Saturday 21 October 2017

Zombtober 2017 - Part 4

Hi all

So we are into the last couple of weeks of Zombtober and despite my own fear that I would never accomplish the very challenging target of painting every single remaining zombie in da Grotto (a staggering 94 zeds!) I have managed to keep on track.  The painting has been sub-par by my own standard but not horribly so and I'm more than happy with the results so far.

This week has been more challenging than the others though and my output has consequently suffered because of that.  This week I've had an interview with my Trust for a paramedic post, which I had to prepare for (and still to date have not heard about....).  I also attended an awards ceremony on behalf of my mum, who was being recognised for donating some of her organs after she passed away in March.  As you can imagine both of these are attention diverting and important enough for me to put my brushes down... a little bit.  

That said, like most of us in this hobby, I find painting a distraction from RL and often use it as a way of relaxing when stresses come around, so there has been some output.  So what did I manage to get done?  Well first of all I finished 8 more Mantic's TWD zeds, this time they are all women and I think are full of character.





due to my poor photography and the terrible light I get da Grotto, you probably can't see the tartan pattern on the old ladies skirt or the pop sock that she is wearing or some of the other painting details, but I did spend a little more time painting these minis than the awful WGF males.

I also managed to paint up some minis that would seemlessly slip into my zombpoc encounter.  From Dish Dash games in support of their "Zombie Ragers" kickstarter which I backed last year is a four man tactical squad, that will represent anything from special forces to police SWAT to corporate security teams.  I deliberately did not paint insignia on these guys and in fact were so easy to paint as a consequence.








The details on the figs are excellent and at 28mm they fit into nearly all my games.  I wanted to get these done as they will feature shortly in some games of mine.

Lastly, of course is an updated "Oh Shito'meter" with the 8 zeds that I managed this week.  Next week is the final Zombtober offering and with only 15 more minis to go, I'm looking good to complete my challenge.


hope you enjoy
dGG

28 comments:

  1. That sure is a prolific output, Andy. I doff my hat to you, sir. Very well done!

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  2. Great job on the Mantic zeds Andy, and the tactical squad looks superb!
    The "Oh Shito'meter" is mightily impressive with one more week to go :-)

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    1. Cheers Greg, the “oh shito’meter” is growing!

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  3. Brilliant job, I do love the Mantic sculpts and need to dig mine out at some point. The tally for the month is awesome Andy - wow!

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  4. This week has been pretty much a wash out for me. I picked up a TWD zombie booster pack and have some of the female figures staring back at me. Un painted obviously. Iam impressed with the sculpts and the general solid feel they impart. It's a pity to get the whole set you would have to keep buying the `hero' figures with them. As usual you have done a crackin' job.
    I hope you are successful with your job interview. If you want to run around dressed like Anneka Rice then so be it ;-)

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    1. They are lovely sculpts mate, it is a bit rubbish that you have to buy the boosters and not a bespoke “zombies” pack

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  5. Hope you get the result you want from the interview, and you looked very proud at the award ceremony Andy. Great output this week with everything going on, both the zeds and soldiers look great, and you look like you should reach your target if life doesn't throw too many curve balls

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    1. Me too Dave. I was very proud and it was a lovely ceremony too. I’m on track but still looking for the curveballs

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  6. Wonderful stuff, Andy, simply wonderful. You can never have too many zeds in my books, and those "Dish Dash Games" are rather nice too. I can certainly see why you went with that kickstarter.

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    1. Dish dash have produced some fantastic survivors mate. I’m yet to try the rules but I’m sure they’re good to.

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  7. Nice work on the Zeds and spec ops, despite your own reservations. :)

    The horde looks amazing. :)

    Apologies for not commenting on your Zomtober sooner, but for some reason your blog had dropped off my blogroll (re-added now!),so I will work my back to weeks 1 to 3 now. :)

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    1. No worries mate, glad you like what I’ve done so far 😉

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  8. They may not be the best paint-jobs in your opinion, but I;d be delighted with them all. I do really like the mantic zeds. You've got quite a horde now and deserve the plaudits.
    I do like the 'securiy' squad too, they look the biz.
    Finally, hope all goes well with the job thing and the recognition your mum got is truly deserves.

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  9. Keep up the good work Andy, and wooooow, that`s a lot of zombies :-)

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    1. Cheers Steve i’ll do a full horde shot when I’m done

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  10. The 'Oh-shit-o-meter' is showing a full blown brown alert.

    Well done sir!

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  11. So, your project to make the "Thriller" video in 28mm nears completion. I can see the back=up dancers are warming up, but no sign of Mr. Jackson yet...guess he'll be along next week.

    Now, here's a question = why hasn't there been a WW1 zombie movie or game? Imagine defending your trench from the ravening hordes of undead. Yes, you have got weapons and training, but will that be enough when lurching, mud=spattered revenants start clambering into the trenches? Could be fun.

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    1. Hahaha yes they are starting to limber up for the big dance off!

      That would be an awesome game, there are WW2 zombies but I’ve not seen the Great War being represented. Can you imagine the dead from battles like the Somme rising...... haunting

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  12. That is a staggering horde. Really impressed.

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  13. The zombie hoard is growing... Great looking figs!

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  14. My hat's off to you Gobbo! Your output has been inspirational, though I would never dare such as thing, knowing how fiddly I am with my painting. Likely why I've avoided mass battle games & focus more on the skirmish!

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    1. i must admit it's the reason I don't collect big armies of troops anymore

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