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Out of the Box: Dust Studios 1:48 "Ryu" Medium Walker

2012-01-18T13:38:00.000+11:00

It's been a while but I couldn't resist photographing this one and showing you straight away as I had been anticipating it for a while! This is the 1:48 scale Ryu walker from Dust Studios, and it is the first of the Japanese walkers. The photos are on grid paper with the main lines measuring 10mm if anyone is interested in working out the size.

Anyway, onto the review. I pre-ordered mine and it was shipped to me from Hong Kong, with the rather basic box wrapped in bubble wrap, and then packing paper over that. Unfortunately there was a bit of damage on the box, but the main thing was the contents were fine. I have ordered from Dust Studios before and not had a problem so I am prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt this time around. The painted models are in much sturdier boxes padded with foam, so maybe it is just the kits in these softer boxes.

Inside is a folded sheet with the instructions, and the kit divided up into bags with the full frames, and a box for the other components.

Here is the full contents of the box. You can see the base comes in two pieces, along with a pack of generic decals for the Japanese army, and a card for use in Dust Tactics.

The instruction sheet also comes with sample paint schemes that describe which theatre the walker of that colour scheme is operating in.

Onto the frames themselves, these are the standard frames for the German medium walker. There are two and a half frames, here is the first, consisting of the body:

The second frame is the leg components.

And the third half frame is the feet.

Here is a closeup of the feet with a better shot of the details.

Next are all the loose components. I am unsure if these are plastic or resin... they have a smell of plastic, but feel like resin, so it could be some kind of mix. These come bagged in the separate box inside the main packaging.

Even though they are separate, there is still spruing present that need to be clipped and cleaned before the pieces can fit together.

I am very impressed with the casting, even these armour plates, which are extremely thin, have no warping or other deformations.

And also included are the cabling, done in a black rubber so they can be flexed into place if necessary, though they are cast with the bends in the appropriate places.

So there you have it, my first Dust model kit, and most likely not my last. I'm very impressed by the details and casting, and so far, it looks like an extremely fun kit to build from the pieces. The only downside was the crushed box, but as I said, nothing was damaged inside.

Ghazghkull Thraka (Part 7)

2011-11-24T09:00:00.000+11:00

This is what dawn breaking on the morning of Golden Demons looks like. Unfortunately in the mad rush to get things finished I don't have many photos at this stage but I'll show you what I have (this is also the last Work in Progress update).

So here he is all glued together from different angles - the metal on the claw was the last big area to be finished using Boltgun Metal, Chaos Black and Mithril Silver:

A shot from the top. I added in some brown washes to the joins of the black armour using Mig Rust pigment mixed with water.

Another shot from the front:

And a shot from the back:

And my trusty reference books:

So after this lot of photos, I did a final going over and picked out further highlights on the tubes and some general cleanup and weathering, and then it was off to Golden Demon day!

Ghazghkull Thraka (Part 6)

2011-11-23T09:00:00.000+11:00

Time to paint the top of Ghazghkull. I removed the stick launchers from the top of his armour as I wanted to paint an interesting glyph to give the large flat surfaces a bit of interest.

I ended up picking the grim glyph as it represented ruthlessness and danger. Something very suitable for anyone who plans to jump-pack on top of Ghazghkull. They have been warned!

The glyph was painted in the same colours as the other white bits - i.e. not actually white, but Ghoul Grey and Menoth White Highlight.

The horns were painted using the same technique as my Orc Warboss - Snakebite Leather, Bestial Brown and Chaos Black tips.

And finally after all that, it was time to glue him to the base and see him come together.

I tried to make sure that he was imposing but wouldn't fall over under his own weight - a 40mm base is way too small for this model so it was an interesting challenge to make him balance!

Gluing the head on. Now the end is in sight!

And a top view, trying to make sure the viewer is drawn to his face by following the lines on the horns.

Here's the finished jaw piece with the weathering on the teeth.

And the stikk launchers I removed, painted in the same black and red scheme.

