Zomtober 2020 Week Four

 

Well, here we are, we made it through Zomtober – well, the painting challenge part, I've still to finish and write up the game I'm currently playing, but the aim is to post that for Halloween.

Now, I'm really pleased to able to say that “my cunning plan” has actually worked, and once again it's something a bit different! This started off as one of the spare heads from the undead peasants sprue from last week, which got me wondering about attempting a kitbash to produce a mounted general for my 'evil' fantasy samurai forces.

 

The body is from a Warlord Games mounted samurai sprue, with the torso suitably cut, filed and filled so he could lean forward in the saddle (the riding posture for a Wyverns neck IS quite different to a horses back). The Wyvern (Ikazuchi no hiryuu) itself is a Mage Knight model (Many thanks AGAIN Stevie!) which I simply rebased and gave a dark tone wash.

Since the rider is bare headed, I wanted his helmet (kabuto) attached to his waistband, which meant taking a head from the samurai sprue and drilling out the face – I'm quite pleased with the effect that adding this little detail has had on the rear view of the model.

Next up is the rejuvinated graveyard.

I cut a base from a sheet of thin plywood so that I could do something about how the model 'sits' on the table (it's moulded with quite a deep base, which just doesn't look right to my eyes). I cast some plaster flagstones to create steps leading up to the entrance, then used the last of my “Ready to use Instant Filler” to blend the edges of the graveyard to its new base – it really could have done with another tube, but even though it's the Home Bargains cheap stuff, I'm on a strict 'no hobby spend' at the moment!

After a quick flick round with the paint, my homebrew ground cover was applied followed by some highlighting by the addition of commercial sponge flock. I'm calling it “Done”, but in truth it's still technically a work-in-progress since my intention is to tittivate it a little further.

“Abandon all hope ye who enter here!” - adventurer's eye view of the entrance.

MY final contribution this year marks the start of a new zombie horde in the form of these “mutated” undead. Stevie very kindly sent me a LOAD of minis from the Zombicide Toxic City expansions, and these are headed for the wastelands of my cyberpunk campaign.

And now for the bonus feature!

SWMBO expressed an interest in “having a go” at painting a zombie for the challenge this year, which of course I thought was a wonderful idea, and one which I fully endorsed – and here's the result (I LOVE the blood splatter!).

 

I think she's got the job!

Thanks to everyone who took part in the Zomtober Challenge this year, and many thanks to YOU for visiting. Your comments or queries are as always most welcome.