Arcanist Laboratories

[GcFlash]

It has been a long time since I have posted anything Wyrd, but as my local club is running a league I have finally getting round to painting some more Malifaux minis Rather than giving my Ramos crew the usual steampunk look I decided to paint them up with a Portal theme, while they may be a little mono-chrome I hope you like them:

Ramos (with an attempt at osl on white)

Steampunk Arachnids (on un-accessorised bases)

Steampunk Arachnid Swarm (with puzzle cube)

Sadly the poor little arachnids did not survive there trip across the pond and their some of their legs were weakened or already broken so had to be replaced with pins. To make matters worse I just got a pack of the alternate versions and none of them have front legs

That's all I have done for now, but I have the remainder of a 35pt crew get on with over the next few weeks.

Cheers

[Bunny_Avenger]

This is a really cool idea. What are you doing for the rest of the points?

[edonil]

Nicely executed theme!

[GcFlash]

There is a Steamborg (with green stuff Aperture jumpsuit), Brass Arachnid and Joss; though I do fancy picking up a Large Arachnid, Mobile tool kit (as it looks like the bot from Portal 2) and a few other bits and bobs. As for the bases I want to make a few more iconic portal items such as blue and orange goo, plus pipes, buttons, confetti and of course a slice of cake!

Cheers

[Rameses]

The OSL effect on Ramos is very fitting. I bet this crew looks great on the table and IRL!

[Forar]

This is incredible.

Makes me want to re-paint my SPAs, but I might leave them as is and go with my current plan to make another model my first attempt at an homage piece.

[Alex]

This is seven kinds of awesome and I love it! Very well-done!

[EnternalVoid]

I am curious about the little strip that Ramos is standing on myself.

Also like the emblom you put on his bag

[RebeccaJo]

I love the idea!!!! :D:D:D:D My fiancé and I were talking and both agree that if you have an Electronic Creation... it should be a companion cube... and Steamborg Executioner would be a good GLaDOS

[GcFlash]

Thanks folks, I'm glad they have tickled you

@EternalVoid, the strip is the made from perspex (the stuff used for window glazing) and is supposed to be the energy bridge you use in the game, with Ramos using it to traverse some electrified water.

@RebeccaJo, you must have read my mind (or it's just too go an oppertunity to miss) with the companion cube... though I will just have one on its base. As for GLaDOS I did consider the executioner as a full blown conversion, but I figured it might just be easier to have its severed head on its base if I decide to got that way. I will need to do some tests making GLaDOS.

My scrap counters are going to have to have little radios and cds

Cheers

[GcFlash]

Just a quick update with a Steamborg Executioner (you have to feel sorry for test subjects who survive testing only for GLaDOS to 'upgrade' them):

Excuse the drying water effect on the base

And I have added a little extra detail to the Arachnid Swarms base, as it was a little too mono-chrome for my liking:

Hopefully I will have time over the next few days to get the brass arachnid and electrical creation done in time for some gaming on Thursday.

Cheers

[Omenbringer]

That is a very nice Ramos crew. Good job all around.

[Rameses]

Whoa that Steamborg is pretty cool, I really like the stark white that you're using.

[GcFlash]

I managed to quickly knock out the Electrical Creation this evening (I think you will either love it or hate it, lol):

So now I have a crew to show you:

Cheers

[Chucklemonkey]

It's all looking great GC - and welcome back on board.

I hope to play against these in the weeks to come.

Will you be doing cake objective markers?

[GcFlash]

Cheers Cmonkey, I look forward to the challenge :masks:rams

I think I almost have too, don't I I thought exit doors might be cool too?

Cheers

[Darklyte]

Looking good!

[Viruk]

That's a great idea for a themed crew and the painting's excellent too!

[GcFlash]

One more model completed:

Only Joss to go... I might have to pick up a few more. Other than the Mobile Toolkit any suggestions?

I suppose I still have to do objective markers and such as well.

Cheers

[Alviaran]

I'll be honest, when I came into the thread down at the bottom, I was already really liking the stark white on them. Scrolled up and saw the Companion Cube and I laughed. Really like the whole thing. The scheme itself looks fantastic and is well executed.

I'd really like to see more constructs and the Avatar in this scheme!

[GcFlash]

Yeah I have considered getting Ramatar, purely for gamey reasons as he is just better, but the model is cool too. A large Steam Punk Arachnid won't go wrong for more steam spiders, but I'm struggling to see more models that will fit the Portal theme well.

Cheers

[bonecannibal]

in reply to the arachnids not having legs. I have personally seen some of the alternates and they have a bit of flash that needs to be cut off of the front legs. They come in single pieces from what I have seen.

[GcFlash]

Sadly not in my case bonecannibal

After a week I have not heard back from Wyrd about replacements

Cheers

[Doc Gigawatts]

My alternate arachnids look the same... think that's how they are meant to be.

See someone else's photos here: http://hour-of-the-deathwatch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/malifaux-steamspiders.html

[Iamwyrd]

Ya I think that is the porting area for the mold so the metal gets to the entire model. Mine looked the same as well, you just have to cut the big nobby thing off carefully.