Seeds of Heresy - Chaos test painting

Saying it right now, one of the best reds I think I've painted

...*Was* the Law. Dead Justice and other zombies from Malifaux

This was an interesting little group to paint.

"Luck be a..." More mercs, after a bit of a hiatus again.

Lucky Lady, my Vanguard, probably has my favorite freehand of any of my Warmachine minis.

Zulus, sir. Thousands of them. Mantic Zombie pile

"But Wait, there's more!"

Don't fight it, son. Confess quickly! Lucius & co.

There's something I find particularly fascinating and threatening about the sinister undertones of authority.

I AM the Law! Justice Crew, version 2

Sorry, guys, not actually much of a Judge Dredd fan, though it does have some great one-liners.

...And I'm just listening to cold wind whistling - Rasputina Crew, revised

Still my favorite Rasputina sculpt, from back before Wyrd had a game.

Some time ago, I posted Rasputina's crew, yet, I'm posting it again. What gives?

Braaains! Test Zombie

A quick little one today- a test color scheme for a Mantic Zombie- the first of many!

Done using a lot of the techniques I developed while painting up my Strain minis for Sedition Wars.

...all out of bubblegum. Lord Commander Stryker charity paint job

Lord Commander Coleman Stryker (or "Strykey," to his friends), here, is the first mini I've been asked to do as a charity auction piece, and has a fair amount of story behind him.

Hey smoothskin, you need something? Drink maybe? Anything at all? - Post Apocalyptic arms dealers

This is the first time I've done a combined scenery and miniatures job.

"Jealousy" - The Rotten Harvest Painting Competition Best in Show

Well, starting with the best foot forward...

edit: Oh, and, umm looking at the title now, in case it could be misconstrued, Jealousy was the name of the entry.

Okay I admit it, I'm pretty sure haven't seen The Thin Man - Steampunk trio by Lead Adventure

I've been informed that the best reference around for a crime-solving duo and their dog is unfortunately from a movie I haven't seen (or at least don't remember). Rather than grab a random quote like a poser, I'll leave it as a simple acknowledgement that The Thin Man should be on my Netflix cue.

Honoring your promises: how companies react to mistakes.

Originally, this wasn't going to have anything to do with my own work, and just be a short little article about company policies, but, as luck would have it, this synched up nicely.

Kinda' running out of references, here... Sedition Wars ALIENS homage models

Man, almost done...

The Fires of Industry - Malifaux Arcanist Constructs, part 2

I really do enjoy puns that go the extra mile and are double puns, and Kaeris's mechanical wings and penchant for fire do just that.

Dispatches from Sentinel-Sigma - An Astral Claws article series - Beginnings and 6th editon Review

Some more regular readers may notice that I'm not using the black backdrop I usually have been using- that's because this is actually a somewhat old photograph that I took when I was entering the model in a painting competition. Things have changed since then, which you'll see as I start adding new photos to the series.

Beginnings, and a review of the Forge World 6th edition updates to the Astral Claws

Bees, man! Bees have Hives! Sedition wars Strain stuff, getting towards the end.

Gross.

The Fires of Industry - Malifaux Arcanist Constructs

'nuff said.

Apocalypse in Progress: Eternities of Conflict illustration WIP/series

So, this is the sort of project that I really enjoy illustrating.

Insert Reference Here... umm, already done. Sedition Wars Homage Characters

Seven months late, but starting in on the second wave of Sedition Wars minis...

A city in eight years... or whatever. Malifaux / Mordheim WIP sewer table

The board's humble beginnings, spring 2012

It's been a long time since I wrote this post, but the project was long overdue for an update.

It also turns out that I don't think I ever posted any WIP shots here, so this one's going to be a bit of a pic-heavy post, since I already have the pics.

Ripperology - Seamus and other Ressurectionists

With the pre-release Malifaux's second edition and no game I was particularly passionate about at the moment, it was a good opportunity to practice more source lighting.

Swords 'n' Steam: Protectorate of Menoth commission

A continuing expansion of an army I've been working on, off and on, for years.

Readings, in front and behind - Sedition Wars terrain, part 1

I've done a number of terrain projects over the years, and realized that they're most often the projects I get distracted by mid-process, so I wanted to start small with this one.

Far from Over - Sedition Wars Grendlr, version 2

Since I got two of these beasties, and both liked the original and don't like having duplicates, I decided to try something more spectacular...

Panzerbjorn! ...well, kinda'. Bear steeds for Chaos Warriors

Yeah, I know, not very appropriate, but the other option was the bear cav meme/motivational poster thing, which was even less of a reference.

Cocci, A Sedition Wars scenario

This scenario is actually the first I've written that went beyond "wouldn't it be cool if...?" and is actually developed and tested.

We've got Movement! A review and analysis of Arena Rex's playtest documents

A basic review

Trying out the Arena Rex playtest. This will be kind of a stream of consciousness piece, assessing things as I read them, concluding in a battle report that I'm sure will be full of errors and questions.

