State of the Horde on July 11

I've been working on my Zeds.  I have just finished the last of this round, and now can boast of a 32 zombie horde. I finally punted and used sand and grey paint on the bases.  They are looking more like a horde now, not very consistent in color scheme, but that is what I wanted.  I've also been working on the Ezzard building.  It is in the background.  It needs an interior, but the outside is done.  Once I've done the insides, I will base it like Niko's.  Speaking of Niko's, it is done but for the sign.   My wife is the holdup there, and I am just unwilling to push that button too often.  She had opened her photoshop and worked on it a while, but got mad when the pics came out the wrong size when printed... So I am waiting again.  As soon as I can get the sign for it and the billboard done, I post pics.  I've done the inside of the wine shop, butsted out the windows, put in a counter and some shelves and tables, and boarded the front door.  At any rate, here is the current horde that is finished.

Rawr!

Aside from that, I understand the the Zombicde games are onboard ship, headed for the US now.  I am excited, a lot.

WIP Part 2, the great Minwax experiment



    I've just finished up with this set of walkers, all but the bases.  I am still sorting out how I feel about Minwax dipping.  I used the "English Walnut" variety.  I was told to just dip the mini into the pot, pull it out and shake it off.  I did my first one, and it was *MUCH* darker than I wanted.   I wiped off quite a bit, and it's still dark.  Thinking that once was an accident, I tried again.  Still to dark.  I was unwilling to try a third time (and thereby prove it was enemy action).  I looked up a couple of tutorials on youtube, and tried out the brush it on method.  Worked okay, still a little dark.  Perhaps I should have used another color?  All in all, I think they turned out pretty good for my painting level.  The first pics are the ones my friends down at the store did.







These are the Zeds I painted, and then dipped.







The one on the left is the first one I dipped, and now he is quite dark skinned.





I like the Eminim zed on the left.  He needs some bling.



The zed on the left is the second dip experiment.  Again, darker than I liked.

Well, that's it for now.  Thanks for looking, and I appreciate the comments.

WIP Zeds

      I thought I would post a pic of the WIP Zeds.  These guys are the Cobblestone minis I talked about in the last post.  With a whole horde to finish, I am trying all kinds of colors for skin, bloodiness, etc.  I even had a couple of  friends over at Triumph Games give me a hand with some of these.  I would guess that zombies don't get together and have a meeting about dress code and how fast to decompose.  I could be wrong, and there might soon be a ring at the doorbell with a couple of zeds from the local 247 / IBBE (International Brotherhood of Brain Eaters).  But I think not.  Anyway... these are the beginnings of my horde.  Comments are welcome, as are tips.  Should you feel the need, come  by and paint a few.  I figure at the end of the day there will be a couple hundred of the things.  I apologize for the pics, they are phone shots.  I need to dig out my regular camera and retry.  Perhaps with a building in the background.  I plan on changing the billboard to either a Jimmy Gibbs Jr. or Midnight Riders one.









On the left




In the middle



The on the right pics didn't take so well.  I hope you can see them in the next shot.  Ignore the casting going on in the background.  



The whole shooting match