Shadowopal Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) Let me start by saying that I am not a golden demon worthy painter. I do okay. Now that that is out of the way, the reason for this thread. I'm a chronic procrastinator. There. I said it. However, my gaming situation has changed recently and it has inspired me to get stuff done. So, to make me accountable, I am posting my progress here. I have been collectin Malifaux for a few years now and have amassed a large stockpile of unassembled and obviously Unpainted minis. I work better with deadlines. So, I have given myself the challenge of painting all the neverborn models and all the crew box sets I have before adepticon 2013, which takes place April 18-21, 2013. At this time I have the following painted (pics to follow soon so you know what quality to expect): -zorida box set -lelith box set -dreamer box set -pandora box set -Collodi box set (although I just received resin bases for these. So,I will have to paint those up) -totems for the above -lelitu and lelu -alps -4 additional marionettes -rasputina Box crew(although I am not happy with the bases and will probably rebase them.) I also have assembled and primed: -all neverborn thru book 2 -lady justice box crew -Sonia criid box crew -pereira Ortega box crew -all arcanists through book 2 -nicodem boxed crew -a few odds and ends from the guild I have acquired since last adepticon (and have not even opened them): -The rest of the neverborn thru book 4 -mc mourning box crew -Seamus box crew -so'mer teeth box crew -Ophelia lacroix box crew -Hamlin box crew -Mei Feng box crew -a number of odds and ends Its my goal to have all the crews I own painted to use for demos if necessary as I'll be volunteering most of the con. I also want to get all the neverborn done as it is my primary faction. I will post pics this weekend and update the progress. I have three weeks of break starting Wednesday. So, my goal is to have everything assembled and primed by then to take with me to get some painting done. Wish me luck. Edited December 14, 2012 by Shadowopal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I know how you feel. I tend to buy more than I can handle, to be honest. Want to know what really helped animate me to finish painting models? I do not play with unfinished models. This means, if I want to use a specific model, I will have to paint it. Otherwise NO. It really helped me get my head out of my arse and work on my Seamus crew, which was collecting dust for about a year. Now I am so into it I paint models I don't really need but might eventually! I do have another question though: How are you going to paint them? Any color scheme on mind or some tasty quirk you plan to paint your hordes of neverborn with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 My goal for Adepticon 2013 is to avoid nearly severing any fingers before the event. I got the same goal for Gencon 2013. Seriously what are the chances that two weeks before the two major cons I attended last year I ended up in the emergency room with a major finger injury. So that and maybe have my McCabe crew painted up and a Peacekeeper back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusInnomen Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 So that and maybe have my McCabe crew painted up and a Peacekeeper back together. Better keep an eye on your Guild Hound next time, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Mcmold Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) Shadowpal, good luck with that. That's a lot of miniatures :Robot1: I work really bad with deadlines on the other hand. I had two weeks time to base and paint Ophelias box + 2 Young Lacroix for the tournament and I've spent most of the time on converting them and building bases and managed to finish only Ophelia and Francois... :-\ I work much better when I don't have something like a deadline hanging over my head. I love to paint for myself, but as Evilbleachman said I want to play with them painted. I play minimally just to decide which miniatures deserve to get the first paintjobs (those are the ones that I will use the most). After I finish Ophelias crew, I'll start on Zoraidas and after her on Marcuses crew. The problem is I want to scratchbuild and do some heavy conversions for some of the core models for those two crews, so I've set Ophelias crew as the first one as one with the least number of conversions (but with some freehand effects :Paralyzed_Puppet:)... Seriously what are the chances that two weeks before the two major cons I attended last year I ended up in the emergency room with a major finger injury. How did you do that? I've got a minor finger injury (although a deep cut) from building Ophelias base, which is supposed to be some sort of a wooden pier which is supposed to have a resin/water effect under it. I cut my self while cutting a piece of wood with a scalpel, drawing the scalpel towards my fist instead of anterior to it. Edited December 14, 2012 by Linus Mcmold grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 How did you do that? Before Adepticon I nearly sliced the entire tip of my left middle finger off with a hobby knife building a roof for a building. 5 stitches there Before Gencon I smashed my right pointer finger with a sledgehammer in an hobby unrelated activity(splitting wood). 