Weekly House of Paincakes Article (11)

This weeks article covers the final two single faction Arcanist Masters Kaeris and Colette and can be found here.

Accompanying semi-appropriate pictures...in the 'showgirls' style with a few Steampunk elements thrown in (it is a steampunk game after all...).

Note - Some of the pictures are from Steamgirl.com which does have some ruder pictures on it than these. If you happen to go there then you do so at your own risk...don't complain to me about it ;-)

and as at some unknown point I seem to have felt obliged to have a token guy picture...here's Johnny Depp...it's the most Steampunk picture of him I could find, lol.

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome...they can even be on the article if you like...

E-Mail In - Where's the 'Crew a Week' Thing Gone?

E-Mail In -

I liked the 'Crew a Week' Challenge as it strangely motivated me to paint my own stuff. I checked over the weekend on your Facebook page and the blog and the usual 'this crews next' post or an appropriate 'unboxing' feature never appeared. It would be a shame if you stopped doing this as I quite enjoy seeing your progress, even if it's just to read your last minute panic posts as you realise you're running out of time. Does that make me a bad person?

Name Withheld.

Reply -

I wouldn't say it makes you a bad person...laughing at the misfortune of others is what the internet was founded upon after all ;-)

Lindsay Lohan...keeping the internet, several lawyers and a great many drug dealers amused for years...

My original plan was to have a week off and then get stuck back in. Unfortunately my rather substantial Neverborn order hasn't arrived yet and I haven't been to my FLGS to see if my Hoffman Starter Box has came in so I gave myself another week off. A couple of friends are teaching me Warmachine on Friday and I need to get that assembled in time...unless I want to use proxy models...and that's confusing at the best of times let alone when your trying to learn a new game system.

For your information though, my next crew challenge will be one of the following selections depending on what arrives first...

Lilith's Brood.

Legion of Sorrows.

Bad Dreams.

Constructs of Order.

Thoughts, comments and suggestions on which I should do first are (as usual) most welcome.

Too much to do not enough time to do it...not that I'm really complaining...

So both the Kickstarters I was pledging to are now funded.

That means I should be receiving a Cthulhu Wars game around Christmas time and when the Toughest Girls of the Galaxy survey arrives in a few weeks time I'm going to have some hard decisions to make about what models I want as to be honest they're all fucking awesome...I'll at the very least be needing these four though,

Nothing else in the realm of Kickstarters is appealing at the moment with the possible exception of this...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/downwardviral/z-year-one-collectors-edition/

...as you can still pledge to it via Paypal and the concept interests me.

My Kings of War Undead are on hold till my 'Gardens of Morr' arrives as I want every diorama to be graveyard themed,

I also am in the unfortunate position of having to assemble some metal Cryx models for Friday as some friends are going to teach me how to play Warmachine...I fucking hate Privateer Press's early metal stuff as it's an absolute fucking nightmare to assemble....

The guy on the horse wasn't too bad but the unmounted version is in imminent danger of creating a new dent in my living room wall.....

I think that's what we call a 'filler' post but you can comment on it if you wish ;-)

Hasslefree Miniatures Newsletter

The usual selection of reasonably priced naked chicks amongst the other less naked stuff. They're still my 'go-to' should I need a female model as an armature when the look I want isn't available as a complete model elsewhere.

