Middara: Unintentional Malum is famous for its massive story and even more its massive box. This week, I’ve finally finished painting every single miniature from the Act 1 core box.
The Heroes
Rook Lars
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Gutrippa Flesh for the pants
- Wyldwood for hair, boots and leathery bits
- Basilicanum Grey for the hammers
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for chains and weapon handles.
- Luxion Purple for pearls and glasses
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Nightingale Arsen
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Terradon Turqoise for the Skirt and pants
- Warp Lightning for hair
- Tesseract Glow for her tail
- Black Templar for the horns
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for Sword and Belt
- Luxion Purple for extended hair
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Remi Moretti
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Flesh Tearer Red for the dress
- Black Templar for the cat and her boots
- Basilicanum Grey for the lower parts of her wings
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for the axe and chain belt
- Wyldwood For leathery bits
- Luxion Purple for one strain of hair
- Terradon Turqoise for 2 strains of hair and the book at her hip
- Gryph-Hound Orange for the rest of the hair
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Zeke Jeong
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Gore Grunta Fur for his coat and Belt
- Basilicanum Grey for his pants
- Black Templar for his boots
- Gryph Hound Orange for his hat
- Retributor Armor for the weapon Handles
- Tesseract Glow for her tail
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for Sword blades, armor shoulder piece and chain
- Luxion Purple for hair
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Zafir
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Terradon Turqoise for the Hair
- Gryph-Hound Orange for the pants
- Flesh tearer Red for the cloth at his side
- Wyldwood for any leathery sits and boots
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for the sword
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Shayliss Arsen
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Gurippa Flesh for the pants
- Basilicanum Grey for the Leggings and gloves
- Black Templar for the boots and horns
- Ironjawz Yellor for her Hair
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for Sword and chain
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Padric
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the skin
- Gutrippa Flesh for his hat
- Wyldwood for the pants and bags
- Black Templar for the shirt
- Fleash Tearer for the scarf
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for gun and glove
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Justice Bouchard
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Wyldwood for the pants and hair
- Black Templar for the glasses and shirt
- Flesh Tearer Red for the book
- Abbadon Black for the writing in the book
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Echo
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Volopous Pink for the Pants and shoes
- Black Templar for hair and some belts
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for Swords, gloves and Armor
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Damocles Hyde
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Black Templar for the pants
- Gore Grunta Fur for hair
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for Boots, Belt, Gauntlet and chain
- Luxion Purple for inner coat
- Wyldwood for outer coat
- Abbadon Black for coat details at the edges
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Aisling Dryks
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Flesh Tearer Red for hair
- Black Templar for hair bands
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for Cleavers
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
The Monsters
Tortured Immortals
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Terradon Turqoise for the Skirt and pants
- Warp Lightning for hair
- Tesseract Glow for her tail
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for Sword and Belt
- Luxion Purple for extended hair
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Kislev Flesh to highlight the skin again
Water Loa
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Frostheart of the entire mini
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Corax White on the eyes
- Warp Lighning after the eyes have dryed
Earth Loa
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Basilicanum Grey of the entire Mini except the glowing bit in the hand
- Gutrippa Flesh over the body of the Loa
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Tesseract Glow for that glowing bit in the hand
Merk Hounds
Paints used:
- Wyldwood for the fur
- Aggaros dunes for the tailend
- Flesh Tearer Red for the Tongue
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
Living Oblation
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Darkoath Flesh for the Skin
- Gutrippa Flesh over the Vines
- Black Templar for the spikes
- Flesh Tearer Red for her hair
- Retributor Armor for the chain
- Ork Flesh for her Clother
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Skin Highlight with Kislev Flesh
Gevaudan