8 stitches and some severe tissue drama, but luckily no break. Finger nail has finally just grown back. My wife is not letting me touch tools in 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 @evilbleachman: I have different bases for each master. But they all loosely tie together. I have drawings for my display trays that I will work on after I finish painting everything. They will help to tie everything in the faction together. Paint scheme wise, I include the faction color somewhere on every model to tie them together visually. So, purple for neverborn, green for resserectionists, red for guild, yellow for outcasts, orange for ten thunders, and blue for arcanists. It may be a small area, but it's there. I also make sure to paint crews all at once. That way the shading styles will match with the crew. It's kind of hard to explain. I'm taking pics this weekend. Hopefully that will help show what I'm talking about. ---------- Post added at 12:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:02 AM ---------- Oh and as for dan's ability to inflict wounds on himself.....he's just talented that way. If the wife won't let you touch tools this year, you'd better hope we have enough terrain. ---------- Post added at 12:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:04 AM ---------- @linus mcmold: thanks. I can use all the luck I can get. Fortunately, I have three weeks in Texas at the in-laws house to work on stuff. The wife and in-laws usually spend the time catching up and let me just paint and talk while in the same room. So, it's a pretty awesome time to get work done. So, I think I have a good chance of making my goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 So, after two long days I have made some respectable progress I think. I have assembled with all joints pinned and primed: -Seamus box crew -so'mer teeth box crew -Mei Feng box crew -Bette noire -nightmare teddy -convict gunslinger -gremlinette -egg hauler -drill sergeant -3 alps -avatar dreamer -avatar lilith -avatar pandora -avatar zorida -alt zorida -brutal effigy -carrion effigy -spawn mother -gupps -nekima -tuco -widow weaver -mysterious effigy -hodgepodge effigy -bases for collodi's crew, and extra marionettes -iron golem I've also assembled but run out of primer . -Jacob's crew (though I still need to put poker table pieces on them) -alternate Lilith -alternate pandora -alternate pandora avatar -mechanical doves -injun joss -union miners -insidious madness -black blood shaman -nightmare hanging trees -Leveticus -rusty Alice -mobile toolkit -miss demeanor -perdita alt -war rooster -molemen Those will have to wait until I get back as I don't have time to get primer before I leave. So, my to do list for the trip is what I primed above plus: -young nephilim x2 -waldgeist x2 -perdita boxed set -Sonia boxed set -lady j boxed set - collette boxed set - Ramos boxed set -Marcus boxed set -nicodem boxed set -so'mer boxed set -2 teddies -primordial magic -poltergeist -cherub And I think a few more neverborn. But I'm too tied to think right now. Pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Wow. You really do have A LOT to do. Haha. I thought I was bad with a Yan Lo crew and a Levi crew waiting in line. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Yep. But I am optimistic. I'm all packed and ready to head for Texas tomorrow. I'm taking the train. So that's two day of no painting. But I'll pull them out Friday and get some "before" photos And pics of my painted stuff up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Puppet Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 It's a pretty common thing, to stab fingers in preparation for Adepticon. Good luck finishing all this stuff. Can't wait to see it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Okay. Lots of photos and unfortunately, they suck. Sorry, I only have my Iphone 3GS with me. But, you'll have to trust me when I tell you that the figs are not great. They are definitely tabletop quality. But, I am still improving my few skills. So, here are my crappy photos of what I have painted to date for Malifaux Zorida's Crew These bases are the Wyrd Byjou base inserts. .jpg] Edited December 22, 2012 by Shadowopal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Lilith's Crew These bases are from Scibor Miniatures. They are the Straight From Hell line. I ordered these before he had started producing bases with rounded sides. So, I had to sand them down and pin them to Malifaux bases. .jpg] .jpg] .jpg] .jpg] Edited December 22, 2012 by Shadowopal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Lilith's Crew Continued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Pandora's Crew These bases are from Scibor Miniatures. They are the Ancient Ruins I believe. I bought these before he started producing the RS line. So, I had to sand them down and pin them to Malifaux bases. I'm glad he has started doing RS versions of his bases. .jpg] .jpg] .jpg] .jpg] .jpg] .jpg] Edited December 22, 2012 by Shadowopal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Dreamer's Crew I'm not sure which company makes these bases. I think they are called Sppoky or Creepy or Nighmare or something similar. They are not Round sided. I had to sand them down to get them to sit on the Malifaux Chamfered bases. I would not recommend these to people not ready to pin thin bases. It was a pain. but, when I bought them, there was not as many RS bases as there are now. I have switched to Secret Weapon bases as they match pretty well and require no sanding. Edited December 22, 2012 by Shadowopal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Other Neverborn Figs not in Crews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Other Neverborn Figs Not in Crew Boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Okay. So, now that I've shown you what I've done, Here's what I have to finish. I decided to give the world a chance to end. Since that has not happened, I guess I have to get serious. Here is what I brought with me to Texas to work on. Sorry for the upside down pics. When I get home, I will repost with correct alignment. I'm not at my own computer and don't really understand what the hell is going on here. Neverborn "To Do" models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Arcanist "To Do" Models GUILD "To Do Models Resserectionist "To Do" Models Outcast "To Do" Models Whew! Better get started. Wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 It's a pretty common thing, to stab fingers in preparation for Adepticon. Good luck finishing all this stuff. Can't wait to see it in person. I have a few battle wounds from assembly. Nothing as serious as what Nilus achieves. But, he's talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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