I have always been a big fan of the Sisters of Battle, and the John Blanche illustration that this model is based on in particular. So I simply knew I had to get hold of one. I talked about rules in my last post so this post is going to be all about the model.
Sunday 18 December 2016
Saturday 17 December 2016
Codex Imperial Agents: A Review
So, this isn't the sort of thing I usually post up but, given that Codex: Imperial Agents came out today with a new army list for the Sisters of Battle, among other things. I thought I would give some thoughts.
Blood Bowl!
As you are probably aware a new version of that most venerable of games, Blood Bowl, came out recently. So I thought I should show you my painted Blood Bowl figures. Starting with my halfling team.
Thursday 17 November 2016
Emperor's Children: Kakophoni and friends
Friday 11 November 2016
Emperor's Children: Tactical Squad
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Adepta Sororitas Kill Team
So I'm playing in a Kill Team Tournament at the 40k Open Day in Nottingham this weekend. I had not played 40k in a good long while because I have been sucked into the Malifaux, but I got the chance to try the six possible scenarios one time each with Helen. Mostly I lost, but then Sisters are quite comparatively under powered at the moment.
I thought I'd share some pictures and the list I am taking. I painted these girls a long long while ago, and it shows in places. However, I firmly be leave that repainting miniatures is where madness lies.
I thought I'd share some pictures and the list I am taking. I painted these girls a long long while ago, and it shows in places. However, I firmly be leave that repainting miniatures is where madness lies.
Group Shot |
Sunday 30 October 2016
Malifaux: October Stuff
Friday 28 October 2016
Malifaux: Von Shill
Finally got around to painting up my Freikorps stuff. In the same way as my Viktrorias I mainly have these because most of them are usable as mercenaries; however I painted up Von Schill and the steam trunk just in case I one day want to declare the outcast faction. I should say, with the exception of Hannah and the steam trunk I batch painted these guys like you would with a 40k squad and it was... tedious as all heck. I'm not sure how I am ever going to get around to painting my 40/30k again. But I'm sure I eventually will.
Von Schill |
Tuesday 25 October 2016
Malifaux: Guild Mercenaries
I realise I said in the last post that the next thing I was going to paint was the Von Shill crew. However, I have been quite busy over half-term marking coursework and writing an essay for my M.Ed, so I wanted to do something fun in the evenings and I just could not face batch painting all that black and gray.
So in my giant ebay job lot, I also got the models from the starter set, now I have had a starter set previously but I sold the Guild models too a friend. Now I have decided to collect all the potential mercenary hires I thought I would paint up the four guild mercs.
So in my giant ebay job lot, I also got the models from the starter set, now I have had a starter set previously but I sold the Guild models too a friend. Now I have decided to collect all the potential mercenary hires I thought I would paint up the four guild mercs.
Dr Grimwell |
Friday 21 October 2016
Malifaux: Viktorias
Viktoria of Ash |
Viktoria of Blood |
Friday 14 October 2016
Besieged on both sides
Saturday 8 October 2016
Malifaux: Changelings
Sunday 2 October 2016
Malifaux: Collodi
I finally got around to painting up all the stuff for the final Neverborn master, Collodi. I've been painting these bits and pieces over a long while and there are quite a few of them. They are more cohesive then some of my other bits and bobs, I guess because they are supposed to be a dance troupe.
Collodi |
Friday 23 September 2016
Authenticity in politics
These days, the quality that people want more then anything else is authenticity. In film, in literature or in food. Imperfections are embraced and the mass produced, packaged and processed are dismissed.
Is the same thing happening in politics?
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Sunday 11 September 2016
Malifaux: Crossroads Seven
So; I got the band painted. I don't normally do large group shots because they rarely turn out well, but I thought I would have a go.
I enjoyed painting most of these guys, they are very nice models. One of the nice things about Malifaux is that you are usually painting single miniatures, rather then trying to paint a squad. Which, I think is why I am able to paint them more often that I can manage to paint 40k. Also unlike 40k, almost every model in Malifaux feels significant. It's hard to really get into painting Tactical Marine with bolter #12.
Crossroads Seven |
Sunday 4 September 2016
Friday 2 September 2016
Malifaux: Loose Ends
I had to go back to work yesterday for the first of two non-pupil days at work, which obviously means I have come home and painted more 'faux. I'm something of a boulder, in that if I am made to start doing stuff I feel like doing more stuff. Whereas for most of the summer holidays I was content to sit and look out the window. It's funny because you come back after the Summer break and colleagues tell you about all the far flung places they have been, and all I can think is "my word that sounds exhausting". However, I assume you come here to look at painted miniatures, not to learn about my infinite capacity for doing nothing.
So, I had a little backlog of miniatures which don't really fit in any big group. First up is the spawn mother and gupps.
So, I had a little backlog of miniatures which don't really fit in any big group. First up is the spawn mother and gupps.
Spawn Mother & Gupps |
Friday 24 June 2016
Malifaux: Johanna
I got hold of one of these limited edition Johanna's. So I painted it. Quite a cool little model; much cooler then plastic Johan, who looks like a weird mutant man.
Thursday 23 June 2016
Brexit, for the last time.
If I don't screw it up, this post should be published some time after the polls close, but before the referendum result can be guessed at. That's because I don't want people to say I am trying to influence the vote, or am only saying this because of the likely outcome.
