Malifaux: Insidious Madnesses


These models are famous for having crap ton of pieces, mostly random tentacle bits that it’s hard to figure out where they should go. Well, it’s true. It also leaves a crap ton of seams in inconvenient places. Even figuring out how the models are supposed to stand on their bases was tricky.

Insidious Madness (Less Mad)
Insidious Madness (Less Mad)

This guy is the least mad of the three. He has a body plan that almost looks like more than “more tentacles!” But don’t worry, there are still plenty of random mouths and eyes to keep things exciting.

Insidious Madness (Grabby)
Insidious Madness (Grabby)

Now we’re talking, that’s a respectable random-tentacle-to-body-mass ratio. I  can imagine the mouth pulling itself open all the way down, turning inside out in the process.

Insidious Madness (Blobby)
Insidious Madness (Blobby)

This one is the weirdest of them all. Mouths exploding out of joints, a strange central blob, plus an arm holding a blade for good measure.

In game, these guys move ridiculously fast, but they fall over in a stiff breeze. That’s about what you want in a scheme runner, but I haven’t had much luck with the Wp debuffs.

Malifaux: Widow Weaver

Everybody’s favorite spider lady joins my collection, forming the core of my Divergent Paths Shifting Loyalties campaign crew at the LGS. Her ranged Wp attack has been surprisingly effective.

Widow Weaver
Widow Weaver

I somehow lost the top of her head during assembly, so I made a new one out of a blob of green stuff and tried to blend it in. The pink and blue is a bit garish. It reminds me a bit of Kaylee’s Shindig dress from Firefly, which seems appropriate for someone trying to fit in and obviously failing.

DZC: Phoenix


I may not have posted for a while, but I’ve been busy painting. First up, the Phoenix command gunship for Dropzone Commander.

Phoenix (top)
Phoenix (top)

I decided to pose it with the missile bays all the way open. I’m not sure it’s a great look, and probably would do it closed if I were paint another.

Phoenix (bottom)
Phoenix (bottom)

Like so many of the UCM aircraft, the underside of the model looks way cooler than the top. Lots of engine detail, a second canopy, and targeting array are hidden down below.

All the cool kids tell me how awesome this model is in game, though I have to admit I miss the Kodiak when I use it. This can do quite a bit of damage, but the Kodiak’s orbital strike can usually delete one key model a turn.

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