A massive build session today. All of these models went from blister/box to current form. It might not look like a lot, but filing every mold line on every piss-fiddly appendage really adds up, not to mention gluing them with 5-minute, 2-part epoxy. Every base has a zinc washer mounted on the underside for magnetized transport. The large bases require patties of milliput on the underside so that the washers have something to adhere to. As I learned a while back with the Howard Langston model, trying to glue multiple legs with only a speck of surface area on an unstable model is a real trial in patience.
And to think I was going to actually get all of these primed today....
This is in preparation for Battle for Salvation in October, a tournament near New York City, where our Malifaux Monday gaming group will be carpooling to play in the Malifaux tournament. The 4 goblins on the left (by Northumbrian Tin Soldier) will be proxies for Metal Gamin. Also seen, from left to right: Mobile Toolkit, 3 Steampunk Arachnids (in bag), Large Steampunk Arachnid, 2 Night Terrors (in bags), Willie, Soulstone Miner.
One reason for the cram-session is that we're going to practice the tournament scenarios at Malifaux Monday. With the first scenario a super-killy one (Reckoning, plus Assassinate, Breakthrough, et al), I really needed an aggressive and survivable mix. This Ramos crew will feature both Joss and Howard Langston, supported by the Large Steampunk Arachnid, Willie, Soulstone Miner, plus 2 Metal Gamin to compensate for my low headcount.