TABLE OF CONTENTS • A Naked Chick, a Buddhist and a guy in a Banana Costume walk into a bar.. • Zetta the Barbarian • Gareth, Vir Ariera* • Attack of the Naked Clones! • Kev, Patriarch of the Mystic White Family • Mystic Warrior Family Pack 2.0 • More Resin Masters! • Etched Brass Gravestones • Restocks at Last! • And Finally... A Naked Chick, a Buddhist and a guy in a Banana Costume walk into a bar.. .. if anyone can finish that joke please let me know ;) This week we have the metal release of Concubine (b), Gareth and Mystic Warrior Kev. We also have the resin release of the first variation of Zetta, the return of the, now upgraded, mystic Warrior Family Pack, some new etched brass and maybe some other stuff I won't remember until halfway down this newsletter :) Also as I sit here typing it is 'boiling', so you'll have to forgive me if there's some worse than usual rambling, I'm pretty certain I'm getting heatstroke just sat here. Plus I 'really' wish I'd saved 'Starry, Starry, Night' for this week as there's a whole galaxy of them below! So on with the glorious images before I faint (in a totally manly way!)... Zetta the Barbarian Hasslefree have always been known for their excellent ratio of female to male minis and following the recent release of Ákos we have Zetta, Kahtun of the Silver Horde. A female barbarian made in a similar style to the Barbarian Queens in 80s fantasy movies, she stands proudly, resting on her heavy warhammer. Like Ákos, this will be the 'only' way to get this version of the miniature. The metal release will be more clothed and may even have a different weapon. Gareth, Vir Ariera* Imagine your life isn't going that great, the only way you could afford to go to the world's biggest Sci-Fi convention was to get a job for one of the sponsors handing out leaflets dressed as a big banana. Not quite the best way to impress the Power Girl cosplayers. (Please don't go and google those right now, you'll never come back to this newsletter) Now imagine the Zombocalypse decides that day is an excellent day to happen. Yup, this is what you get to wear for the zombie-filled Apocalypse, at least it's hard to bite through! Plus the con was in the States and a good 30% of the vehicles in the car park contained some weaponry! Gotta look for that silver lining :D Gareth is inspired by, and named after, Gareth 'Grekwood' Sutherwood, a friend of Hasslefree who unfortunately passed away a couple of yars ago from a genetic disorder and who in life had a bizarre obsession with bananas :) *That's probably not correct :) Attack of the Naked Clones! Our original Concubine needed remoulding and as sometimes happens when this is the case it causes Kev to look up from the 37 minis he's supposed to be working on and decide something needs changing. This time he went a little further and just sculpted a whole new one! As it's a little taller, a little more ... voluptuous and has a little more hair (on her head) than the original one we decided to just go ahead and offer both, So may we present Concubine ... (b)! Kev, Patriarch of the Mystic White Family After our 'May the Fourth Be With You' deal was significantly more popular than we envisioned, Kev once again downed tools on the 'very' important jobs I had lined up for him and sculpted a new Mystic Warrior Kev, downgrading the older one to 'Mystic Trainee'. This Kev is also signiicantly taller than previous Kev's and clocks in at 28mm with wide stance, so just over 30mm stood tall. Zero gravity must be good for him! Dressed in robes and armoured with the same powered baton as his wife, Mystic Libby, The new Kev now means we can once again offer ... Mystic Warrior Family Pack 2.0 Yup, your favourite space-based family are back again. This time the Kev is the upgraded one (You can still buy Mystic Trainee Kev as normal from the Dress-A-Kev range). Each pack comes with a selection of  1.6mm Sci-Fi Acrylic Rod accessories to use as you wish (They wil be different colours and lengths, if you wish a full set of matching accessories they can be purchased seperately HERE). More Resin Masters! Some absolutely fantastic Resin Masters for you this week. Three of which are as-yet unreleased figures... Harlequin - 'Harley' is the first of our Female Modern troopers. She comes with a single body-piece including head, a standard MT backpack and Widow - The third member of our Spec Ops offshoot  of the Modern Trooper range. Equipped with P90 and DAGR. Female Sci-Fi Trooper #1 - It'll be a while before this hits metal so we're offering the masters early for those who just can't wait. We're hoping to release a squad all at once rather than piecemeal. Almira and Acenith - Joining Concubine (b) in our collection of resin harem girls we now have these two slightly lazier ones :) Etched Brass Gravestones A set of Graveyard Accessories, this is a very large sheet of everything you need for a graveyard setting including some multi-part pieces. Excellent to combine with pieces from our Etched Brass Foliageselection! Restocks at Last! Some of our more popular minis slipped out of stock due to remoulding (The price of you all loving Kev's sculpts so much!). Hamlet is now back in stock, meaning the Teenage Gang pack is also available again at last! Our original adventurer Eve is back again. Renato Ramirez and the Fist of Golgo are back in town. And finally, Resin Boudi returns after slipping behind thanks to our Resin Masters overworking poor Mark over at Grey Matter :) (Paintjobs by Paul Sanderson, Gi6ers, Brandlin & Michael Garcini) And Finally... We had an excellent response last week to our request for feedbackon our upcoming Kickstarter. As a result we have decided which of the two ideas to go with and will give moe information over upcoming weeks as we're going to be workign hard to try and bring that to you in August. Please be aware this is not going to be one of those gazillion dollar, 300 stretch goal, get your second mortgages prepared deals so no need to start saving just yet :) It's our first test Kickstarter (should everything align well we hope to have our larger one in November) and so won't break the bank for anyone no matter how popular it becomes :) Lots more Work In Progress shots over on our Facebook Page. Talking of which we've received a number of messages recently wondering why our updates don't show up on their feed. The actual answer is just the way Facebook pages work.  The less interactivity you have with a page, the less of their updates you receive. So even if you have nothing to say when you see a WIP you like or a thread you enjoy yoru best bet to continue seeing them is to hit 'like' or throw in a quick 'I like that' kind of reply. I know this because recently my own work account stopped seeing Hasslefree updates :D I'd forgotten that as I always reply and like 'as' Hasslefree my interactivity with the page was pretty much zero *blush* This is also the reason why we keep seeing people calling both Giantand Widow the second of our Spec Ops team and wondering when more will come. For the record, Deano now has 'two' additional members finished and on their way (should be about 2-3 weeks). There will be at least one more member of the team and maybe even an additional extra or two. *whew* Lots this week, I hope that's everything :) Coming in the next couple of newsletters should be a second 'Convention Hero' from the same Zombocalypse disaster that stranded Gareth in his ridiculous slash awesome outfit. We'll also have Roddy, a mutant from a more -sci-f version of the apocalypse, the metal release of Harlequin, a new variant of Dynamic Kalee, a new Halfling from a sculptor friend of Hasslefree and the addition of a whole new range (Whatever shall it be?!)! 'Citing times! 'Til then, Arty

Forge World Newsletter #350

What can I say...they're slightly different Space Marines...