Here you can see the grill piece glued on. I was quite worried that it would cover up all the interesting visual elements of the face at first but in the end it worked out ok.

And from another angle.

With the banner glued on - I wanted to ensure the tones of the horns were different but had enough similarity to indicate they were bone. Using the same patterns on the horns achieved this, even though I used quite different colour palattes.

And finally, the right arm is glued on.

Now there's still the matter of finishing the left arm...

Ghazghkull Thraka (Part 5)

2011-11-22T09:00:00.000+11:00

I thought I'd better take some photos of the base as I hadn't done that in a while! Not much changed, other than some deeper shading in the metail of the shovel, and some more highlights of the grenade and the wooden blanks.

Oh yeah, and there are grass tufts added. I actually only have one pack of grass tufts, so all my minis have the same one. They are the Silflor 737-23S two-tone early fall grass tufts.

They also come in a larger pack which I'll probably pick up next once this one runs out. But usually I am pretty sparing with them as I don't think you need to flood a base with too many tufts.

Here is a shot from a different angle:

Here's Ghazghkull from the back - the machinery on his back is a nightmare! All that guitar-wire style tubing is only fun to paint if it is cleanly cast, but usually on metal models there is some unevenness or soft detail due to the casting.

A side shot where you can see the cabling being slowly picked out.

I started on the gun itself with a base-coat of Boltgun Metal followed by a wash of Badab Black (the usual).

And the left arm with the weathering on the red finished. I have also picked out most of the cables, though I know the metal claws and brass bits will be a nightmare to paint due to the fiddly angles.

Ghazghkull Thraka (Part 4)

2011-11-21T09:00:00.000+11:00

Now we're getting down to the business end of things. The 10% of the miniature that takes up the 90% of the time! I knew this would be a massive exercise in weathering, but I was resolved to do all the chips and scratches using a paint brush rather than resorting to sponges and salt masks.

On the back-banner I finished off the red skull glyph by highlighting with Menoth White Highlight around the edges, and then applying weathering on top.

I started weathering the main plates on the claw arm using the same technique. It was a bit more difficult on the arm as the plates weren't as nicely defined in the cast as I would have liked, and a lot of the deeper areas ended up just being blocked and lined with a brown-black wash.

The back of the left arm.

The right arm was similar, except there was just the one shoulder pad to weather up with red paint.

And then slowly working my way around the body - the red is weathered the same as the other red bits, and the black is edged and chipped using Boltgun Metal.

A back shot:

Here's what the red looks like on the metal teeth before weathering is applied. I try to go for a smooth transition on the highlights and push the level up an extra step or two as the weathering will really bring it back to a darker tone once applied.

The head had the gums and tongue highlighted more, and though you can't see it here, a coat of Tamiya gloss over the top to give it some shine.

A dry fit of Ghazghkull - yeah it looks like the left arm is about to fall off as there's no glue.

Another shot of Ghazghkull. You can see most of the unfinished detail is on the top of him. I like leaving this till last so I can get a better visualisation of how he'll come together with all the different colours and parts.

And for those who have been asking, he's mounted temporarily on some wooden bases I had lying around - these are a nice alternative to cork for large models where their size and weight gets a bit unwieldy.

And I can reuse them again once I pop Ghazghkull off as he is just pinned in with a small drop of superglue.

Ghazghkull Thraka (Part 3)

2011-11-20T13:00:00.000+11:00

I took some photos under different lighting which I think match the colours of the model a bit more closely. You can see the brown tones a lot better in the head.

The banner:

The left arm:

The right arm:

Now onto some actual differences! The body had details in red picked out.

And while the red was out, the teeth were given a coat too to make them really bright.

And some test weathering on the red and black - I started with these areas as they'd mostly be covered up by the arms, so it was less critical to be 100% exact.

You can see a comparison between the weathered and unweathered leg armour below. I also tested out painting hazard strips on the thicker cables.

The horns on the skull were painted using Desert Yellow going to black.I also painted the glyphs with some base colours.

