From SamuliS: Black Plague survivors (30 points)

A total switch in subject with 6 survivors of the Black Plague from the new Zombicide! I had already promised myself not to get any more Zombicide stuff as I already have one whole shelf full of those darn boxes. However when I saw them come out with a fantasy themed version I was almost immediately sold. Seeing some Monty Python and the Holy Grail characters coming in as well as some of the monsters I just had to go all in on their Kickstarter once again...

All the backers received the core game as a christmas gift and to make up for the rest coming 3-4 months late and only sometime in June. The core mechanics stayed the same, but enough has changed to actually improve the Zombicide experience. At least I find this much better than the original seasons.

The sculpts are quite nice, though the plastic does cause some issues. Weapons weren't exactly straight and while I did manage to fix most of them with treatment in boiling water followed by straightening of weapons and dipping in cold water, the knights sword slowly rolled back to the original rolled position after a few hours. As these will really just be board game figures I wanted to keep the paintjob fast and simple. So limiting myself to size 1 brush at the smallest (except for painting the eyes) and only doing a wash and a single highlight I managed to pull these off in a few hours. Nice and simple, and definitely much better looking on the board. I didn't really do any basing as I'm switching them to clear bases when I get an order in. Just some blood and goo splattered on the ground to break the monotonous grey base.

With the two entries out of the way it's back to painting. Though I won't be having too much time for that this weekend with some heavy terrain work taking all my time. A friend of mine bought a house 500 meters from my place and we are tearing down a few walls and building a new kitchen there. With beer and kebabs on offer I figured I'd lend him a hand.  After that I'll have to see about trying to speed up my painting even more to try and reach the 1000 points. It would be embarrassing to miss my goal for the first time in the four editions of the challenge I've taken part in. Though this time I haven't participated in any themed rounds, and it's unlikely that I will. So I guess I can blame the lack of bonus points then if I don't succeed ;)

Great work Samuli.  "I had promised not to get any more..." is a sentiment I myself have often attempted, but I never seem to stick to it myself, glad to see others breaking it as well.  These figures look really interesting, and the results are excellent. Hilarious combination of genres and settings!  The problems with the plastic must have been a bit frustrating, but they don't show in the results.  As for your points total, I'm sure you'll get there...