HORDE #5 BREAKING 200!

What's occurrin' then?

Zombtober felt a little short this year, with almost a full week left of the month after the final Sunday deadline. Although I've still been painting zombies and survivors, I thought that this was a prime opportunity to catch up with a horde progress report. I hope other participants also take full advantage of this "bonus" time.

The welcome wagon needs to be dragged out of the storage shed. It's been given a wash, oiling and has balloons and streamers added! Why? Well it's a special occasion, my 50th follower! So, as is usual, let's have a big BZA welcome for my latest follower Bullcher Feb. WELCOME BULLCHER! He runs the Waaagghhh! blog, go check it out, it's really good. Buckle up Bullcher this journey is going to take awhile yet!

Amongst all the excitement and stuff, we can't forget the cultural mission. You know the one by now! So with out further ado, I present another great piece by stayinwonderland. Again more of a landscape or panorama, I must say I'm enjoying the change. This picture is entitled Infected zombie RPG artwork #2. Enjoy!

INFECTED #2

My fifth horde update, yes it has been quite a while since the last one. That's down to me making and painting other things to try and get this game off and running. I think it's going to be a little while yet, I appreciate your patience.

I'd completely lost count of how many zombies I'd painted for this project. Well as the title says, I've broken the two hudred barrier. Two hundred and two to be exact. It's great to say that Zombtober helped immensely getting my over that milestone!

Anyway enough gabble, on with the pictures!

THE HORDE IN ALL IT'S GLORY. LOL.

So after taking the group shot, my official photographer then took a few close ups of different parts of the horde.

SOMEWHERE ON THE RIGHT.

Yes, that's an old Heroquest mummy. He was at a Fancy Dress Party on zed day!

SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.

Below is a selection of crawlers, don't know how many I'll need but there's loads in Rue Morgue.

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE FRONT.

Although there's a lot of repeat sculpts, I hope for now that my different colour schemes are enough to provide diversity. My conversion skills are not the best so for now they will have to do.

SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE AGAIN.

So that's my close to Zombtober, the end of the month at least. It actually feels like I'm getting somewhere. I've so much more left to paint! Half the TCM Toxic zombies, all the Prison Outbreak zombies, Rue Morgue zombies, loads more VIP zombies and  over half the stuff that came as part of the Infected kickstarter box. That's not including the survivors and zombivors! Let's just say, I'll be painting zombies for a fair bit yet.

Wow man! Is TWD ramping it up or what, best season yet!?!

Well, I guess that's all I got for this time dudes and dudettes. So until next time, try taking a leaf out of the DUDE'S book 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".

THE HORDE GROWS # 3

Now that I've finished my season 1 Zombicide zombies, with the ultimate aim of using them for ATZ, I thought it would be a good idea to put them with my other zombies and take some pic's. They could then act as a record for my growing horde of zombies.

ALL TOGETHER IN ONE SHOT.

How many you ask? Well the final tally is 148, 149 if you include the abomination. I'm still wondering if this enough, especially after checking out Vampifan's massive horde. I can't believe how small the ones at the back look.

A VIEW FROM THE LEFT.

How hot has it been lately, too bloody hot to paint anything that's for sure. That's another reason for this post, my Zombicide heroes are undercoated but that's about it. Well 3 of them have their shoe's painted, not much progress for a weeks painting or should I say a weeks non-painting. I can't seem to leave the fan's area of effect.

AT THE BACK ON THE LEFT.

I'm going to have to do something about the bases on the Zombicide zombies, not happy with that look at all. I seen some nice pre-painted laser cut flagstone one's I really like, so I'll probably go with that. Pretty reasonable, £3 for 16 if IRC.

A VIEW FROM THE RIGHT.

Apart from that they are coming along nicely. I've even gone and bought the little stickers to put their names underneath their bases. That's Bryan's fault that is. It was a valid question though. He just asked me how do I remember their names.

AT THE BACK FROM THE RIGHT.

What I must do is buy some new wash as I ran out of my homebrew finishing off the Zombicide zombies. Eagle eyed viewers will have noticed  the Abomination is absent, I gave him the night off (not forgetting him at all).

SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.

Well I guess that's all I got for this time dudes and dudettes. So y'all take the DUDE'S advice and "take it easy".

THE HORDE GROWS #2

Things haven't been too clever here at the bunker this last week. We have all had a dose of "Delhi Belly", something must have got into the MRE's. This has resulted in little painting getting accomplished, but I have managed to leave the toilet long enough to take some photos of my slowly growing horde. It now stands at 117 zombies painted.

Without further ado I present to you the horde so far.

THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU BARBARA.

A shot of them all together. They look quite small at the back.

THE ABOMINATION SURROUNDED BY HIS MINIONS.

Close-ups of various parts of the horde.

SOME OF THE ZOMBIES AT THE BACK.

Another close-up of a different part of the horde.

ZOMBIES AT THE FRONT.

BZA's offical photographer said this low angled shot was the new black.

MY VERY OWN DUDE.

Sheldon extended the hand of friendship and gave me Gary the Misfit and his zombivore version, I was a little overcome and almost shed a tear. I then rather ham-fistedly tried to thank him but ended up grabbing the hand of friendship and twisting it behind friendship's back until friendship said uncle. Metaphorically. I'm so good with people.

MY VERY OWN ZOMBIE DUDE.

This massive gesture cannot go unrecognised, Sheldon I'm making you an honorary Dude. Arise your dudeness. It would be remiss of me at this point to omit Vampifan, his gift was also greatly appreciated. Bryan you too have been offically made an honorary Dude. Arise your dudeness.

Hopefully normal service can resume Sunday. That's it for now dudes and dudettes, so until the next time do as the DUDE does and "take it easy".

THE HORDE SO FAR. IN HD.

YOU CAN HEAR THEM SHUFFLING OUT OF THE DARKNESS.

THE MOANS ATTRACT MORE AND MORE.

THE SMELL IS OVERPOWERING.

WHERE'S WALLY?

MORE AND MORE STUMBLE AFTER THE LEADERS

MAYBE IT'S TIME TO RUN!

HERE COME THE STRAGGLERS

THE SITUATION SEEMS HOPELESS.

THIS APPEARS TO BE THE LAST OF THEM FOR NOW.

EVERYBODY'S SHUFFLING.

ALTOGETHER IN ONE SHOT.

Somebody suggested that some "horde" photos would be a good subject for a post. It will also act as a record for my progress. So here they are in glorious HD.
The current status is 63 zombies painted, not too bad for a couple of months work I suppose. Still not a proper horde yet.

Nearly all the vixens are painted, only a few more to go, they felt like they were everlasting. I'm glad that I stuck at them now though.
I've got some Studio plastics to pile into now, hope to show some progress with them in a few posts time.

Well that's all I've got for now.You know how this goes by now, the DUDE says "take it easy".