Warmachine: Cryx Leviathan

I don't normally show off my commission work. Suffice to say that in addition to my normal weekly output, I am always beavering away on one or two pieces for someone else. I was particularly happy (and relieved) to have finished this most recent piece, the Leviathan for PP's Warmachine game.

It's a large warjack for Cryx, and another sadistically difficult build from PP. Anyway, after much drilling, pinning, and fitting, I got this beast to stay together and commenced painting it. The final result will go nicely with the legion of other Cryx stuff I have painted for this client. It is an impressive piece in the end, but I just wish it had not been so painful to get it to this point. PP cannot do a plastic version of these 4-legged kits soon enough, IMHO!





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Later this week, another installment of Off The Shelf, and maybe some re-paints of some pre-painted minis.

--Scott

Warmachine: Helljack!

Finished this Warmachine plastic kit last week and took some pics. I did manage to magnetize the arms and head to create greater customization.











Since these pics were taken I have gone over the pipes with black and cleaned a few other issues up. I was leaning toward running Cryx for WM, but now I may switch to the Retribution of Scyrah. I got a nice offer for the few Cryx models I've finished, so they will find a good home.

Did Mortenebra sour me on Cryx? Maybe. I'm a changeable sort though, and when I took a closer look at some of the Scyrah pieces (especially Adeptis Rahn), I realized I liked what I saw a whole lot. And my buddy Rico has Cryx pretty well covered. With nobody else in our local group doing Retribution, I thought I might try my hand at them instead.

Of course, I will post pics of any Scyrah stuff I finish here on the blog!

--Scott

Warmachine: Mortenebra

As a palate cleanser, after painting so many 'Nids the last month, I needed something very different.

Some of my gaming group have been threatening to re-enter the Warmachine game with the release of the Mark II rules. I decided I would try my hand at some Cryx. They're a decidedly evil faction. For those who don't know, Warmachine features powerful, magic using characters called Warcasters. They form the linchpin of your force because they can control powerful humanoid war engines called Warjacks.

I chose Mortenebra because I was told she was good with Warjack heavy forces, and that's what I'd like to play.

Here are some pics:














This model turned out great, but I truly believe it was designed and molded by sadists. The sheer number of unnecessary pieces it was cut into, and the assembly of the servo arms makes building it an absurd exercise. I don't think PP considered that this piece is meant for the gaming table, and should be made to be durable. I had to resort to rare earth magnets on the servo arms:




Anyway, she is together and hopefully she'll stay that way. The plastic Helljack kit went together much more easily, and I will show that off this weekend.

--Scott