellow recipe, I’d love to know it. The ‘coming from the floor’ effect with that pale turquoise is gorgeous. The far left and far right examples are rapturous. @Sol_Sorrowsong: The effect on your TOS minis is quite shiny. Are they an aquatic figure? I don’t know anything about TOS! @muraki: I didn’t think much of the new Lucius sculpts, before seeing these. They way you’ve painted them really does them justice, and emphasises the not-quite-human aspect. Kudos. @Diddick: I’m caught between your ‘gypsy Wretch’ and your sickening-green rat catcher that’s eye-to-eye with the rat as a favourite. The gypsy has smooth blues, and brilliantly done contrast. On the other hand, your rat catcher is creepy as hell. Love them all. I’m proud to be in such auspicious company. Well, that’s me for the month. I’ll see you in September. Caedrus.

@Vanilla_Dice: I'm a bit too far south to visit (don't get me wrong, I'd love to!), but my absolute best for the tournament!

Caedrus, reporting in! So, this month, I have painted 26SS, comprising of Sonnia Criid (15SS), and the Pale Rider (11SS); two high-point items! First, the lady in red, Sonnia Criid! A nice miniature, with a few odd points: the sword guard is ridiculous, the chain is a bit silly, and the cigar in her fingers was tiny. I decided to make the cigar a little more substantial. I added in some flames to her base, as well. I'm feeling better about my red with every Guild miniature I do, and my OSL is coming along. It was a little unsubtle on the stones below her. I might go back and mess with that a little. Secondly, the Pale Rider. I had more fun on this miniature than I thought. While the banding wasn't meant to be brass, I wanted to do a little NMM, so there it is. I think the blood near the hooves and on the neck needs to be a little less saturated (the front of the neck is weirdly sculpted). I painted the rider, decided that he clashed with the horse, and promptly repainted the rider to match the horse a little more. I added in a few shells being ejected from his pneumatic rifle. My question for my fellow painters is this: Should I add some wisps of smoke (probably made from cushion stuffing) to the shells? I mocked up a photoshop below of what I mean, but I don't know if it's necessary. The rounds are a little subtle as-is, but would a pneumatic rifle even have conventional gunpowder? I'd assume not? Am I overthinking this? I certainly am. Anyway, I had fun with these two miniatures. If I can squeeze in a few more miniatures, I'll certainly try! Have a great last few days of winter / summer! Caedrus, over and out.

@english_boar: Just my opinion! I think permanent boards have the advantage of (often) being absolutely gorgeous. If designed well, balanced on all four sides (and corners!), and have access for 50mm models, they can be absolutely excellent. Modular boards, on the other hand, give greater variation, and allow players to be certain that they have had a hand in the board layout (and will have a fresh 'feel' each new game. But, as a person that is mid-design of a graveyard board, there are lots of cool things you can do: gravestones as walls, fallen gravestones or sinkholes as difficult ground (in my opinion, people don't use enough difficult ground). A disused (or active) crematorium incinerator. Open graves to fall in. Restless spirits as a form of dangerous scenery. Stacks of coffins. Make your mausoleums flat-roofed for height advantage. My very best on your build! Caedrus.

Caedrus, checking in! I've been tinkering with a Sonnia, and a Pale rider, and done some basing for some old M1E metals, but I thought I'd share a very quick sculpting effort. Now, my sculpting skills are very, very basic, so hopefully I can mask the sculpting with some painting! What miniature is this, you ask? This is Miss Feasance's proxy Copycat Killer. I call her Little Miss Guided. More details to come! Caedrus.

Caedrus, reporting in! Hello All! I had all sorts of plans for this month's painting, but instead, there was a Pale Rider sitting in front of me, that I had recently removed from its paint-stripping adventures. Even though I knew the straps on its flanks were supposed to be leather, I decided to see if I could make them brassy. Sneak peek! So, that was kinda fun! Keep on putting pigment to plastic! Caedrus.

So, jumping immediately into August, I've completed my August pledge in record time! I decided to try my hand at a highly-contrasting OSL style, inspired by one of our own painters, the prolific @SpiralngCadavr; A Google search of spiraling cadaver will take you to his blog. It's an interesting style. It's not quite as intuitive as it might look. I think a lot of the efficacy comes from the background and base. Now, in truth, the image above has had a black background inexpertly photoshopped onto it. It looks like this on a white background: I enjoyed trying out this style. It's not something I would do frequently, but I learned a lot, and it could make for an incredibly atmospheric effect. So, what's up for September? Anyone have any suggestions? Enjoy your painting, and keep putting pigment to plastic! Caedrus.