More coming soon!

Ghazghkull Thraka (Part 2)

2011-11-11T16:44:00.000+11:00

Part 2 - so this is just a sequence of photos of individual parts - I tended to think of each part as almost a model on its own, and made sure it had enough interesting bits to stand out.

The mouth piece was painted with red teeth and given checks. Here is the basecoat:

The head was washed using oil paints to deepen the reccesses, and highlighted up with pure Menoth White Highlight.

I painted a gliph on the right arm shoulder pad. I did it yellow to match the flames on the left arm.

And on the reverse side, I painted a black and white triangle pattern to break up the big flat areas.

On the back of the arm, I added checks. Very orky!

So I repeated the checks on the left arm shoulderpad.

The skull was airbrushed with Flat Earth, and then washed with Devlan Mud and highlighted with Ghoul Grey.

A back shot of the banner pole.

That's all for this update! Let me know if you want some more details about any particular part. I didn't work on the torso and legs in this painting session, so I didn't take any photos of that bit.

Ghazghkull Thraka (Part 1)

2011-11-09T14:50:00.002+11:00

So with the Golden Demons over for this year, I've finally managed to get around to actually getting a post up about my main entry, Ghazghkull Thraka. What will follow in this post and the next few is a series of WIP photos I took as I painted him - it's not really a tutorial but more of a running commentary. Here's a dry fit of the unpainted model.

Ghazghkull's head was painted separately - the skin is my usual formula of Gretchin Green shaded with browns and highlighted by mixing in creams and white.

From another lighting angle - the blue on the eye piece matches the blue I used on my Kommandos.

I knew I wanted to follow a dark colour scheme on Ghazghkull that had lots of black and red. I chose to make the arms red to stand out - I figured that Ghazghkull would have lots of Meks working on keeping his armour in shape. Occasionally these would be speed freaks who'd try and sneak in their own personal tags and designs on the armour (perhaps to help Ghazghkull move faster).

Here is the right arm, it's not as interesting as the left arm, I just did a quick coat of Tin Bitz on the gun for now and painted the shoulder pad red to match the left arm.

Added some basic colours on the armour, but being primarily black, it's not very interesting at this stage. I tried the check pattern on the feet to see how it would look as this would get repeated on other areas of the armour.

Here's a back view - I also painted the pants with Scorched Brown, Snakebite Leather and Bleached Bone.

And finally the base. I knew I wanted Ghazghkull on the fields of Armageddon, battling past scores of Imperial Guard. Due to the size of the base I didn't want any dead guardsmen on the base itself, so I added in elements to hint at Imperial Guard (the grenade, canteen and shove). The trench, though not practical from a height point of view, also hints at this.

Next update coming soon!

Wild West Building - Undertaker

2011-10-31T11:27:00.000+11:00

Ah, so summer is slowly encroaching and my updates are becoming far and wide between. Fortunately I do have a lot of in-progress posts that require a bit of attention but I should get them out over the next few weeks.

Anyway, something completely different, this is an Aetherworks building that I painted after being inspired by the ones that Rob Jedi is painting up for his town. My one is the single storey building (with the hitching post on the left-hand side). It's been decorated with the appropriate door and window frames and I added a graveyard set to the front to make an Undertaker building. The sign is also an Aetherworks sign designed to go with the buildings but they don't seem to have that up on the store yet.

The basic building has been airbrushed with Tamiya Medium Blue (XF-48). The edges were then airbrushed with black and the center airbrushed with white. The blue was then masked off with low tack masking tape, and the trim painted using Folkart browns, tans and creams. White was added to the cream to finish it off.

The wooden floors were painted with same colours but with a less heavy drybrush to keep more of the dark brown showing through. Roof was painted black, charcoal and then edged with a small amount of white added in.

The coffins were painted grey and drybrushed with white. Finally, the sign was painted with Palmer Soldier Blue, and the writing and edge picked out with Foundry Drab highlight, then highlighted with white.

