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Arcanists, Limited/Special Editions, Malifaux, Spin-o-matic

Malifaux: Winter Wonderland (alternate Rasputina crew)

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Unlike the last alternate crew I painted, I wanted to get the Winter Wonderland Rasputina set done as soon after release as I could. It’s still winter, right?

Alt Rasputina
Alt Rasputina

The pre-assembled model for Rasputina had some production problems, so the Black Friday kit included a resin version instead. She ended up being the most troublesome model to assemble. The swirly snow clouds did not want to line up, even after being softened with heat. Green stuff hides the worst of it.

Alt Wendigo
Alt Wendigo

The kit came with three separate beast-in-a-box models for the Wendigo. I decided to just use my favorite and save the others for the bit box.

Krampus (alt Snowstorm)
Krampus (alt Snowstorm)

Unlike the yellow official art, I went for a straight up evil Santa scheme for Krampus, including natural flesh tones.

Festivus Arborus (alt Ice Golem)
Festivus Arborus (alt Ice Golem)

The evil Christmas tree as Ice Golem is the model I’m happiest with of the set. The colors just work nicely together, and too my surprise, the shape of the pine needles actually works.

The snowmen Ice Gamin turned out bluer than I expected, but I think I secretly kind of like it. They’ve got monstrous teeth, so something should be a bit off about them. Plus, it separates them from the snowy bases.

I guess now, between the Dark Carnival and this Winter Wonderland, I have some choices when declaring Arcanists. I should probably just admit that I’ve added another faction to my collection.

Bayou, Limited/Special Editions, Malifaux, Spin-o-matic

Malifaux: Gremlinette, the Alternate Hog Whisperer

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As this blog often demonstrates, I have a weak spot for limited models. Knowing this, Sean, my friend and regular gaming partner, generously gave me my first metal limited Malifaux model, the Gremlinette.

Gremlinette (alternate Hog Whisperer)
Gremlinette (alternate Hog Whisperer)

I usually pin plastic Gremlins into already made and painted bases. The Gremlinette came with the a standard metal tab between her feet. I decided to leave it and just build the base around her. The base may have suffered a bit for it, but she’s firmly attached.

Now that the metal barrier has been breached, we’ll see what other limited models make their way across my workbench.

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2017 Hobby Year in Review

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Once again it’s time for a reflection on a year of hobby.

Overview

I started the year with a deadline looming. A Team Yankee campaign was getting started. I had just acquired enough models to fill out an army and only had about five weeks to get it table ready. I also had Dropzone Commander and Arena Rex backburnered.

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Malifaux, Neverborn, Spin-o-matic

Malifaux: Alt Nekima

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I’ve long been dissatisfied with my Nekima model. That sculpt doesn’t have much of a menacing presence. I’m amused by the basing I did to try to address that issue, but the rest of the paint job is mundane. That just won’t do for a model that makes it into nearly every Neverborn crew I play, so I knew I’d need to get the alternate.

Alt Nekima
Alt Nekima

This one is delightfully bulky. The sword is a bit hokey, so I tried to jazz up the sword with energetic blue on the detailing. It didn’t come out quite like I had hoped.

I decided to go with natural colors for her main body: human flesh tones, brown hair/fur, brown-grays for the hooves and horns. I did blues and purples for her jacket and leggings to bring in my go-to Neverborn colors.

Original plastic Nekima was the first model I posted the Spin-o-matic for, although I’ve since reshot it. It seems fitting that Alt Nekima is the last model of this hobby year.