Not a creature was stirring....

To many, it may feel like the night before Christmas...

At time of writing, it is just under 5 hours until M2E beta reveal day (UK timings, of course. My American & Canadian readers will have to adjust accordingly) and right now is the last time there will be uncertainty and speculation on where the game is headed for 2nd Edition.

As I am sure you are aware, the announcement of 2nd Edition has provoked a mixed reaction, to say the least. Hopefully you've read my own pig-metaphor story about 2E so you either know my thoughts on this issue or you think I have some weird pig-based imagination.

Truthfully, it's a little column A and a little column B.

FauxFiction - 'Unquestionable'

As part of the Wyrd forums Iron Quill writing competition, I submitted a short story about Guild justice delivered in the Guild way; swift and certain, unquestionable (see what I did there?). The Iron Quill is a writing competition where two of four pre-determined elements have to be included in the story, such as a specific line, or object. Have a read by heading over to The Writing Room forum and check out more stories and submit your own!

Unquestionable

-Jack

Transmission - I Have Just Two Questions For You...

So why did you get into Malifaux?

What games have you played before?

This is probably the tabletop gaming equivalent of name, rank and number. At some point it's likely that you would have been asked these questions and maybe your answer to the former has been something along the lines of storyline/miniatures/a change for the 'usual' games. You may have come from other well-known TTG such as Warhammer, 40K, Warmachines or Hordes.

However, have a real think... Why did you get into Malifaux?

Tomes Of Knowledge - Pinning

With metal miniatures on the way out and plastic soon to become the new black, there couldn't be a more inappropriate time to do a tutorial on pinning metal minis!

In honesty though, pinning your minis is a good habit to be in as at some point in its life every mini will find itself taking a swan dive off the battlefield to the floor below. It helps to know that there is something more holding your minis together than glue, prayers and blood sacrifices when it hits the deck.

As such, apply the below to your plastic minis by all means. Just be aware that as plastic is naturally softer, show extra care drilling as you won't have the same margin for error with bending and drilling through that tough ol' metal offers.

The Kit

Above is everything I use for pinning my models and making sure they look semi decent afterwards. I'm going to assume that you have done your prep work and filed off any pokey bits of metal or mould lines on your minis. Also my tutorial is using resin bases from Tiny Worlds and for the cost of a fiver or so, they are hugely recommended. Basing Malifaux miniatures on stock bases with no decoration takes a lot away from the model aesthetic. Conversely, if you are making your own custom scenic bases, you may be a bit beyond this tutorial!

Eye Candy - My painted models so far

As the title suggests (well, explicitly states), I have put photos of my painted model collection so far. It would be bigger but due to the breakages / inevitable eBay sales... well, this is what survived. The Empire General and Standard Bearer are the most recently finished.

Click on over to the Photos page to see what all the fuss is about!

-Jack

The Weirdest Metaphorical Story About Malifaux M2E Featuring Pigs Ever

So I'm going to assume that as a Malifaux fan, you are aware that 2nd Edition is on the way? If not then I'm sorry that you had to hear it like this and please check out one of the podcasts and more reputable sites for more info. One of the themes that has emerged from this announcement is a distinct feeling that change is bad and that 2nd Edition will ruin what is a beautiful, deep and immersive game world. To those, let me tell you a story...

It's like painting in prison

Just as every Englishman has his castle and every Hobbit has it's hole (no snickering), so every painter has their painting area / happy place. Whether this be balancing a tray on your lap or a studio with full airbrushing facilities and a heated drying room, there are certain useful / important things to consider.

Without further frivolity, lets have a look at where I create my masterpieces blindly fling colours like a monkey flings poop...

Well now the post title makes sense...