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
I struggled with gaps on Somer, and am not entirely happy with the results. The skin is pretty nice, though.
Skeeter (purple)
Skeeter (blue)
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
I’m really happy with how Lenny turned out. His skin tone is really rich, and his eyes stand out nicely.
Bayou Gremlin (squatting)
Bayou Gremlin (smoking)
Bayou Gremlin (smoking)
Bayou Gremlin (boxing)
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)
I also got the limited edition Bayou Gremlin from the Black Friday sale, so I have a little more variety.
Last month I painted up the Ophelia box, and even with a discount ended up in the hole. This being the final month of this round of Tale of Malifaux Bloggers, I figured I really ought to behave and stay on budget. Fortunately, the obvious expansion fits.
Annoyingly, I snapped off a leg when putting one model on the base. I was so mad I just slapped some CA on it, without even trying to get it to line up right. Maybe some day I’ll revisit it.
With the Haulers I have enough models to do a pure Gremlins 50 stone list, with Ophelia at the helm. I’ve gotten one game in and had a blast. I went a little overboard with Dumb Luck, and ended the game with only Ophelia alive, cowering in the corner. Fortunately, I scored schemes early (full points for Plant Explosives and Assassinate) and barely pulled out a win.
Last month I added Waldgeists, a Nurse, and a Performer to a Zoraida box. That nicely rounded out the crew with some staying power and Voodoo Doll tricks. Now it’s time to take it in a different direction.
I hemmed and hawed about what to do, but ultimately decided I had to use the Ophelia box I picked up at Adepticon. I was definitely painting it, and going Gremlin sounds like a blast. I can take them all (except Ophelia and the Young, obviously) with Zoraida, and every model I already have can come along if Z declares Gremlins.
The Kin (Ophelix box, purchased using $25 prize from Adepticon)
−$25.00
Remaining balance
−$5.00
What’s this? Another month of deficit spending? I considered doing another “sale” of the Ophelia and Young LaCroix models, but I felt dirty using both that and the super deal I got on the box. In the end, I’ll just admit to being a dirty spendthrift cheater.
Words aren’t enough penance, however, so I’ll be making a donation towards disaster relief through the Red Cross (sorry, WAAC, but I don’t think I can get a tax deduction or an employer match for a UK-based charity). To make it sting a little, for every dollar I’ve gone over, both this month and last, I’m donating ten.
On to the models!
I decided fairly early on to use a variety of different flesh tones. After all, I do the same for my human models. I also wanted to use a variety of colors for clothes and such, to emphasize their ragtag nature. I kept consistent colors for woods and leathers, however, to try to tie it together a bit.
Ophelia
Ophelia gets olive drab. I decided to freehand a pattern on her shirt. It gets the job done, but I’m not in love with it.
Francois
Francois gets cool blues. His face is pretty much invisible until you get to a really low angle. I used the colors I’ve been using for woods on his hat, pants, and poncho, which gives it a nice dark, warm brown.
Pere Ravage
Pere is another olive drab. This guy cracks me up. He just looks so happy. I lost a piece of the pig’s straps to the floor gods, so just put some dynamite in it’s place. I also tried a bit of OSL-style edge highlighting, which I think gives it an interesting look.
Rami
Rami is warm greens. His gun was surprisingly hard to assemble, but looks okay now that it’s painted.
Raphael
Raphael is non-drab olives. I’m particularly happy with how his skin came out, although he isn’t quite standing straight on his base.
Young LaCroix (shooting)
The young all have colors which tie them into Ophelia’s model. This one gets a dress that matches Ophelia’s shirt. The skin is undead flesh tones, and I did the same kind of OSL edge highlighting for the muzzle flash. I’m not sure of the colors, but otherwise I like the effect.
Young LaCroix (shooting)
This one’s pants and shirt both match Ophelia. I couldn’t resist adding some detail to the underwear.
Young LaCroix (shoulders)
This pair has olive and olive drab skin, and clothes that match Ophelia.
Next month, I hope to keep it under budget and add in some Slop Haulers. I also hope to actually get some games in.
I’m participating in Wyrd’s Iron Painter. In each round, participants are paired off and given two weeks to complete a miniature to fit a theme. Round one’s theme is “Fool’s Gold.”
I’ve decided to interpret that as this poor idiot carrying too much and getting stuck in quicksand.
