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@Theo: Its just such a brilliant system.... I was sold on it immediately as we character creation. one player of ours rolled poorly and ended up locked in prison until the end of time!

I also love how you can totally just up and die during creation... Its harder (apparently) than it used to be, but the possibility is still there


@Red Harvest: Thank you very much!! Yeash, apparently the client is doing the Shock Army force... Im afraid its all greek to me, though... I've never played the game, and barely know what the models are called, haha!
Sure are pretty, though...




So progress is not as rapid as I would like, but now everything in the army is at the same stage. Today I put the various detail splashes on the light armored guys:



Final touches, now... Less than a week to go before Gencon!!

Final little minicer update here before final shots... just gotta paint lenses at this point. Hope to take care of that tonight.

I noticed that the sniper had a big blank wall on the base... couldn't resist throwing on a little personal touch



Used to be such a nice neighborhood....

Nice tag bro. Always like my streets grubby.

Own it Ramos! Awesome add.

Hey, make sure you bring your guild ball team tomorrow. I'll bring the fish and we'll get in a game!

@moonpie: Definitely! I told Tom (Alfandrate around here) to bring his as well, and I think hes got his Brewere... Looking forward to seeing you guys!~




Sooooo.... I though Id be able to finish in time, but in addition to a packed work schedule, my client sent me these truly wretched decals... They just didn't want to cooperate with me at all!
Theyre on a peculiar backing... you dip them in water, then peel them off where theyve been "pre-cut"... Then the decal "washed off" if you werent careful and played with it too long...

Im sure theres a knack for it, but I just don't got it xD Hopefully they still look alright.

Final photos next week after Gencon- Sorry, guys, but I gotta be a tease! Come see me at the con- Ill be working for Panda Cult Games, demoing their brand new game "Wander"

Take it easy till then~

For those of you going to GenCon wanting to see Ramos, we're gonna be at booth 460 (it's in the program/map as On the Lamb Games).

Have fun. Take pictures.

Did OTL rebrand?

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Did jOTL rebrand?

No. Long story short, otl couldn't make it this year, so they sold the booth to friends of ours.



And SL- definitely gonna get pics!!



Update the first: Met up with ice and moonpie and got some good games in. Currently at the hotel.
So far, not dying of the plague! So far so good

Lots of post GENCON stuff to tell, a few pictures to show... But alas, I dont have the time to tell it right now- Tomorrow morning IM off to the West Coast to hang out with the folks from OTL- Busy busy week


Quick photo dump for you guys- Infinity Shock Army is complete!!
































I also completed a big mini for OTL- Light Dragon:

Very cool! I'm pretty impressed with the dragon considering it's so pale! hard to do so it looks finished and still exciting, you've done a smashing job on it and the little gem in the corner is a really good spot of colour and done beautifully.

everything else is really good too, every time I see you work on the infinity stuff I get an urge to try them.

Wow, they look tau-rific I particularly like the guy with the tash and long hair, really vibrant and expressive.

I love how those turned out Ramos. Very sharp and crisp. Nice match for the type of models.

I like the scheme. Like Graven said, it would look dope on some tau.

Love the vibrant green!

Man, I didnt know you were at GenCon..I was too

Spectacular Ramos, I agree with the majority the color scheme would look great on some Tau.

Just awesome all around. Still loving the blue and green combo and that dude's flowing brown hair looks fantastic.

 Moltar wrote:
Just awesome all around. Still loving the blue and green combo and that dude's flowing brown hair looks fantastic.

Huh, I never took much notice of the dude's flowing brown hair...... it's magnificent! he obviously takes good car of his locks and likes to maintain his dishy good looks and model persona!

I love the color scheme on those Infinity models! Almost makes me want to start on that game, especially now that it seems to be picking up at one of the FLGS's in my hometown (they got a huge amount of Infinity stuff stocked recently). I can't though, my wallet wouldn't be able to take the strain. I am curious as to whether that force is a typical game force, or if most games have more or fewer models than that per side.

Sad news I heard about OTL games over in news and rumors. I hope you all at least had a good time hanging out.

