Infecting Mayhem City 06 (Victory Force Zombies)

I know the updates have slowed down a little bit, and it isn't due to any particular business in my like (other than Skyrim) but more so due to that fact that I didn't have anything painted.    I've slowed down in that front, but did manage to get a few more zombies for the horde painted.  There's not a ton to note about them, but they do expand the horde.

Starting to notice some similar heads on the Victory Force zombies in the pack of 50 that I got.  Not a big deal to me, as different hair colour is enough to make them look different.   The first two in this crew are pretty standard zombies.   The first fella only has a wound on his leg, but I painted up some gore around his mouth and on his hand, so he's been feeding.    The second has not been feeding, and has a significant wound on his stomach area (sorry it is so dark).

The following two zombies have a bit more character, as one is missing an arm, and the other has a peg leg, quite unique in the zombie world I think.   I like to use light or white shirts on zombies when I can get away with it, as they look great when covered with blood.  So of course the zombie that lost an arm is a perfect candidate for this.   Peg leg is covered in gore as well, and I really like his face.  It is thin and sickly, but looks a little mean and evil as well, kinda like Ray Liotta.

 

Hope you like the expansion to the horde.  All comments are always appreciated.

Questions and Answers

Welcome to 2012.  I haven't posted much (read: anything) in a while.  I was pretty much not using a computer for the better part of the Christmas Holidays, and only got to reading the blogs I follow  a day or two ago.   I figure it is probably a slower computer time for a lot of people.   But I'm back to it.  Haven't painted anything over the holidays either, so we're going to start off with a Questions and Answers post that I am taking from The Angry Lurker, who took it from Anne of Anne's Attic (Oh those crazy Irish).

1. What celebrity would you most like to shag and why?


I'll say Jennifer Tilly.  She may be a bit older now, but I still like her.   Why?  Sexy voice, brunette and a couple of other great features.

2. In the event of a Zombie attack what politician would you be willing to use as a human shield.


 I kinda like the idea of Sarah Palin armed with a hunting rifle.  Apparently she's a good enough shot to take down moose, and keep a watchful eye on the Russians.  And if she's taken out by the zombies, well that's probably not such a bad thing either

3. Rate the survival chances of 3 other bloggers if they are attacked by zombies.

The Angry Lurker:   8/10.  Being angry may help him channel some rage into survival tactics.  And if he's actually a good sneaking lurker that could help too.  But really, he gets the biggest boost in his rating because he'd likely sacrifice Ray (of Don't Throw a One) to ensure his own survival.

Brummie (from Brummies Wargaming Blog): 7/10   Brummie has a blog a lot like mine, the starting of a zombie game set up.  But lately he's diverged into a lot of supervillain and minions figures.   This   leads me to believe that Brummie is playing out his own super villain leader tendencies that are buried just beneath the surface.  The type or thing that would be brought forward in a zombie apocalypse.   Plus, he made a hover car out of a mouse, so he's pretty handy.

Anne from Anne's Attic:   2/10  That grade isn't supposed to be an insult, and its definitely not because she's a woman.  In fact, I think she'd likely kill more zombies than Angry and Brummie combined.  It's just that she's completely crazy, and I can picture her taking out scores of zombies, and herself with some sort of gasoline/matches explosion in a building.   So her survival rate is low, but her kill ratio is very high.

4.  if you could reanimate one dead person from history, who would it be?


The King of Pop, Michael Jackson.  Come on, the guy had an entire video game about memorizing zombies with his Dance moves.

5.  Would you be willing to take this person to a pub?  Why or why not?


Somehow I imagine Michael would prefer the Chuckie Cheese over the local pub.


7.  In the event of a nuclear holocaust would you be willing to eat cochroaches to survive?


 I've had scorpion before so cochoaches can't be much worst. Is there ketchup in the post apocalyptic future?


Keep ir going, post your own answers on your own blog.

Infecting Mayhem City 05 (Victory Force Zombies)

A little late on this one.  Christmas parties and recovery times from said parties got in the way.  No more excuses, on to more of the expanding zombie horde, courtesy of Victory Force.  I like the set of Zeds I chose here better than some of the previous sculpts.

