I really need to up my game for Wave 4.
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Wave 3 Nearing Completion
The last bit I had to do before spraying on the varnish was add some silver to the necklace and earrings, and a little crusted sore to key spots. Yes that’s a bloody bum she has! There was also a spot on the front of the jacket that I put a spot of glistening blood in.
The wave is now drying after I sprayed on the varnish. Which means tomorrow will see me complete the wave by doing the bases. I suppose I could have been doing that today, but I was feeling a bit lazy yesterday.
I do need to get some more light grey primer. Will the expense of this new “hobby” never stop?
Also need to work on my techniques. The washes still need to work, but a friend has given me suggestions how to fix that. Not happy with my dry brush work. So that’s my next thing to sort out.
Saturday Morning 8/9/18
With Wave 3 nearing completion it was time to prime Wave 4. Which as you can see is only 6 zombies this time.
While I’m boring you I posted these 2 photos taken of Nico this morning.
Managed to watch the latest Netflix Marvel show to drop yesterday, don’t read any further if you want to avoid spoilers.
So Iron Fist season 2 has dropped. Thanks to mum having a scan yesterday I was able to watch the whole thing in a massive all day binge session.
Ok what was my overall opinion of this season? I liked it. It wasn’t amazing. But what I like about these Netflix shows is that they are a bit more grounded (well as far as a superhero show can be, they are not constantly relying on mass city wide destruction) and grittier.
They were bound to do one of the characters losing their abilities storylines. I’m kinda glad they did it here. I’m not sure whether the multiple different coloured iron fists is cannon (I don’t read the Iron Fist comics, and barely remember him when he was teamed up with Luke Cage in the 80’s). I kinda think this storyline is a bit lazy and predictable, and a standard superhero trope. So when they do it, for me it comes down to how well do they do it? I think they did an ok job.
Typhoid Mary a character I was not familiar with, I liked. I wouldn’t be upset if she turned up in the other series (Punisher?). I’d love Misty to get her own series. I really do like her character.
Was it lazy having the sister team up with a bad guy for this series? What will they do in season 3 (if there is one), have both brother and sister team up with the bad guy? As for the bad guy, not the most threatening, with the Ra’s al Ghul cleanse the city plot. I suppose we will see this picked up again at some point because we haven’t had the big bad that was being hinted at. Defenders 2 plot line where they team up to stop it?
I thought the last episode didn’t do a good enough job of explaining how Danny got the fist back, and why now they could use it with weapons.
Oh and on the last episode at the end there is a teaser for Dare Devil season 3 (out December).
Worth watching.
Some thoughts on GoR Spoilers So Far
How have you enjoyed a week without Magic posts? Sadly that all ends with this post.
The spoiler season has just started for the next MtG set to hit us at the start of October, Guilds of Ravnica (GoR).
For me like the other times when I see these spoilers I’m looking at the cards for whether they will go in an existing deck (Which cards they replace is a whole different problem), or do they inspire brewing a new deck?
This wurm is apparently according to others with far superior knowledge on this sort of thing, the biggest creature WotC have printed in the history of MtG. I think it’s obvious why I like the new buy a box promo. I happen to have a big green stompy Commander deck. Which plays big green stompy creatures. This looks exactly like a big green stompy creatures to me.
There are some interesting mechanics in GoR that also fit in very nicely with one or two of my decks.
- Jump-start – which allows a card to be cast from the graveyard by paying the cards casting costs and discarding a card. The card is then exiled. – I think this mechanic will fit nicely with my Kess spell casting deck.
- Surveil – look at the top of your deck, leave the card there or put it into your graveyard. Yeah this mechanic will be so sweat in my Muldrotha deck. It wants cards in the graveyard.
- Mentor – when creature attacks put a +1/+1 counter on a target attacking creature with a weaker strength. – this potentially will fit with the Atraxa deck and proliferate mechanic, doubling season would also be nice with it.
Hopefully there will be some great cards with these mechanics that just have to go in my decks. But there are hints that graveyard shenanigans will be a thing in GoR, which means hopefully lots of toys to go in my Muldrotha deck.
