#69 Painted, Malifaux, Shadows of Redchapel, Seamus, Rotten Belles

Malifaux, Shadows of Redchapel, Seamus, Rotten Belles

Introduction

Ever since I bought this box I wanted to paint these girls. While I enjoy Seamus's back story I really think the belles define his character.

I set out with the goal of painting them bright, I wanted different colours and I wanted them to seem cohesive. I also wanted to try making some nice bases for them to have.

Painting

Step By Step:

Models:
I primed everything with Vallejo Primer Black, this was likely a bad choice and would have been better served going with grey or white for stronger colours.

Green:

1. Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
2. Skin Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
3. Hair: Yellow (Reaper: Pale Saffron)
4. Hat Feather, Umbrella Tassels, Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
5. Cloths: Green (Minitaire, Fresh Grass)
6. Cloths dry brush: Yellow (Vallejo Game Color, Livery Green)
7. Cloths Ink: Green (Army Painter Ink Green)
8. Stockings: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
9. Eyes, Umbrella Rod: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Somber Grey)

Blue:

1. Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
2. Skin Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
3. Hair, Umbrella Tassels, Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
4. Cloths: Green (Minitaire, Blue Lagoon)
5. Cloths dry brush: Yellow (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
6. Cloths Ink: Green (Army Painter Ink Blue)
7. Bow: Pink (Vallejo Game Color, Squid Pink)
8. Bow Ink: Purple (Army Painter Ink, Purple)
9. Stockings: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
10. Eyes, Umbrella Rod: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Somber Grey)

Purple:

1. Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
2. Skin Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
3. Hair: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
4. Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
5. Cloths: Purple (Minitaire, Eccymoose)
6. Cloths dry brush: Purple (Vallejo Game Color, Warlord Purple)
7. Cloths Ink: Purple (Army Painter Ink Purple)
8. Feather: Pink (Vallejo Game Color,Squid Pink)
9. Stockings: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
10. Eyes, Umbrella Rod: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Somber Grey)

Bases:

1. Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
2. Dirt: Brown (Minitaire, Bark)
3. Rocks, Tombstones Dry brush 1: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Somber Grey)
4. Rocks, Tombstones Dry brush 2: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
5. Wood Dry brush 1: Brown (Reaper, Ashen Brown)
6. Wood Dry brush 2: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)

Basing

As part of basing these models I really wanted to have some tombstones, I honestly wanted to buy some, but my local store was out and I had a nice tube of plumbers putty. I ended up rolling out a flat sheet, and using pastry cutters to outline some flat tombstone shapes and when they dried I scratched them to give them a warn look, If I had longer before it set I would have carved more into the stones.

I then used wall filler to create a dirt mound for placement. There was also the "wood" base I used for one of the belles, I wanted it to look like a collapsed structure I don't think it worked out strictly. The wood was really porous to the superglue, I had to glue each piece down with a lot of glue to get them to stay.

Conclusion

At some point you hate what you are painting, I did for a lot of my time on these models. I didn't really feel that I had a good handle on the skin for the models I primed them the wrong colour and I felt the colours came out very dark. But I am not completely unhappy I really like how I managed to pick out the gaps in the stockings. I like the base, highlight ink pattern I used on my clothing.

In the end I'm good with these models.

7/10