I still hate painting vehicles. That said, I tried out a number of new painting techniques. Some I like and turned out well, others... Not so much. I am certainly proud of what I've done over the course of this month, and will be taking what I've learned into next month with jump packs and another dreadnought.
Angel's Wrath is a Caladius Grav-Tank, because what army is complete without s...
Why is it always the simple projects that take me the longest? Probably contributing is the new mini-comms and other Patreon perks. But, I digress, it's finally done after a few stumbles, and I'm happy with it~ As is the client, so hope y'all enjoy!
"It isn't easy staying on top, and the transition from high school to college has made it even harder for Karen with a professor immune to h...
Synopsis and links to the stories on offer:
Menagerie Anthologies: Sins of the Past: A delve into the oldest, and most reserved, of the Menagerie staff, Zyanya. A long life of over 800 years, we start in 1400s untamed America, in a world full of anthrop...
I feel a little bad, previews have been getting a little further between with all the Patreon-exclusive content. Shuffling a lot of projects will do that though. At about the halfway point with this piece, and it's starting to get juicy~ Figured y'all should enjoy where it's going~
"“Aunt Donna?” Karen called as she stepped into her aunt’s home.
A quick text to h...
2021-03-12 23:34:58 +0000 UTC View Post
So due to the constantly fluctuating PLs of the Adeptus Custodes (and their lack of restocking things until recently) a new unit has been added for this month. Custodian Wardens.
Their robes are an indicator of at least five hundred years of service, but that age has not impacted their skill. Priah leads this unit consisting of herself, Nyarai, and of course Kitten. Because every Custodi...
Man, the Moxie's well is starting to run a little dry. Perhaps I should start considering a new mini-series? For not though, I've got two decent ideas for y'all to select from this month.
Elves in Chainmail 2 - The girls get together once more for their Dungeons and Dragons session, though this time the DM has a trick up her sleeve to make the game more immersive.
Anything you Wan...
I'm really sad this loadout isn't legal for 40k. It's a 30k Horus Heresy option, but that gunslinger look is just unf! Doesn't stop me building them, obviously, and they can sub as Boltgun normal Prosecutors. Not that they're likely to see the table after the Crusade.
Anyway, here we have Sister Superior Farzona, with her helm, and her squad of Awinita, Leoneta, Winifred, and Sidika. The...
Alright, I had a little fun. Been a while since I did a D&D or HeroForge mini. I actually got this more than a month back now and just never finished till today. This is for a game called "The Strange" where literally I decided to play the Menagerie Madam as a character. Shenanigans ensue. XD
The game's been on hold, which is why I never finished, but found the time and cleaned her u...
Next comm on the plate, and a preview for y'all~
"Valedictorian. It was a heavy title, earned through hard work and determination; and it was one Karen held when she departed from high school. Had she deserved it?
She wasn’t dumb by any means, her academic achievements were plentiful, what made her the top was her willingness to dip into “extracurricular” activit...
2021-02-12 22:54:55 +0000 UTC View PostAnother month, another vote.
Housewarming: The little polycule finally finish moving into their new place. Moxie offered a tour after all, and what better time to break the house in together as a little family?
Left the Nest: With their children out on their own, the harem house has become much emptier. Perhaps a bit of alone time for the couple, or at least back to the intended u...
A Madam Materia commission. In a world where milk fuels magic, there are a gifted few who stand head and shoulders above their piers: milkmages. Follow the beginnings of a gifted novice's adventure, as she go...
2021-01-25 02:18:17 +0000 UTC View PostStory's going well, shouldn't be too much longer (though I do have to work on Moxie's for a little). Another preview of the events to come for our precious Myri.
"What an evening, as Myri slipped into one of The Leaky Teat’s finer rooms and finally got the chance to kick off her shoes. After her little competition the drinks started rolling her way, many she herself had to take par...
The second squad for the month, led by Kali joined by Loraine, and Hikaru.
There a little bit I'm unhappy with, but it's mostly to do with the assembly. Loraine there appears to have a problem with her gun (and a broken wrist that didn't connect properly), though it does add a bit of character to the model. The Sagittarum are a low key amazing unit, able to dash around the battlefield la...
I wanted to do these the same month as Joan, because I wanted to do all the shields in the same month. Sadly they didn't arrive soon enough, but they're here now, and comeplete!
Leona, Josephine, and Klara, the Sanguine Angels' shields that ensure Kaida can make the treck through the battlefield to the front lines to plant her Vexilla and summon allies from the golden light! Arguably one...
