Guildball Fishermen - Sakana

Sakana is a fast model that has a free counter attack per turn and can pry open his enemies armor.

Primed Krylon White. Skin painted Iridian Flesh, drybrushed Khardic Flesh, and lightly drybrushed Midlund Flesh. Greys painted with Cryx Bane Base and drybrushed Cryx Bane Highlight. Leather painted Umbral Umber and drybrushed Bloodstone. Blues painted Meridius Blue, drybrushed Arcane Blue, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Arcane Blue and Frostbite. 

Metals painted with Pig Iron and highlighted with Quicksilver. Ropes painted Thamar Black, drybrushed Sulfur Yellow, and lightly drybrushed Cygnar Yellow. Lighter leathers painted with Bootstrap Leather and drybrushed Rucksack Tan or Beast Hide. Hair painted Thamar Black, drybrushed Coal Black, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Coal Black and Menoth White Highlight.

 Base made with Basius 2 Plaguelands plate. Painted dollarstore black. Dock painted Umbral Umber, drybrushed Iridian Flesh, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Rucksack Tan and Menoth White Highlight. Rocks painted Greycoat Grey, drybrushed Cryx Bane Highlight, and lightly drybrushed Trollblood Highlight. Water painted Meridius Blue, drybrushed Arcane Blue, Lightly drybrushed Frostbite.

Guildball Fishermen - Corsair

Corsair is a tough and slow captain but he helps to bring the enemy to him and stop knockdowns for friendly players around him.

Primed Krylon White. Skin painted Khardic Flesh/Umbral Umber, drybrushed Midlund Flesh/Iridian Flesh, and lightly drybrushed Ryn Flesh/Khardic Flesh. Greys painted with Cryx Bane Base and drybrushed Cryx Bane Highlight. Leather painted Umbral Umber and drybrushed Bloodstone. Blues painted Meridius Blue, drybrushed Arcane Blue, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Arcane Blue and Frostbite.

 Metals painted with Pig Iron and highlighted with Quicksilver. Ropes painted Thamar Black, drybrushed Sulfur Yellow, and lightly drybrushed Cygnar Yellow. Lighter leathers painted with Bootstrap Leather and drybrushed Rucksack Tan or Beast Hide. Hair painted Thamar Black, drybrushed Coal Black, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Coal Black and Menoth White Highlight.

Base made with Basius 2 Plaguelands plate. Painted dollarstore black. Dock painted Umbral Umber, drybrushed Iridian Flesh, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Rucksack Tan and Menoth White Highlight. Rocks painted Greycoat Grey, drybrushed Cryx Bane Highlight, and lightly drybrushed Trollblood Highlight. Water painted Meridius Blue, drybrushed Arcane Blue, Lightly drybrushed Frostbite.

Guildball Fishermen - Veteran Siren

Veteran Siren is much more dependent on Kraken for assistance but with abilities like Dread Gaze, Shadowlike, and Escaping Fate it will be a good model to team up with Kraken to defend the goal.

Primed Krylon White. Skin painted Khardic Flesh/Umbral Umber, drybrushed Midlund Flesh/Iridian Flesh, and lightly drybrushed Ryn Flesh/Khardic Flesh. Greys painted with Cryx Bane Base and drybrushed Cryx Bane Highlight. Leather painted Umbral Umber and drybrushed Bloodstone. Blues painted Meridius Blue, drybrushed Arcane Blue, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Arcane Blue and Frostbite.

 Metals painted with Pig Iron and highlighted with Quicksilver. Ropes painted Thamar Black, drybrushed Sulfur Yellow, and lightly drybrushed Cygnar Yellow. Lighter leathers painted with Bootstrap Leather and drybrushed Rucksack Tan or Beast Hide. Hair painted Thamar Black, drybrushed Coal Black, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Coal Black and Menoth White Highlight.

Base made with Basius 2 Plaguelands plate. Painted dollarstore black. Dock painted Umbral Umber, drybrushed Iridian Flesh, and lightly drybrushed a mix of Rucksack Tan and Menoth White Highlight. Rocks painted Greycoat Grey, drybrushed Cryx Bane Highlight, and lightly drybrushed Trollblood Highlight. Water painted Meridius Blue, drybrushed Arcane Blue, Lightly drybrushed Frostbite.

Guildball Tournament in Duncan, BC at Dicebaggames

I ran a friendly three round Guildball tournament in Duncan at a store called Dicebaggames. It was successfully held and fun was had by all. Nine people attended so I subbed in for the three games so none would be left without an honored opponent. Prizes for 1st place, best Painted team, best Goal, and best Sportsman were given out with certificates for 2nd and 3rd.

