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Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

Thanks guys , Family is most important right now, and always a priority.

As promised, the two fatties to complete the first squad of zombies from black plague.

I'll get them all Strong toned tomorrow, or really late tonight.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Near Golden Daemon Caliber






Illinois

Nice, very err.. fat, and possibly sassy.

 
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

I call the green dressed guy the Sheriff of Rottingham . I could totally see CMoN doing an expansion with Kevin Costners Robin Hood as the basis. It could have the opposing group function going so you could have your king, sheriff and a few lackeys versus Robin hood and the gang. Special weapon would be a spoon to carve peoples eyes out .

anyway here's a quick and probably only shot of the whole zombie squad with the abomination and Necromancer. I did a fast strong tone splash on everyone, they are still drying.


Basing still needs to be decided.

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LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in gb
Gargantuan Great Squiggoth





Not where I should be

Think you are on to something there, as long as it doesn't come with a nasty theme tune!

Z's look great bud, you have such a wide variety now. Sheriff always was a rotter!




 
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

So I'm a bit under the weather today, spent all morning sitting in bed, or laying down watching The Walking Dead (there went the rest of season 4 and most of 5 ), but I got a burr up my backside to go and paint.....what else, but zombies.

Here's the base skin tones on all the fatties I had left for Black Plague (which I am renaming Green Plague ), and some more Zombie trolls and Zombie Troll Shamans from Dungeon Saga. 18 Figures there, I know they aren't done to count them, but they are at least started.

Then my oldest got home from school, and she watched as I painted and we had some quality time talking while I painted. It's been a long time since good quality time was had, she's hitting those teen years (13 in 2 months and already PMSing ). So as she was taking intrest in my paints (pulling them all out and trying to pronounce all their names....Thanks GW ), we talked about school, friends and other stuff. Somewhere along the process all the rest of the Zombicide: Green Plague zombies came out and got base colored.

Thats another 42 partly done (60 so far for the day )

If I have the energy later I think we will play "The train game" (Mayfair Empire Express), a game I played many decades ago as a teenager. They enjoy playing it, and I just don't have the energy to get out the Zombicide set which got shelved in the basement when we had water damage a few months ago.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Near Golden Daemon Caliber






Illinois

Glad to hear you are managing to succeed under the duress of illness .

 
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

Thanks Grimdork . I don't know what I have, just think a cold, achey all over and tired, but no fever.

Anyway I forgot to upload this picture last week.

Thats a finished Zombie troll, Samson (a Zombicide Survivor) and the well from Dungeon Saga. Also not pictured are 6 barrels which were just quick paint ups to try and motivate myself.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Near Golden Daemon Caliber






Illinois

Nice. I'll have to catch up on walking dead so as to reduce spoiler vulnerability. Been watching z nation instead and it has a more fallout/post apocalypse feel. Just more fun/easier to watch for me.

 
   
Made in gb
Gargantuan Great Squiggoth





Not where I should be

Now that is the perfect painting session.

Mine has been similar lately, except she is 16, and we watch anime while I paint and she talks. Just wish I could get my son (15) to do similar.

Oh and I bet you got something from these blooming Z's...

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Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

GrimDork wrote:Nice. I'll have to catch up on walking dead so as to reduce spoiler vulnerability. Been watching z nation instead and it has a more fallout/post apocalypse feel. Just more fun/easier to watch for me.


I've tried to watch Z-Nation, but I think the acting got in in the first episode, and I never went back. I'll give it another shot in the future.

Camkierhi wrote:Now that is the perfect painting session.

Mine has been similar lately, except she is 16, and we watch anime while I paint and she talks. Just wish I could get my son (15) to do similar.

Oh and I bet you got something from these blooming Z's...


I'm sure my Hospital job has something to do with the sickness, it's why we are given so many sick days every year, and we have been over max capacity for the last week. Hopefully more work later this week.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

Stopped by MM this morning after working at church for a couple hours. They've had some VIP Zombicide boxes for half off, but I left them there as I already have one of each set and you can only have so many hot dog suit wearing zombies , okay, not really, you could have a whole board of them for fun . But they did put out new stuff since last week, including the now primed and drying Karl Kopinski artist Zombicide survivors set that I bought for $12.50. The box was damaged, but they pack everything so well that I didn't need to worry.



2 survivors and 2 zombivors

They also had 8 boxes of an Infinity Demo Pack for $10 each, I left them as I probably will never get a game in. They have 6 of the operation icestorm figures in there, so great deal to get 6 metal figs for $10. Nothing else really caught my eye while I was there, so still enough cash left for TWD Kickstarter early bird that I have. Pretty sad that the KS isn't doing anything exciting now in its second week with days of 3-4K in pledges, I think Mantic really screwed the pooch on this one. I'll probably drop my pledge later as the sculpts are only Meh! Unless Mantic starts adding stuff and clarifies exact shipping I see a big drop coming soon. (Or on the last day)

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Near Golden Daemon Caliber






Illinois

Wait 6 operation icestorm models for $10? Too bad it's a 2 hour drive...I'd get those just for the weapon bits at that price lol.

