Tuesday, 18 July 2017

1 More Zombie

Not a huge amount of figures today, in fact just one. For those that play the Walking Dead All out war this should be a familiar figure. yes it is a  28mm Mantic Zombie. Without being racist it is clearly a black zombie so as a strong contrast I went for a white (OK Off white) Tee shirt. This had the duel effect of showing of the blood effects very well. Perhaps there could have been more blood but it is always easy to over do the look so I stayed back and tried to keep it somewhat resaved. When I was younger the red stuff would have been everywhere.

Clearly the zombie is missing his left arm and also his right ankle is very badly broken. Which means he drags his foot behind him. This is something I do like about the Mantic Zombies, the fact that they have missing and broken limbs. This clearly means that thy must have suffered some pretty violent demise.

I did worry about the skin colour as well in zombie form but I think it has turned out OK.
There is another zombie on the painting table so that one should be finished in the next few days as well. I must say I am a fan of the plastic that Mantic use as it paints very well. The sculpts are also top notch so overall they are a joy to paint. I do not want to invest too much time in this though as the basic set is pretty basic and as such does lack a lot of options. That said I am going to paint it all and even think about making a dedicated terrain board. IF I do I will show it on my blog.

Until next time do not get bitten and do not accept any invites to the deserted well at midnight.... yes that sounds like a "Scooby Do plot!" Just take care do what you are doing and with luck the weather will break and we can all sop being sweaty and perspiring with the least movement!

All the best Clint



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  1. pulpcitizen18 July 2017 at 00:38

    Nice work on a fresh looking zombie. :)

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 00:49

      Thank you Citizen. With luck I will get the next one finished tonight.

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  2. Vampifan18 July 2017 at 00:46

    You've painted him very well, Clint.

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 00:51

      Thank you Bryan. It is about now I realise my mistake (Palms of hands and soles of feet need to be far lighter.... oh well next time or I might change it quickly!)

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  3. Blaxkleric18 July 2017 at 00:58

    One more painted mini is better than none, Clint, and this is a nice one despite your reservations. Looking forward to seeing your TWD horde :-)

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 01:10

      Thanks Simon. TWD horde is a long way off at present. I only have 3-4 finished! So Horde it is not.

      Game planned for 20th August so maybe some by then.

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  4. Anonymous18 July 2017 at 01:49

    Very nicely painted, Clint. Just the right amount of blood, too, in my opinion.

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 02:00

      Thank you Roy. I agree it is easy to get carried away with the blood and gore. I am sure |I will in the future as well.

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  5. The Wargame Addict18 July 2017 at 01:51

    Nicely rendered mini Clint, and I'm all for ethnic variation in zombie hordes - shame there's not more sculpts about. Figures like Japanese tourists (with cameras round their necks, Chinatown inhabitants etc

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 02:01

      Thank you Addict. I agree Zombies are not racist in any way we should celebrate all skin tones.

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  6. Ian18 July 2017 at 04:04

    I would not know where to start but you did the job well

    Ian

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 04:49

      Thank you Ian. Another zombie maybe tomorrow maybe next week.

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  7. Dave Stone18 July 2017 at 04:07

    Nice zombie Clint, if you want to do an aged zombie dark skin apply an off white glaze or even grey/green. As the skin decays it loses the pigment, the darker the skin in life the longer it takes to fade in death

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 04:50

      Thank you Dave. I will keep it how it is for now. BUT next one will get a green tint I am sure.

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  8. Zabadak18 July 2017 at 05:18

    Simple but very efffective, a case where less (gore) is more I reckon

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 05:22

      Thank you Joe. I know from experience that it is very easy to overdo it. And if you under do it you can always add more.

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  9. Da Gobbo18 July 2017 at 07:35

    Very nicely done Clint

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 07:42

      Thanks Andy. More soon, I promise. (well fingers crossed)

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  10. Michael Awdry18 July 2017 at 10:35

    Wonderfully gory work Clint, nicely done Sir.

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    1. Clint18 July 2017 at 10:43

      Thank you Michael. Expect another soon.... nearly done on it!

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  11. Simon Quinton 19 July 2017 at 23:31

    Looks good Clint. Look forward to seeing more from the set and some game reports.

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    1. Clint20 July 2017 at 00:01

      Thank you Simon. I have finished another.... may show it later today but want a look in the daylight first. (I may need to change a few things)
      As for Game reports one planned for 20th August so may get it on the blog from 21st onwards.

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  12. Mike C20 July 2017 at 00:47

    That is a great looking zombie, all it takes is for a few good zombie sculpts to be mixed into a horde to make it look great. Might have to pick one up for zomtober.

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    1. Clint20 July 2017 at 01:13

      Thank you Mike. All things are possible. (TWD zombies so far) in Zombtober. I will do my best.

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