I want to talk about democracy.
Sunday 19 June 2016
Malifaux: Dreamer Avatar
I said I might have something coming from the electronic bay, and here it is. The Dreamers avatar form. Now I own all four of the Neverborn avatars. It would be good if avatar forms existed for Lucy, Collodi and Lynch. However, I suppose then no one would want to use the emissary model (when it finally deigns to come out). I'm not sure what you are supposed to do if you are playing Collodi, Lucy or Lynch in a campaign game. Wyrd did say that they were going to bring out some sort of 30mm to 50mm avatar converter, one per faction. No sign of that though,
Front |
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Malifaux: Lucius
Thursday 2 June 2016
Malifaux: Jacob Lynch
Jacob Lynch, we meet again. This is actually my second Jacob Lynch crew, I picked up the crew when it first came out but never got around to painting it and eventually sold it. I was never particularly impressed with these models, some of the first plastics, along with the other 10 thunders duel faction crews. Quite flat, detail quite soft, and a fair number of gaps that need filling. However, a lot of the models are very useful. Indeed, Illuminated may well be the best minion in Malifaux.
Jacob Lynch |
Saturday 28 May 2016
Malifaux: McTavish.
I realise McTavish is not a master. However, he came out this month and was an immediate addition to my collection, chiefly for use with Zorida.
Friday 27 May 2016
Malifaux: The Dreamer
Saturday 21 May 2016
Malifaux: Pandora
Back once again with even more painted Malifaux, hopefully some slightly less rubbish photographs as I have actually passed these through Photoshop to do such amazing things as cropping, and some automatic colour correction. Kind of shocking that it didn't actually occur to me to do this before now as I actually teach a little bit of image editing stuff. If I find the time I might go back and fix the images I uploaded earlier. Edit: I have now done this to all the previous Malifaux images.
Avatar Pandora |
Sunday 15 May 2016
Corruption
Corruption has been in the news lately due to some comments made by our prime minister. This got me thinking about the left vs right political arguments I have participated in or observed. Often in the cause of such arguments folks end up citing one historical example or another were things went horribly wrong. The retort given is often; ‘that’s not a real example of <political system> that came about due to corruption among the folks administering the system.'
Sunday 1 May 2016
Gaming Table
The wife and I have now managed to make a habit of playing a weekly game of Malifaux on Saturday nights (Sunday this weekend since bank holiday). This is far more regular gaming when we ever managed with 40k. I think probably due to the smaller numbers of models.
This has necessitated investing in some terrain. Malifaux needs a lot of terrain. And is not particularly suited to the vast gray multi level structures that 40k tables tend to contain.
Our table now looks like this:
This has necessitated investing in some terrain. Malifaux needs a lot of terrain. And is not particularly suited to the vast gray multi level structures that 40k tables tend to contain.
Our table now looks like this:
Thursday 28 April 2016
Malifaux: Zorida stuff
Back with some more pictures of poorly painted miniatures.
Perhaps I will make a more general rambling post soon. I don't know.
I do sometimes wonder if I should keep ten blogs so each can be about it's own thing, but given how infrequently I manage to update this one that seems like a poor decision.
So, this time it's Zorida and some of her thematically related models that I have been painting.
Perhaps I will make a more general rambling post soon. I don't know.
I do sometimes wonder if I should keep ten blogs so each can be about it's own thing, but given how infrequently I manage to update this one that seems like a poor decision.
So, this time it's Zorida and some of her thematically related models that I have been painting.
Zorida |
Friday 15 April 2016
Getting back into Malifaux
So, I returned home to my native Merseyside during the Easter break, and some of my excellent chums convinced me to get back into Malifaux. I have not played Malifaux since the first edition of the game, so I was pleased to dust off my crew and have a go.
The game is great fun, and the introduction of premesuring makes it a lot more fun, in my humble opinion.
So, without further ado - here are some out of focus photographs of my poorly painted miniatures! Hurrah!
Original Metal Lilith |
Alt Metal Lilith |
Tuesday 22 March 2016
On being told to be happy.
An external speaker came in recently to tell us how we could be better and more effective people by being happy. I'm a big believer in perspective and being genuinely happy as much as possible. I tend to think that nothing is ever as bad as you think it is when you are in the middle of it. Or, as I sometimes say ‘it’s hard to see the shape of a thing from inside the thing’. Trying to be genuinely happy as much of the time as possible is good for you, good for those around you and… just easier.
Monday 29 February 2016
Brexit.
On Thursday the 23rd of June 2016 eligible, registered, voters will be asked the question: ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?’ If you aren't registered to vote, and you are eligible to do so, or think you may be eligible to do so I encourage you to go and register. https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Apologies to Private Eye |
Okay, civic due diligence out of the way, onto the partisan business of the day. There is a lot of stuff going around at the moment that seems designed to trick you into being afraid of Britain leaving the EU.
Sunday 17 January 2016
Technology is excellent.
Fairly recently I finally got around to watching an American TV show called 'Parks and Recreation'. Partly because two or three different people compared me to Ron Swanson. While it is true that we share a central dilemma of simultaneously advocating a small state, while at the same time being employed by that state, (and a love of single malt and breakfast foods), their is an important point of divergence.
Technology
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