YET MORE SURVIVORS.

What's occurrin' then?
Wow, another week flies by on time's arrow. Where the hell did January go?
Anyhow I managed to complete another few survivors.

Let's start with what has become customary, another great piece of zombie art. Once again this is by the very talented Bryan Baugh. This one is called Swamp Rot.

SWAMP ROT.

I'm having a little trouble with my blogger dashboard, it won't let me scroll up and down the screen. I can't even get to the view more button. Being such a techno-troll (the kind that lives under a bridge, not the kind that leaves abusive comments. Although some of you might not agree with that statement) I don't know how to fix it. So I'd like to take this oppurtunity to apologise for missing any of my regular blog visits lately. You know who you are!

Righty oh then, let's get on with the show and tell. As I mentioned earlier, I've finished a few more survivors. Once again these are from Wargames Factory Apocalypse Survivors : The Men.

We actually ventured out of the bunker today, to take these photo's in some natural light. I don't think it was quite the success I was hoping it would be. They seem a little dark, no pun intended.

THREE MORE SURVIVORS, TRYING TO STAY A STEP AHEAD OF THE ZOMBIES.

The dude in the suit kind of reminds me of a younger, clean shaven Roger Murtaugh. You know, Danny Glover's character from the Lethal Weapon movies. The fat guy has an arm from a Studio plastic zombie. Really not sure how suitable flip flops are as zom-poc footwear though.

I didn't want my crossbow dude to be another not-Daryl clone, so using the appropriate head and a suitable paint scheme, he isn't. I also tried to make a strap for his quiver, it's not lying quite right around the neck and shoulder area but it was superglued on so I couldn't change it. Never mind, better luck next time.

THE FAT GUY SHOULD BE IN PRISON FOR DEALING THAT MUCH CRACK.
LOOKS LIKE HE FORGOT TO WIPE TOO.

Right that's enough shite out of me, I've got a Superbowl to watch. So until next time, dudes and dudettes, do the right thing by following the DUDE'S example and "take it easy".

EVEN MORE SURVIVORS.

What's occurrin' then?
Another week flies past us at breakneck speed, but I did manage to finish a few more survivors.

Kicking us off once again is a lovely piece of artwork, another by the fantastically talented Bryan Baugh. This piece is called Zombies attack cheerleader. I hope you all enjoy it.

ZOMBIES ATTACK CHEERLEADER.

Before we crack on, I must get the welcome wagon back out of storage to welcome BZA's latest follower. So all put your hands together to give a rousing welcome to Chris. WELCOME CHRIS. He runs the Outbreak. Gaming the Z apocalypse blog. If you haven't seen it, go check it out it's very good. Strap in Chris it's going to be a long journey.

Right then on with the show. Three more survivors this time. Two from the Wargames Factory Apocalypse Survivors : The Men and one from Season One of Zombicide.

Again the WGF survivors haven't been given names or backstories yet. I'm sure most of you recognise Doug from Zombicide, he's based on Michael Douglas's character William "D-Fens" Foster. From the 1993 movie Falling Down. So Doug Foster it is then.

MORE MEAT FOR THE GRINDER.

These guys are more heavily armed than the last couple of groups, so should be capable of laying down some serious lead. Although this would be at the cost of making a lot more noise, therefore attracting more zombies. I guess it depends on what the mission requires.

AGAIN I'VE PAINTED THE BACKS OF THEM.

In other news, I've taken the plunge and bought All Things Zombie : Final Fade Out. I've already read through it once but I think it'll take a few more reads and a couple of practice games and run throughs before I'm familiar with all the rules.

FINALLY GOT THE RULES OF CHOICE.

I purchased ATZ from Zombie Shop, run by Adam Pullman. What an excellent choice that was, every step of the way I was sent e-mails to tell me at what stage my order was at. Not only that but I didn't place my order until quite late on Thursday evening, yet still recieved it Saturday morning. Oh and it came with a free sweetie. I would definitely use Zombie Shop again and would not hesitate to recommend them to anybody else. Great job Adam.

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

MORE SURVIVORS.

What's occurrin' then?
Another week down and more mini's painted. Looks like I'm on a roll.

