From FrederickC: Yet Another Shambling Horde of Zombies (285 points)

 

Just when I thought Mike W had done all his zombies, he posts another twenty. Well, I will see your twenty zombies, and raise you forty more. 😉

This is definitely my last post for the Challenge, and my last batch of zombies as well. It is a mix of 36 Wargames Factory Zombie Vixens, and 24 Zombicide Box of Zombies Set 1 Walk of the Dead. 

 

Horde #2 out for a shamble

The Zombie Vixens come as 3 identical sprues of 12 figures of which 10 are standing, one is missing its lower legs, and the last is missing everything below the diaphragm. All the figures have separate heads and some choice of arms, so it is possible to do a fair bit of 'mix and match', although some combinations fit together better than others. The bases also come as a separate piece, but only enough for the standing figures. I had a half dozen wooden discs of the right diameter in the bits box to put the half figures on, so it all worked out in the end. The figures are finely sculpted with a variety of open wounds, with some showing exposed bones and/or skulls, all looking appropriately gruesome.

The Zombicide set consists of three figures each of eight different poses which are described as 'walkers', 'runners', or 'fatties'. They come as one piece, including the base, so no assembly required. The latter two types will add some variety to the usual slow moving undead, being faster or tougher respectively.

Once the Zombie Vixens were assembled both sets were primed flat grey using a rattle can, and then painted with Vallejo acrylics, followed by a coat of Army Painter Strong Tone Quickshade. I deliberately left the bases plain so they would look like concrete, rather than adding sand or flocking. As with my earlier Challenge submissions, the Quickshade leaves everything rather glossy, so I will hit these with some clear matt spray once it is warm enough to do it outside.

 

The points being claimed are as follows:

57 x 28mm figures @ 5 points each = 285 points

(I am counting the six literal half figures as half figures 😁)

And with this final submission, my 2021-2022 Painting Challenge comes to a close. Once again, a big thank you to all who left encouraging comments on my posts. They were much appreciated.

Cheers,

FrederickC

From DaveD - Well another great horde of Zombies for this challenge. a great way to finish off!