Sunday 20 September 2015

Victory Force Zombies 05

Here is the fourth of my five posts reviewing the first Zombie Horde set of 100 28mm scale figures from Victory Force. As usual, I have grouped these 20 figures into four batches of five figures, starting with the females. Let's see what's on offer this time.
The one thing that these five female zombies have in common is that they are all wearing miniskirts, so I named them the Minis. At the far left of my first two photos is a young woman wearing her LBD, which, of course, stands for Little Black Dress. Her left arm was ripped off at the shoulder, resulting in massive blood loss.
Mini 2 is like a negative version of Mini 1 - white shoes instead of black, white dress instead of black and blonde hair instead of black. She was bitten in the left cheek, upper right arm and twice in the back of her left leg.
Mini 3 and Mini 4 are very similar sculpts with just a couple of changes. Both women were office workers and were dressed smartly. Mini 3, in the beige suit, suffered from a zombie bite to her right shoulder. Mini 4 has had a head swap and her right arm is extended instead of clutching her stomach. She was also bitten in the right shoulder, but also in the crease of her elbow.
Mini 5 has doubled up, as if in pain, which is unlikely as zombies don't usually feel pain. Her right hand is stuffed into a large hole in her stomach. I must admit that she is a very unusual sculpt.
This group of male zombies are a mixed bag that ended up being grouped together because I couldn't find anywhere else to place them. For identification purposes they are known as the Mixers.
Mixer 1, at far left, is striding forward in a pose more animated than most. He wears a blue and white sweatshirt. His hair is almost white, making him look very aged. He was bitten in the right shoulder, has two cuts to the right side of his head and a bite wound to the left side of his torso.
Mixer 2 has been savagely attacked on his left side. He was shot in the heart, had his left arm severed at the shoulder and was bitten in the outer side of his left thigh and in his lower left leg.
Mixer 3 had his left arm ripped off at the elbow and was bitten in both legs.
Mixer 4, along with Mixers 2 and 3, wears a T-shirt. Most of the flesh from his lower legs has been chewed off.
Mixer 5 wears a lilac-coloured shirt. What makes him stand out from the crowd is his prosthetic lower right leg, which is extremely rare to see on a miniature figure. He died of blood loss and shock when his right arm was ripped apart and severed at the elbow.
This next group are five more males wearing T-shirts. T-shirts are far and away the most common item of clothing amongst this zombie horde. Although I like how I have painted them, they just didn't make it into my elite T-shirt group, which I'll show next time.
At the far left, T-Shirt 1 is an African/American gent wearing a plain blue-grey T-shirt over a white sweatshirt. He has been shot multiple times in the chest.
T-Shirt 2 has had his stomach ripped open and most of his internal organs removed by a bunch of flesh-hungry zombies. You can see his spine appearing at the back of his gaping wound.
T-Shirt 3 wears a T-shirt with the logo "It's a Bug's Life" simply because he reminded me of George McGavin, the British entomologist and TV presenter. I painted his head to look like George. He has been bitten in both lower legs.
T-Shirt 4 is the same figure with ahead swap and a replaced bite wound in his right leg. I honestly can't remember what the logo on his T-shirt is meant to be. I just know that I copied it from a fashion catalogue.
Judging by the T-shirt worn by the zombie at far right, he must have been a fan of DC Comics' the Flash. His right arm was chopped off, he was shot in the left side of his torso and he was bitten in both lower legs.
The final group of male zombies up for review in this post are all walking, so obviously, I have called them the Walkers. Walker 1 was a surly teenager wearing his FTW T-shirt, which I'll leave to you to decide what it stands for as it has numerous definitions. He has been shot in the back.
Walker 2 wears a military uniform from WW2, so he's probably a re-enactor. A chunk of flesh has been bitten from his left cheek.
Walker 3 is a balding gent of advanced years. He has a small bite wound on the inner side of his right arm, which is barely noticeable.
Walker 4 is the same figure with a head swap and a repositioned right arm. He has been bitten in the right side of his face and on his right leg.
Walker 5, in his cream-coloured suit, was once an office worker. He has no obvious wounds but has blood around his mouth, neck and upper chest, indicating that he has been feeding on a victim.

16 comments:

  1. I must say Bryan, your output is something else! Another great group of zombies, your painting has really elevated some very ordinary sculpting. I really like some of your T-shirts, great stuff. What is the logo on Mixer #2 T-shirt? George McGavin makes a great zombie Dude!
    And as always your gory details really set the gore bar high.

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    1. Many thanks, Bob. As far as I can remember the logo on Mixer 2's T-shirt was nothing more than some white lines and squiggles. If it does represent anything in real life then that is a pure coincidence. It's funny but as soon as I saw the figure of George McGavin his name immediately popped up.
      The gore bar (great name, Bob!) may be set high but I promise to top it next time as I've kept the best till last.

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  2. A simply staggering array of gore Bryan, certainly there's enough severed limbs and mutilation on show here to put a man off of his Sunday Morning biscuit!! As Bob says your painting has worked wonders on these uninspiring sculpts especially when it comes to the very well-painted WW2 re-enactor (cracking green you've created there) and of course your "DC Comics" fan. I can only hope that when the Zed-Apocalypse does finally arrive not all fans of "The Flash" will have their right arm's chopped off, get shot in the left side of their torso and also get bitten in both lower legs!!!

    Right I need something far less horrific to look at so as to enjoy my cup of tea and biscuit... Perhaps I'll read an issue or two of "Uber" as that's far less blood-splattered than these postings ;-)

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    1. A brilliant comment, Simon, and I'm glad I wasn't drinking when I read about you reading "Uber" to get away from all the gore! I'm laughing out loud! :-)
      The WW2 re-enactor's uniform was painted with Foundry Phlegm Green 28. The Flash fan is not going to run very fast with the wounds he has sustained, which makes his T-shirt an ironic fashion statement.

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  3. They give good variety to the horde Bryan.

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  4. More excellent additions Bryan, Zomtober will be a doddle for you!

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    1. You'd think so, Simon, but it all depends if I decide to enter or not.

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  5. Some great additions to your collection!

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  6. they all look good. Blasphemy I know but is the horde big enough now? No I thought not!

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    1. Blasphemy, indeed, Clint. No zombie horde is ever big enough! Chuckle!

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  7. It's nice to see some designs on the shirts. Most zombie models I see (and survivors too!) have simple plain-coloured tops, yet in real life I suspect this isn't all that common.

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    1. I own about half a dozen plain T-shirts but a lot more with pictures on them so I guess you're right. I think the reason you see more plain T-shirts on figures is simply because they're easier to paint.

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  8. How many painted ombies are the horde now?

    You could make a campaign and NOT reuse any zombies!

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    1. The current total of painted zombies in my horde stands at 1,022. And yes, I could play a campaign and not reuse any. That's a scary thought!

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