Lilith Box Pt.2

I finished painting Lilith...last Thursday?  

I had a holiday on Friday, though, so I didn't bother posting anything. 

So this is Lilith with her crew. I really like how her body turned out; however, I am not a fan of her face. 

I am not overly good at painting faces yet, and I found that her face lacks depth. She would definitely benefit from some make up techniques, which I have no idea how to do. 

I started putting together MeiFeng last night. She will be my next project, but I think she will take a lot longer to complete than Lilith did. 

Lilith Box Pt. 1

Over the past few days, I managed to get 5 of 6 models done from Lilith's crew box. 

I decided to paint all the demons' flesh the same way. And I went with a redish pink tone since I rarely paint anything this way. 

I have also been having a ton of issues with my airbrush lately. I think it is time for a new needle. I am getting a lot of splatter. I will have to actually find out how to deal with that. 

Barbaros gave me one huge problem. I painted up his body seperately from his wings. I didn't realize while painting that the wings would be such a tight fit. 

In the process of jamming them in, I accidentally chipped paint on his body and on the wings. Also, the connection between the wings and the body is hideous. But I am going to leave it as a constant reminder to plan better. 

I went with a very different color for Barbados, but I think it turned out well. The green wings were a last minute decision, but I think they work. 

The Terror Tots were simple, but I had a few problems with their arms. I snapped one off while painting and the Tot on the left gave me a lot of troubles when gluing him together. 

The mad gash in the one Tot's arm because of the breaking arm will likely just be a battle wound. 

Finally, the Cherub. I went with angelic white wings because I like the look of pure white on models. I also don't know how to shade white, so whatever :) 

I will get to Lilith tonight and tomorrow. I am not sure about the paint scheme for her. Her box art paint scheme is a bit bland in my opinion, so I think I will toss I a few brighter colors. 

Various Malifaux Models

This was actually a really busy painting week for me. I decided that I wanted to get all of the Guild blister packs that I bought finished. 

I have a tournament coming up in a week and I am not sure what my list will be yet. I am going to spend this weekend experimenting with some new ideas. Maybe some of these new models will make the cut. 

I started this week off with the Pistoleros. I managed to finish them Sunday night. 

My executioner was next. 

I am not a fan of a lot of things on this model. First, I messed up the base. I wanted to try and make a brick pattern. So I used a brick wall piece from another model to press the lines into the model. Well, I am stupid and the end result was actually a reverse brick pattern. Oh well, I've learned. 

The other issue I had with this model is how the pieces went together, especially the pipes. I had to use a lot of green stuff and I am still not good with green stuff. So I ended up rusting up a lot of the metal on this model and adding a lot of blood to cover up imperfections. 

I painted my exorcist next. 

I was a lot happier with this model. I think his coat turned out really well and so did the base. The stats on this card also seem to be pretty wicked and I am really excited to try him out this weekend. 

Lastly, I painted my Guild Captain and two Guild Guard from Wednesday to Thursday. 

I wanted to keep the same jacket theme across these three models and my exorcist. 

My biggest issue with these three are the bases. I wanted to do a cobblestone pattern again. My first cobblestone stuff was okay, but didn't turn out as well as I had hope. I tried a different technique this time and it still isn't to a desirable level. 

I think the thing I have to work on the most is leveling out the green stuff with the base before I add the pattern. 

I also decided to pin these guys to the base for added durability, but in doing so, I screwed up somehow and their feet did not flush up with the base. So I put a piece of wood on each model to cover that up. 

One of the biggest problems I had with all of these models was with chipping. I used an airbrush to base them in black, but it just didn't seem to adhere very well to the metal models. Every time I put the models down, a small area of paint would chip off. 

I ended up varnishing all of these models, but I still feel that they may chip later. 

I think I am mostly done with metal Malifaux models though. I have a really good collection right now and more than enough to make crews with.  So I am going to mostly focus on buying the new line as it comes out. 

I am also going to take a short break from painting and waste some time playing video games. It is always nice to take a break once in a while. 

Guild Pistoleros

The latest blister I painted was my Guild pistoleros. I have been looking for some cheap units to fill out my Perdita crew when playing 50 point games. 

I have tried playing Wastrels with her, but I did not really like them. 

I have also tried using Death Marshals. They worked quite well, but they weren't ideals. 

So, I decided to buy a pack of Pistoleros. I managed to get them painted up this Sunday night. 

I had a few issues with various things. The biggest issue I had was when rushing their bases. I put on far too much paint for one thing. I also slipped with the guy in the middle and ended up painting mud all across his body. I also had a number of issues with the girl's blue shirt. 