Color Theory, (Board) Game Theory: OF-1 Nikiita Perostek, Exploding Dice (addition: durability and common attacks)

This mini really pushed my abilities. I started with teal, as what was going to be a reference, but it quickly became something more than that.

Your Eyes Shine, Just Like Mine, Step Forward... - Infinity ALEPH, second installation

Returning to a previous group of ALEPH...

Black Operations- Sedition Wars Strategic Scenario analysis, and Vanguard Opticamo

First off, a painting update.

Compare & Contrast - Sedition Wars revisions - Revenant tests

A quick one, today. I decided that, while I'm not sure what to do with the extra copies of minis I got from the Kickstarter, I want to have at least the core set painted to a really nice standard.

I rushed through the basic infantry on both sides, and it was time to go back in and get them looking spiffy.

This was the result of the first round of changes. I pushed the contrast a lot, picked out some details, and added more color to the bases. I'm happy enough with these that I've been working a bit on the others.

UN Spacy - Jovian Chronicles Exo-Armor

Nothing triggers the childhood sci-fi nostalgia for me quite like mecha... well, maybe things related to Dune, but I'm not talking about a stillsuit commission.

Aurora Unit 313 & Friends - Sedition Wars painting log, continued: Cthonian and Barker

Finally, I finished painting everything from the Battle for Alabaster set.

* Cue _Tarantino_ Score * Malifaux Viktoria Crew

Malifaux substitutes Blackwater Gulch's consistency and historical setting with style and badassery.

"Things Have Turned a Deeper Shade of Blue" - Infinity Aleph

Another set of Infinity models- Corvus Belli's style of detail is growing on me, and I think I'm getting them better and better.

*Cue Morricone Score* - Blackwater Gulch, part 2 of 2

And this chapter of westerns comes to a close.

*Cue Morricone Score* - Blackwater Gulch, part 1.1 of 2

After some misscommunication, making some changes. I worked on this guy for the test, because he needed the most work and was one of my favorites.

I added a solid band close to the base color, marking the back of the base, and I lightened up and smoothed out the skin color.

Assuming this is a go, the rest of the set is ready to go.

"Better... Stronger... Faster" Magnus Theme list continuation- part 10: revised Magnus Theme List Tactics Article

I couldn't believe that I hadn't photographed my Mangler yet.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 9: Colossals

The Galleon is finally done.

Review: Bananagrams (and Scrabble)

This was an interesting experience, having played Scrabble for years, growing up.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 8: 30 pt Most Wanted

Nearing the end of this arc of theme list games, I'm happy to be finishing up my Steelhead contingent.

In Dystopian Gothic Space, No One Can Hear You Scream... - Space Hulk test minis

I was one of the many players completely wow-ed by the latest edition of Space Hulk some years back.

*Cue Morricone Score* - Blackwater Gulch, part 1 of 2

There's something quite charming about Blackwater Gulch's hybrid style of miniatures that fits part-way between the detail of wargames miniatures and the character of historical ones.

The Doctor is... Out!

Just a short post for a hopefully short-feeling Friday.

Compare & Contrast - Sedition Wars, testing the first scenario under 1st and 2nd edition rules

As I posted yesterday, the PDFs for second edition Sedition Wars came out. There's been a lot of controversy, and I thought it would be good to try something out.

I decided try to repeat the same scenario under the same conditions, using the same strategy, using the same rolls, with both rules sets. I'm playing these simultaneously with two types of counters. Yes, it's confusing, but I'm curious to see how the same tactics work on both versions.

The Bionic Game: Sedition Wars rules update, a rundown of the changes

Studio McVey just put out their updated rules for Sedition Wars.

The Rules are here.

The cards are here.


With a few comments, the entirety of the changes in the update to Sedition Wars. Yellow highlights represent more notable changes, and red comments are ones I feel are more noteworthy.

Note, this is being noted in order. I'll try to change earlier statements if things are clarified later, but may have missed some...

6-8 Weeks Later: Crit Success/Dice Rings Kickstarter review

I just got my rings from crit success in the mail.

All is Dust... - Thousand Sons Army, part 10: Ahriman and group shots

If you didn't know Ahriman was coming, you don't know Thousand Sons.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 7: 30 pt Most Wanted; 50 pt Agenda

It was about time I finished these guys. These may have been the oldest PP models I owned but hadn't finished, before now.

All is Dust... - Thousand Sons Army, part 9: The Big Guns

Nothing says ancient spooky magic quite like an ark.

All is Dust... - Thousand Sons Army, part 8: Predators,

These two were a pretty cool set to magnetize.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 6: 30 points Most Wanted, returning to a classic, with a little variation

Last week, I finally did(!) get back to an actual league game, rather than just playing Magnus's themes.