First up is a red haired party girl in a leopard print dress.  Not even the threat of a zombie apocalypse was going to keep her from the clubs, apparently.  Turns out she should have stayed in, as somewhere along the line a zombie ate here hand.   

Next to her, is another female zed with only a minor shoulder wound.   Just a bite to the shoulder was enough to infect her, and now she is out craving the human flesh as well.

next up we have a fellow with what appears only be some flesh wounds as well.  However, it is obvous from his hands and mouth that he has been out causing wounds.  This zombie has been eating well. 

Next in line is a zombie that could possibly pass for a rager, just based on his pose, I think.  He looks to be a bit of a runner.   He has some wounds to his arms, and chest along with some significant skin loss on his legs.  I like this sculpt and his white T-Shirt really helps his blood stains pop I think.

last in line is my favourite sculpt of the entire 50 zombies that I received.  The ol' half legless Zed.   This guy must have had a horrible ending, and now is on the short end of the stick as a 'walker'.  But he still tries. He appeared to be dressed as a grocery store style employee, but that doesn't really show up now that he is almost completely covered in his own blood.  I even stained the pavement around him with blood.   I really like this guy.

Here are some pics from other angles.

Well the horde is expanding nicely.   Soon I'm going to be ready for some practice level games of ATZ.
Anyone have a favourite in this horde?  I really like the legless Zed shown this week, but the Barney may be unbeatable for uniqueness. All comments are appreciated.

Populating Mayhem City 14 (More of Juno's Crew from Wargames Foundry)

The last couple of posts have shown some of a gangers from the streets of Mayhem.   This time we'll be looking at a different breed of criminal.   These guys aren't robbing folks on a the street, partaking in drivebys or holding up liquor stores.   That doesn't make them any less deadly.  These guys are more along the lines of multi-million dollar jewel thieves, intimidating and blackmailing politicians.   Here they are.

Two brothers in crime, they're names are Vincent and Victor (Vega?).   Clearly Vincent is a play off of the pulp fiction character of the same name and look, but I don't think I'll ever be using him as that character, just the name.   Victor Vega would technically be Michael Madsen's character from Resevoir Dogs (and Vincent Vegas cousin, I believe).   This miniature looks nothing like him, again I'm just using the name.

These two are both decked out in black tuxes, perhaps they were at a night out at the casino when the Zed apocalypse begins.  Luckily, they are both always armed.   Vincent has a nice BA pistol that should be good for dealing with survivors and zombies a like.   Victor, a little more on the wild side, has an MP5K for indiscriminately spraying down rivals.

I'm a pretty big fan of these figures as I think Juno's Crew is one of Foundry's best sets.   These guys have a great theme together, and just scream organized crime   It would be my top recommended set from the site. Do be warned Val (from the last Juno review) is a significant amount taller than the rest.   Speaking of which...

There's the crew, all three brothers as I treat them.   I picture Vincent being a bit of the smarter, leader character, Val being the strongest (he's huge) and while not stupid, he prefers to follow rather than lead.   Victor on the end has a pose that just screams Wild Thing, so he is the loose cannon of the group.   I think this trio would be a fun survivor group to play in ATZ.   I like their chances.


What do you guys think, all comments are appreciated.

Populating Mayhem City 13 (Bobby Jackson's Gangsta Thugs)

Welcome back to the hood of Mayhem, where we will introduce a few more of it's inhabitants.   They are more great figures from Bobby Jackson's line.  They need little enough introduction, so let's go.

Now there's a tough looking crew you don't want to cross, zombie apocalypse or not.  Starting on the far left we have Heavy C.  He may be gangsta, and he may have two pistols, but his too small t-shirt and belly showing make me view this character as almost comedy fodder.   Even his pose makes him look like he's about one step away from falling on his face.  Next up is Shades.   He's advancing with a pistol drawn, and always wears his sunglasses, day or night.   Under his jacket he's got a hockey jersey on (probably Boston, but could be a retro Pittsburgh).  His pants are an urban blue camouflage style that I didn't really plan on doing.  After starting with a blue base, the highlight I choose was far too bright.  So I decided to really over do it with the blue, and then added some black marks as well.  I'm really happy with it, and pretty sure it came out better than it would had I planned to do camo from the beginning.