As has become customary, I would like to present you all with some more zombie art. Another piece by the  extremely talented Bryan Baugh. This piece is called Weeping Grave.

WEEPING GRAVE.

More business to attend to before we get to the fun stuff. The welcome wagon must once again be dragged out of storage, I have another follower. I would like to welcome my latest follower Sam Pate (aka ArabianKnight). So a big BZA welcome goes out to Sam. WELCOME SAM! Sam runs the Wee Blokes blog which you really should check out, it's very good. It even has a dedicated horror section, really cool.

So on with the show. I managed a few more survivors this week, again all from the Wargames Factory Apocalypse Survivors : The Men.

LATEST SURVIVORS DESTINED TO DIE HORRIBLY.

All these were put together as per the box pictures, so no surprises or anything out of the ordinary.
No fancy conversions or kitbashes yet, I'll save that for the second sprue. Although some of these poses maybe a little difficult to alter, I guess I'll just have to improvise.

Still haven't come up with any names or backstories yet, I guess these guys might just end up as generic survivors or even zombie bait... Who knows maybe some of them will make it to named "star" status, we'll have to wait and see.

AS ALWAYS, I PAINT THE BACKS OF THEM. EVEN THE BUILDERS ARSE.

That's all I've got for this time dudes and dudettes. So until next time try and follow the DUDE'S example and "take it easy".

A YEAR'S BLOGGING. SOME SURVIVORS.

Well, well, well. I made it to a whole year blogging, I'm astounded, I didn't think things would get this far at the very beginning. But then I wasn't too sure what to expect tbh.

So, what was achieved this year. Not as much as I would have liked but things were set in motion. Like my attempt to bring a little culture to the world of zombies by introducing some art to the proceedings.

On that note I would like to present you with a piece by a different artist this time. This piece is by Bryan Baugh and is called From Soil 2. Enjoy!

FROM SOIL 2

Right then, continuing with what has been achieved. Well I managed to paint 160 zombies and one survivor. I also entered into the world of card modelling, my first foray resulted in the completion of 3 buildings of use and one that was too small a scale.
Other progress on the scenery front came as an experiment using coffee stirrers. Stealing an idea from Zadabak, I made a set of rural fences, which turned out quite well.
That about sums up the year's completed work. I still have loads of W.I.P. lying around.

Resolutions are things I don't tend to do, or even plan too far ahead. I find even the best laid plans rarely survive long when challenged with real life events and issues. What I will say, is that I had some survivors for Crimbo so they are getting painted. Everything else I'll get to in good time.

The response to my weekly nonsense appears to be quite well received, this year my humble little blog has clocked over twelve thousand views and got me some followers, thirty nine to be precise. I'm really not sure what to say except thank you very much. I do know that if it weren't for this, there wouldn't have been any models painted over the last couple of months.( There wasn't that many done but thanks, it got me over my miserable months.)

Well maybe there's a few more miserable months until the sun comes back. Anyhow here's my first three survivors from the Wargames Factory box.

MY FIRST SURVIVORS PREPARE TO TAKE BACK THE STREETS!

Haven't really thought about names or backstories yet, that'll probably be established in the batreps. The middle dude bears more than a passing resemblance to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, kinda creepy!

I also thought the guy in the suit could double as a MIB or a Fed etc. The cops in this box will also be pressed into double duty until I can get more of both.

YES, I'M STILL PAINTING THE BACKS OF THEM.

So hopefully this little spurt of productivity will continue and more stuff gets painted over the following weeks.

Well, that's all I got for this time dudes and dudettes. So until next time y'all try and follow the DUDE'S example and "take it easy".

HAPPY NEW YEAR. WHAT I GOT FOR CRIMBO. THANK F#%K THAT'S OVER.

Happy New Year everybody! Just coming round from a fortnight's whisky induced frolics and festivities. Oh and the pagan rituals of force feeding oneself on turkey and chocolate. The human sacrifices where good this year too.

We shall continue in the way that has become custom, by presenting you with another piece of zombie art. Again another piece by the very talented GRIMBRO.

This piece is called Toxic. Again I don't think it's based on a celluloid image.

