Category Archives: Malifaux

Malifaux: Crossroads 7 (the big bases)


I decided to get the Crossroads 7 set as part of Wyrd’s Gencon sale.  The overlapping auras seem pretty neat, and I thought it would work nicely as a second option if I declared any faction that I don’t have many choices in (like say, Outcasts or Resurrectionists).

Wrath
Wrath

This is the model that almost makes me wish I held out for a translucent set.  Then I remember how much I hate dealing with the translucent plastic, and I decide not to worry.  I really like how his skin turned out.  I went with purple to tie into the rest of my Neverborn.

Gluttony
Gluttony

This model is kind of interesting, in that it’s a Gremlin, but not actually a Gremlin.  I guess the voodoo dolls tie into Zoraida.  The blue snake kind of looks more tropical than swampy, but I like the splash of color that it adds to the otherwise muted tones.

Envy
Envy

Envy is a beast.  You can’t get all his feet on a 50mm base.  I considered trying to pose it as rearing, but that looked pretty dumb.  In the end, I scavenged some wood chips and painted them to match the basing on the rest.  I decided to do the mechanisms as brass, with iron armor plating.

Malifaux: Piglets


I picked up these models on something of a whim from Monkey Sword Games, after getting a flier at Califaux.  I figured since Lenny can summon Piglets, I should have some.  I painted them up quick in between other projects.

Piglet (open mouth)
Piglet (open mouth)

I tried for a bit more of a wet blending technique with these guys. It didn’t turn out entirely smooth, and in some places there are tide marks.  More practice is needed.  As usual, looking at them at the tabletop hides a lot of these flaws.

Piglet (sitting)
Piglet (sitting)

The feet provided much too small of a contact point for pinning, so they’ve just got CA glue holding them onto the base.  I tried to get at least one foot on the wood planks, which seems to hold better than the textured parts.

Piglet (closed mouth)
Piglet (closed mouth)

Malifaux: Pandora crew


I picked up the translucent No Shelter Here at Wyrd’s Easter sale. After Ross came over and took the Bay Area Open with Pandora I figured I should get around to painting her up.

I kind of hate working with the translucent stuff.  It’s brittle and is a pain to deal with mold and seam lines. You can get some neat effects with it though.

Pandora
Pandora

As I did with Tara, I mostly painted over the translucency.  Only some areas are left, to try to get an interesting effect.  On Pandora, only the smoke coming out of the box is left.

Poltergeist
Poltergeist

The Poltergeist’s entire lower half is translucent, although with some paint and washes applied to give it texture.

Candy
Candy

There wasn’t anything on Candy that I felt I could justify as translucent, so I just painted the whole thing.  Her tiny feet were a challenge.  They’re too small to pin without getting mangled. Instead, I used plastic glue to weld the feet to some plastic rod, which I could sink through the wooden planks and to the plastic of the base itself.  I haven’t really played with the model enough to know if it worked yet.

Baby Kade
Baby Kade

Baby Kade’s knife and eyes are left translucent.  I was really happy with the texture of the skin, but then I kind of ruined it with harsh lines in the final highlight.  Oh well.

The Sorrows got similar treatment as the Poltergeist.  Some of them really show seam lines, which are a real challenge with the translucent medium.

I think the translucent bits worked out pretty nicely.  We’ll see if the pain of working with it fades before the next sale.

Malifaux: Somer crew


I had talked myself into buying this box a long time ago for Johana many months ago, which is part of what sent me on a path towards Gremlins.  Now they’re painted up and ready to go.

Somer Teeth Jones
Somer Teeth Jones

I struggled with gaps on Somer, and am not entirely happy with the results.  The skin is pretty nice, though.

The Skeeters are way too big for their bases.  I decided to put them in flight.  The stands are just some 1/8″ acrylic rod, with magnets to make them easier to transport.  In game you can summon more, so my compulsive nature demands I have enough models.  I’m assured it’ll never happen, though, so I probably won’t actually do anything about it.

Lenny
Lenny

I’m really happy with how Lenny turned out.  His skin tone is really rich, and his eyes stand out nicely.

The Bayou Gremlins all have interesting, distinctive poses, which is really fun.  I’m not sure how to keep it up for more models for summoning Somer.  Maybe some conversions are in my future.

Bayou Gremlin (limited edition)
Bayou Gremlin (limited edition)

I also got the limited edition Bayou Gremlin from the Black Friday sale, so I have a little more variety.

Updated October 2016 with improved images.