Talking of toys these bad boys are back…
Yep shock lands. I’m hoping fetch lands will be reprinted soon. But these will hold me over until then. I don’t care about Standard, I want these Commander staples dropping in price. That means reprints. This is a good start.
Dual cards are also back, along with dual mana. I can see this particular one going in to a deck. This might go in the dino, or dragon deck. Like these because it’s a two for one. You just need a good combo to choose between to justify using the card.
These next 3 cards are strong Muldrotha contenders, whilst Sinister Sabotage could go into Kess and the horrors from the deep.
I do have a bit of confusion with Sinister Sabotage though. A few MtG content creatures are saying this card is better than Disallow that it will obviously replace in standard. Ok Disallow doesn’t have the Surveil mechanic, but Disallow counters activated abilities. Which in this age of Planeswalkers would be of more use. Being able to stop a Teferi ultimating seems more useful to me. But hey I’m a relative noob what do I know?
Talking of Planeswalkers, this guy looks like a good fit for my Kess deck.
I love the atmospheric art on this next card, but I can also once again see it as potential Muldrotha material.
I have been toying with the idea of a goblin tribal deck, so this next spoilt card looks like I should be considering adding it.
So thats my picks from the current crop of spoilers. What cards have caught your interest?
Starting to look undead
Took this photo this morning with the washes totally dry now.
Starting to like the way they look.
Day 3 progress on Wave 3
Well that’s embarrassing yesterdays post failed to publish, so it’s just gone up on the blog.
It’s now 3 nights in a row.
It was the turn of the jacket and skin to get washes this evening.
I do like the skin wash and the way it transforms the skin of the zombies.
Tomorrow we get bloody!
P.S. This arrived today, looking to getting it to the table at the monthly meetup next Wednesday.
Base coat complete
Painting for a second night in a row!
Skin (zombie skin colour), and the jacket (faded suit I think they call it), along with the mouldy clothing looking like a piece of blouse were applied as base coats today.
I also applied a blue wash to the skirt to try and start adding some tone to the it. Because the paint is still wet the zombies look darker than they will be once dry. I’m hoping that in the morning I’ll start to see that solid slab of colour show some depth.
Tomorrow will see more washes applied to continue the process of bringing life to these zombies.
Gentlemen prefer blonde zombies
I really don’t know who I am. Doing a little bit of painting in the evening!
After tea I thought I’d just do the base coat on the skirt (light denim – basically a light shade of blue) and the hair (babe blonde – or yellow!) An episode of Supernatural later and I’d done the goal for the evening.
What next, the top clothing tomorrow evening?
Help my body is in a pod, this isn’t me.
I guess this means Wave 3 has officially been started.
Wave 2 Complete
Wow! A day to paint 10 zombies that make up wave 2.
I feel it was a little rushed towards the end. The varnish although dry to touch could I feel have done with being left over night.
The bases will need to dry fully over night.
But still chuffed this sub tabletop ready quality was a day.
Zombicide Zombies Wave 2 Started
Have I just spent Sunday morning painting miniatures? OMG who am I?
This rather active morning started off with prepping wave 3 by applying the primer to them.
It was then back inside to start applying the base paint to what I am now calling wave 2. These are a little bit more “complicated” than wave 1. Mainly in details like they have ties, and the leg is showing.
I’m still amazed after applying the flesh wash to the flesh areas what a difference it makes. As for how the wasted jeans blue and the primer colour working together, I really like the look after just one coat. It’s like instant highlights!
There is still a couple of washes to apply to the relevant areas, along with putting blood in the wounds. I’ve been thinking about the minis in my favourite game of all time Scythe. I know some folks have painted them fully, but I think they might work with just a wash similar to the minions in Mechs vs Minions.
Although I started watching this yesterday, whilst painting this morning I had the brand new series starring that guy from the US The Office in Jack Ryan on.
I’m enjoying it a lot. Is it better than the recent tv series Condor? I give the edge to Condor. But both are really good if you like that whole spy thriller thing. This version of Jack Ryan is certainly miles better than the cinematic Chris Pine version that came out a couple years or more back.
Heck I might even apply the remaining washes this afternoon!