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| Vampirella by Enrich (aka Enrique Torres) |
Well, my figure buying sabbatical came to an end as I sent away to Eureka Minis in Australia for some clowns with meat cleavers riding unicycles and a group of 7 Mangaesque schoolgirls armed with firearms. It would seem that my interest in clowns has been reawakened following the unprecedented support for the evil leader of the Killer Klowns, Sunny, in my last batrep, "Who's Laughing Now?" If anyone hasn't got the message by now, Sunny will return. I still have some painted clowns that I haven't shown you but I will also be adding some new figures to the gang.
This month I finished painting 18 Foundry 28mm scale misfits and outcasts from their Street Violence range. Currently getting painted are 20 zombie figures - 9 from Studio Miniatures' wedding party and Halloween sets and 11 from Wargames Foundry's Undead range.
On the card modelling front I managed to build the Finger and Toe Models' Quonset Hut, which you'll have seen in my last batrep and more recently, in a dedicated review. Work has restarted on completing my WWG Mayhem Police Station, so don't worry, I haven't forgotten about it. I'm busy working on furnishing the station's evidence room.
After reading the hugely enjoyable Rise Again by Ben Tripp I moved away from undead literature to something more mainstream - Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs. I'm a big fan of her forensic crime novels and of the TV series tie-in Bones. I finished reading Spider Bones last night and I have to admit it is not one of her better Temperance Brennan novels. Next up, I plan to read Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman. This is a tie-in novel to his comic series The Walking Dead. Fans of the comics will know exactly who the Governor is and what an evil piece of work he is!
October has been a barren month for cinema going as I didn't see any films at my local flea pit this month.
The picture of Vampirella that I've used to illustrate this post is the same one that I'm using as the background to my blog-site. I thought you'd like a better look at it. There aren't that many good illustrations that feature Vampirella with zombies but this one by Enrich is a cracker!
I'd just like to close by wishing you a very Happy Halloween. Have fun!
Followers...Not stalkers! Hehe... Well yes...You are doing something right. It is always enjoyable to read your blog, whether it is review of models or battlereports.
ReplyDeleteI raise a glass in your honour!
Thanks, Johnny, and cheers to you too. The first round is on me!
ReplyDeleteHa your blog is one of the best and like lord Siwoc said it always makes a good read regardless of what you post.
ReplyDeleteVery nice picture now i can see it in full :o)
Well done vampifan, its always a pleasure to come by and visit, honk your horn if ya like killer clowns !! honk honk !!
ReplyDelete@Brummie. Thanks, mate, very kind of you to say so!
ReplyDelete@The Extraordinarii. Again, thanks. The only good killer clown is a dead killer clown! Parp! Parp!
Good work man. You are a real insipration. Dads usually have it right, as do Mums (but more so!)
ReplyDeleteToo true, Irqan, too true!
ReplyDeleteIts good to know that your police station is still progressing and we now have some ideas about some of your other plans. Your output and activities in the world of the undead is always impresive.
ReplyDeleteSent away to the land of Oz for Eureka figs!!! So your the mysterious lotto winner from a couple of weeks ago!!! My Mrs likes the Kathy Reichs books, she's keeps going on at me to read them, I may giv'em a go now.
ReplyDelete@Joe. Thanks, my friend. I'm more determined than ever to get the police station finished... and I will!
ReplyDelete@Ray. Actually ordering direct from Eureka isn't that expensive. My last order to them only took two weeks to arrive, which is a lot better than certain UK-based companies I could name.
Tell your good wife she has good taste. I'm a big fan of Kathy Reichs but I must admit that "Spider Bones" was probably the weakest novel in the Temperance Brennan series.
Thanks for posting as always. Its interesting to hear about what figures and models we may catch glimpses of in the near future. Hope you have a good Halloween as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Adam. Seeing as all of the figures I paint nowadays are related to my ATZ campaign in one form or another, anything that I mention that is on my painting table or has just come off it should feature in a review sometime in the future.
ReplyDeleteThans for the Halloween wishes. I think I'll be spending this evening watching DVDs.
Any particular movies picked out yet?
ReplyDeleteI'll watch an episode or two of True Blood series 3, then when my parents go to bed I'm going to watch "Brain Dead" - that's the 2007 version, not the earlier Peter Jackson version.
ReplyDeleteGood musing and congrats as you deserve more, you're quite prolific and a credit to the blogging loonies we call ourselves.....well I do.
ReplyDeleteHope the DVDs were enjoyable
ReplyDelete@Fran. Many thanks, mate, and may I return the compliment?
ReplyDelete@Adam. Thanks, I did. True Blood is tying with The Walking Dead for my current favourite TV series. Brain Dead was silly but fun. Lots of gore and nudity. What more could a horror fan ask for?
Cheers Bryan. You really are doing something right. An inspiration to us all.
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