CARD COP CAR AND NEW MINI'S

What's occurrin' then?

Still can't seem to get my arse into gear on the painting front. Suffering from a real lack of motivation and enthusiasm. Just can't shake off this fugue, it's starting to piss me off too. I have managed a little printing and card modelling, so I guess that's better than nothing at all. Luckily the WNI (Wednesday Night Irregulars) continue to show up, so I'm still gaming every week, Zombicide mainly. Although once a month we play Dead of Winter for a change of pace. I even tried some retail therapy to lift my spirits but to no avail.

Despite my trials and woes the cultural mission must continue. I endeavour to bring you all some zombie art every post in the faint hope that some culture sticks, not just to you but to me as well. I think we all need to be more cultured, it will make us more rounded individuals. Once again I present to you another fantastic piece from the incredibly talented Bryan Baugh. It's a tribute to the movie The Beyond. Wonderful tonal piece. Great movie. Enjoy!

So instead of painted figures, I'm going to show you Crow Valley Sherriff's Dept first patrol car. I found these on the Inkjet_Paper_Scissors blogspot, they were designed by Grendel's Mother and are free to download. My first real go at a card vehicle so it's a bit shit really, I can only hope to improve. Well it could hardly get any worse.

It's not quite finished yet, still needs it's roof lights, but hey!

SHANE AND THE BOYS CHECK OUT THEIR NEW RIDE.

As can be seen in the above photo' I've also printed out Andy's Gun Works, based on the gun shop from the Dawn of the Dead remake. I've only stuck it onto foamcore so far, yet another project to be completed. It's available to download for free from Model Paper World. There's a lot to see on that site most of it is designed by Tommygun.

Tommygun has designed loads of modern buildings and scatter terrain, like boxes and cases and such. All very useful and free to download.

I mentioned that I'd even tried retail therapy. Spending a little more of my birthday money, I placed an order with Westwind Productions. They carry a modern horror line called Roadkill. A pack of four figures costs £6.50, less than £1.70 a figure, I can live with that.

This first pack is called Rednecks/Militia and they evoke the good ole boy / hillbilly vibe I'm looking for. I'm no expert on weapons but they have a couple of shotguns and a couple of assault rifles between them. Oh, and a four pack of beer. What! Zombie killing's thirsty work! Like I said, just the vibe I'm looking for.

SOME REDNECKS OUT A HUNTIN'

The rednecks are my first foray into the gangs that can be encountered during play. I told you this was going to take a while.

The second pack is another small force of cops, these have different style uniforms to the Crow Valley Sheriff Department. The flashlight is a nice touch. I also liked the fact they are only armed with pistols.

ANOTHER FORCE OF POLICE.

Even these shiny new models have failed to get me to lift my brush in anger. I really have got to get my shit together.

The Rugby World Cup kicks off this Friday, that just might impinge on my painting time. So the last few months of poor productivity looks set to continue at least for one more anyway.

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

A W.I.P. POST

What's occurrin' then?

What's this weather all about then? The humidity is killing me, I haven't left the fan's area of effect for several days at a time. Sleep? Your having a laugh! Way too hot and sticky at night to sleep.
Due to the sleep/weather situation my weeks productivity is way down, that's even comparing it to the last couple of months' pitiful output.

Enough moaning and on with the mission. You know, the culture thing. Once again another offering from the insanely talented Bryan Baugh. This one is called Ribcage Guts. Enjoy!

My enthusiasm as well as my productivity is at a real low point at the moment. I really can't be arsed to pick up a brush, or stick anything together, or even print out more buildings. So I haven't got much to show you all except these W.I.P. photo's. Better than nothing, eh!?!

STREET WALKING TOXIC WALKERS.

Proving to be a real slog are the Toxic zombies, I don't know why, I was really enjoying painting them at the start. I seem to get this feeling every year, just after my birthday. It must be a reaction to getting old.

The ladies below have been in this condition for months, the last of my Zombicide season 1 to finish off, yet I can't seem to get them completed. The DUDE will make an appearance shortly as well, although I seem to be hitting a wall with him too. Mitch is going to be painted by my son, allegedly. He's got undercoat at least.