Here is the palatte I used, it's not that many colours. The best thing is, you can use cheap paints and still get some good results. Having an airbrush really helps though for getting the basic colours down - I might try one by hand one day, but if you were painting a whole town, then investing in an airbrush or a spray gun is well worth it.

Here are the brushes I used - the big brush is really useful for the drybrushing! Especially the floors, but I actually used it on all the trims as well.

And here's some shots of the Undertakers with a few models shown for reference. I'd say size, but I borrowed two hobbits from Victoria's collection that are clearly too short for the building (I don't actually own much Cowboy miniatures).

Here's another shot. I'm going to have to get Nicodem (from Malifaux) painted at some point as this building is clearly designed to go with him!

Anyway, till next time!

OzPainters Open 2011 (Melbourne)

2011-09-21T20:12:00.002+10:00

Angora has been busy posting up photos from the OzPainters Open which was held on the 18th of September at Realm of Legend. They had a fantastic turnout with a lot of world-class entries.

OzPainter Open 2011 Results

I was lucky enough to place Gold with my Queek Headtaker, given the high quality of the entries, I really do mean lucky! And the unit category... the winners are pretty amazing! A huge congrats to all the winners! Anyway here are the fantastic photos taken by the crew down in Melbourne of my entries:

Here's Rasputina crew with the Wendigo:

Thanks to the OzPainters crew down in Melbourne for running the event, I hope next year the competition is even tougher as you attract more entries and entrants!

Malifaux - Wendigo

2011-09-15T11:44:00.000+10:00

Ok so Rasputina needed a totem. The first one I tried was the Wendigo, but I think the Essence of Power is better in game terms. The Wendigo does fit the theme of her and her crew really well though!

More Finished Shots

Work in Progress Shots

Here's the wendigo out of the blister. It's pretty small!

Based on some rocks - the tab is just slotted between some slate pieces held with super glue.

Next I added greenstuff to fill the gaps in the rock, and then add some Vallejo texture paste on top to give it some texture.

Painted in about 20 minutes over a white undercoat! Sorry, didn't take any Work In Progress photos...

Colours used (I admit, he was mostly drybrushed):

Fur is Trollblood Highlight drybrushed with Trollblood Highlight and Menoth White Highlight.
Lips and ears are Elf Flesh with Menoth White Highlight.
Claws are Black higlighted with Charadon Granite and Menoth White Highlight.
Eyes are Arcane Blue with Menoth White Highlight.
The base is Astronomican Grey drybrushed mixed with white.

And finally the grass tufts and texture paste.

So umm, now onto the big boy, Snow Storm. Or I could do the Essence of Power...

Cult of December (Rasputina) - Finished!

2011-09-14T00:50:00.000+10:00

Well, I decided against the snow powder in the end because these figures are really for gaming and the snow powder isn't really all that durable. The texture paste is rock hard and give the right look so I left it at that.

Anyway, onto the finished miniatures... I wish I could be more like Angel Giraldez and have finished miniatures to show off every second day, but well, something finished is better than nothing, right?

Ok so here's the crew altogether, front and back. It's a bit of a challenge to get them all in focus!

Rasputina

Ice Golem

Ice Gamin (Group)

Ice Gamin (Individual)

And for reference, all the previous Work In Progress posts for the crew (in reverse chronological order):

So that's it for now. The crew is actually winging its way down to Melbourne for the OzPainters Open painting competition this weekend, so if you're in the area, be sure to drop by Realm of Legends and have a look. And if not, they'll also be on display at MOAB at the Aetherworks stall.

And before then, I have a few more things for Golden Demon and MOAB to finish painting... it's going to be a busy few weeks.

While I'm here, I should also pimp the Golden Camel VIII - it's a painting dinner organised by OzPainters to celebrate the end of Golden Demon 2011, but it's a great event to socialise with others, regardless of whether you entered the Golden Demons or just chilled out at MOAB on October 1st.

Till next time, signing out for now!

