FIRST TRAY FINISHED. ZOMBICIDE SEASON 1. BATCH 8

YIPEE! I've finished my first tray of zombies for Zombicide season 1. Shit! Another one to go, but I'm past halfway so it's all good. This has felt like a long, long process but it's only 32 zombies. That means only 32 left to go. Only 32.

MEET THE LAST OF TRAY ONE.

The sculpts are the same as you've seen before, 2 runners and 2 walkers. For a limited number of sculpts they are very nice and despite my moaning I have enjoyed painting them.

USUAL BACK SHOT. I'VE RUN OUT OF ARSE JOKES.

Enough celebrating, on with the introductions. As usual from Left to Right: Kicking us off today is Alwyn, he loves the lonelyness of long distance running. Next in line is the beautiful Annwvyn, a cosmetic counter cutie. Following her is Ianto. I've been meaning to comment on this sculpt for a while now, who wears a vest with shoes FFS, apart from pikies, it must be a French thing. Last in line today is Mabon, a recreational jogger.

Well that's all I've got for this time, until the next time dudes and dudettes, listen to the DUDE and "take it easy".

ZOMBICIDE SEASON 1 BATCH 7. MORE WELCOMES.

Will wonders never cease? More followers to my humble blog. Let's get the welcome wagon back out of the shed. A big BZA welcome goes out to Hobbyworker, another just as big is required for Baconfat. I know two more at once, I don't know where to put myself. Hobbyworker runs the Hobbyworker blog, go check it out there's some great stuff. Mainly historical but 20+ Zombie posts too. Baconfat runs the Baconfat Log blog ,very nice work and eclectic too.
Tell them Bob said Hi and Thanks.

Let's push on. This is the final line of my first tray, it feels like wading through treacle now. These and the next batch have a different skin tone. Base colour is Shadow Grey (Old GW).  Wet brush highlight of Codex Grey (Old GW). Some have had Leviathan Purple wash (Old GW) in the shadows for a little mottling.

FOUR MORE STRAGGLERS STUMBLE IN TO JOIN THE HORDE.

Again you've all seen these sculpts before. Walker, Fatty and two more Walkers.

THE USUAL REAR SHOT. SEE I'M STILL PAINTING THE BACKS OF THEM.

Ok. Now we need some introductions. From Left to Right as usual: First up is the beautiful Kigva, an ex-teacher. Next we have Big Bleddyn, a mechanic. Following along is Gwynfor, a housing association inspector. Finally for today is Tecwyn, an IT consultant.

Talking of IT ,thanks to everyone who gave me advice on laying out these posts, as you can see I do listen sometimes.

Well that's all I've got for you today dudes and dudettes, gotta run WNI are coming to kill zombies.
Remember, listen to the DUDE'S advice and "take it easy".

ZOMBICIDE SEASON 1. BATCH 6. A WELCOME.

Before we stumble onwards I would first like to extend a warm BZA welcome to my latest follower Hybrid Horde. Welcome. Hybrid Horde runs The Walking Lead blog. (Great name by the way.) You should check it out, he's done some cool stuff, love his conversions "The Eaten".

Ok then, let's get this show on the road. Managed to finish the third line of my first tray of Zombicide Season 1. These guys like the last ones were painted with old GW Elf Flesh and washed with Leviathan Purple another old GW product.

Four more zombies shuffle in to join the evergrowing horde.

Not much more to say about these guys as you've seen all the sculpts from this set several times already. 3 walkers and a runner.                                                  

Usual rear shot. Liliwen's cheeky thong pic.

On with the introductions, Left to Right as usual. First one today is Liliwen a tour guide, she's a cheeky girl. Following her is Rhys, before reanimating he was unemployed. Next in line is Gwilym a local goverment councillor. Finally for today is Elwyn a professional rugby player. One more line and this first tray will be finished and I will have hit the halfway point of the zombies in this box.

That's all I got for this time dudes and dudettes. Remember the DUDE wants you all to "take it easy".                                                                                                        

Oh before I forget "May the fourth be with you".

JUGGERNAUT (OUTPOST 0.5)

No not the comic character, but a novel by Adam Baker. His second book in the Outpost trilogy. It's a prequel to Outpost, but all of them can be read as stand alones. Now I really liked Outpost and was curious how this was going to work, but it's all fine as the novels don't share any characters (except for the zombies), they are just set in the same world and timeline. It's been a while since my last book review, justing proving I can still read, so hopefully I can remember what to do.

Ok let's give you the blurb.

THEY SEARCHED FOR GOLD. THEY FOUND DEATH. IRAQ 2005.

Seven mercenaries journey deep into the desert in search of Saddam's gold. They form an unlikely crew of battle-scarred privateers, killers and thieves, veterans of a dozen war zones, each of them anxious to make one last score before their luck runs out.

They will soon find themselves marooned among ancient ruins, caught in a desperate battle for their lives, confronted by greed, betrayal and an army that won't stay dead......

Well where shall I start? Good pacing to start then when the action kicks off it just gathers momentum, forcing me to turn pages at breakneck speed. You can see that the author has written screenplays, this would translate to the screen very well.
Good strong female leads, quite a plausible plot, several examples of treachery and a really nice bad guy. All that and zombies.Plenty of "infected" action.

This novel takes you to the source of the outbreak first documented in Outpost, it's not your usual source, some people may disagree but I found this to be a fresh and likeable twist.

The third novel in this series is called Terminus, I cannot wait to get my hands on it, which should say something about how much I enjoyed this one.
If you want a good action packed zombie novel with a new and different slant on the usual, then look no further. I would not hesitate to recommend it to any of my viewers. Out of ten, this gets an 8.5 well worth your time and money. Can't comment on the price as I borrowed it off a mate.

