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Title: My Zombie Journey (terrain added 10 Sept)
Post by: Melnibonean on 10 July 2013, 12:06:17 PM

Greetings Folks,
Here are my first steps towards the Z-Apocalypse. I've had a look as ATZ and 7ombieTV and decided to go with ZTV. I'm a fan of 7TV so maybe it has something to do with familiarity.

Anyway, these are my first lot of survivors.

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/Survivors_1_zpsf8bf2170.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/Survivors_1_zpsf8bf2170.jpg.html)

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/Survivors_2_zps0be3117e.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/Survivors_2_zps0be3117e.jpg.html)

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Sixmilletoe on 10 July 2013, 01:26:32 PM

Really incredible painting skills! Especially love the denim and blood splatter. :-* :-*

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Too Bo Coo on 10 July 2013, 02:52:49 PM

Quote from: Sixmilletoe on 10 July 2013, 01:26:32 PM

Really incredible painting skills! Especially love the denim and blood splatter. :-* :-*

Seconded!  May I suggest a few washes just to give a little more depth?  Have you tried the Army Painter Dips?  You can just brush them on, which I think works much better.

Looking forward to seeing more of your work!

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Braz on 11 July 2013, 12:35:11 AM

Very nice paint jobs. :-*

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: mindfad on 11 July 2013, 06:13:16 AM

really like your flesh tones. What colors are you using?

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Too Bo Coo on 11 July 2013, 09:21:26 PM

I caved and picked up 7ombietv.... nice game!  That's the really great thing about tabletop games.  Once you have the minis and terrain, rule sets can be poped in and out.  Why have to choose?  ATZ is $18 and 7Z is $8, so you can have your cake and eat it too!

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Melnibonean on 11 July 2013, 11:34:30 PM

Thanks for your kind replies.

Quote from: mindfad on 11 July 2013, 06:13:16 AM

really like your flesh tones. What colors are you using?

I use the Games Colour flesh - give it a wash with Ogryn Flesh, Dyrbrush with Games Colour flesh - Light drybrush with Games Colour pale flesh (on face and fingers etc).

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Brummie Thug on 12 July 2013, 08:21:15 AM

Nice job so far dude they look great :D

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Melnibonean on 17 July 2013, 01:50:17 AM

So, it looks like the apocalypse has started (well a very minor apocalypse of 2 dozen dead un's).

Here's my first batch of zeds. Nothing special and not well painted. In my opinion they don't need great painting as they are zombies and it doesn't matter if they look crappy. I think the crapyness adds to the overall undead-hoard look.

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/Zeds_1_zps659413f1.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/Zeds_1_zps659413f1.jpg.html)

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added my first batch of zeds)
Post by: Braz on 17 July 2013, 01:55:16 AM

@Scurv Hasslefree

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added my first batch of zeds)
Post by: Mason on 17 July 2013, 01:56:34 AM

Just caught on to this thread.

Great work, sir.
Love those survivors and the hoard looks good too.
 :-*

Quote from: Scurv on 17 July 2013, 01:51:17 AM

Where is the fat survivor from?

Quote from: Braz on 17 July 2013, 01:55:16 AM

@Scurv Hasslefree

Most of them, if not all, are from Hasslefree's Modern Adventurers range:

http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?category=miniatures~modern-adventurers

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added my first batch of zeds)
Post by: Constable Bertrand on 17 July 2013, 03:51:05 AM

Nice blood on the chainsaw. I've been pondering how to do something myself... a google search seems to fail at that point.

Do you have any tips, tutorials or reference images you used?

Cheers
Matt

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added my first batch of zeds)
Post by: Melnibonean on 17 July 2013, 12:25:41 PM

Quote from: Constable Bertrand on 17 July 2013, 03:51:05 AM

Nice blood on the chainsaw. I've been pondering how to do something myself... a google search seems to fail at that point.

Do you have any tips, tutorials or reference images you used?

Cheers
Matt

I just used an old brush and stipple a bunch of very dark red (almost dark brown) and then stippled it a bit less with a brighter red in a few places. The thinking behind it being that the darker red represented darker arterial blood and dried (or soaked) gore and the lighter red is more recent blood. I did the same on the zombies but to a lesser degree of finesse.

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Brummie Thug on 17 July 2013, 04:35:28 PM

Quote from: Melnibonean on 17 July 2013, 01:50:17 AM

So, it looks like the apocalypse has started (well a very minor apocalypse of 2 dozen dead un's)

Every Apocalypse has to start somewhere  ;)

Nice horde so far I agree the more gory looking the better they fit in  :D

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey
Post by: Argonor on 18 July 2013, 09:00:55 AM

Quote from: Brummie Thug on 17 July 2013, 04:35:28 PM

Every Apocalypse has to start somewhere

SIC!

