Took this photo this morning with the washes totally dry now.
Starting to like the way they look.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Day 3 progress on Wave 3
Well that’s embarrassing yesterdays post failed to publish, so it’s just gone up on the blog.
It’s now 3 nights in a row.
It was the turn of the jacket and skin to get washes this evening.
I do like the skin wash and the way it transforms the skin of the zombies.
Tomorrow we get bloody!
P.S. This arrived today, looking to getting it to the table at the monthly meetup next Wednesday.
Base coat complete
Painting for a second night in a row!
Skin (zombie skin colour), and the jacket (faded suit I think they call it), along with the mouldy clothing looking like a piece of blouse were applied as base coats today.
I also applied a blue wash to the skirt to try and start adding some tone to the it. Because the paint is still wet the zombies look darker than they will be once dry. I’m hoping that in the morning I’ll start to see that solid slab of colour show some depth.
Tomorrow will see more washes applied to continue the process of bringing life to these zombies.
Gentlemen prefer blonde zombies
I really don’t know who I am. Doing a little bit of painting in the evening!
After tea I thought I’d just do the base coat on the skirt (light denim – basically a light shade of blue) and the hair (babe blonde – or yellow!) An episode of Supernatural later and I’d done the goal for the evening.
What next, the top clothing tomorrow evening?
Help my body is in a pod, this isn’t me.
I guess this means Wave 3 has officially been started.
Wave 2 Complete
Wow! A day to paint 10 zombies that make up wave 2.
I feel it was a little rushed towards the end. The varnish although dry to touch could I feel have done with being left over night.
The bases will need to dry fully over night.
But still chuffed this sub tabletop ready quality was a day.
Zombicide Zombies Wave 2 Started
Have I just spent Sunday morning painting miniatures? OMG who am I?
This rather active morning started off with prepping wave 3 by applying the primer to them.
It was then back inside to start applying the base paint to what I am now calling wave 2. These are a little bit more “complicated” than wave 1. Mainly in details like they have ties, and the leg is showing.
I’m still amazed after applying the flesh wash to the flesh areas what a difference it makes. As for how the wasted jeans blue and the primer colour working together, I really like the look after just one coat. It’s like instant highlights!
There is still a couple of washes to apply to the relevant areas, along with putting blood in the wounds. I’ve been thinking about the minis in my favourite game of all time Scythe. I know some folks have painted them fully, but I think they might work with just a wash similar to the minions in Mechs vs Minions.
Although I started watching this yesterday, whilst painting this morning I had the brand new series starring that guy from the US The Office in Jack Ryan on.
I’m enjoying it a lot. Is it better than the recent tv series Condor? I give the edge to Condor. But both are really good if you like that whole spy thriller thing. This version of Jack Ryan is certainly miles better than the cinematic Chris Pine version that came out a couple years or more back.
Heck I might even apply the remaining washes this afternoon!
Hold them for 7 days, is that too much to ask?
It just so happened that the fortnightly gaming session for Fenland Gamers fell on the very last day of the month. That’s about the only interesting thing I can say about the day really.
Earlier in the day I’d bought some PVA glue, and a cheap 20p brush to apply it with. Just before I was due to go out the door to the club night I decided I’d try doing the base of one of the painted walkers. I was quiet impressed with the results. So much so I had to do the remaining 5 before leaving.
It’s amazing how a little thing like this transforms the mini. I know there are errors in the painting of these figures, which are glaring when viewed up close. But when not looking at them really close, I’m beginning to really like how these now look.
I arrived a little early at our hosts for the evening The Luxe Cinema to get set up ready for everyone else. But the fantastic staff had already got my folding table out and put up. Not only that they had cleaned the surface too! The staff really are amazing at The Luxe.
While Justin and Edmund co-led a game of Vast: The Crystal Caverns, Jeff, Jonathan and I sat down to play Jeff’s birthday present 7 Days of Westerplatte.
7 Days of Westerplatte is a co-op game where the 3 of us played the polish trying to hold off the German invaders in basically what was I believe the start of WWII.
Jeff gave us the choice of wimpy easy mode or tough as nails hard mode. Naturally we decided to show how insanely stupid we were by choosing the tough as nails mode. Hey if we are going to fail, let’s do it spectacularly against overwhelming odds.
I can see where Jeff gets his tower defence like comparison from. Jonathan and I both really enjoyed the game.
Naturally the first 3 days seemed relatively easy, we were handling the invaders, and it would seem that the game is designed to lure you into that false sense of security before hitting you hard and fast.
This was so quick to teach, and get playing. There are some fantastic decisions to make as a team. Sometimes real tough ones.
We only just made it to the seventh day before we were worn down by the Germans and our positions over run. This may have jumped into first spot as my favourite co-op game.
Our second game was the latest addition to the Ticket to Ride family, Ticket to Ride New York. Jonathan had said it’s quick to play, and it is. It was ok, it gave you that quick fix of Ticket to Ride if that is what you are looking for. I suppose it might fill that filler game spot. But the game didn’t wow me. Jeff won the game.
We finished off our evening of gaming with a couple of games of the best version of Love Letter, Love Letter: Batman. The honours were split between John and myself.
Once again a great evening gaming, at a great location. The Luxe really are fantastic hosts.