MORE WIP ZOMBICIDE HEROES.

What about ATZ? I'm still slowly getting stuff together for that. Having a stab at making some P.E.F. (Potential Enemy Force) markers, using these old Heroquest skeletons. Grim reaper and all that!

From left to right is my painting progression. Using the Army Painter Zombicide paints. First one is painted Boney Spikes. Next one is overbrushed Zombie Skin. Third one is drybrushed Brainmatter Beige. Finally washed with Zombie Shade and typically I broke the blade off the scythe just as it was finished!

SOME P.E.F. MARKERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Using some of my birthday money, I managed to recruit two more members for the Crow Valley Sheriff's Department. These are both by Reaper, from the Chronoscope line. On the right is Sheriff Joe Don Mitchel and to the left is Deputy Wayne Tisdale. Their names not mine.

These are my first ever Reaper miniatures, I must say I'm quite impressed. Although the bases they came with were not my bag. At £4.50 each they are not the cheapest mini's on the market, but they are very good quality and no where near as expensive GW single metal mini's.

They'll be painted up in the same colours as Shane and the gang, finishing off my small town's local police force. Now I just need to find them some budget transport.

CROW VALLEY SHERIFF'S DEPT LATEST RECRUITS.

Let's hope I can get another post in before the end of the month. Maybe even finish that bloody shed, don't hold your breath though.

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

COPS. WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU ?

What's occurrin' then?

The bunker has been quite chaos free this week, somethings wrong then. I did manage to get some painting in as well as a little more reading. Apart from that things have been unnervingly quiet around here, it's probably the calm before the storm.

Let's continue on our quest to bring some much needed culture to the world of zombies. So once again I present you with a wonderful piece of art from the very talented Bryan Baugh. This piece is a tribute to Herbert West and the Re-animator series of films, and is titled simply Re-animator. Enjoy!

RE-ANIMATOR.

Before I forget and charge off, I have to get the welcome wagon out of storage. It's been a while so it needs dusting off and oiling. We've two new followers to welcome this time. First up on deck is Hil &Steve, my first couple, can't find a blog for you guys. Give me a shout if you have one. So a big BZA welcome for Hil & Steve. WELCOME GUYS! Second on the welcome wagon is Gordon Richards, he runs the "I have wrought my simple plan" blog, very cool it is too. Another big BZA welcome for Gordon. WELCOME GORDON! Strap yourselves in people it's gonna be a long ride.

Now I've bought the ATZ : FFO rule book and even read through it (once), I now know you need a few more things than just survivors and zombies. One of these things is a police presence, to that end I've got together my first group of cops.

Three of these guys are made up from the male survivors box set from Wargames Factory and the other is the "Phil" figure from Zombicide season 1.

CROW VALLEY'S COUNTY SHERRIFF'S FINEST.

OK from left to right we have Sgt. Bob Gorman (WGF), Deputy Shane Walsh (everyone says the Phil figure is a not-Rick Grimes, I disagree and think he makes a much better not-Shane [take that Sheldon]), Deputy O'Donnell (WGF) and Deputy Lamson (WGF). I painted them all in a generic county sherriff's uniform, similar to the uniform worn by Rick and Shane in the first season of The Walking Dead T.V. show.

They are all fairly well armed with pump action shotguns, except Deputy O'Donnell who is the designated sniper, so he gets the scoped bolt action rifle. They all have holstered pistols as back up.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, EXCEPT PAINTED REARS.

I guess that's what I'm going to call my imaginary small town USA, Crow Valley. It's what the name of my hometown means in English, thought it would work quite well on the other side of the Atlantic also.

In my last post's comments, one of my regular commentors kind of said he wondered what the artwork was like inside '68. So Four Eyed Monster, these next few pictures are just for you. I'm sure other viewers will also take some pleasure from them too.

Cover art from the second issue of the series featuring a zombie Jimi Hendrix.

A splash page from the third installment.

A splash page from the fourth installment.

Cover art from the second printing of issue one.

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