A 13? No title change? No soft reboot? Imma carry this through a bit and see how it goes over the next few months, though I welcome new ideas because the one off well is running dry. XD
Just Like Her Mother - The apple doesn't fall far from the tree they say, and with the exceptional nature of her birth, Duo's had even less distance to. Now that she knows what she can do, what better cou...
The world was set, now time to get to the story what's bein' told.
"She made it though, heart hammering as she barely beat out the storm to stand beneath the swinging sign of “The Leaky Teat”; a fitting name for a place only a few days out from the university. Their lamps were lit, casting a dim glow out from the frosted windows, and the smell from the dinner pot was strong enoug...
Finally got these five more girls done for Yuliya's squad. First time increasing a squad, as well as trying out a few new techniques. It was fun!
So the five new members in picture order are Ivette, Gisela, Klara, Bates, and Cille. The shot of the full ten girl squad is so satisfying to me.
Been a while since a classic preview. Sorry 'bout that (Harem took far too long). Anywho, here's the opening scene for the next project on the docket: The Milkmage.
"To say it was a warm day would be putting it nicely. High above the sun was shining brightly, casting its rays down on the open fields and plains that stretched far as the eye could see around these country road...
Read the ongoing narrative here!
I feel bad that I've been sitting on this battle for a while. It happened last month shortly after all the models were done being painted, but there just hadn't been the time to write up the narrative with other project...
Whoo, massive commission (in more ways than one) finally off the plate. This was a lot of fun to do, and a huge undertaking, but I'm definitely proud of it. So, without further ado, here is "A Harem His Own"
"Welcome to Madam Materia's Magical Menagerie. My poor Alice, so hurt by this foul man's rejection, too blind to see what he has right in front of him. Perhaps a bit of the Madam's s...
So this is a bit of an odd question to come up, now that there's doc access and stories that're gonna be worked on for the long term. Should sponsorship credits last past a person's patronage if they were a part of any month that sponsored the story? So like, say there's a 5$ patron for two months, they did contribute to say Sins of the Past or Flower of Syntech, should there name still be on i...
2020-12-10 22:14:17 +0000 UTC View PostDocs will go out soon for access to each of these pieces (that have been started), but here are the major projects on the docket right now to be given some love!
A little context.
So the Menagerie Anthologies is going to be background stories for all the Menagerie staff, and the worlds they come from. The first is Sins of the Past: Zyanya, already in production and around the 30k ...
A few people wanted to see me paint a Marine, and I had a few ideals and decals laying around. So, before Make a Model starts, I decided for some practice, and we have the first member of the Third Street Saints. A Space Marine army themed after Saints Row.
These picks catch my horrible Ardcoat application pretty well, so a spray of that might be in order for the future, but honestly I'm...
The final Moxie's Mates of the year, and after Duo's big discovery of her new abilities. There's also setup to do moving into next year, should the series name change again? Either way, the options for the Christmas.
Christmas! - The little polycule celebrate the holidays together in the best way possible. A couple nice surprises as Duo's getting a grasp on her new powers, and Moxie's go...
So there have been a few questions from people about the new Tiers. I'm going to do my best to make a link-savvy post with access to relevant information, and then link this somewhere easy to get to from my main landing page.
Q: What's the turnaround time on the Name a Model?
A: That depends on a few things, I want it to be a model that the Patron wil...
Alright, so ready for some weirdness? For those just here for the preview, this here's the link to read the first 30k words of the story. Do enjoy, there's an estimated 10k left to write or so.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HW8r093J-O3ncqqeVlcBOX_iS3V...
I have painted a big robot. I wish to paint more big robots.
Joan will get a bit more fluff when she finally joins the Crusade, though there's the first battle to happen first. So until then, Joan was a Custode injured in battle, though unwilling to fall back to the Eyes of the Emperor. No, she would fight on, shedding her damaged body to become a Dreadnought. No longer would she feel th...
Hey y'all! It's occurred as things go on that the Tiers I laid out at the very beginning don't really fit with the massive changes to how I've started working. Longer commissions mean just fewer things my Patrons get in general, so I've been pondering a restructure of tiers and rewards, to roll out at some point this month.
Some of the goals I want to accomplish with this are:<...
2020-11-03 19:19:35 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Halloween's cliffhanger for the girls there's only one question to ask: What happened? And who to reveal it.
2020-11-01 15:26:24 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I've been discussing with the client for A Harem His Own, and looking at my ever-dwindling funds, and realized that I should probably change some of my billing stuff if I'm going to be continuously taking on these larger commissions. This also holds the potential for a complete rework of how my preview system works.
The first commission that used this payment style was, I believe, Dj...