Thursday 29 October 2015

Zomtober 2015 - a big success!

Well there are not many days left in the month but what a month it has been. Zomtober 2015 has been a huge success and there are enough zombies in this household to cause considerable mayhem over the coming months.


I found this image online during one of my many trawls for inspiration and thought it was fun and worth sharing. Could it be Survivor Amy?

Anyway - last night I concluded the Orderly models from the VIP box set. Not huge variation to them but they are added to the hoard. Different colour shirts and hair but the blood splatter variation is probably the main difference.


There are 20 models in total for this set and one remains on the painting table. I have promised myself that I will finish him in the next couple of days. Will be be my 'Huggy Bear'? We will have to see.


Other than that, the zombies from the Zombicide box set have come along way.


We have the Abomination, 6 Fatties, 8 Runners and 16 Walkers. 31 models in total. (Just over half of the supplied models)

The Toxic Zombies have also done well, from the Toxic City Mall box set.


We have the Toxic Abomination, 2 Fatties, 4 Runners and 8 Walkers. 15 models in total (about half of the supplied models)


Add to this the painted Survivors of which there are 7 plus their corresponding Zombivors making a total of 14. It has been a very productive month.

Overall we a total of 80 models and at the start of the month 20 of these had some colour.

This was the the picture I took when I started to undercoat some of the models at the start of the venture.


It has been a journey and very worthwhile. I have enjoyed the painting and even learned a little along the way. The research into models has also been fun and I now have a cupboard with hotdogs and chilli awaiting a trail of the 'Texas Wiener'. The hidden upsides of our beautiful hobby.

Thanks for all your supportive comments and helpful suggestions. It has been a blast and long may it continue!

11 comments:

  1. A great month's work BF! Nice to hear you enjoyed Zombtober. Even better to find and follow your blog, one of the bonus effects of this cool event!

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    1. Thanks Bob. It was great find your blog also. Lots of new models to see and I especially loved Santa, Elvis and Princess Leia.

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  2. Fantastic work and you should be very, very proud of your Zomtober output. :)

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    1. Thank you. I am. This is the first time I entered into a painting venture and I have really enjoyed it.

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    2. So we can count on you for next year? :)

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    3. You bet! I should have lots of Black Plague models that need doing. Which should be fun.

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  3. I love Zomtober, the expectations are set low that it actually encourages us to produce more. Having a themed month where we all catch up and give encouragement to each other has certainly helped me and I am delighted that it has had a similar effect on your good self - it is such a great hobby!

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    1. It is a cool idea alright. I look forward to your Dinovember contributions.

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  4. Gratz that's a great achievement. Should make for some thrilling games. Git anything planned for tomorrow?

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    1. Stupid monkey thumbs. Got not git.

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    2. World cup final tomorrow and as such will be watching the rugby. As an Irish man I am a tad upset that we left so early but been a great competition. Should be a good match.

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