Monday, 9 January 2017

From RodF: Cause this is Thriller (45 points)



And whosoever shall be found

Without the soul for getting down...




Thriller, thriller night!



So, at least one of you reading this post will probably have Michael Jackson's Thriller stuck in your head for part of the day.  You're welcome.  My work here is done.  Muahahahahaha...

So many moons ago couple of my buddies wanted to get into zombie gaming.  Naturally, I was the one stuck buying and painting all the miniatures.  I'm not sure how this works, but it always seems to happen to me.  In the rush I just based them all, threw on some gravel and primed them gray.  We played lots of games, but I never got around to painting the zombies.  It's always bugged me, but we quit playing so I just boxed them up and forgot about them.  Recently though, a new set of buddies have mentioned they wanted to do some zombie game.  I knew the AHPC would be the place to knock these out.

These are all from ZombieSmith I believe.  There's one really skinny one [2nd picture, far right] that came from some company I forgot.  I'm not even sure they exist anymore for that matter.  Did I mention these have been sitting in a box for a long time?  Eh...



So that's 9 28mm zombies.

Enjoy!

P.S.  I still looking for a partner/partners for the CurtGeld.  If you need one as well please let me know.  I'm located in the Dallas, Texas (US).

MilesR: As the the first track on the Thriller album goes "So you wanna be starting something, you got to be starting something?..." These are inspired Zombie figs from the worlds number one selling album.  Of course IMDB list the cast size at 30, so you have a few more to go...  Perhaps you can throw in a fig for Vincent Price.  One interesting fact about the video is that Jackson stiffed Vincent Price on the royalties from the video and they never spoke to one another again.  

 These figures will net you a cool 45 points and lots of nostalgia karma.
Posted by Rod at 4:00 pm
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46 comments:

  1. Ian9 January 2017 at 16:08

    Fun fellows and thanks I will be going to bed soon. I don't like the idea of going to bed with Michael

    Ian

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    1. Mad Padre9 January 2017 at 16:40

      I'm Michael and I don't fancy going to bed with you either, mate! :)

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    2. Rod9 January 2017 at 16:59

      LOL. Thanks Ian!

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  2. MartinC9 January 2017 at 16:21

    love these

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  3. DaveD9 January 2017 at 16:26

    Nice, now I can't get the song out of my head...

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  4. TamsinP9 January 2017 at 16:40

    Nice zeds Rod :)

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  5. Mad Padre9 January 2017 at 16:40

    I'm old enough to remember when Thriller was a thing. These figures are definitely the thing. They really capture the spirit of the video, in a horrific way.

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  6. Rod9 January 2017 at 17:02

    Thanks Miles! Osprey doesn't have a book on Thriller zombies yet, so I had to rely on the internet... so I'll use that excuse for my count being off. ;)

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  7. Unknown9 January 2017 at 17:30

    Well Rod you have successfully planted that song in my head and I'm old enough to remember it first time around!

    Nice Zombies.

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    1. Rod9 January 2017 at 18:11

      Thank you! Enjoy the music in your head. :)

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  8. Paul O'G9 January 2017 at 17:55

    Is there a special synchronised dance off section of your rules?!!
    Great job Rob!

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    1. Rod9 January 2017 at 18:11

      Now there's a great idea Paul! Thanks!

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  9. Curt9 January 2017 at 18:10

    I remember waiting up late to see that video when it was first released! You can say what you want about M. Jackson, but that boy could dance. Great work Rod! Hey, where's his girlfriend? We need reprise.

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    1. Rod9 January 2017 at 18:13

      Yes, I remember those times Curt! Thanks! :)

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  10. Evan Hughes9 January 2017 at 18:16

    Some very cool undead there, Rod, well done!

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  11. Steve9 January 2017 at 20:02

    Lovely work, the Michael Jackson figure looks spot on!

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  12. Peter Douglas9 January 2017 at 22:13

    Great post! Unlike Curt I was in a bar when I first saw the video.

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  13. Barks9 January 2017 at 23:44

    Great fun!

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  14. Michael Awdry10 January 2017 at 02:09

    Fabulous fun Rod.

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  15. Unknown10 January 2017 at 02:17

    Was thinking about thriller while admiring the zombies, great work

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  16. JamieM10 January 2017 at 02:39

    very nice indeed, great fun stuff.

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  17. Yarkshire Gamer10 January 2017 at 05:44

    A great new angle on the Zombie figure, love em.

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  18. Moiterei_198410 January 2017 at 07:21

    That's some very fine painting indeed!

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  19. Greg B10 January 2017 at 08:56

    Well done - that was a great tune, and a hilarious read today.

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  20. Ray Rousell10 January 2017 at 11:09

    LOL, great work Rod!

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  21. Sander11 January 2017 at 02:53

    Very cool looking Z's there Rod!

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  22. David Larkins11 January 2017 at 14:19

    Ooh, this is a real trip down memory lane: I used to have the whole ZombieSmith line, all painted up. They were sacrificed at the altar of eBay when I realized I wasn't likely to actually *play* zombie games any time soon...

    You certainly did these justice! They're such fun sculpts.

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    1. Rod12 January 2017 at 08:36

      Thanks! Every time I think we're done with zombie games we decide to do one. So I understand.

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  23. Clint12 January 2017 at 02:04

    Well painted, but I am sorry to say, not really my thing at all. I like my horror dark and I like my pop back in the 80's. But well painted non the less.

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