WW2 Japanese Zombies

[CompanyB]

As part of our Gear Kreig project are several Weird War initiatives. Before i get some personalities sculpted for the Gears, I had a wild inkling to do some Japanese Zombies.  Several styles, so they work as fresh corpses from a recent battle, or as ghostly wanderers coming out of the jungle from battles past.

First up, I decided to get back to basics, ditch the computer and put ink to paper for some design sketches:


Next, get the designs sculpted, by the talented hands of Brother Vinni!

Zombie 1

zombie 2


I think Brother Vinni did an excellent job! I highly recommend his sculpting talents.

Next on the list are these:


There will be some soldiers to fight them coming along as well.  I'm having to much fun...

Brent
Company B

[snitcythedog]

Real nice.  I cannot wait to see the studio paint job on these.  No are you going to make some civilians or am I going to have to convert them?  Again great job from concept to completion.
Snitchy sends.

[Helen]

Oh dear they look so lovely. I may have to look at some I think.

Great work Brent and lovely sculpts.

Cheers,

Helen

[Blackwolf]

Very nice,love to see people's artistry

[white knight]

Great! Are the compatible sizewise with Brigade Games and TAG Japanese?

[joroas]

Nice to see a new product developing.  Love the bayonetted guy. 

[Commander Vyper]

Very nice indeed.

How about an officer who committee hari-kari but the V-gas still did it's magic? (so either a full or short sword hanging out of his stomach, with his stomach erm...hanging out too?

[joroas]

How about an officer who committee hari-kari but the V-gas still did it's magic? (so either a full or short sword hanging out of his stomach, with his stomach erm...hanging out too?

Go and sit on the naughty step until you know how to behave. 

[Galland]

Go and sit on the naughty step until you know how to behave. 

This ^^ hehe

However, this is a great project, really nice actually. I am looking forward to seeing the rest as well.

[Commander Vyper]

Go and sit on the naughty step until you know how to behave. 

?  ?

It's not a good idea then?

[joroas]

On the contrary, but that's why its bad..................  

 I'll come sit and next to you.  

[CompanyB]

Very nice indeed.

How about an officer who committee hari-kari but the V-gas still did it's magic? (so either a full or short sword hanging out of his stomach, with his stomach erm...hanging out too?

Already in my little black sketch book of monsters, I haven't inked him in yet though.  I'm also a big fan of the John Jenkins Designs - Communist Party Zombies.  Hence bayonet guy, and toothache with his jaw tied on.

Also a big fan of the original Blood the Vampire OAV.  I'm tempted to have a Saya in 1930's school uniform as well.

-Brent

[Commander Vyper]

A few Unit 731 evil doctors or even a few that were bitten/exposed to the gas/toxin/virus/bacteria/radiation (delete zombie causation element as appropriate).

Also worth considering a wholesale move of this to the Weird world war area?

[Commander Vyper]

Oh oh oh!!

Lets have a sprue of japanese zed heads too for those additional rising son conversions. Also maybe a couple of zombie GI's, downed USAF pilots turned even a failed kamikazi pilot condemed to a shameless undeath and the like?

(Remember I'm a bit of a weird world war nut as well as a zedhead! ).

The Commander

[CompanyB]

Lets have a sprue of japanese zed heads too for those additional rising son conversions. Also maybe a couple of zombie GI's, downed USAF pilots turned even a failed kamikazi pilot condemed to a shameless undeath and the like?

Also way ahead of you.  Brother Vinni is sculpting a 3 head sprue now to go along with the above.

Also, Company B's miniature ranges are : Japanese, US Marines, Australians in the Pacific, and Australian at Bardia (most of the ranges are sold exclusively with Brigade Games)  so I'll probably get zombies sculpted for all the ranges

My take on these Zombies is that they are from some forest toxin, ancient curse, temple contagion, etc.  So a combined Native islander, US and Japanese zombie horde would swarm anyone on the islands.  I like the idea of small bands of US and Japanese troops having to fight together. I'll have Japanese anti zombie warriors (hence Saya) who have been dealing with threats like this for generations.  For the US marines, it will be a surprise though, and they will need to pick up a few pointers. They do have flamethrowers...but folks can do as they will.

Downed pilots are interesting.  I may have to do one.