Until the next time dudes and dudettes, listen to the DUDE and "take it easy".

ZOMBICIDE SEASON 1 BATCH 5 ANOTHER WELCOME

Before we continue with todays post I must give a warm BZA  welcome to Mathyoo, my latest follower. Hope you enjoy the journey as much as I do. This takes my follower count into double figures. WHOOP! WHOOP! Mathyoo runs the 28 millimeters later blog, check it out, it's well worth the visit.

My daughter and I played a bit of a Zombicide marathon yesterday, four back to back games. She said that she preferred it to Zombies!!! by Twilight Creations because of the teamwork element, the figures were better and it was more fun. Looks like this could become a regular thing.

OH SHIT! I FORGOT THE BLOOD ON THE RUNNER.

THE USUAL REAR VIEW.

BOLLOCKS! IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN, I CAN'T SEEM TO WRITE ANYTHING AFTER THE PICTURES EXCEPT IN CAPTION MODE. THIS IS DOING MY HEAD IN. MY APOLOGIES BUT I WILL HAVE TO MUDDLE THROUGH.

ON WITH THE INTRODUCTIONS. AS USUAL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: FIRST ZOMBIE UP TODAY IS IOLO, BIT OF A FITNESS ENTHUSIAST WAS IOLO. THEY STILL GOT HIM THOUGH. AN EXAMPLE OF A RUNNER. NEXT ALONG IS BANK CLERK ARWEN, LOST HER DIGNITY AS WELL AS HER BONUS. SHE'S A WALKER. FOLLOWING HER IS BIG EMYR A FATTY AND EX-PLUMBER. LAST UP IS FASHION STORE MANAGER DEWI, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A WALKER. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD IS THE SKIN COLOUR THIS TIME IS OLD GW ELF FLESH, WASHED WITH LEVIATHAN PURPLE WASH (OLD GW) THEN OVERBRUSHED WITH ELF FLESH AGAIN. THEN THE WHOLE FIGURE IS GIVEN A FINAL WASH OF DEVLAN MUD AFTER THE CLOTHES ARE PAINTED.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT THIS TIME DUDES AND DUDETTES.
REMEMBER WHAT THE DUDE SAYS AND "TAKE IT EASY".

HALF A TRAY! HALF A TRAY! ONWARD INTO THE VALLEY OF UNDEAD!

Only half a tray down, and I thought the vixens were endless! I'm trying to diversify by giving each line a different skin colour and different coloured clothes, but it's getting a bit same-y anyway. Still just ploughing on with them.
Mind you, by the time I've finished them my horde will have almost doubled in size. Which is not a bad thing.

Let's crack on shall we? Time for the latest rogues to join the gallery.

I NEVER NOTICED ALL THIS BLOODY LITTER BEFORE.

MUCH BETTER SHOT OF THE THONG THIS TIME.

As usual from Left to Right. To start us off this time we have cigarette sales rep Dona showing her ass. Walker. Next in line is fitness enthusiast Delwyn, even though he followed Rule No. 1 they still got him. Runner. Following him is our second female on this occasion, doctor's receptionist Iona, in an even worse state of undress than Dona. Another Walker. Last but not least is semi-professional footballer Rhys. Another Runner.

Other zombie related goodness this week came in the form of a movie. VHS 2, it and it's predecessor are anthology horror movies. It features a series of found footage shorts. The zombie segment "A Ride in the Park" directed by Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale, is real good. Let's just say, the attack on the kid's birthday party is priceless. The rest of the movie is good too, especially "Safe Haven", about a cult, directed by Gareth Evans (he directed The Raid) a fellow Welshman.

Right then, I gotta get back to painting. So until the next time dudes and dudettes heed the DUDE and "take it easy".

ZOMBICIDE SEASON 1 BATCH 3. BIG THANKS. ANOTHER WELCOME.

Before when stumble on, I would like to thank all of you. It has been brought to my attention that BZA has clocked up over three thousand page views. I think this zblog(remember I made that up) would have died off if it

weren't for you guys out there. Once again thank you one and all.

Those of you who comment deserve a special THANKS, as they really inspire me to do things that I'd normally be too lazy to get around to. But seriously, thanks for making me welcome.
On another point altogether, I've just joined Board of the Living Dead, a zombie wargaming forum. Still looking around it but what I've seen so far is really cool, and they too are a friendly bunch.

Doh! Nearly forgot. A big BZA WELCOME to Robert Audin my latest Google+ follower, he runs the Fiends in Waistcoats blog. Check it out, it's very nice.

Right, enough drivel from me, on with the identity parade. This is my first attempt at racial diversity ever, so be gentle with me.

FOUR MORE SHUFFLE IN TO JOIN THE HORDE.

USUAL BACK SHOT. DOH! NOW I SEE THE TOUCH UPS I MISSED.

From Left to Right: Tonight's first contestant is Aidan, walker zombie in a vest. Next all suited up is Dylan, with his nametag he could be a politician.(BOO! HISS!) Another walker. Moving along to the big fella in prison garb, names Hefin. A Fatty. Finally we have mobile phone salesman Arwel. Yet another walker
Like I said first go at non-caucasion flesh colour. I used old GW Dark Flesh as a basecoat, a light overbrush of old GW Terracotta mixed 50/50 with old GW Fortress Grey and final wash with old GW Devlan Mud.

In other news, caught a movie the other night called Frankenstein's Army, a found footage horror. It takes place toward the end of World War 2, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab. One that has unearthed and began experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Viktor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of super-soldiers, stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades. A desperate Hitler's last ghastly ploy to escape defeat?
This is an intersting twist on the old Nazi zombie mythos.
Well worth a look, I've seen a lot worse.

I gotta get back to it, these zombies won't paint themselves.
Until next time dudes and dudettes do what the DUDE does and "take it easy".