Hawkoon

Hello again! September went by so fast, and now we're here at October already. The month of darkness and horror. Yes, Halloween is coming, and so is Wyrd's painting competition: I know just what I'm going to paint up for this one, but you'll have to wait to see it. Hope to see some entries from the rest of you lot as well😉 I'll also be contiuing with some more swampfiends for my escalation league. Next up are some Silurids that I hope to get done this month.

I like the sculpt of the toad too, but I'm not that happy with the material. I don't really know what I dislike about it, but the paintjobs tend to end up more dull than the regular plastic models. Still a fun model to paint though😄 Love your alt emmy. It might not be Wyrd, but it certainly fits the role. And that base looks fantastic! Cork with cracklepaint?

Here's Zoaraida and toadem ready for phase 2 of the escalation league😁

Some good advice above, I'd just like to add that the emissary is really really good with Titania1. It might as well be a keyword model, I can't even remember playing a Titania1 game without it....

Between both titles I'd say she's different enough. If you want to cover everything you'll need more than 2 masters. You already got 2 of the best beaters in faction in Hinamatsu and the Rider, and Zoraida1 makes very good use of these by obeying them to do more of what they want to do. If you need schemers, silurids are probably one of the best models for that in the game and can be used to good effect with both titles (though Zoraida2 does not have a range limit on moth witch, and is probably the better pick in scheme heavy pools). With a powerful obey on Zoraida1, you also have tools to deny your opponent scoring certain schemes and strats as well. I feel it's also worth noting that both titles have a fair amount of card draw/manipulation as well. The weakest point in a Zoraida crew is that both titles are quite dependant on other models to do the heavy lifting, so losing key models can be devastating for her.

As far as keyword overlaps go, I'd say Dreamer too, but if you're looking to make the most out of Hinamatsu and Hooded rider I'd say you should look into Zoraida and her swampfiends. Like Pandora she plays a bit of a control game, but quite differently and should scratch your itch when it comes to changing your playstyle and adapting to pools. She's really versatile when it comes to hiring, but you'll want some swampfiends in her crew to make the most of all her tricks. (The title version more that the OG.) She's also dual faction with Bayou so there's that as well. When it comes to purchases you'll probably get by well with her core box and silurids. (though her title box contains Kurgan, which is a real utility outside swampfiends as well. I frequently use it with Titania)

That's a quite disturbing model... Are those fingers down his neck? Anyway, you're more than welcome to join me in the swamps😉 Love the rotten harvest alternatives 😍

Hello again. I'm late as usual, and running out of excuses for being so. Anyway... Summer is over, days are getting darker and colder, perfect excuse for spending more time inside painting more miniatures! As I gave a sneak preview of at the end of last month, my local gaming club started up an escalation league, so I'll be painting up more swampfiends the coming month. Next up is Zoraida herself with her totem (or toadem, in my case). So for this months question; what's going on in your communities this fall? And what will you be painting?

And as promised here are photos of Kurgan and Bedeviled kettle (Bad Juju). Edit: I belive I also promised a report on their performance on the table. As we were only playing henchman +10SS the games were rather fast, so i managed to put up 2 games in one evening. First game against Monteressor and a hanged was quite brutal, but I managed to squeeze out a 3-2 win even with both my models dead at the end of the game. The second game was against Manos and a komainu. I managed to kill the komainu and keep Manos away from scoring ending 3-0 for the swampfiends.

As a sudden turn of events, my gaming group decided to hold an escalation league starting this week😱 I had to put Nekima aside and get to work on a new keyword. So awakening the gremlin inside, I turned to swampfiends. I did finish up Bad Juju and the Kurgan in just 2 days (putting in the final touches late yesterday), but haven't gotten around to taking any decent photos yet. First game is today, so I'll take some photos when I get back😁

As you can see they have both Returned and Nephilim as keyword. They work very well in both crews, so worth having.

It's a good start, but you will eventually want some some terror tots to make the most out of the grow mechanic. Then there is the new cross-over models with returned that gives you an excellent alernative to mature nephilim when growing your young nephilim. (the henchman in that box is no slouch either...) It's also worth mentioning that corrupted hounds got a much needed buff recently and are cheap schemers that can bring in more friends. Lastly Nekima has 2 versions, and they're both quite good. I recommend strating with the core box version, but you really should get the title version eventually as playing the core version over and over again can get a little stale.

Yes, I did swap the sword with a bigger one. I think the original one has bad proportions and comes off as quite dull compared to the rest of the model. The sword I wanted was a bit too long for a reasonable stance on the base, so I adjusted the angle of her hooves to fit with a flying charge. It's hard to explain in words, so I'll just continue when I get her finished and can show with a photo. Love the rainbow transition effect on your wretches. Genious idea and excellent execution🤩 (wish I hadn't already painted mine....)

@MestreGuilderius Quite interesting take on the nephilim colouring. Looks very good. Some of the images are possibly a little too dark to pick out the nuances I know is there (thanks to insta 😉 ). Good work on both quality and quantity 👏 @djmacbest Love the scion😍 @daemonkin Looking forwards to seeing Barbie finished. Really striking colourchoises, that I wouldn't think of myself, but looks really good😂 @Viruk You're a beast as usual when it comes too sheer quality output. I don't even understand how you do it 😵‍💫 I really find the blood effects quite interesting. Have you shared how you do it on the wyrd stream?

Going really slowly with my Nekima, but i feel it's actually going somewhere😈 I guess I'm about halfway done... So hopefully I'll finish up before the end of the month...

Damn... I got the topic wrong... Should say 2023 Monthly painting challenge - August I figured out how to change it 😅