Zoraida Avatar painted by Hotdrop Studios

Photo by Hotdrop Studios

So, I took one look at the assembly on the old Wyrd Miniatures Zoraida Avatar for Malifaux, and had a whole world of "nope" about it.

I'd been seeing a whole bunch of work come across my twitter feed from Hotdrop Studios (feeds here and here), so decided to hire them to do it.

I am reassured I made the right choice. Firstly, from the description the painter gave of how horrible the assembly was, and secondly from the amazing paint job I got back.

The painting Hotdrop Studios does at this level of quality is quite expensive, but I think it's a fair price for what you get! Good communication and well packed miniature, another definite recommendation.

Malifaux: Zoraida & Collodi

So, AwesomeWife is Awesome, and she bought me a Malifaux crew for our wedding anniversary.

I got a case to put things in, the rulebook, the Zoraida alternate sculpt, the Collodi boxed set and Zoraida, Avatar of Fate.

This is _just_ a spot too much to fit into a 25 soulstone game, so my current plan is to assemble Collodi and Zoraida, leaving the Avatar form until last. I can then drop a Wicked Doll from the starting line up to allow the Avatar form, given Zoraida can make new ones...

I've also been quite surprised that I can't seem to get Army Builder to process Avatar forms. I don't seem to be doing it right. I'm usually a huge fan of theirs, especially for GW lists, but right now, I'm finding Wyrd's own Crew Creator much more reliable and accurate (although given its a tailor made solution by the makers of the game, I'm really not surprised at all!)...

The armies I collect

My current main army is my Imperial Guard for 40K. It's a Tallarn force that has about 1,500 points fully painted, with a few more projects underway.

For Fantasy, I currently own a Skaven army, but it is mostly in boxes. I've played with it a bit, don't really like it, and am now considering another army. My attentions and affection are fickle, but the current preferred candidate is Daemons of Chaos, although Warriors of Chaos and Empire have both been considered recently, with the Tomb Kings having been a passing fancy lately.

I am considering playing Malifaux and Warmachine, with Zoraida and Menoth currently being my main considerations at this point, but I need to complete some current projects first.