Nice start - I feel more and more compelled to dive back into my plastic ocean of Zeds  :)

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added my first batch of zeds)
Post by: Melnibonean on 08 September 2013, 09:03:40 AM

I've just finished a few more survivors and I'll follow these up with another batch of zeds (metal ones this time).
Like the rest of my survivors these guys are, once again, from Hasslefree.

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/Survivors_3_zps385af0a9.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/Survivors_3_zps385af0a9.jpg.html)

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/Survivors_4_zps0c0adcb8.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/Survivors_4_zps0c0adcb8.jpg.html)

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added new survivors p2)
Post by: Too Bo Coo on 08 September 2013, 01:21:31 PM

Nice paint jobs mate.  My only suggestion?  Make the bases a little more interesting, the mini's will POP!

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added new survivors p2)
Post by: oddeye on 08 September 2013, 03:19:37 PM

I like the scooby model. Yes, faces and bases really make the models. You should try some snow bases, you can find alot of tutorials around the web for making them easy too. Snow bases really add a grim dark touch to survivors / zombies. Also easy to make blood stains and pools to stick out more with the contrast.

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added new survivors p2)
Post by: Talysman on 09 September 2013, 04:59:30 AM

Nicely painted figs.  Well done :)

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added new survivors p2)
Post by: Melnibonean on 10 September 2013, 12:25:55 AM

Thanks for the kind replies, folks.
I still haven't managed a game yet but working on it.

Quote from: Too Bo Coo on 08 September 2013, 01:21:31 PM

Nice paint jobs mate.  My only suggestion?  Make the bases a little more interesting, the mini's will POP!

I'm not overly worried about the bases but I think I'll add a few odd pieces of litter to spice things up a bit.

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (added new survivors p2)
Post by: Melnibonean on 10 September 2013, 11:16:02 AM

This is my hillbilly gas station (as seen in numerous 80's/90's slasher movies). It's not finished yet, and I still need to add a counter to the front room of the wood building and some furniture in the back. The garage needs some junk and I still need to make the gas pumps, an outdoor crapper and a billboard.

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/ZombieTown_2_zps93c7e2b1.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/ZombieTown_2_zps93c7e2b1.jpg.html)

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/ZombieTown_1_zps570ddf32.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/ZombieTown_1_zps570ddf32.jpg.html)

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/ZombieTown_3_zps45841e51.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/ZombieTown_3_zps45841e51.jpg.html)

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/ZombieTown_4_zps81162598.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/ZombieTown_4_zps81162598.jpg.html)

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/ZombieTown_5_zps7fa23255.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/ZombieTown_5_zps7fa23255.jpg.html)

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/ZombieTown_6_zps6f15481e.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/ZombieTown_6_zps6f15481e.jpg.html)

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/ikhemm/ZombieTown_7_zpsfb274319.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/ikhemm/media/ZombieTown_7_zpsfb274319.jpg.html)

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (terrain added 10 Sept)
Post by: The Breaker on 10 September 2013, 11:21:35 AM

Hey there nice looking petrol station!

I found these on ebay, I thought I'd link them here so you can have a look.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/150702280279?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (terrain added 10 Sept)
Post by: zizi666 on 10 September 2013, 11:27:20 AM

Lovely buildings.
That O-sacle pump looks the part.
There's also a cool 1/43 papermodel for free on the net :

(http://www.schaalbouw.nl/bpomp2.jpg)

You can find it here :http://www.schaalbouw.nl/bpomp.htm (http://www.schaalbouw.nl/bpomp.htm)

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (terrain added 10 Sept)
Post by: Melnibonean on 10 September 2013, 12:27:19 PM

Thanks for the tips guys.

The Breaker: That one is probably a little too old for what I need. But thanks still.

zizi666: I can use these. I've made plenty of card terrain and I'll give these a try.

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (terrain added 10 Sept)
Post by: Argonor on 10 September 2013, 01:07:04 PM

Quote from: The Breaker on 10 September 2013, 11:21:35 AM

Hey there nice looking petrol station!

I found these on ebay, I thought I'd link them here so you can have a look.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/150702280279?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

What time period would this be from?

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (terrain added 10 Sept)
Post by: uti long smile on 10 September 2013, 01:10:16 PM

Cracking terrain! And thanks for choosing 7ombieTV :)

Title: Re: My Zombie Journey (terrain added 10 Sept)
Post by: Gutbukkit on 10 September 2013, 01:58:47 PM

 :-* Lovely buildings. That gas station is great.