Malifaux: Bandersnatch

All of a sudden everybody wants the guy from the Bandersnatch kit to make Prospectors. But you can’t have him. He’s busy as the hapless fool about to be Bandersnatched.

Bandersnatch
Bandersnatch

I’m usually pretty timid with lighting effects. I first painted the man regularly, but it was clear it wasn’t going to work. Why did he have a lantern? How could he not see the giant spider creeping over him?

I decided to try something a little different — object source darkness. The Bandersnatch was sucking the light away. I put some Secret Weapon Tire Black (a nice black with a hint of blue) in the airbrush and went at it. A drybrush of Rubber/Rubber Highlight brought back the shape a bit. Airbrushing over a painted model like this makes me really nervous, since it’s hard to fix any mistakes. But I’m quite pleased with the result.

The shadows don’t quite make sense if the light is coming from the lantern, but if the darkness is coming from the Bandersnatch it works.

Malifaux: Arcane Effigy

I’ve played the Dark Carnival crew a couple of times now. While I’m pretty well set on big beaters, I’m lacking in smaller models. Arcane Effigy, with condition removal, fits the bill nicely.Arcane Effigy

Arcane EffigyThis little guy is deceptively tricky. All the arms and candle holders make for a spindly assembly. Then when painting, the insides of the leg straps are hard to get to. They’re visible enough that you can’t ignore them.

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