Rescue attempt in a zombie infested area (Picture Heavy)

[Argonor]

How many Zs participated?

And what ruleset did you use?

And where are the paper containers from?

Can I have it all? 

[Braxandur]

We started with 130 Zs, but in total I guess that with the "returning" Zs we have used a total of at least 200 Zs. We are still limited to the amount of Zs that has been painted   

The rules are Combat Zone, with Pil's zombie rules, which he got into the Combat Zone Chronicles. Though we made some modifictions to them.

The containers are from http://gungnir.come2me.nl/

And no, you can't have it all....  actually you can't have any 

Though we'll do our best to post more reports, just to annoy

[Bako]

Don't tell me the one with the walker did Duke in?! You are mean!

[kidterminal]

This is the 2nd zombie battle reprot I've seen from you and I must say they are fantastic! Keep up the great work! Very intertaing and the pictures are very good. I hope to return the favor some day soon. But I have to say that Duke dosen't seem to be much of a survivor.   

[Argonor]

We started with 130 Zs, but in total I guess that with the "returning" Zs we have used a total of at least 200 Zs. We are still limited to the amount of Zs that has been painted   

Hmmm... I need to start painting again.... I think I have less than 10 Zs painted.... and I have about a 100 Z minis I need to clean and prep....

[warrenss2]

Where did you get that Duke Nukem? And the walker-zed?

And where did my favorite chainsaw-hand, boom stick toting buddy in this picture come from?!?!?!?



Many thanks,
Warren

[Argonor]

And anbother Q: Where can one get that plastic mesh, as used for the fences?

[Oliver]

And anbother Q: Where can one get that plastic mesh, as used for the fences?

Dunno where he got the plastic mesh from, but you can get aluminum mesh for about £1-50 (2 euros???)  from car shops for body repair...

[Argonor]

And anbother Q: Where can one get that plastic mesh, as used for the fences?

Dunno where he got the plastic mesh from, but you can get aluminum mesh for about £1-50 (2 euros???)  from car shops for body repair...

Plastic is more easily carved into shape, if you need some for post-apocalyptic car windscreens, for example.... 

[Braxandur]

The fences are indeed plain aluminum mesh, glued to some bases. We found this in as household  equipment, where is is sold in round circular shapes as a cooking aid (you put it on you furnace to spread the flames better, which apperently is good for cooking).

The walker zed, Duke Nukem and Ash are all conversions.
As for how Duke and Ash are made, Pil and Malebolgia already described this in the last report:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=11729.0

Pil completly schratchbuild the walker zed, so He'll have to tell you how he did that himself

[Argonor]

Thanks - I really thought those fences were plastic.

@warrenss2: if you need an Ash, try looking at 'Bruce, the Zombie Killer' here: http://shadowforge.com.au/monk/index.html

[Oliver]

Studio Miniatures also do quite a nice ash:

 

[Pil]

The rules for the game were described in the last report. However, to make close combat a little less effective we added an additional rule:

Zombie moan
Everytime a zombie rolls a 6 on his attack dice his moaning attracts more zombies which may be placed in the same manner as new zombies attracted by shooting. A single zombie can only attract one extra zombie per turn regardless of the number of actions spent fighting and the number of 6's rolled.

We found this helped to combat the effectiveness of CC a bit. Also, we ruled that headshots can be shot as normal shots (also at long range and with a +1 to hit modifier at short range) but simply cost more actions.

The fence is aluminium and cut from a splash screen (that you can put over a frying pan). You can but these at any household shops BUT most of the time the mesh is woven rather than pulled apart. So check before buying. In the Netherlands and Belgium you can get the pulled mesh at "Blokker". The bases of the fences are 3mm thick PVC foam (a mix of about 50% air and 50% PVC), also known by brand names such as Foamalux or Sintra. The poles are 2mm thick plastic rod. I stuck the poles to the mesh using wood glue and after this dried I reinforced all the glued areas with lots of superglue (hence the white frosting on the bases). None of these materials were really the cheapest alternatives available and 3.2 meters of fence cost me about 20-25 euros in material alone, but it works I still need to paint them though.

The zed with the walker is a GW plastic zombie with a foil skirt (from an old wine bottle) and a walker made from wire and artboard (fine cardboard used for passe-partouts). Ash wasn't there because the owner of the model (Malebolgia) didn't participate in this game

[warrenss2]

Argonor - That is one beauty of an Ash miniature, but I'm afraid, with the shipping, that price is too steep, for just one miniature, for me right now. 

Oliver - Another great Ash. Might have to go for this one and their Alice right beneath him.

Phil - I hope you're happy. I have a copy of the Combat Zone rules but have yet to play them... You & Braxandur have convinced me to give it a go.

[Braxandur]

Phil - I hope you're happy. I have a copy of the Combat Zone rules but have yet to play them... You & Braxandur have convinced me to give it a go.

Sadly we don't get paid for advertising the rules 

Still it's a lot of fun every time. An ideal system for beer and pretzel gaming (or in our case Beer and M&Ms  ) and it plays reasonable fast as well. I hope you won't be dissapointed.