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"Alarum!" - Alarm Token

I heard a siren from the docks
Saw a train set the night on fire
I smelled the spring on the smoky wind
Dirty old town
Dirty old town



It's Friday, The Art of Caesura time!

Last week we had a look at the dog tags for Reichbusters: Projekt Vril and we had a chat about some of the game mechanics. To briefly re-cap, the first half of most missions is the "Pre-alarm phase" where your crack A-Team can sneak around, rifling through dossiers, slitting throats, all that good stuff. 

Reichbusters

Eventually the alarm will sound - it might be due to too many guns a blazing, or due to a passing patrol spotting you, or just to running low on time. 

Once the alarm does sound, mayhem ensues. So, for such a pivotal game mechanic, it's nice to have a little miniature representation of the alarm. 

Reichbusters

From a Leadbelcher base coat I used a few Contrast Paints to give a coloured metallic look to the model. 

Reichbusters

I painted the brass parts with Snakebite Leather, the red arrow with Flesh Tearers Red and the black base and crank handle Black Templar. 

Reichbusters

Then I weathered the whole thing with enamels. I used AK's Decay Deposits for the brass parts and Dark Brown enamel wash for everything else. 

Reichbusters

I then simply dipped a q-tip in mineral (white) spirits and dabbed it around to take the enamels off the most prominent areas. 

Reichbusters

I finished by stippling a highlight of Stormhost Silver to give a rough appearance to the edges. 

Reichbusters

While I was painting this little mini, I had it in my head that it was called the "Noise Token" rather than the "Alarm Token" so I wrote "Noise" on it's little brass plate. Oh well, it gets the point across!

Have a great weekend and I'll see you next week on The Art of Caesura!


Reading: Warcry Rulebook 
Gaming: Magic The Gathering Arena


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