TOXIC!

I have to show you all what I had for Crimbo. I wasn't expecting much as I had been a naughty boy. Satan Claws out did himself this year though. Firstly my son bought me a lovely warm pair of zombie slippers, they're great. Only one minor problem, they are not suitable for the apocalypse, I'd keep tripping up in them.

YOU PUT YOUR FEET IN THEIR MOUTH!

Then his girlfriend, who's a massive Anime fan, bought me the first season of HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD. I've watched Anime before but never seen this particular series. It was wonderful, great ideas for scenarios and set pieces for gaming. Also great to see how another culture deals with a zombie apocalypse. If you haven't seen it, you should. I mean Japanese school girls in short skirts with katanas killing zombies, what's not to like. Even though it's Anime, the handling of the zombie uprisng is pretty realistic and the character stories are very well done. Now I have to buy season 2 when it comes out.

SCHOOL GIRLS WITH KATANAS KILLING ZOMBIES. AWESOME!

She also got me a book, called Gothic Dreams Zombies. It's pretty cool, giving you a history of zombies in movies, literature and art. It filled a few gaps I had about the zombie mythos but what was really outstanding was the suggested further reading and loads of links to some superb zombie artwork. I guess this means the art "thing" will keep going and will progress beyond my GRIMBRO obsession.

A COOL LITTLE SOURCE BOOK FOR ALL THINGS ZOMBIE.

Then my daughter really came through and surprised me with a box of survivors from Wargames Factory. Wicked! Having had a good look at them, they seem a vast improvement on the zombie horde and even the zombie vixens, which can only be a good thing.

No doubt this means the first couple of months this year will be spent painting survivors. I don't really want to plan any further than that at the moment.

SHINY NEW SURVIVORS!

After the dust has settled from the fallout of a riotous and ridiculous Crimbo, things should get back to at least approaching normal next post. Gulp! That means I've got to get my paintbrushes out of storage and crack on.

Well that's all I got for this time dudes and dudettes! So until next time.,try and follow the path of the DUDE and "take it easy".

MERRY CRIMBO!

What's occurrin'.

HAVE A GRIMBRO CRIMBO!!!!!

Another fine piece of work by the fantastically talented GRIMBRO. Only a quick post to allow me to extend yuletide greetings to all my commentors, followers, visitors and lurkers. So, MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL.

Whilst I'm here, I'd also like to welcome my latest follower. Bear with me as I drag the welcome wagon out of storage. Right then, a big BZA welcome goes out to Stephen. WELCOME STEPHEN. If you have a blog Stephen, let me know, I couldn't see one listed for you.

Nothing to see, the adorable Mrs. K has packed away my hobby supplies for a couple of days, so I'm on shutdown. The machine must be lubricated.

Let's hope for peace and positivity in the coming year.
Well, that's all I got for this time dudes and dudettes. So until next time do as the DUDE does and "take it easy".

THE HORDE GROWS #4

What's occurrin' ?

Well, as this is the final month of 2014 and barring some kind of bizarre Christmas miracle, I don't think I'll get to paint anymore zombies this year. So with that in mind I thought it was time for another horde progress report.

Firstly though let's take a look at another piece of zombie art. Yes another piece by the extremely talented GRIMBRO.

This piece is called SAY AAAAAHHHHH! and isn't based on a celluloid image, as far as I'm aware. I'm sure you'll agree that it's still a great example of GRIMBRO'S talent.

I've been chasing my official photographers for these images since last Saturday, so let me take this opportunity to apologise for my tardiness. Still they finally managed to pull fingers out of arses and get them taken and uploaded.

So without further ado, I present my growing horde which now stands at 160 zombies. Hopefully I can add a few more next year.

THE HORDE IN ALL IT'S GORY GLORY.

Now for some close-ups of various and random parts of the greater whole.

RAINBOW HUED CLOTHING.

THE ABOMINATION AMONGST HIS MINIONS.

CHECK OUT THE BEACH BOYS.

WHERE'S WALLY?

HEY! YOU AT THE BACK!

Well that's all I've got for this time, dudes and dudettes. So until next time try and follow the DUDE'S example and "take it easy".