Horse of the Apocalypse - War

This funny looking fellow is from an expansion to the Zombicide - Undead or Alive boardgame. Here I've painted it up to look like one of the four horses of The Apocalypse, albeit missing its rider. Sadly, these photos don't really show you the subtlety of the colour transitions from brown to orange. But it gives you an idea of how you can turn your Zombie Abomination Horse into something a little more than just your average Abomination (and there's nothing average about those blighters!).

The inspiration for this one came from be replaying the original Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare again. In the game expansion, John Marston can tame the four Horses of The Apocalypse and I thought that for my games of Last Days - Timelines, this would be a cool miniature zombie to have on the table. It could set zombies alight, like in the video game, or rile them up for greater savagery like, in Zombicide - Undead or Alive.

The Horse of War in Red Dead Redemption is rather dark and muted in its colours and so I was going for that subtle glowing ember's theme with fire around its feet.

All I need now is a John Marston type miniature to be able to ride it :) That would be cool.

Who's a good boy then?

 This guy is Hamlet from Hasslefree Miniatures.

I've painted him up as a companion for a Fallout Wastelander for our homegrown d20 Fallout game. For games of Fallout Wasteland Warfare, this guy will use the Dogmeat Scout card profile. But right now, I'm working on my own home-rules Fallout skirmish game based on the excellent rulesets of Stargrave and Last Days-Zombie Apocalypse. So more on that later. If you don't own Stargrave or Last Days, you really should have a look at them as they are great skirmish games.

The crew set about camping for the night

Yes, Hamlet is a boy dog!

Hmmm... I want that juicy...radrabbit?

I'll show you more on this little gathering in a future post. But that's all for now.

The Overmind

2024 already! And even though I went back to work early in the New Year, my mind is still in holiday mode. Speaking of brains... This is The Overmind who will become the Archvillain in an upcoming adventure of our group's home-grown d20 Fallout roleplaying game. I'll be using a modified version of the Mutant Crawl Classic adventure that is tailored to the Fallout universe, but this will be the key villain.

This miniature comes from Alternate Armies and is impressive. Just make sure you keep your weapons drawn. But watch out for its formidable psychic powers.

Warhammer 40K Servo-skull

I also needed a skull for the next Fallout d20 adventure I am preparing for. Rather than just use an ordinary boring skull, I've chosen to use a Servo-skull from Warhammer 40k. The green screen is a display monitor that will permit the PC's to be able to hack into any computer or security door. So finding this little guy in the adventure will be very helpful for the players.

Doctor Who Miniatures Game - Zarbi

 

Two quick posts today to round out the year. I needed some large ants for my next home-grown Fallout d20 game and decided to use some Zarbi that I had laying around in my unpainted metal pile. These are from Black Tree Design miniatures. Most of the pictures I've seen have them as completely black in colour, which I wasn't happy with. So, I went with the colour scheme here.

Warhammer 40k in 15mm - prepping for battle

 

Whilst I'm still finishing off three squads of 15mm Imperial Guard proxies and a couple of Ork war bikes, I thought I might show off the table scenery in preparation for the battle that's going to be between the Orks and Imperial Guard. Hope you have a Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2023

Isaiah 9:2,6-7

² The people walking in darkness

    have seen a great light;

on those living in the land of deep darkness

    a light has dawned.

⁶ For to us a child is born,

    to us a son is given,

    and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called

    Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,

    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

⁷ Of the greatness of his government and peace

    there will be no end.

He will reign on David’s throne

    and over his kingdom,

establishing and upholding it

    with justice and righteousness

    from that time on and forever.

The zeal of the Lord Almighty

    will accomplish this.

May you have a wonderful, restful, peaceful and blessed Christmas. May you find a restored hope and joy in the midst of trail or trouble and the unextinguishable Light that shines in the darkness. God bless!