Zombie Science

[AKULA]

First of my CDC/Not-Umbrella Corporation types (apart from the NBC troopers of course).

Hasslefree:


Eureka Soviet NBC troopers, from Fighting 15s, that i've converted slightly.  Have changed the facemasks, but removing the tubing, and adding a side ventilator, made from plastic tubing, plus removed the AK47s, and given the pointing NCO something to restrain zeds/infected people with.  The zombie detector (listening for guttaral growling)is just a trimmed down inverted radiation detector:

Finally, another Eureka Soviet NBC Trooper - again trimmed down tubing, but with a ventilator on the front, to match the Eureka Bundeswehr, that i've painted in US ACU.  Also altered the helmet shape to make it look more american than soviet.  Undecided yet whether it will be used as a flamethrower (pretty ineffective against the undead), a gas dispenser for an anti-zombie agent..."but sir, how can he breathe it in when he has no lungs..." or as a riot cannon, to immobilise test subjects.



Apart from the last one, none of them are armed, and so would of course need protecting if they aren't to become lunch for a roaming zombie.... [/quote]
 

[Overlord]

Very nice Akula. 
I particularly the NBC suited conversions. 

[Uncle Mike]

Love those blue gloves!

[marrony]

Excellent scientist chappy.I assume that he is as mad as a box of frogs?Most are you know...

[Snate56]

"ineffective against the undead" per se. Still quite useful for cutting back the disease vectors. I would imagine getting bitten by a flaming zombie might not spread the disease as easily. 


SteveN

[keeper]

Great work, Akula   I especially like both of the scientists!

[The Hooded Claw]

I like the conversions and the thought you put into the poses and gizmos. The side ventilators on the masks make them look much more modern and civillian.

[Dan]

I like the conversions but how do they scale out with other ranges ? I'm just starting to paint some Eureka Zombies so am curious about getting something else from them.

[Onebigriver]

Excellent scientist chappy.I assume that he is as mad as a box of frogs?Most are you know...

I resent that remark. Personally I'm as mad as a bag of cats.

[audrey]

The figures look great Akula. Looks like I will be Eureka NBC troopers to my "want to get" list.

[AKULA]

I like the conversions but how do they scale out with other ranges ? I'm just starting to paint some Eureka Zombies so am curious about getting something else from them.

I'll try and sort ut some piccies at some point, but basically the eureka sovs are 28mm to the eye socket, and fit in well with pretty much everything - i've got zombies from a dozen manufacturers, some are chunky, some are thin, some short, some tall - but then so are people.

likewise with the other troops - my "breathers" include Eureka, TAG, hasslefree, blackscoprion, griffin etc etc.

I also tend to base everything on 2 pence pieces (or washers), slots get trimmed, some have a bit of milliput on the base to build them up, so pretty much anything goes. 

[the commissar]

It's funny how perceptions of anti-Zombie strategies differ - I thought a flame thrower would be pretty good, obviously not an instantaneous effect but very cleansing in the long run.

[AKULA]

Have a read of Max Brooks, World War Z, and Zombie Survival guide, or google similar - some interesting viewpoints on what makes a good anti-zed weapon....   Of course its all speculation, so whatever you like goes!

I'd go with the Romero, "destroying the brain" is the only way to go - in which case, unless the Zeds are held back by a high wall, or a moat, they are going to cause additional problems before their brains pop.....so they couldn't break into your barricaded building, but now its on fire, you are going to have to jump....that sort of thing.

[dodge]

Very nice stuff
like it all a lot 

[The Hooded Claw]

It's funny how perceptions of anti-Zombie strategies differ - I thought a flame thrower would be pretty good, obviously not an instantaneous effect but very cleansing in the long run.

This has proven disasterous in many zombies stories, movies and games. The flaming zombie will not die immediately and will wander about spreading fire death or charge his engulfed body right at you. Now, he's not just a zombie, he's a zombie fire bug!!!