Zombie Plague Survivors

Earlier this year, Brian S. Roe at R Squared Studios launched a Kickstarter project for his revitalised Zombie Plague game. I already had the original game and figures from when it was first launched quite a few years ago. The update greatly intrigued me, especially as the figures were going to be revamped and remodelled. The new sculpts are vastly superior to the old ones and I present them here.

At the far left is Crissy Hot-Rod. Her grandfather was "Fast" Johnny Hot-Rod, a famous guitarist from the golden age of Rock and Roll. He taught Crissy how to play guitar from when she was just a toddler. She is the leader of this group of four survivors and she has a spunky personality. When the zombie apocalypse kicked off she armed herself with a hockey stick. All four figures are two-piece castings with the hands and weapons separate from the rest of the figure.
Next up is Chelsea Harlowe, Crissy's best friend. She's a cheerleader and bass player in Crissy's band, "The Sleepy Ones." Chelsea is a free spirit with a happy-go-lucky attitude. Initially, she had a hard time coping with the zombie apocalypse. But that all changed when she found a chainsaw. Now she's turned into a psycho bitch from Hell. Zombies beware - she means business!

Timmy Leong was one of the Appleton High School's best baseball sluggers. His mother is Chinese and his father, American. Chelsea calls him "The New Kid" and even though he has attended the same high school as Crissy and Chelsea for the past two years, Chelsea argues that because there have been no more new arrivals, he is still technically, "The New Kid." Not surprisingly, he is armed with a baseball bat.
Last in line is John Blackthorne, Crissy's boyfriend and mechanic at the auto-centre of Appleton High School. He works there with his dad. He is the only one of the four survivors to be armed with a firearm - a pump-action shotgun.
These 28mm scale figures are very well sculpted and nicely posed. I wonder how many of you can remember the original Zombie Plague survivors? Here they are in the photo below. From left to right they were Timmy, Crissy, Chelsea and Scott. Note that John has now replaced Scott and that Timmy is now half-Chinese. They are quite crude sculpts and were produced by Fortress Figures. They are no longer in production. I reviewed them years ago. I thought it would be interesting to compare the two sets. The new figures are not currently for sale. I guess if you wanted them you had to back their Kickstarter project. Still, I'm glad I have them and you have to admit , they are FAR better than the original survivors.

As you can see I have sorted out my photo editing problem. My brother told me to download Picasa 3 because a) it is free and b) it is very good. As usual, he wasn't wrong. Now I'm off to enjoy the rest of my birthday with a young lady friend of mine.