Malifaux: Piglets (round two)


With Ulix out on the field, I needed more Piglets.  There’s only three poses available in plastic (four if you include the one with the Hog Whisperer).  The metals are a different enough visual style that I’m not interested in mixing them.  So it was time to get creative.

Piglet (belted)
Piglet (belted)

First up, Belted.  Based loosely on a real breed of pigs, he stands out pretty well while still obviously being a piglet.

Piglet (Bessie)
Piglet (Bessie)

Bessie is based more on cows, but still recognizable.  The wash comes off looking dirty along the top, however.  Perhaps a brown would have been a better choice.

Piglet (Goldbug)
Piglet (Goldbug)

The Ulix story and story encounter in Crossroads features a Golden Piglet.  It’s also a super easy paint scheme.  Done!

Malifaux: Hog Wild – Ulix Crew Box


After picking up some pigs last year, I figured I ought to go all in with the pig controller and summoner, Ulix.

Ulix
Ulix

Ulix is a bit of a tricky model.  He has three connection points to the base (foot, peg, and cane), but only one is big enough to pin.  As a game piece, he’s a ton of fun.  When Hunting Bow goes off well, it can be truly amazing.  I haven’t done well with his summoning upgrade, though.  I find I spend far too many resources summoning models that then have a hard time getting into the game.

Old Major
Old Major

I figured Old Major ought to be an old-timer, so I gave him some liver spots.  I’m not convinced it works, though, versus having measles.  In game, he makes the pigs far more controllable.  I wish that pigs could choose not to charge other pigs, rather than being illegal targets.  I often want to charge myself for extra movement, and then relent/cheat into irrelevant damage results.

Penelope
Penelope

I think I went too soft on the highlights for Penelope.  In the photo it looks okay, but in person it’s kind of just a black mass.

As I try to do with repeated models, I try to make something different about each model other than the pose.  For the Wild Boars, it’s the hair down the spines.

Team Yankee: AH-1 Cobra


Finishing up the playable models from the US Team Yankee starter.  I couldn’t talk myself into getting accurate Helo Drab colored paints, so I used some Tamiya Black Green I already had.  I did try preshading the panel lines black, although I’m not convinced it had showed much in the end.

AH-1 Cobra
AH-1 Cobra

The models very conveniently come with enough magnets to make the fight stand and rotor removable for transport.

AH-1 Cobra (group)
AH-1 Cobra (group)

Now that I’ve got the starter set painted up, I really should get some games in.  I’m eager to do some A-10s and M113s.

Malifaux: Mature Nephilim Proxy


My wife took my five-year-old daughter to the game shop to pick out a Christmas present for me.  I’m told that she was certain that I wanted this one, a Major Demon from North Star’s Frostgrave line.  I’ve thought about Frostgrave, but haven’t gotten a demo or anything.  I figure I can use the model as a proxy for a Mature Nephilim, as long as my opponent isn’t a stickler for the GG 66% Wyrd rule.

Mature Nephilim (Frostgrave Demon)
Mature Nephilim (Frostgrave Demon)

The model had some pretty significant mold lines, although it cleaned up pretty well.

I was given explicit instructions to paint it like the studio model.  I managed to get a concession to paint the gem purple, to tie it a bit to my Neverborn.

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