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Monday 24 March 2014

Last Leg ?

Well as intimated last week, I have finished another gang of zombies; they're mostly all Old Glory with some  very medieval-looking types, along with a few Mega Minis.
(The tractor in the background I picked up at Pound-land /world a while ago and like many of my vehicles I've done nothing to it)




Some of the more medieval looking types.
(Think of the zombie with the spear as having a branch lopper).
For those of you that think scythes are a great idea for an anti-zombie type weapon, think again, they're rubbish.



There are quite a few with weapons of various types too, with a lot of wicked DnD style daggers

On the left are a mix of Old Glory and MegaMinis.






 
The four guys on the left are MegaMinis, painted as SWAT types. Mr Hoppy on the end (whose only claim to fame is the inspiration for the title of this week's blog) may or may not be an OG (He could well be a Zombiesmith mini).
As a personal preference I do like my zombies to be whole, insomuch as having all their limbs and no great holes through them. If I want them without limbs, it's not that difficult a surgery to undertake.


So my paint table currently now looks like the photograph on the right and as you see there appears to be no difference to the last photo of it.
On the left is the next batch of zombies needing a little detailing and varnishing, the centre group are mostly civilians and the group on the right are the group featured last week though now they are undercoated and started on.

The "mystery" bag of figures  I mentioned last week, which may well be my next painting batch, though I still have two other zombie-related groups to consider - a hazmat team and clowns (gulp!), which may take precedence.Like a lot of others I suspect, I do of course have a lot more zombies I could paint -at least another 100 or so.






For those that were interested, here's a piccy of one of my half-finished pirate ships.
It's all scratch built and comes complete with spurious plastic bag (?). It's currently sitting high up on a shelf hence the odd photo angle.
It's also the smallest of three (but not by much), standing about 15" from table level to the top of the main mast, about 4" wide and about 21" from the blunt end to the pointy end's figurehead (a black pig). The back end bit lifts off to get to the deck below.
 
That's all for this week and once more let me say your comments are welcomed and appreciated.

41 comments:

  1. Good progress! Can never have too many zombies!

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    1. Thanks LS, I'm at the stage now where I'm starting to disagree

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  2. Awesome How many do you have finished now?

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    1. Thanks SImon, with the next batch I should have around 150 -200

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    2. That's a fantastic number. Any plans for a big stand off game of soldiers vs the horde?

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    3. The troopers I posted about a while ago were intended for ajust such an encounter.

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  3. Pirate zombies..... I like the idea. Or Pirates and zombies as separate games. I still like the idea. The ship looks interesting be nice to see more work done on that.

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    1. Thanks Clint, there are already pirate zombie games out there iirc and as for finishing the problem is that I'd want to finish the other two then as well.i

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  4. And the horde continues to well! Great job and mixed in with the others the medieval ones won't stand out all.

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    1. Thanks Michael, the "medievl" ones don't bother me at all, they'll shouldn't be on the table long enough to bother anyone else too really.

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  5. Gah! At first glance, I thought that the small zombie in the bowler hat (i.e. beside Mr. Hoppy) was Charlie Chaplain. That's a very disturbing thought - celebrity zombies. Next you'll be showing us one that looks like Judy Garland...

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    1. Blue Moon (from Old Glory) do make a range of World War 2 "celebrity" zeds, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin etc.
      There's aleady a not Micheal jackson from Thriller made too, so I wouldn't be surprised at finding any zed celebs. If there re Bryan/Vampifan will have them squirreled away,

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  6. Nice work sir. Quite a little mob you've knocked out there Joe.

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    1. Thanks Bob, they all add to my forming horde.

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  7. Im always interested in pirate ships, that one is quite nice. Pirates are on my to-do list, but they keep falling behind other projects.

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    1. My pirate project was yet another one of those that wwas never completed, but I came close. I suspect we all have "failed" or incomplete projects

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  8. I love the ship, very handy to have for various games.

    I still think that you can never have too many zombies, but really, once you hit the 200 area, maybe it's "adequate".

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    1. I love the term "adequate", but unless you actually have a need for them...

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  9. Over 100 to go, that's alot of painting dead people. I don't envy you that task. I burnt out on zombies at 100.

    How many do you already have done?

    You could always sell me that boat.

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    1. The last 100 or so that I have yet to look at may not be painted for some time as I'll have somewhere around 200 when I finish what I've got on my painting schedule atm.
      As for the boat - just make one ! They're easy enough.

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  10. The pirate boat would be great for pirate zombies. I think the movie was The Fog?

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    1. I could only think of a Pirates of the Carribean type scenario, but I'm sure there are more

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  11. Very nice!!! I like the look of the ship too!

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    1. Thanks Ray, not competition standard but adequate for my needs. I always think it's a pity I never finished these ships.

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  12. Lots of new zombies.... Great lookig pirate ship

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    1. Thanks HW, getting to the stage now where I'm thinking I have enough Z's.

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  13. Great progress with the horde and that pirate ship just has to be brought into action some how, pirate zombies or not!

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    1. THanks ZA, the horde progresses nicely, the ship could really do with an outing.

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  14. Nice work, Joe! Your one-legged zombie with the SWAT troopers is by Zombiesmith.
    And yes, there are quite a few celebrity zombies out there. Off the top of my head I can think of Rob Zombie (an obvious choice), George A. Romero (another obvious choice), and Gene Kelly (still singing in the rain!), if you add in zombies based on characters from films and TV shows there are a whole lot more.

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    1. Thanks Bryan, I knew you would know a few more celebs off the top of your head, (I think there I've seen a Marilyn Monroe out there too)

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  15. A great horde. Nice job. 100 more!...glups...

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    1. Merci Shuby, yep, I'm easily over the 100 zed mark.

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  16. Good zombie work Joe but I love the ship!

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    1. Thanks AL, I think you're not alone about the ship, (seen one zombie seen them all etc)

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  17. That's a lot of zombies! I can see what bothers you on a one legged one, how does he even stand? :D
    As for scythe and other farming tools armed zombies...maybe they're really old and got zombified fighting those pesky nobles or turks?

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    1. Thanks Mathyoo,I'm not bothered about justifying the various anacronistic weapons, the figures are merely token after all.

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  18. What a neat hoard. And with a ship like that I'd be tempted to do a John Carpenter type zombie battle on board. Roaming the seas waiting for a unsuspecting cruise liner.

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    1. Thanks Irqan, the horde continues to grow; I can see a zombie ship battle, but you lost me with "John Carpenter" I'm afraid.

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    2. That would be "The Fog", I think. It's a 1980 horror film directed by John Carpenter: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080749/ . Evil spirits from an old shipwreck seek revenge on the (modern) living descendants of those who caused the wreck.

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    3. Thanks C6, yes, I do remember "The Fog"

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  19. Love your blog... but what zombie rules do you use? Is it ATZ.... and what edition

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