Cryx - Death Machine Mark II

Every time I go to my FLGS this wraith engine stares at me, sitting lonely on a shelf collecting dust.  After months of feeling sorry for the unbuilt construct, I adopted him.

Since the Cryx army has grown, and my techniques have evolved, the new wraith engine is painted with the new techniques.  This differentiates the two of them, but only slightly.

This one is named Clifford, which is why I painted is shroud bits red.

With two of these monstrosities I am challenging myself to play one game with each caster, of which I have seven.  It will be an interesting set of games...

I really like this model, and having two of them is simply coolness.  The display cabinet agrees.

And a shot of the two of them...

Until next round...

Wraith Engine - Completion!

Here he is, all painted and ready to claw his way through everything in front of him. There was a lot of him to paint, but it was both enjoyable and rewarding! Having a soul-powered-killing-machine is so worth all those weird angles.

He has been named; Wraith Nikodemius Gene, or Gene for short. (No, my iron lich does not have a knack for original names.)

The tubes are my favorite part, they seem to look almost organic.

It is a lot of base to deal with too. It was a similar experience as painting any other really large monster, plus a healthy dose of necromachanics. Althuogh I like the traditional Cryx scheme, I prefer a hell-spawned/steampunk feel, and I think the blue/black and brass bring it out.

Your thoughts? I would like to hear them.
Until next round, be well (and beware of soul-powered-killing-machines!)

Wraith Engine - Vive la Morte!

Alright blogosphere, here's your Wraith Engine update. He is getting closer to being finished, almost there...

Yup, I am going with an orange glow instead of green. Believe me, I am a fan of the necrofire, but I decided on a machinations of Hell feel. It feels more "Nightmare Empire" to me.

Here's a shot of the back, his spine looks much better with metal screws! There is still much brass and red to do, as well as the base. Stay tuned...

Until next round, be well.

Wraith Engine - Give the guy some bone

Ever notice how happy the undead are? That big cheery grin, the dance-club poses. Just proves that having a soul is overrated.

The Wraith Engine got his bones done, and his arms were brought to the same level as the rest of him. There is still a lot of iron and brass to do yet, but first the hellfire-glow.

.............words go here..............
Yeah, not much to say, but at least there are some pretty pictures!
Until next round, be well...

Wraith Engine - Progress

I need a coffee maker with a soul. It has been a couple of months since Icarus died, and I think the cheap replacement just kicked it. In order to serve me well, a coffee maker must be able to brew 2-5 pots per day, and not be found wanting.

The Cryxian death-machine is moving along. Sadly, a cold has forced my painting to a crawl...but I is getting better! The next color is the bone peices, also, I pinned the arms (not glued yet..) Wraith Engines don't howl as loud when they have paint on them ;)

That's it for now, until next round...

Wraith Engine - Underparts

You can't see it, but the bits under the Wraith Engine's ribs are done. (You can't see it because my camera is not as awesome as this model). Painting is a little slow, but I am taking my time (and "work" keeps getting in the way).

This is a piece of art in my house. It is painted by me during Camp Awesome: Cabin Edition, and is titled "Continuation". Off topic, but it will happen more often...

I must apologize, I called the rules "meh" in my last post, that was a bit hasty. After reading this post on BoLS, I decided to re-think my thoughts. The main thing that comes up is soul-harvesting, it will be hard to share when there is few on the table. Not having to use focus (right?) is really nice, for guys like Asphixious, makes me want to pair it with a seether...

Next stage is the black-blue armor plates...until then, be well.

Wraith Engine - Painting Begins

Primed.

He will be done in sections, so my head doesn't explode. I'm going to start with the under-bits and tail first.

He's so cuddly!

Got around to looking at the stat card while waiting for putty to dry, the rules are meh, at first glance. Lower damage, Def and Arm than many other helljacks, add a buff to incorporeal things. I guess the redeeming factor is that it cannot be damaged like 'jacks can. IMO

And here's a size comparison, yeah he's a big one...
Until next round....

Wraith Engine - Before the Primer

As soon as the putty dries, painting will begin. Many of the cracks were in very deep recesses, which were annoying to get to.

The arms will be attached after painting, that way I will be able to get his under-parts. His arms are not too heavy, and hopefully using just p3 glue will work (it has with everything else...) I did bend the fingers, one is pointing at his next lunch, and posed them in that creepy undead crookedness.

And since I had putty left over, I put some flames on the prototype focus point marker.

Until next round, be well.

Wraith Engine - "Miniature"?

This thing is freaking huge, but it builds easy. I cannot stress enough how much frustration was saved giving the model a bath.

Almost everything fit with a bit of filing here and there, and nearly all of the mold lines easy to get at (even the large shoulder vents). The only parts that gave me a problem were the shoulder tubes, they didn't line up at all. The resin has a bit of give, and I had to hold each piece for a couple of minutes to get them to bend and stay that way.

I can't help but think; Fester went transmetal! (I like creepy snake-things, whats wrong with that!?)

Time to fill some small gaps and prep the arms (the lucky guy might even get a head too!)

Until next time, be well. (...and beware of soul-powered killing machines ;)

Wraith Engine - All of Your Base

...are belong to us.

After rummaging through the basing box, the cd-sized base for the Wraith Engine is ready. There is still the sand to do, and a bit of weathering, but I am saving that for when the beast's tail is glued down.

The small amount of contact area means that I am able to cover most of the base, although some bis might need to be trimmed to make room for the tip of the tail.

Now to clean up some vents and get to gluing. Until next round...

Wraith Engine - The Unboxing

It arrived, the Wraith Engine. I resisted as long as I could (about two days) but I couldn't stand the screaming. Here he is all washed up.

Looking over the model, it looked pretty crisp and clean. Lots of vents and paper-thin flash, but nothing to drastic. The largest chunks are on the inside of the rib pieces, not nearly as big as FW vents.

There was a piece broken (the resin is very brittle and hard and has little to no give). It is a small break, and fixable.

One piece is miscast, the tail, by almost a millimeter. I will have to carve it down a bit, hopefully I wont take out any detail. What strikes me as odd is the amount of the model that touches the base, (that would be the circular chunk on the tail), it is about the same size as a regular base and very thin.


The first thing to do is the cd-sized base, until then!