Rasputina and Crew (Part 12)

2011-09-09T01:40:00.001+10:00

Ok I lied, the previous post wasn't the last one! Here are some front and back shots of Rasputina and her crew, bases all done.

I realised I should add some more highlights to the blue skin of the golem and gamin, and to the purple of Rasputina's clothes. They look artificially bright in the photos because I took the shot under my daylight lamp.

I also need to add some snow powder to top off the texture paste.

Rasputina and Crew (Part 11)

2011-09-08T12:00:00.000+10:00

Almost done with this crew - just the final touches on Rasputina and the base. Basically picked out the metal clasps and the ropes on her back.

Here's a shot of them all together.

Rasputina gets the Silfor and snow texture treatment on her base.

And from the back.

I think another going over with more texture paste and snow powder on the base and they're done! So this will most likely be the last Work in Progress update for this crew. I'll get the finished photos up soon.

Now... she really needs a totem doesn't she?

Out of the Box - Snow Storm

2011-09-08T01:16:00.000+10:00

Ok I did a few of these for a while and then I stopped, but I had this one banked up already - it's Snow Storm from Wyrd Miniatures.

It comes in a small box with the nice artwork. This is the same size as the mounted figures and the larger figures like Lord Chompy Bits.

There are three separate bagged items inside: the cards, Snow (and some antlers), and Storm.

A closer look at Snow. This one was mis-packed and had two pairs of hands.

Another close up of Snow.

This is Storm. He is entirely resin (apart from the metal antlers) and his arms come separate.

Here is a size comparison. Storm is huge! Snow is already 30mm+ tall, so you can interpolate the height and size of Storm from this photo.

A shot from the back. There are very minimal air bubbles, mostly concentrated under the hooves.

This is a cleaned up Storm, with pins on the bits ready to be assembled.

I hope you have enjoyed this out of the box of Snow Storm!

Warhammer Quest: Lair of the Orc Warlord (Part 1)

2011-08-23T14:59:00.003+10:00

I'm back! Apologies it has Been a bit quiet around here lately, been a bit hectic with changing jobs and ending up with two new jobs instead! I do have more updates for Rasputina and her crew, including some new additions, but today I would like to show you something I've been wanting to paint for a while - Lair of the Orc Warlord!

Yep that's right, old school Warhammer Quest, a game dear to my heart. Golden Demon time is just around the corner and I need to get a move on with some entries! This is just a fun one as I've had these figures around for ages and thought I should paint them as a Mordheim war band. Yeah, whatever! They're just awesome models.

They were painted at some stage, but here they are stripped (the Brian Nelson Big 'Uns aren't Warhammer Quest figures, but I feel they fit in nicely). I'll see if I can find some photos of the ones that were painted in their old colour scheme.

And after a white undercoat:

And here are after an airbrush of Catachan Green for their skin:

Except for Growler who got a spray of Tamiya Medium Blue:

Ok expect some more updates soon! Till then, enjoy your Warhammer Quest, Hero Quest or Advanced Hero Questing! Or you can paint your own Orcs and treat this as a bit of a How to Paint tutorial!

Out of the Box - Plastic Cygnar Heavy Warjack

2011-07-23T21:00:00.000+10:00

The Cygnar Heavy Warjack is closer in size to the metal counterpart compared to the Khador one. The only difference is the hands, which are quite tiny.

This is what you get out of the box:

The bagging is the same as the Khador warjack - little bits in a divided bag:

Another shot of the bag:

And the bits of the Warjack laid out so you can see the different configuration options:

Out of the Box - Plastic Khador Heavy Warjack

2011-07-16T06:00:00.000+10:00

This time, I show you what's inside the Khador Heavy Warjack plastic kit. This is what you get when you unpack the box, with enough cards to make 4 different configurations, and the bits in a long divided plastic bag:

All the pieces laid out - you can see that minimal effort is required to glue magnets to the different arms. There are a few good tutorials, including YouTube videos that I have seen that show you how to do this.

Another shot without the base on the side:

That's all folks!

