Mallet – Mason’s Guild
This was undoubtedly the perfect model for me to kick off painting a new game system. The sculpt is amazing, there is just enough detail to keep it visually interesting without being overwhelming. The pose is a wonderfully dynamic running pose that gives you the feeling that Mallet is off to charge another mark. Lastly, the expression on his face is really well executed. (more…)
After being introduced to Thunderdome at CaptainCon 2015, I knew we needed a board for our local store. I set upon it immediately to get it done before our Reckoning event.
Woodworking Complete
The boards we had seen were 36″ diameter circles and designed for up to 8 players. In order to provide a nice wood border around the outside I decided to go with an octagon. The octagon I built has a maximum diameter of 36″ which means the flat edges are 33″ apart. Each interior edge is 13 3/4″, with 22.5-degree angles cut on each end to form a regular octagon. The bottom is made of hardboard and the edges are strips of a 2×4 I ripped down to 3/8″. This keeps the board lightweight but sturdy. I routed grooves into each edge piece that housed the hardboard. Wood glue in the grooves and the angled edges holds the board together. For some additional strength I also put two nails in each corner.
Captain Con 2015, that I helped Kickstart at the Captains level, has come and gone and I returned home with some painting awards. Which helps make up for my 1-3 record in the standard issue tournament.
The Draconic Awards ran the painting competition at CaptainCon. I was interested to see how my work would be judged outside of a PP sponsored competition. Like the P3 competition at Lock & Load, the Draconic Awards had merit-based awards, where models are judged independently of each other and awarded gold, silver or bronze coins. They also had a Best of Show award and a People’s Choice award.
Arcane Tempest Gun Mage Pistoleers – Gold Merit and Best of Show Runner Up
My Arcane Tempest Gun Mage Pistoleers took a gold merit coin and won runner-up for Best of Show. (more…)
Gun Mage Captain Adept
For the current Riven Bonds league, Cygnar’s Hero model is the Gun Mage Captain Adept. He rarely sees the table, I think I’ve played him once ever. But with the league promising crazy bonuses like Weapon Master and +2 RNG, I was all in.