Hello All! Well, a quick update to let you all know that not only did I complete the Beastman from July, I've already finished August's! This is the July effort. This guy was swiftly painted, with the blade being the most time-intensive. This miniature was painted entirely with GW contrast paints, with the majority being one coat. The pale blue is very weak pigment, and I think the white has to be the most-needing-to-be-shaken paint I've ever used. Ever. I stand by my earlier comments. They do what it says on the box, and they'll be a tool, for when I need to paint something fast. Onto August!

@Da Git: This is where I'm up to with Candy! Caedrus.

...and this is where I'm up to with the conversion!

@tmod:

@lusciousmccabe: My vote would be claws done like the teeth, but lots of dried blood and filth at their base. Horrifying.

Second to know! Second!

@Stark: That's a legitimately impressive collection! I'd love to get my hands on some of those goodies. I doubt I could afford them, so I shall instead wish you the very best with your sale. Please put an eBay link up, if and when there are things left over!

This month, I'm pledging 15SS of Sonnia (in metal). Stretch goals? There are plenty. Samael, a Canine Remains, a Death Marshall are all staring at me, mocking their incomplete nature. Have a great one!

August is here, and with it, Malifaux 3rd Edition's arrival at GenCon! This is the thread for the August 2019 Monthly Painting Challenge. I’m Caedrus, and I’ll be your host for 2019. It's August! If you're in the Northern hemisphere, then it's time to take it easy, and stay out of the heat! If you're in the Southern Hemisphere, it's time for hot chocolate and Uggies! July's birthstone is the Peridot. Time to paint something green, maybe with a touch of yellow! The link to the painter spreadsheet is here, and I'll continue updating soon! The 2019 Wyrd Monthly Painting Challenge is all about: Having fun painting! Motivating yourself, and encouraging others. Being part of a great, friendly community. Giving and receiving constructive advice. And, finally: Getting some pigment onto plastic! This is not a competition in any way. The pledge categories are the following: Minion: you paint at least 1 soulstone worth of Malifaux miniatures each month Enforcer: you paint at least 6 soulstones worth of Malifaux miniatures each month Henchman: you paint at least 11 soulstones worth of Malifaux miniatures each month Master: you paint at least 16 soulstones worth of Malifaux miniatures each month Tyrant: you paint at least 31 soulstones worth of Malifaux miniatures each month The rules: The challenge started on January 1st, 2019. Models count for the month in which you finish them. You can finish painting a model that you started before the beginning of the month. Everyone may fail to make their monthly goal twice and stay in the challenge. This is using a mulligan. You can choose to go down a pledge level during the year, but you cannot move up. A model is considered painted if it is (1) based (even glued onto a black base counts); (2) tournament legal. That means that if it's a translucent, based model, it counts automatically. If it is any opaque material, then the standard is: Every part of the miniature painted, and three colours minimum. Miniature Values: Malifaux Almost all models count as their Soulstone value; but Masters count for 15 soulstones. Zero cost models count for 5 soulstones. Proxies (constructed from Wyrd models) count for their proxy value. The Other Side Titans count for 25 soulstones. Commanders count for 15 soulstones. Adjunct models count for 5 soulstones. Otherwise: A 30mm base model is worth 5 soulstones. A 40mm base model is worth 7 soulstones. A 50mm base model is worth 10 soulstones. Terrain Terrain is worth 5SS per 50mm base in area. Custom tokens are worth 5SS per 50mm base in area. A terrain board is worth 100 Soulstones. We're now using the Malifaux 3rd Edition values! How to upload images? Go to imgur.com, and create an account. Click on your account, click on 'images', and then 'add images'. Click on your uploaded image. You'll see a whole bunch of link options. Click on the 'copy' button next to 'direct link'. Go to your Wyrd Forum thread. Paste (CTRL-V) at the appropriate spot. The image should appear, resized appropriately to the page. My very best for August! Caedrus.

Evening All, As July winds down, I've done a little updating on the spreadsheet, and I believe that it is correct. Please make sure everything looks good to you. I have moved a few painters into the did-not-finish category, and I think it is correct as well; if I've made any errors, let me know! I'm looking forward to what @bedjy, @Boomstick, @Chou, @Franchute, @lusciousmccabe, @muraki, @PetitDalek, @Rathnard, @Sol_Sorrowsong, @Stranglelove, @Viruk, and @wobbly_goggy come up with for July! Keep putting pigment to plastic! Caedrus.

@Purple Mist: That a very simple, but super-functional piece. I've put it down for 30SS, as a guess!

@Viruk: Superb. Gorgeous work.