Out of the Box - Ruby (Dinosaur-riding Cowgirl)

2011-07-09T09:00:00.000+10:00

Time for another Out of the Box - this time it is Ruby, by Studio McVey. Ruby is the 15th limited edition figure (released December 2010 actually) and is one of the larger releases.

Ruby and the dinosaur come in a mix of sprued and loose bits, as well as a 50mm round lipped base and an insert.

My insert was bent - guess it was demoulded too fast. The injection point is quite extreme, but nothing a sharp blade won't fix. The base has footprints for where the dinosaur is supposed to stand. After I remove the sprue, I'll have to use a hot water bath to flatten it back out.

The first of the two sprues comes with the dinosaur's arms and tail. The only bit that is very fragile is where the tip of the tail is sprued - the join is quite large (and mine had an air bubble right at the point of tail, causing the last millimeter of the tail tip to break off when I removed it from the sprue).

The second sprue has the guns, the horns with the reigns, Ruby's arm and hat, and the dinosaur's tongue. There is also one sprue with nothing on it - this must have been either unused or where the head is supposed to be.

Ruby herself is very nicely cast - the injection points are on her feet which should be quite easy to clean up.

Here is Ruby from another angle - you can see that even the pin has been cast which fits into the saddle so you can mount her properly and accurately without fiddling around too much.

Ruby's cloak fits seamlessly onto her back - the joins are very cleverly designed to be hidden when she is assembled.

The resin is extremely thin in some bits and you can see the light shine through in this following shot. You can also see the "W" shape of the join where the cloak attaches to her back.

The dinosaur's head. This might have been suppose to be on the sprue - you can see the sprue on the back of the head. Either way, it has to be snipped off so it can dry-fit to the body. There is a cast pin, but because of the sprue it's probably easier just to cut it flush and re-pin it during assembly. The detail is fantastic - every single tooth is intact without a miscast.

The body of the dinosaur - you can see there is also a pin joint for the tail - again you need to cut off and clean the sprue joints before you can dry-fit the pieces.

Here is the dinosaur from the front - you can see the pin holes for both the arms. Casting is generally excellent across the whole model - air bubbles are minimal compared to a lot of other resins on the market and details are all clean with no noticeable distortions.

Here's a bonus shot - I cleaned the base, and then dumped it in a plastic container filled with near-boiling water. After a minute, I fished it out, and pressed it flat into the base. After cooling, all signs of distortion are gone.

Although there were some slight problems, in general I am very happy with the model. I think the theming is fantastic. The model is not cheap (at £24.99) and is certainly not intended for beginner modellers. But it is well worth the money if you want to create a center piece model in your collection (especially with all the hype around cowboys right now). I hope to see more cowboys and dinosaurs in the future from Studio McVey!

Ruby is available from the Studio McVey store and is limited to 750 castings.

Out of the Box - Ortega Gunslingers Starter Box

2011-07-02T09:00:00.000+10:00

The Ortega Gunslingers are one of the original releases for Malifaux. Lead by Perdita, there are 5 models in this box set.

This is what you get in the box:

Perdita herself is two parts - her hat is separate:

Santiago is a two part model on a single sprue. The right arm is separate and will need to be glued on.

Papa Loco is three parts.

Nino Ortega is three parts, with the leg and the arms on a separate sprue:

Finally, Francisco Ortega is a single piece model.

Here is the box art as per the official website.

Rasputina Crew (Part 10)

2011-06-29T11:00:00.002+10:00

I found some time to do some more work on Rasputina and her crew at the regular Tuesday painting nights over at Turelio's place.

Rasputina has gotten a bit of love, with the sash painted with Vallejo Blue Green, highlighted by mixing in Skull White. The goggles were painted Enchanted Blue, Highlighted with Skull White. I also cleaned up around her eyes with Elf Flesh and Skull White.

A back view - you can see more of the sash here. The fur trim was overbrushed with Trollblood Highlight and then drybrused with Menoth White Highlight. I also added another layer of highlights of Menoth White Base and Hormagaunt Purple to the purple, but it doesn't really show through in the photos.