Next up is Jimmy Money, with his gun lined up for the deadly kill shot.   He's got a dollar sign charm around his neck for his namesake.  For some reason I picture Shades and Money as brothers (no pun intended), and will treat them as such in scenarios.  Last of the crew is Cliff.  He's a lot less flashy than his cohorts.   Perhaps he is a little bit older, and a little more experienced than his fellow gangers, but this is less of a game to him.   It's not about dancing around and posing with your gun sideways.  It's life or death on the street, and for that reason he carries a big gun, the only in his crew to carry more than a pistol.   Cliffs shotgun will probably make him fair better than the others in both modern/urban combat and a zombie apocalypse.  

All in all, these are great figures.  I have a harder time picking a favourite out of this crew.  Jimmy Money and Cliff are probably my favourite.  If I had to choose one, it would probably be Cliff, just for his uniqueness in weapon choice.

The gang is growing into quite a force.   I'm really satisfied with what they bring to the table.   Here is a picture of them so far:

Thanks for reading, all comments are appreciated.

Populating Mayhem City 12 (Bobby Jackson's Gangsta Thugs)

Welcome back, and it's time to introduce a few miniatures from a great line:  Bobby Jackson's Thugs.  This crew is a set of great sculpts, totally nailing the gangsta feel.  Let's look at what I have painted so far.

On the far right you have my favourite of the entire line, who I have named Tyrone.   Tyrone fits to role perfectly.  He is intimidating, muscled, draped in gold and holding his pistol in the dreaded 'kill shot' angle.   Once again I made a small attempt at checkered/plaid clothing as this lad's boxer shorts are exposed.  
Second in line is the duo of Sammy and Little Walter (names stolen from a book I just read).   Now while most of this line is clearly meant to be made up of mean thugs, I like to view this figure a little differently.  Sure, it is possible that the sculptor intended this figure to be a trashy mom bringing her baby along to a gun fight, but I prefer to view it more as a desperate mother fighting to keep her child alive.  Perfect for the zombie apocalypse, where I am certain this figure will find many uses.  I tried painting her up in a motherly colours rather than a tough girl set (where I probably would have used some black colouring).  The yellow shoes look a little goofy, so I may try to add some blue there as well.  Clearly her base needs to be touched up as well, but that is a simple task.

Last in line, and wielding dual pistols is Billy Z.  Veteran street thug in his early 20s, he's been in enough shootouts to recognize the benefit of some kevlar body armour.  Dressed all in black because he is certain it makes him look tougher, Billy Z is a perfect addition for street gang games or zombie apocalypse.

There's nothing not to like about this set of figures, and would be a must have set for anyone in a modern, urban setting (whether there are zombies or not). Every figure in the set has a dynamic pose that looks like it comes right out of a rap video.   I plan on using most of these figures as rival gangers in ATZ, but some can fit the role as a survivor as well.   All will also work as a gang in any modern conflict, such as could be used with the Flying Lead ruleset.

That's all for this week, all comments are appreciated.

Infecting Mayhem City 04 - Victory Force Zombies

Hello again.  This will be a shorter blog update because most of the things that cna be said were already said in the last post.  These zombies are more of the same, from the great Victory Force Zombie 50 for $50 deal.  Let's look at what we have this time.

A crew of five undead walkers.   You may notice that compared to last week, these zombies haven't been feeding as well.  In fact, only the right most zombie has any blood or gore in his mouth area.   That zombie also is severely lacking in wounds, so much that I considered passing him off as a living citizen. In the end though, I gave his face some blood and more on his hand, and he'll pass as a zombie just fine.
Second zombie is in rough shape.  He is missing his right hand, entire left arm and the skin around his left shin.  He is appropriately the most blood covered of this group.
The third and fourth zombies are both showing multiple wounds, and are leaking a lot of blood.

The backs of these guys made out a bit better, but that's not much to be happy about when you join the zombie infected.

And just a profile shot to show some of the wounds from the side.  I like this little set of zombies, and I think they'll fit into my horde just nicely.  I forgot to take a horde shot for this post, but will either edit one in here tonight, or make sure to have one for next time.
Thanks for reading, even though this was a bit repetitive.  I should have a good set of Bobby Jackon's Thugs or maybe some or Juno's Crew from Foundry completed for the next update.

All comments are appreciated.