Mars Attacks / General Post Apoc thread

[MagpieJono]

Some MDF containers I've built. Some have my attempt at weathering on them. I think they fit in well with the aesthetic.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice.

[MagpieJono]

Few more bits of scenery. This time some greenery in the form of street planters. Made these with flagstones I made with Hirsts Arts moulds and left over aquarium plants from another project.

[MagpieJono]

So with the kids off school for the Easter holidays I decided that we should all have fun together pushing little painted men around a table and rolling dice. I set up a quick and easy zombie culling game using the Mars Attacks mechanics with me being the zombies and the boys being a group of survivors and a group of soldiers.

I started with 20 zombies running the long way down a 4'x2' mat with the boys trying to kill as many zombies as possible before they were overrun.


The survivors and soldiers move forward to get into shooting range.



The zombies pour forward trying to keep behind cover as far as possible.


But numbers dwindle the closer they get to the humans.



Some zombies manage to make it into close combat.


BOO!


But the numbers of zombies left are not sufficient and although they manage to pull down a few humans, they are wiped up without too much bother.


10 zombie kills per boy so no arguments after the first game.

We decided to play again but this time with me starting with 30 zombies to try and make it a bit more competitive. The boys switched soldiers and survivors for the second game.

Now that's a horde of zombies!


The soldiers and survivors move forwards again taking great delight at being able to climb on the scenery.



The zombies pour up the table again.



But completely ignoring the winning stand and shoot strategy from the first game, the plucky survivors decide to meet the zombies head on...


To predictable consequences.


The zombies steamroller the left flank mopping up the last few survivors.



Leaving the soldiers badly outnumbered.


The regular soldiers are swamped leaving their Sergeant as the last remaining human on the table. In a suitability cinematic climax to the game he finds himself standing in a bin as the horde rushes towards him.



He bravely guns down a couple of zombies and even holds his own in combat for a few turns before finally succumbing.


A thoroughly good time was had by all even though the second game was a bit of a butchering. At least starts getting them knowing about tactics. Another highlight was that no model or scenery piece got broken!

[von Lucky]

Good to see. You definitely learn more from your defeats. Lets hope the next time they play they choose tactic A again.

[Dr. The Viking]

I am digging it! Especially the Mars Attacks.

Boy, did I buy into that kickstarter. 

I didn't know 4'x2' battle mats was a thing now. Cool! I will take one of those.

Now if only I had some incentive to finish painting the game...

[MagpieJono]

I am digging it! Especially the Mars Attacks.

Boy, did I buy into that kickstarter. 

I didn't know 4'x2' battle mats was a thing now. Cool! I will take one of those.

Now if only I had some incentive to finish painting the game...

The mat is two 2'x2' rubber backed mats laid next to each other. I think Mantic call them deluxe mats.

[MagpieJono]

A few weeks ago I was looking through a for sale thread by Matakishi. He had listed a second 3d printed space shuttle. I saw it and immediately thought street toilet building. Sorry Matakishi! So here it is in all it's glory. A near future street toilet...

[von Lucky]

nicely done.

[MagpieJono]

Just finished 10 post-apoc scavengers. Five are the Sewer Scavengers by Copplestone Castings and five are from Moonraker Miniatures but are also sculpted by Mark Copplestone. Lovely minis with bags of character. They really look the part as a raggedy bunch in mismatched clothing carrying all their worldly goods. Hope you like them!

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Very nice.

[von Lucky]

Looking good. They could just be uni students too.