I think I'm more interested in Project Z too, TWD will probably be OK, but I'm not *that* big a fan.

 
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@grimdork, it's the 3fusiliers and 3 other basic troopers that come from the icestorm box. I really thought about grabbing a couple, but the I have also been thinking about what game stuff to drop/sell since I won't be playing with them.

Managed to get some painting in today. All the zombie trolls (including shamans) that I had got their bloody bits painted and one shaman I got all the way done painting and strong toning...... Until I saw some spots I missed . No pic yet, I'll try and shoot one tomorrow afternoon.

Also finished season 5 of TWD again, now to wait a year till I can watch season 6

Oh and I was offered a job at another hospital, even though it's two hours away I thought about taking it since it would be near Grimdork and I could possibly get games in.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Near Golden Daemon Caliber






Illinois

If I had them available I'd get one, possibly two packs. The bodies would get samey very quickly but the extra combi rifles would be handy for conversions which I'd like to do but usually don't have the parts for. I'm sure I'll live though, I've still got to paint most of my original dudes before I need worry about having spares

I've noticed that dipping can sometimes feather out certain touch-up-requiring issues, though it does nothing for others.

Haha, which hospital? I'm pretty liable to be around for awhile since we decided to buy our house this time, but that's a pretty heavy decision to make just to get a little gaming in

 
   
Made in us
Ragin' Ork Dreadnought







Not to reopen a wound, but I understand all too well the pain of loss. My deepest condolences, Theophony. Man hugs. Thank goodness we have our hobby to carry us through our troubles. You're making excellent progress on these zombies.

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Made in us
Executing Exarch





Alabama

Hey Theo how are ya? How all is well.
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@Grimdork, HSHS St. Joeseph hospital (may have been St. John), I replied that I was staying in St. Louis as my wife teaches here and i'm not uprooting the family for the offer they sent me.
@Warboss, Thank you Sir, Man hugs always accepted.
@Bama, good to see your back bud , we're surviving here.

Last night we got 3" or so of snow and the streets were slick, so church was cancelled. That meant quality home time with the family. As i work second shift I only get Wednesday and every other weekend to spend the evenings with them, so it was nice not having all of us to run out for church events and stuff. Kids and i played Empire Express, a train track building game with crayons , and my wife got to unwind without being alone with the kids by herself.

I painted up 2 of the Z:BP survivors yesterday as well, they still need strong toned, so no pics.

I am spending far too much time watching TWD kickstarter flounder and flail like a ..........walking dead zombie chasing a rabbit. It's really sad seeing such a great opportunity get wasted by Mantic.


Automatically Appended Next Post:

Well finished a third survivor this morning and most of a fourth, got these three toned.

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LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Combat Jumping Ragik






Beyond the Beltway

I'm very sorry about your uncle.

That medieval serving wench with the Zweihänder... Good stuff.

I've been away for a bit... so much catching up on all my subs... You guys need to slow down (or I need to speed up)

Also, the dryer, what's the issue. A heating element is normally easy to replace yourself. The drum rollers are a bit tricky, but do-able. I hate buying new appliances for some reason, so I've repaired my dryer a couple of times. Washing Machines and Dishwashers OTOH, forget about it. Water+Electrical is not something to play with.

Enjoy the 3" of snow. If you need more, I still have a 5' high mound of the stuff on my front curb that you are welcome to have. Taking forever to melt...

 
   
Made in au
Unstoppable Bloodthirster of Khorne





Melbourne .au

New stuff in progress is looking good. I really like the (finished) Zombie Troll, though - one of Mantic's better efforts by far (except for the warping!)

   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@Red, welcome back good sir . The dryers motor was shot, and the bearings were probably what did it. It's the fourth time we had work done on it and enough was enough. We now own singing washer and dryers. The chime happy little tunes when they finish their cycle. I almost like doing laundry now .
@ Azazelx, yes, the more I look at the dungeon saga stuff the better I like it. Too bad they fired that sculptor , Mantic.....who cares. Kind of like the walking dead KS, they've botched that as well. At least I still have KOW and ......well that's all of the Mantic stuff I'll support, I have the $1 rules for warpath coming, but I'll use marines or sedition wars stuff for that.

Twisted in knots at work right now, Dad started Dialysis last week, went in for treatment today and spiked a 103.5 fever in an hour, he's been admitted at the other hospital (no affiliation to mine), sisters tell me not to rush over there, but it's just another of those great things going on here. My wife said it was going to be a crappy year.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Executing Exarch





Alabama

Looking good theo! Glad to see you're still chugging along I've been slacking something awful well keep looking at my blog I will have something new to report this weekend and hopefully it'll be worth looking at. Take care man. Bama
   
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Posts with Authority





Boston-area [Watertown] Massachusetts

We're here for you, Theo.

Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
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Made in us
Near Golden Daemon Caliber






Illinois

Gah. Good luck on that, thoughts are with you =\

 
   
Made in au
Unstoppable Bloodthirster of Khorne





Melbourne .au

 Theophony wrote:

@ Azazelx, yes, the more I look at the dungeon saga stuff the better I like it. Too bad they fired that sculptor , Mantic.....who cares. Kind of like the walking dead KS, they've botched that as well. At least I still have KOW and ......well that's all of the Mantic stuff I'll support, I have the $1 rules for warpath coming, but I'll use marines or sedition wars stuff for that.

Twisted in knots at work right now, Dad started Dialysis last week, went in for treatment today and spiked a 103.5 fever in an hour, he's been admitted at the other hospital (no affiliation to mine), sisters tell me not to rush over there, but it's just another of those great things going on here. My wife said it was going to be a crappy year.


I was going to write some stuff about Mantic, but they're not important right now. Hope all goes well with your Dad - at least he's in the best place to be looked after right now.

   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

Thanks for the support and encouragement guys, I definitely need some right now. Dads fever was controlled last night but jumped back up to 101.3 even with all the antibiotics they put him on, still waiting results of the blood cultures and other lab work. I had talked to one of the Dialysis ladies at work and she had told me a few weeks ago that there is a huge risk of Staff infections from the ports they put into patients for Dialysis, so I'm thinking thats what must have happened here.

Anyway.....Stopped by MM again this morning on the way home from church work.....I have to stop doing this .

They had a box of the Dungeon saga evil dead miniatures (1 of each of the undead from the core box - the Zombie troll shaman), box was destroyed, but miniatures are mostly fine, just the really tweaked bases/ankle issues, and theres the obligatory mantic point that came with it . Also picked up a box of hasselfree minatures ( won't be hasselfree if the wife sees them , japanese schoolgirl, bikini underwear chick with uzis and two other metal figures for $2.00, had seen them there for a long time but hadn't bothered looking at the price tag, at .50 a figure I figured they can be used for something. Funny thing is I guess hasslefree used the same boxes as KOW did originaly, because it came with a KOW flyer from the first edition and a mantic point as well . Also they had put out a paint rack of MSP paints and all my golds have dried out and even restorer hasn't helped so grabbed some gold for $2. Not a bad haul, at least the dungeon Saga thing came with another Zombie troll, so I have 6 now (2 troll units) with 2 shamans to guide them.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Near Golden Daemon Caliber






Illinois

Good haul . Hope everything we worms out!

 
   
Made in us
Combat Jumping Ragik






Beyond the Beltway

Best wishes for your father.

Ah well, if the motor is shot, then you're shot out of luck washing machine technology has advanced quite a bit, eh. Now there's this notion to hook them up to the internet (of things). I don't see that ending as well as its proponents imagine. I have no idea what a washing machine hacked and running some sort of malware would do...

Those look like old DVD cases. Hasslefree minis, the females all have the same face, or so it looks to me. I heard that it is the sculptor's wife's face.

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Made in gb
Decrepit Dakkanaut






Mostly, on my phone.

Seriously? Your flgs has HF stuff that cheap? A steal. Hope family keeps ok, btw, and Mrs Theo doesn't murderise you

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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain





The Rock

@Theo: While this doesn't appear to be half as big as their Dungeon Saga/KoW or Deadzone stuff, nearly 300k worth of pledges ain't half bad...

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Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@AOV, The fact that they are just now hitting $300k is so disappointing to me. I have resigned to drop my EB pledge unless things explode soon. Theres just too many other things vying for my money and Mantic isn't making anything lookoutstanding to me.
@Graven, Wife has not murderised me, we had our Valentines date night last night. We went to see the movie Hail Ceasar!, which was excellent . I got the figs at Miniaturemarket's retail outlet which is less than 2 miles from my house, if you think they have great deals online, their brick and mortar store is even better as all the dinged and dented boxes (most are just timy creases or even just shrinkwrap that had been torn) get put out for 1/2 price or more.
@ Red, These were the boxes the original Mantic games came with back in the days of just Undead, elves and possibly dwarves, and Hasselfree had decided to try it out as well I guess. Now the dreadball teams and boosters come in these cheap plastic cases, but thats how they used to do the whole range of models for kings of war. It might be how it's still done, but all i ever see anymore are army cases (cardboard) and not unit boxes. Wahing machine technology has gotten more advanced as well, they even got rid of the center agitator, so now the load size is almost double what it used to be

Date night last night along with kids hockey game (a 14-0 trouncing of the opposition, they stopped counting at 10-0) along with getting a roof quote took up most of the day so no painting was done. Dad is having more tests done, echocardiogram turned out not to be that great, but dad is 77 and not anywhere near as active as he had always been before, plus the diet is not as good as it should be either, They think the fever is from an infection from when they installed the dialysis port into his shoulder area, it's the main concern right now and they are trying to treat it aggressively. I have church responsibilities today, then I am headed up to see him afterwards, wife and kids are not going as he is in isolation due to the possibilities of the infection and them wanting to limit his contact outside and risking others from getting it. We have friends coming over tonight so while I'm away the kids need to get cleaning for 20 plus people to come and ransack the house, so no games tonight.


LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
 
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