Looking for Suggestions for Left 4 Dead Survivors.

[warrenss2]

28mm Please.

L4D Survivors - (Left to right) - Bill, Zoey, Louis, and Francis.


L4D2 Survivors - (left to right) - Nick, Rochelle, Coach, and Ellis.


You guys know the miniatures manufacturers a lot better than I do and you have never let me down.

[Ironblood]

off the top of my head.

Louis: ray from hasslefree with a head swap maybe
Zoey: sadie b from hasslefree
Frances: joe from hasslefree with the mohawk chopped off
Bill: just about any paramilitary type figure with an open shirt and no body armor.  can alwayse sculpt on the beard and beret

not too sure on l42 as ive only got the first one

Rochelle and Ellis: look like they'd be easy to lift from one of the copplestone casting millitia packs or one of the em-4 people.
Nick: there are a ton of guys in casual suits floating arround
coach: maybe tony from hasslefree with his hat filed off?


I think they'd be prety recognisable if you paint them to match the game colors even if the sculpts dont 100%  match the game models.

[Big Sexy]

For Zoey I immediately thought of Daisy from Crooked dice.  A little relaxed but maybe a rifle on her back?

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=20762.0

[Commander Vyper]

Just to add: (I've also tried to work the headswop quota so you don't waste any minis).

L4D

Louis= Ray with a Ken headswop.
Zoey = Use the kendra body with Kitty head
Bill = check out TAG sure, they'll be a useful military type in there for you.
Francis
L4D2

Coach = Tony with a Ken headswop
Rochelle = Kitty with a Kendra headswop
Nick = E4M (old Grenadier) suit with shades () with a Ray headswop.
Ellis = E4M (old grenadier) (Male rebel with assault rifle).

Hope this helps.

[warrenss2]

TAG, Cmdr. Vyp?

[Pil]

TAG = The Assault Group:
http://www.theassaultgroup.com/

[warrenss2]

Thanks, Pil.

Looking it over now.

[warrenss2]

The only miniature decapitations I have done have been on the plastic miniatures like Heroclix and Horrorclix.

What methods to you all use to make a good clean cut on a metal mini?

[Big Sexy]

I sometimes use a jewelers saw to cut stuff.  Most often if I'm not concerned about the piece that I'm leaving behind I just use a small pair of side cutters making sure the flush side of the cutters is to the side I'm keeping.  Allowing for some excess material when cutting and filing works to.

[Commander Vyper]

To be honest as it'll need pining I'd personally either clip/cut or pull and twist. The priority is to keep the body and the head intact, if you bugger up the neck then you can gs it back, not so easy with features or the body.

[warrenss2]

"I'd personally either clip/cut or pull and twist. The priority is to keep the body and the head intact..."

D@MN, Commander!! Sounds pretty gruesome!! Do you work in the double 0 section by any chance?

Tip of the hat to you and "Big Sexy".

[Commander Vyper]

"I'd personally either clip/cut or pull and twist. The priority is to keep the body and the head intact..."

D@MN, Commander!! Sounds pretty gruesome!! Do you work in the double 0 section by any chance?

Tip of the hat to you and "Big Sexy".

I have no idea what you just said Warren, but thanks!  

[warrenss2]

TRANSLATION!!!!
When you said "I'd personally either clip/cut or pull and twist. The priority is to keep the body and the head intact...", I thought that was very cold blooded sounding. There for, based on our James Bond comments, I asked if you worked for the double 0 section (i.e. - 007)...
 

[Commander Vyper]

 

Shhh, they're little bits of lead and plastic.... .

[warrenss2]

Here is what I've come up with... Am only going to do a head swap only if necessary. Personal experience show that famed characters are mostly recognizable, in miniatures, by their clothes. So I'm going to try to get by with just that for the most part.

Zoey = Hasslefree's Kitty. I'm going to modify the stupid bear backpack tho.
Rochelle = Hasslefree's Kendra.
Ellis = EM4 - Male rebel with assault rifle.
Nick = possibly Hasslefree's Frank Cisco. Maybe sling a assault rifle across his back.
Francis = possibly EM4 - Male biker. SMG. Remove the chain?
Louis = Hasslefree's Ray with a Ken headswap.
Coach = Hasslefree's Tony with a Ken headswap.

I looked on TAG for a suitable Bill miniature, but those minis were carrying too much gear. EM4 had some promising ones, but the body armor ruined it for me.

I'm still looking for a mini of a grizzed vet with beard, beret, and fatigues... plus the M-16.

I thought a Bill mini was going to be the easiest one to find. Go figure.