So Im back from Cali and catching up at real work... Might be a little bit yet before getting to a more proper update and the next painting project, but wanted to drop in on you guys


Appreciate the complements on the Infinity- The client did a solid job selecting colors, and Im pleased I could get the colors to work together paint-wise. I wouldnt mind a nice Tau force in the scheme. If I have time, Id like to throw it on a few stray Tau guys I have floating around here. I definitely agree the colors would look great on em!

Glad everyone likes Sgt. L'Oréal (Because he's worth it!). I think he was my favorite mini to paint other than the Draigo. His hair was the start of an experiment in pushing my contrast. Always seems to be a problem with my work... Over GENCON, I was studying the work that Liz did for Wander and Kingdom Death and was just floored. She makes my stuff look like fingerpainting, haha!
One of the biggest visual differences seemed to be the contrast. She shaded much deeper and highlighted much brighter than I ever have in the past. So Im gonna try to do something along those lines.


@nerd: The Dragon was actually a fun little experiment, too. I painted him primarily with only 2 colors of paint and a color of ink. Early versions of him were looking darn near monochrome! The gems are always a fun bit to the EFT studio minis. Brings the whole line together and is something of my signature
I would really love to see you paint some infinity. I think you'd have a fun time with all the fiddly details.

@dave: Same, man!! Shoot, we'll have to meet up next year, provided i'm not chained to a booth again, haha!

@Zerg: I've never actually played the game, but its definitely a smaller game. Nothing like 40k these days. I imagine that this is a "large" force if it was all on the table at once.
One thing I do know is that the game is played on a table that is absolutely crammed full of terrain. Lots of LoS blocking.

@Theo: Yeah, we were all kinda bummed by the news, but its just one of those things that happen :/ They're still in the gaming community, mostly casting for a few companies, but for now their games are being mothballed. Someday maybe they can come back- I really was a fan of Endless

Been catching up with regular work this past week, so the painting bench has been sitting a little unloved… Started on this guy the other day as something of a refresher. Ibexus, the grumpy goat wizard, from Wander!

They have a kickstarter going up in a couple days that you should check out iffin you’re looking for a new game to play. Cooperative dungeon crawler with some pretty solid rules.
I'll be sure to post up a link once it goes live




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So that was a fun little project- Ibexus is complete!!

He may be grumpy but he is ever so cute. Are there more models for this game?

Very cool Goat man! Lovin the purples

 Archer wrote:
He may be grumpy but he is ever so cute. Are there more models for this game?

Why yes indeedy!! In fact, there are SIX others! (all of whom will be pictured soon- just gotta find the bases for em
These sculpts are all frigging amazing xD


I dont recall if their webstore is live, but they are all actually available through their new kickstarter as an addon for $50.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996974421/wander-the-cult-of-barnacle-bay

I dont mean to shamelessly plug, but this game is really worth it- Cooperative Dungeon Crawler with some really fun rules and models!
It's what I was demoing all weekend at Gencon!~

Give a look and see if its up your alley- There are plenty of gameplay videos that show off its features, so give em a watch and perhaps pick the game up for yourself
(I know, Solar- More farm animals Theres an end in sight from them, dont worry! Got marines on the table in a few weeks! )

Getting back into the swing of things. These are for RiTides' Farrow army! 4 Bonegrinders and two other counts-as models. (Sorry, SL, more animals!! )
The main skin tone is about done, and the hair has its basecoat. From here it'll be on to metals and leathers.




I've been spending a lot of time cleaning the workshop, and I think Im finally getting close to where I want to be. One of the newest additions to the shop is an18-Drawer organizer on the wall. Was walking through a local farm supply shop and stumbled on it. Perfect size for tossing miscellaneous figures in as well as certain smaller projects. Im also using it to store all the various glues and epoxies I use every so often but dont want on the desk.

Heres a quick shot of my area (Yes, that wallpaper is on ALL 3 walls!)

Studio looks great Ramos. Nice place to work.

The pic reminds me I need to invest in some lights.

Bacon looks good.