Things people liked were the terrain and terrain placement being the same for all pitches for each round. They also liked the rules of the terrain written right on the terrain itself. Things to consider for next time are keeping it casual and having some of the unusual style of tournaments (Captain my captain and Dodgeball for instance).

For my first miniature tournament the pre-planning helped a lot so that I could participate as a fill in player without interrupting the game too much for answering questions by other coaches. Look forward to the next one.

 Not the winning goal but a fun one none the less.

 The winning painted team, Fishermen.

McTavish

Another Malifaux mercenary, this time for the Gremlin faction, is McTavish. He can move fast (with corpse or scheme markers as snacks), has a very good ranged attack, hearty melee gator bite, moves through severe terrain easily, and grants others bonuses while in severe terrain. This model is the older 1e metal version but the newer plastic one is available here.

Primed white then washed with GW Nuln Oil. Skin painted with Khardic Flesh, drybrushed Midlund Flesh, lightly drybrushed Ryn Flesh. Coveralls painted Exile Blue, drybrushed Cygnar Blue Highlight, lightly drybrushed mix Menoth White Highlight and Cygnar Blue Highlight. Stock painted Bootstrap Leather and drybrushed Rucksack Tan. Boots painted Umbral Umber and drybrushed Bootstrap Leather. Shirt painted Menoth White Highlight and drybrushed Morrow White.

 Red scarf painted Khador Red Base and drybrushed with Khador Red Highlight. Rifle stock painted Bloodstone. Metal parts painted Pig Iron. Gator painted with Gnarls Green, drybrushed Ordic Olive, Iosian Green then very lightly drybrushed Wurm Green. Belly painted Rucksack Tan then drybrushed with mix of Rucksack Tan and Cygnar Yellow. Teeth painted Morrow White. Tounge painted Khador Red Base. Other leather bits painted Iridian Flesh or Rucksack Tan mixed with Menoth White Highlight for drybrushing. Frogs on belt painted Gnarls Green, Ordic Olive drybruhing, then Wurm Green light drybrushing.

Base is made from a Basius 2 Plaguelands plate. Painted various colours. Outer edge painted with 'Jack Bone.

Dystopian Wars - Britannia Reinforcements

In order to get 1100 points of "good guy" allied to use with a friend's forces, I needed a few more ships to go with my Britannia forces. I chose another Tribal cruiser, a Lord Hood battle cruiser, and four Attacker frigates.

 For the frigates, I painted them the same as my previously done Britannia navy ships but for the main body used Trollblood Base and drybrushed a mix of Trollblood Base and Menoth White Highlight. I was aiming for a WW2 Canadian corvette colour and I think I have achieved it.

 The Lord Hood comes with a combat air patrol and has devastating guns. It will be a good addition to my forces.

Next I will carry on with my Prussian Navy and Air forces.

Tentacles

I have taken a little break from painting to take care of things. My first model finished after the break is the Guildball Fishermen mascot model for the second season, Tentacles! It holds onto the ball, squirts ink and is a nuisance to other players trying to get away from it.

Primed white and washed with GW Nuln Oil.Then two coats of GW Thraka Green spots were applied with two complete coats of GW Ashurman Blue were done. The under tentacle bits and pimples were painted with Murderous Magenta and a drybrush for the suckers in Carnal Pink. The eyes were done in Heartsfire with a highlight of Cygnar Yellow.

 The net was painted with Moldy Ochre and the rope painted with Hammerfall Khaki. The metal parts were painted with Molten Bronze. The rock painted Cryx Bane Base and drybrushed with Cryx Bane Highlight and lightly drybrushed with a mix of Cryx Bane Highlight and Menoth White Highlight. The breathing organs on the sides of the head were painted with Skorne Red and drybrushed Khador Red Base. The seaweed on the right tentale was painted with Gnarls Green and drybruhed with Wurm Green.

The base was made with the Basius 2 Plaguelands plate. It was painted with dollarstore black. The water was painted with Meridius Blue, drybrushed with Arcane Blue and lightly drybrushed Frostbite. The dock was painted with Umbral Umber, drybrushed with Iridian Flesh and lightly drybrushed with a mix of Rucksack Tan and Menoth White Highlight. The whole model was washed with GW Argrax Earthshade and some lichen was glued on with some more dollarstore glue used around the base to simulate water.

Johana (female version of Johan)

Johanna (Johan) was available as a bonus miniature in the Bayou Boss crew box. She/he removes conditions nearby, has a solid melee attack which is boosted against tyrants and constructs, and gains a bonus to attack flips when near MS&U models. Also a mercenary so can be hired by other crews.