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Ironjaw Yellow for the tailend
- Flesh Tearer Red for the lower Tail half and the eyes
- Ork Flesh for the green Bands
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
Gatekeeper
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Volopous Pink for the Hair
- Dreadful Visage for the skin
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for all the metal parts
- Ork Flesh for the clothes
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Slaanesh Grey for skin highlights
Animates
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Flesh Tearer Red for the hood and belt
- Black Templar for the Armor
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for all the metal parts
- Full mini got covered in Agrax Earthshade
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
Cave Sickle
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Basilicanum Grey for everything but the Tongue and Eyes
- Flesh Tearer Red for the tongues
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Yriel Yellow for the eyes
Fragor
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Volopous Pink for the Body
- Basilicanum Grey for the Armor Plating
- Frostheart, Magmadroth Flame, Ironjawz Yellow, Gutrippa Flesh, Flesh Tearer Red for the lights
- Full mini except the lights got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Ork Flesh for the eyes
Blighted Guardian
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Basilicanum Grey over the main parts
- Flesh Tearer Red for the legs, arms and shoulder bumps
- Volopous Pink for the tongues
- Gutrippaz Flesh for the planty weapon parts
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
The Bosses
Grotesque Effigy
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Wyldwood for the tree
- Darkoath Flesh for the Heads
- Basilicanum Grey for the “Dreamweaver” and rocks on the ground
- Ironjaws Yellow for the flame
- Magmadroth Flame for the eyes and mouth
- Gutrippaz Flesh for the grass
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil (except mouh, eyes and flame)
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Flame got covered with carroburg crimson
Corpse Collector
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Volopous Pink for the Tongue
- Darkoath Flesh for the innes meaty parts
- Basilicanum Grey for the outer Skin part
- Agrax Earthshade over the bones at the bottom and the teeth
- Ironjaws Yellow over the tip of the tonues
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
Lich Wurm
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Black Legion for pretty much everything that is black
- Flesh Tearer Red for the flower the ethereal woman sits on
- Tesseract Glow for the ethereal woman
- Mephiston Red for the lips around the mouths
- Volopous Pink for the front mouth
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Screaming Skull to highlight the teeth
Obscene Rescindo
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Gore Grunta Fur for the outside of the casked
- Wyldwood for the front facing parts of the casket
- Black Templar for most metal bits (except the shains) and the Pixie horns
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for all the chains
- Basilicanum Grey for the floor
- IronJawz Yellow for the cloth and hair of one pixie
- Fleash Tearer Red for the clothes of the pixies
- Darkoath Flesh for the pixies Skin
- Warp Lighting for the second pixies Hair
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Blood for the blood god for the blood puddle on the floor
- Kislev Flesh skin Highlight on the pixies
- Abbadon Black for the runes on the cloth
Soul Butcher
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Basilicanum Grey for the weapon
- Aggaros Dunes for the weapon handle
- Volopus Pink for the tongue
- Darkoath Flesh for the hand
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel for all the armor
- Black Templar for some leathery bits
- Agrax Earthshade for the claws
- Full mini got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Corax White highligh of the apron and chefs hat and the eyes on the claws
- Abbadon Black for the pupils in the eyes on the claws
Shadow Lord
Paints used:
- White Scar Spray Primer
- Flesh Tearer Red for the Gloves
- Luxion Purple for all the cloth
- Frostheart for the “souls”
- Retributor Armor for the Crown and decoration on the banner
- Averland Sunset for the cloth decoration
- Full mini (except the souls) got covered in Nuln oil
- Dry brush with Corax White afterwards
- Ionrach Skin highlights on the legs
- Scream Skull highligh on the skull mask
Component Quality
Overall I am dissapointed with the miniature quality. I already knew what to expect but especially the faces of most minis were just a blur.
I still had fun painting most of them because they were such interesting and unique sculpts compared to other dungeon crawler minis.
I am optimistic since I heard the quality vastly improved with all the expansions
Conclusion & What’s Next
A lot (if not all retail released expansions) are still lying around here in shrink so Ill slowly work my way through those. Especially the Hero and Boss miniatures were a lot of fun so I am excited to see the other minis. I already started work on the KS1 Promo Box but after that it will probably be a while till I continue on Middara. The goal is to start play the game solo in a couple of months though.