My local shop hasn't restocked in a long time and I haven't been able to get my hands on a brown GW wash. So I have been trying other brown and black washes and they aren't working as I would like them to. 

I put excessive flock on each of these bases to cover up the hole in the middle. I have been building mostly the new plastic Malifaux models which don't have the support piece on the bottom of the models. I had overlooked it with these metal models and the mud started to sink in. 

The next model I will be working on is my Executioner. I already put him together. The main thing I don't like about the model so far is the wires that connect his hands to his backpack. The wires didn't match up perfectly and I have to use green stuff to fill in some rather large gaps. I think I will use rust and blood to cover up these imperfections. 

Abuela and the Nephilim

I recently ordered a number of metal blister packs to fill in some of the holes in my Guild army. 

The two models that I am most excited to paint and play with are Abuela Ortega and the Enslaved Nephilim. 

Both of the models turned out very well. They also didn't take me too long to paint. 

Here is Abuela with all of her greatness. 

The base is supposed to represent a porch or deck. I wanted her to have the appearance of just walking out of her home ready to fight. 

And here is the Nephilim. I went heavy with the flock because I kind of messed up the base. I ended up gluing and attaching the model too quickly and his feet didn't end up flush with the ground. So a few plants were needed to cover that up. 

I think the next models will be 3 Pistoleros. 

Pandora (Malifaux)

It took me nearly 3 weeks, but I finally completed my Pandora box. I decided to take my time with the box. I also had a lot of interruptions during the process. 

I experimented a lot with these models and learned a few new things. 

I also learned that I don't have any idea how to paint something that is intangible. I will need more practice. 

This is the crew together. I think the overall theme and colors go together well. I mostly stuck to the box art for this one. 

Definitely my favorite piece is the baby. He just looks horrifically evil. 

I was also quite happy with Candy. 

I found Pandora to be rather boring to paint. I also didn't put much time into her face. 

Of the ghouls or ghost or whatever they are, the Poltergiest turned out the best. 

My only regret here is that I didn't do much with the bottom. At this point, I had kind of given up on the green mist. I figure I can come back to it one day. 

Overall, it was a pretty fun box to put together. I still haven't read what these characters do, but I imagine I will take them for a test drive within the next two weeks. 

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I also bought this cheap piece of terrain. It isn't anything special, but it will be a nice addition to the table. 

Unconventional Terrain for Malifaux (Forbidden Text)

Continuing with the unconventional terrain, I have made a marker for the Forbidden Text. This model was very easy to put together and only took about 90 minutes. 

First, I started with the base, which is a simple 30 mm piece of cork board. 

Next, I wanted to create some kind of podium for the book to sit on.  I again used my pseudo green stuff. 

This was the result. For the top part, I cut a notch into the top of it for the book to rest on. 

I glued the top onto the stand and primed the base and podium in black. Then I hit them with some brown and a wash (which is the wet paint on the podium in the picture). 

The book was next. I made two pieces for the book. The cover was a rectangular thin piece that I creased in the middle with a ruler before it dried. The second piece is the pages. I scraped long lines along the edges once it had dried to create pages. 

I didn't take any pictures of the book when painting, but I simply based it in black, then I painted a darker tan color over that a few times. I then used a brown wash to finish it. 

To do the blood, I used the newish GW blood paint. I loaded a brush up with the blood and held it in front of the book. I then used my airbrush to shoot air at the brush and blow to blood onto the book. I imagine anyone could do this with any kind of compressed air and a brush loaded with blood. 

To finish off the book, I glued the page piece to the cover and then wrote some nonsense in Korean on the book. The M at the end represents Malifaux and my laziness to not bother writing more. 

After taking this picture, I decided to blast the book and podium with some blood. For me, Malifaux always needs blood and mystery. 

The final steps were painting the cracking earth ground from GW on the base (the light brown on the base) and gluing in a few sticks I bought at an art store that I thought looked neat. I also wrapped a few pieces of string around the branches because I thought it made them look creepier. 

I then glued the book stand onto the base and used some green flock to cover up a few of the gluing imperfections. 

Overall, this was a very fun project. It didn't take long and the final result was very close to what I had imagined. I have to make one more Forbidden Text marker, but I think it'll be a much different design. 

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I also threw this together last night in about 30 or so minutes. It is my first attempt at an effigy. It didn't turn out how I imagined, mostly because of the doll. I have to practice my voodoo doll making ;).