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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Argonor on November 22, 2013, 08:46:26 PM

Title: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on November 22, 2013, 08:46:26 PM

My PSZ: Warhammer Apocalypse Z project is going into a deciding phase...  lol

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/15/38_22_11_13_9_44_23.JPG)

Title: Re: The end is Nigh!
Post by: Vinlander on November 26, 2013, 12:08:59 PM

Excellent choice of zombies! How are you going about your project?

Title: Re: The end is Nigh!
Post by: Argonor on November 26, 2013, 04:30:29 PM

For rules, I'm using Pike & Shot and Zombies; I am tampering with some racial modifiers for character creation, and then I basically just need a lot of zombies and ruins (using the old Mordheim cardboard buildings for a start), as players can just bring their favourite painted Warhamster mini to use as their characters.

PSZ is set in a renaissance background, so there's rules for almost any weapon you might find in Ye Olde World.

Magic, on the other hand, was radically changed by the same event that triggered the zombiecalypse  :D

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on June 08, 2014, 09:13:48 PM

Finally, some real progress to report:

First batch of quick-painted shamblers ready for the table.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0LLtS90_Jio/U5NXPgIy_BI/AAAAAAAABds/BnT-WvKx6qs/s1600/Mantic_Zeds_Batch-01-600.JPG)

Next batch will have a sickly greenish hue to them.

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Firescale Whack on June 10, 2014, 08:57:40 AM

Looking good, and nice idea to boot!

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on June 10, 2014, 03:36:00 PM

Thanks!  :)

Gardening, work, and the Colonial Painting Expedition is taking up my time right now, but I have the afternoon off tomorrow, and all Thursday, so I hope to do a stage or two on the next 10 zeds.

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on July 02, 2014, 08:26:58 PM

Next batch ready to... shamble...  ::)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-musAxoXMOtQ/U7RaLbVB7LI/AAAAAAAABfg/cwiXomXtZ2Y/s1600/Mantic_Zombies-02-01-600.JPG)

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on July 05, 2014, 12:38:48 PM

I've begun making the table for this project; 3 2x4 boards to be sanded, and painted in 'dry earth' colours, then covered with patches of half-dried grass.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EeismZvb_jE/U7fgL3vyeaI/AAAAAAAABf8/1777gtHmb9o/s1600/PSZ_Board_01-01-600.JPG)

The boards, of course, will be used for multiple other purposes, too.  ;)

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on July 17, 2014, 10:57:26 PM

Last batch of 10 - for now:

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M_3KS3zN0UI/U8g_yk1oMMI/AAAAAAAABlU/UkLWb7bMRNk/s1600/Mantic_Z_Batch_3-02-600.JPG)

and the story so far:

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cVk0dVRA2MM/U8g_t_kYXCI/AAAAAAAABlY/i9BVtjGx7Iw/s1600/Mantic_Z_30-01-600.JPG)

Time to turn the attention towards getting the boards ready!

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on July 17, 2014, 11:55:36 PM

Thanks - took me long enough (especially assembling all those multi-part plastics - yes, plastics, they are pre-restic from the KS, I think).

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on August 18, 2014, 11:13:16 AM

Some boards almost finished. I may actually get a game on next weekend!  ;D

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4zNQIFER8E4/U_HJIpOhEDI/AAAAAAAABmg/Qhyv7GQwdaQ/s1600/PSZ-Bord-Drybrush-02-600.JPG)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YXIIHH9lYsQ/U_HJIiBCoAI/AAAAAAAABmc/jGwnmneXMKo/s1600/PSZ-Bord-Drybrush-01-600.JPG)

I made aq few blotches that has to be mended before the weekend, and I plan to glue some patcxhes of withereds grass onto the surface, but they'll do without for the first test game!

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: pocoloco on August 18, 2014, 12:13:25 PM

Shambling hordes look great, that's quite a bodymass of bodies :D

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on August 18, 2014, 12:36:31 PM

Thanks!

I'll be using some of the minis I painted for the MPO, and some old Elves and Dvarves for the survivors.

The plan is to make every playable faction (except the Undead) in the Warhammer world useable as player characters - in that way, anyone who owns some Warhammer minis can use his/her favourite model. Until it gets zombified, that is...  ::)

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Dr DeAth on August 19, 2014, 01:15:56 AM

Very effective poses/paint job on the zombies, they really do look like a shambling heaving mass intent on feasting on human flesh.

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on August 19, 2014, 10:37:27 AM

There aren't that many options for posing, actually - 3 torsos, 2 of them with left arm, 1 with both arms and 3 sets of legs (not counting the leg-amputated one), but the forward stooping of mosts combos makes for the 'shambling towards something' feel.

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on October 21, 2014, 08:27:57 PM

We actually played a game about 2 months ago, and I thought I had posted something about it, but it seems not...  ::)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mdUCOFkMT-I/VEapNd-GDUI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/Iejmy25EKWM/s1600/PSZ_2014-08-24_02-600.JPG)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ohx3Pxrsp7A/VEapOWf6qtI/AAAAAAAAB3c/CSv3QYCPRlA/s1600/PSZ_2014-08-24_05-600.JPG)

More pics, as always, on my blog.

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Jevenkah on October 23, 2014, 01:52:11 PM

Wow, the gore on the zombies really pops on that tabletop!

Awesomely gross!
Jevenkah

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on October 23, 2014, 10:08:13 PM

 lol

Thanks - on one of the batches I got the blood a bit too bright - but I think I can mend it somewhat with a black ink wash - just not one that dries up matt.

It's fun to go overboard with the splatter effects, and the Mantic zeds are begging for some gore  :)

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: dijit on October 24, 2014, 12:39:52 AM

Nice looking stuff Niels!

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: DeafNala on October 24, 2014, 01:54:40 AM

WONDERFUL STUFF! The thought of facing off against hordes of Cannibalistic Deadites with sword, pike, & matchlock is far more terrifying than gunning them down with semi automatic weapons.

Title: Re: Argonor's Pike & Shot AND Zombies Project.
Post by: Argonor on December 03, 2014, 09:40:03 PM

Thanks, guys!  :)

I actually consider doing Pipe & Plaid and Zombies for next year's Horisont - I only have to purchase and paint a handful of renaissance/pike&shot highlanders, dust off my Great Kilt/Belted Plaid, and I'll be good to go  ;D