Rotting corpse as a plot point: any minis that would work?

[oabee]

For my upcoming Pulp Alley Lost World scenario I am searching for a mini (28-32mm) to represent the rotting corpse of an unfortunate explorer to use as a Horrific Plot Point.

For once my google-fu has failed me and I have so far found nothing suitable. 

Suggestions would be welcome! I am no sculptor, but would consider scratch building advice as well. 

Thanks in advance!

Mike

[FramFramson]

Must be some generic zombie figures that would work. Might need a bit of hacking conversion to make it look less ambulatory, but that's the first thought that comes to mind.

[S J Donovan]

Check Recreational Conflicts Lead Bones single civilians 3, 4, 6 could work as they come as unarmed, armed, zombie and dead.

[oabee]

Must be some generic zombie figures that would work. Might need a bit of hacking conversion to make it look less ambulatory, but that's the first thought that comes to mind.

Something that had occurred to me, but I admit I am ignorant of all things zombie.

Check Recreational Conflicts Lead Bones single civilians 3, 4, 6 could work as they come as unarmed, armed, zombie and dead.

Great ideas. How would someone go about making them look, well, more rotted and gnawed at by carrion feeders? [See above: "I am no sculptor."]  Hacking away with the old Xacto?

[Dr. Zombie]

TTcombat has these corpses. https://ttcombat.com/collections/city-scenics/products/corpses-and-body-parts

[oabee]

TTcombat has these corpses. https://ttcombat.com/collections/city-scenics/products/corpses-and-body-parts

This has possibilities: the dismembered, headless torso with a foot and part of an arm next to it, plus its head on a stake to warn interlopers of the consequences of their trespass.  

I like it!

[warrenpeace]

Have you considered having the previous explorer die far enough in the past to allow his bones to be picked clean? There are a variety of fantasy skeletons available for genres such as pirates and ancient Egypt. Could modify these by putting on a pith helmet and draping some torn clothing over the figure using thin paper and white glue. Reaper has quite a few skeletons available.

[oabee]

Have you considered having the previous explorer die far enough in the past to allow his bones to be picked clean? There are a variety of fantasy skeletons available for genres such as pirates and ancient Egypt. Could modify these by putting on a pith helmet and draping some torn clothing over the figure using thin paper and white glue. Reaper has quite a few skeletons available.

Quite valid point. My thinking is that rotted flesh would better qualify as Horrific than cleanly picked bones. The Pulp Alley Horror rules suggest "searching a pile of rotting corpses" as a Horrific plot point, for example. A dismembered corpse with its head on a stake, surrounded perhaps with totems (skulls-on-a-stick a la those shone in the Congo rulebook, mayhaps?) or the like is where I'm leaning at the moment.

The Lost World scenario at the moment includes a Neanderthal male-only tribe who has kidnapped the deceased explorers' daughter,  two tribes of rival Amazons (Warlord/Lucid Eye), a party of explorers [trying to find the ex-explorer and daughter], and a League of Sky Pirates (Statuesque). Major plot point will be the captured daughter (from Pulp Figures Cringing Captives), and minor plot points will be a nest of eggs from a large carnivorous flightless bird (Reaper Axebeak), the rotting corpse (above), something-or-other to be found in the cave of a cave bear (DeeZee), and a plot-point-or-two-to-be determined-later. Also running around out there will be a Reaper sabre-toothed tiger and some alligators in the river. And maybe a carnivorous plant (Antediluvian Miniatures)?

Any similarity to Tarzan's Opar [ape men, normal women] is entirely intentional. 

Now that I think about it, I'll need skeletons and bones for the bear cave, so suggestions there are welcome.