Model was primed white and washed with GW Nuln Oil. Flesh painted with Khardic Flesh, drybrushed Midlund Flesh, lightly drybrushed Ryn Flesh. Gloves, shirt and headband painted with Thamar Black, drybrushed Coal Black, and lightly drybrushed with 50/50 mix of Coal Black and Menoth White Highlight.

Pants painted with Bootstrap Leather and drybrushed with Rucksack Tan. Boots painted with Umbral Umber, drybrushed Bootsrap Leather. Har painted Khador Red Base and drybrushed Khador Red Highlight. Hammer head painted with Cryx Bane Base and drybrushed Cryx Bane Highlight. Handle painted with Bloodstone. Armband painted with Pig Iron.

Base was made from Basius 2 Steampunk plate. Painted with dollarstore black. Ground painted with Umbral Umber and drybrushed with Bloodstone, lightly drybrushed Rucksack Tan. Gears were painted either Quicksilver, Molten Bronze, or Solid Gold. The whole model was then washed with Agrax Earthshade and a ring of Mouldy Ocre painted around the rim.

Sentry Box

Sentry Box is without a doubt the largest game store I have ever been in. Based in Calgary, Alberta it boasts over 13000 square feet of gaming items over two floors. There is plenty of parking in front and behind. The store has been running, at various places, since the early 1980's.

The upper area has some display cases with used miniatures for sale. The rest of it is dedicated for gaming space whether miniature, board, role playing or card games. It also has cool decor.

Going down the stairs (wheelchair entry available at the back) you are treated to tons of games. One note, if the price tag has an X after the price it is in US funds and you have to use the conversion sheets to determine the price in Canadian funds. That way the owner does not have to change prices whenever there is a huge fluctuation in currency up or down.

I spent a good three and a bit hours there on one day and an hour the next day. Its easy to see why. The stairs by the Darth Vader manikin, on the right, goes to the military and historical section. This could be a store in its own right.

If you are ever in Calgary, or passing near, its worth the stop!

Big Jake

Big Jake is very good at achieving schemes and strategies with scheme markers and can come back if taken out during the game! He is also a mercenary.


Started primed white and then applied GW Nuln Oil. Painted skin Umbral Umber, drybrushed Iridian Flesh, lightly drybrushed Khardic Flesh. Jeams were painted with Exile Blue, drybrueshed Cygnar Blue Highlight, lightly drybrushed 50/50 mix Cygnar Blue Highlight and Menoth White Highlight. Belt and shoulder strap painted Bloodtracker Brown and drybrushed with Beast Hide with light drybrush of Rucksack Tan.

Boots painted with Gun Corps Brown and drybrushed with Rucksack Tan. Hat, hair, necklace, and neck piece painted with Thamar Black, drybrushed with Cryx Bane Base, lightly drybrushed with Cryx Bane Highlight. Satchel on back of belt painted with Bootstrap Leather and drybrushed with Rucksack Tan. Feathers painted with Khador Red Base and drybrushed with Khador Red Highlight. Hat Brim painted with Cygnar Yellow. Axe painted with Bloodstone. Braclets and axe head painted with Pig Iron and highlighted with Quicksilver. Metal parts on necklace painted with Quicksilver.

Base made from a Basius 2 plate called Streampunk. It was painted with dollarstore black, Painted with Umbral unmber roughly, drybrushed with Bloodstone, and lightly drybrushed with Rucksack Tan. Rails were roughly painted with Pig Iron and highlighted with Quicksilver. The whole model was washed with GW Agrax Earthshade and a ring of Mouldy Ocre painted on the outer ring.

Malifaux Child

The Malifaux Child is a totem but also a mercenary so can be hired by any master for an extra soulstone. It can also heal models and cannot be charged. This model shines when using its master's non-damage dealing casting actions, which it can cast itself. This is the 1e metal version of the plastic one out now but the sculpt has barely changed. The 2e version is here.

Started primed white and gave it a GW Nuln Oil wash. Skin was painted with Khardic Flesh, drybrushed with Midlund Flesh, and lightly drybrushed with Ryn Flesh. Jacket was painted with Thamar Black, drybrushed with Ironhull Grey, and lightly drybrushed with Bastion Grey.

 SHirt was painted with Menoth White Highlight and drybrushed with Morrow White. Hair was painted with Khador Red Base and drybrushed with Khador Red Highlight. Pants were painted with Ordic Olive, drybrushed with Thrall Flesh. Scythe handles were painted with Bloodstone and blades painted with Pig Iron.

Base was done with the Basius 2 Homestead plate. Painted dollarstore black, Heavy Unbral Umber, drybrushed Bloodstone, and lightly drybrushed with Rucksack Tan. The entire model was washed with GW Agrax Earthshade and a little GW Blood for the Blood God was used on the blades and drippings on the floor. The outer base was painted with Mouldy Ocre.