I can't see anything on them that couldn't be done equally proficiently from a well equipped bits box. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with them It's just that there's nothing particularly new about them...make up your own minds...

Forge World Newsletter #350

05/07/13

	Hi there, This week we bring you the formidable Palatine Blades of the Emperor's Children Legion alongside the Legion Mk IV Destroyer Squad with jump packs, two Legion Tartaros Terminator bundle sets and a Bolter pack for Legion Seeker squads. We also have news about our sales stand at the Enter the Citadel event being held at Warhammer World next weekend. Emperor's Children Legion Palatine Blade Squad A warrior fraternity drawn from the finest swordsmen of the third Legion, the Palatine Blades existed outside of the rigid formations of the Emperor’s Children. They were a duelling society to whose ranks many aspired, and upon whom Fulgrim himself looked with particular favour. The Emperor’s Children Legion Palatine Blade Squad, designed by Steve Whitehead, is a multi-part resin kit containing five incredibly detailed Space Marines that is available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday 26th July. These miniatures are also perfect for using as officers and commanders in other squads, and rules for these peerless swordsmen can be found in The Horus Heresy Book I: Betrayal.   Legion Mk IV Destroyer Squad with Jump Packs The jump pack, common amongst Space Marine Assault squads, is sometimes utilised by Destroyer squads. The increased mobility they provide enables the Destroyers to deploy more rapidly into battlefield positions, unleashing their destructive arsenal upon the foe. Designed by Will Hayes, the Legion Mk IV Destroyer Squad with Jump Packs set contains five multi-part resin models with four pairs of Tigrus pattern bolt pistols, as well as three phosphex bombs and a rad missile launcher. These models are available to pre-order now and will be despatched from Friday 26th July. Legion Seeker Bolters Set Seeker squad members are recruited from the finest shots in the Legion and tasked with the identification and elimination of the enemy's command structure. To aid them in the kill, Seeker squads are usually equipped with bolters loaded with special issue ammunition. Designed by Will Hayes, the Legion Seeker Bolter Set  contains ten resin Tigrus pattern bolters, each loaded with box magazines. These models are available to pre-order now and will be despatched from Friday 26th July. Legion Tartaros Terminator Bundles Following on from the release of our Legion Tartaros Terminator kits last week, we can now announce the release of two new Legion Tartaros Terminator bundle sets. The Legion Tartaros Terminators with Power Fists contains: Four sets of Legion Tartaros Terminators A Legion Tartaros Terminator Special Weapon Set Four sets of Legion Tartaros Terminator Power Fists. The Legion Tartaros Terminators with Power Axes contains: Four sets of Legion Tartaros Terminators A Legion Tartaros Terminator Special Weapon Set Four sets of Legion Tartaros Terminator Power Axes. Event NewsEnter the Citadel The Forge World Sales Team will be attending Warhammer 40,000: Enter the Citadel, held at Warhammer World in Nottingham on Saturday 13th July. Although this is a ticket only event, on this occasion our sales stand will be outside of the ticketed area and will be accessible to all visitors to Warhammer World. We will also be offering you the exclusive chance to pre-order your copy of Forge World's new Imperial Armour Apocalypse book and will have copies for you to see on the day. Whilst we will have a limited range of our books and resin models on sale there, we are also taking reservation orders for this event. This is the best way to ensure we have the exact product you want, packed up and waiting for you. As with all our UK shows, reservation orders are pre-paid to make the collection process quicker and easier, leaving you with more time to enjoy the rest of the event. To place a reservation order for Enter the Citadel, please call us on 0115 900 4995. We will need your name, a contact telephone number and e-mail address, along with the list of products you wish to reserve and you will also need your card details to hand too. We’ll process the payment while you are on the phone, and in the week before the event you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail containing your order number. This is your proof of payment and you must bring this e-mail with you to claim your order. Reservation orders for Enter the Citadel must be placed by Wednesday 10th July. Games Day North America A quick reminder, we are still taking reservation orders for Games Day North America on 27th July in Memphis. To place an order you can either telephone us on 011 44 115 900 4995, or send an e-mail entitled ‘Games Day US 2013 Reservation’ to forgeworld@gwplc.com. We will need your name, a list of the items that you wish to order and your e-mail address by Thursday 11th July. In the week prior to the event, we will send you a confirmation e-mail containing your order number, details of any items that are unavailable, and a total cost in US$ (less local sales tax) that will be payable at the event. Thanks, Forge World Sales Team

Toughest Girls of the Galaxy - Not Long Left

With less than 24 hours left of this frankly fucking awesome Kickstarter the last few 'Stretch Goals' have been announced and they're pretty much all freebies.

The obvious thing for everyone to do is immediately pledge all your remaining cash to this Kickstarter so I can get my extra Lulu.....

The latest unlocked freebie is this,

This makes the unlocked freebies so far to a healthy eleven. These eleven in fact,

The next few are these beauties,

What are you still reading for? Go pledge some cash, lol.

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome...as long as you've already pledged...if not then stop wasting time and pledge...if you've already pledged...pledge some more...