Anatoli's Empire of the Dead thread 23/11/2013

[Malamute]

Nicely done, I like the dandy's check trousers, they remind me of a pair I used to have back in the 1970's

[obsidian3d]

Want to paint my set too? They've been sitting on my priming board for months!

[Anatoli]

These miniatures were previously painted up for Malifaux, but since I don't play that game much these days I painted over the Malifaux unit names on the base and fixed the miniatures so that I can use them for Empire if the Dead instead. For instance the "ladies of the night" have been repainted so that they no longer have slit throats and look undead. Other minor things that have been changed are a decent matt varnish coat on a few of the miniatures that were previously still suffering from overly glossy finish that I never could get rid of.


A few more pictures of other miniatures can be seen over at my blog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2013/02/repurposed-civilians-for-empire-of-dead.html

[obsidian3d]

Top notch stuff. Very vibrant!

[Major_Gilbear]

Lovely work! Personally I think that the matte finish really helps the actually make the colours more vibrant. Oh, and I especially like the flaming torch - super work and very effective. 

[Anatoli]

Thanks, I can't describe how happy I am to actually have a matt varnish that works. Currently using "The Army Painter Warpaints - Anti Shine" brush on varnish which comes in a 18ml bottle. I'm so pleased that I ordered another bottle since I have used up half of the current one already.

The only thing that worries me is if the delivery to my mailbox will happen on a really cold day which could affect the varnish badly. I once ordered another brand in one of those P3 Formula paint jars but the varnish had been all messed up and looked/had the consistency of something resembling frosting on a cake - completely useless...

[Anatoli]

I received my Empire of the Dead: Requiem Kickstarter parcel yesterday, so the blog will shift back one of my favorite genres - "Gothic Horror" for the next few weeks in terms of models and painting.

Starting with the Clickers, this is one of the most anticipated factions, and one of two addon factions, that I pledged for in the Empire of the Dead: Requiem Kickstarter. The Clickers are "Infernium" powered clockwork robots, their existence was hinted at in the core rulebook with a poster of a "clockwork servant".

I love this faction, there are many surprises here, even though they resemble the artwork. What is most striking is the "robot-zombie"/"Victorian Terminator" look of  the humanoid robots. 4 out of 5 are dressed in torn clothes. Then you get 3 insect like Clickers, two flying and one large spider like walker.

They are just super cool and as you may suspect - will be the first couple of miniatures to be painted. For those assembling the insect like Clickers, have some patience as they are a bit fiddly. Everything comes with cast pins and holes to allow solid assembly, but you need to shorten the cast pins to make everything fit.

Check my blog for more pictures of the assembled Clickers miniatures and a sneak peak at the resin bases and laser cut tokens: http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2013/09/the-clickers-wip-from-eotd-requiem.html

[Malamute]

Looking very good. I am patiently awaiting my box of goodies. (I pledged at a higher level, so know I have a little bit longer to go before seeing mine.)

I didn't order the Clickers, not sure why, but they look good, especially the insect like one shown here

Can't wait to see how you paint it

[white knight]

The clickers are probably one of the only things I didn't pledge for in the KS, because to me the concept just seems too advanced and not victorian enough, but those humanoid ones are growing on me, might have to see them painted before final judgment on them.

[Anatoli]

First two Clickers painted up, I'm focusing on the Clickers that are "bare metal" at the moment since I'm still waiting for my paintbrushes to arrive (I hope they will arrive today). I also specifically chose to paint these two up because the walker and the flyers are the most complex miniatures in the faction - the "robot-zombies" will be much easier to paint and are smaller.

You can see more pictures of both miniatures over at my blog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2013/09/the-clickers-walker-and-flyer.html



Next in line is the second flyer and the "naked" humanoid Clicker.

[Malamute]

Nicely done

[Anatoli]

Thanks Malamute 

Two more Clickers that I painted before the weekend, hope to have the final 4 "Infiltrator" humanoids finished early this coming week.

More pictures of these two and a group picture of all 4 painted so far can be seen on my bog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2013/09/clickers-second-flyer-and-humanoid.html

[Thunderchicken]

Lovely work 

[Anatoli]

I painted up the last 4 Clickers yesterday, I had a head start on them since I finished all the metal areas earlier during the weekend while waiting for my Kolinsky brushes to arrive (they arrived this Monday YAY!).

Anyway, with these the Clicker faction is completely painted up. I had a great time painting them and love the miniatures. They have given me plenty of ideas for a Victorian take on "Terminator" will see if I do something with it.

More pictures of the Clickers on my blog (last 4 Clickers, along with a picture of the entire faction and a picture showing the degradation of the Clicker "infiltrator", from factory ready servant with synthetic skin to bare metal).

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2013/10/the-clickers-complete-faction-painted-up.html

[nevermore]

The things you do are amazing well done