The Ice Golem's base has been given a layer of watered down Jo Sonja's Texture Paste - next I'll add some grass tufts and add some more texture paste. I need to tweak my camera settings so that it keeps his face in focus in the photos. Apologies for this slightly blurry picture of him from the front.

Here's a back view of the Ice Golem:

The Ice Gamin got some more texture paste painted on, this time lightly brushing over the grass tufts to give the effect of snow clinging to them (like on the Polar Adventurers):

Here is a back view of the Ice Gamin:

So, slowly reaching the end-zone with this crew.

As there has been lot of updates on this crew lately, and I'm getting a bit confused at what to name successive updates, so I thought I'd just continue by numbering them instead. So here are links to everything so far, in reverse chronological order:

Out of the Box - Collodi (the Puppeteer) Starter Box

2011-06-28T09:00:00.004+10:00

Here's an out of the box post with the new Malifaux set, Collodi. This is a new faction for the Neverborn from the Rising Powers expansion. According to the Wyrd website:

Collodi performs on the streets of Malifaux out of his mobile cart. His eerie puppets dance and sing and amuse the spectators, but later, some of the spectators join the troupe... rather forcibly.

The box comes with Collodi, four marionettes, and three wicked dolls. Here are the contents of the box:

There are a total of eight miniatures (bases not in the shot):

Collodi himself has separate hands:

These little wicked dolls are all single piece models:

As are these four marionettes:

A close-up of hte wicked dolls:

And a close-up of Collodi:

And finally, this the box front and back as per the image on the Wyrd website:

Hope you found this out of the box useful!

Malifaux - Rasputina Crew Update Again (More Ice Golem)

2011-06-27T09:00:00.003+10:00

Back with another update - I did another level of highlights on the golem, I think he's pretty much done. I'll do some extra edge lining with white to add a final level of definition to him, and then it's just the base to do.

Here is the golem from the back - he's a pretty blocky fellow! I tried to keep all the contrasts between the areas facing away from the light quite strong against the surfaces facing upwards. Though sometimes I feel he looks more like chrome than ice.

Here are the three Ice Gamin - I have added Silfor grass tufts to their base now. Next is to finish off building up the snow with the texture paste and flock, and then they'll be done.

Right now the thin texture paste layer looks like a layer of really cold frost.

The last Ice Gamin:

Poor Rasputina hasn't changed since the last photo, but here is a clearer shot of her:

I guess it's time to now finish off the golem, base and all, and then do a burst of work to finish off Rasputina. I also got a Wendigo and an Essence of Power - though from my investigations it seems like the Essence of Power is the better totem to go with for Rasputina.

Till next time, and let me know if you have any recommendations on additions or strategies for the crew!

Malifaux - Rasputina Crew Update Again

2011-06-25T18:23:00.000+10:00

I had a game with Rasputina's crew vs. Ramos and friends, but it ended pretty horribly for Rasputina. The scenario was to plant evidence on the other side of the map, but we were playing in a bayou which really does not help when you have a slow crew to begin with. And damn those spiders and steamborgs with the arachnid ability to ignore terrain modifiers! Oh well, next time I shall have my revenge!

Anway, an update! I did some more work on the Ice Golem, adding Trollblood Base + Underbelly Blue, again paying attention to particular facets of his form that would catch the light. Further highlights will be added with Underbelly Blue.

And here are the ice gamin, ready for some more watered down texture paste to build up the snow.

Ok enough for tonight, check back tomorrow for more updates!

Out of the Box - Born on the Bayou

2011-06-24T21:00:00.001+10:00

Note: This is a repost of Born on the Bayou for the Out of the Box series.

So here they are out of the box. A few multi-piece models, but quite easy to assemble (especially when compared to some of the more complex figures like Misaki or the Peacekeeper).

The trickiest is probably working out how to attach the pistol on Francois, and arranging the pig and Pere. Otherwise they're all nice simple pieces and ideal if you want a less complex kit to put together.