Blue Moon Zombies 06

And so I eventually get round to reviewing the ten male zombies from the Blue Moon Manufacturing BMM111C boxed set 9 "I Just Can't seem to Get a Good Night Sleep" Zombies 3. You'll find this and the other two boxed sets of zombies under BMM's Things That Go Bump In The Night range. As I mentioned previously, all of the figures in this boxed set are two part castings made up of upper and lower body parts joined at the waist by means of a ball and socket joint.

Moving from left to right I'll start with a figure that could be male or female. My only major criticism of these figures is that too many of the legs are clothed in skirts (or maybe they're kilts!), meaning they look odd when placed with an obviously male torso. This figure, if male is more akin to a peasant from Medieval times. He/she has long hair, which is draped down over his/her chest. I've called him a male just to balance the set out with ten of each sex, but I could easily be persuaded to call him a she. Apart from a cut on his right arm, his upper body is wound-free. His legs, however, bear a few bite marks and cuts
As for the next nine figures I'll be reviewing, there is no question about their gender. There was a one-armed female that I reviewed earlier and now we have a one-armed male. Unusually for this set, he has far more wounds to his upper body than his lower half. The loss of his left arm just above the elbow is nasty but so too is his head wound. A piece of his skull has been removed from the left side of his head, revealing his brain. From the neck down he is peppered with bullet holes and bite wounds.
You'll notice that some of the heads have been duplicated but they appear on different posed bodies. The head of the figure in the centre of this group was used as a female head in my last review of this set. One look at the torso is enough to show this is certsinly a male zombie. He wears a torn, short dress, which is unusual but not totally unheard of amongst males. A large chunk of flesh has been removed from his left breast, presumably bitten off before he turned into a zombie.
Remember what I said about duplicate heads popping up on different torsos? Well, here's the head I mentioned on the second zombie reviewed above appearing again. He bears the same wound as mentioned before with a piece of skull removed from the left side of his head. His pose is very similar to zombie number two but he wears different trousers and his arms are raised higher. Plus, of course, he does have two fully intact arms. He has a wicked-looking cut stretching from his lower back to his left shoulder.
The fifth zombie in line from the group above wears a very long dress and I have leant him forward as if he was about to grab hold of someone. His hands are covered in the blood of a victim. His face is almost skeleton-like as the flesh has dried on his skull. I keep mentioning how old these zombies look and he just reinforces that point. This is definitely "a good thing!"

At the far left of the next two photos above is another male zombie dressed in a long skirt. He has been shot quite a few times but that has not stopped him or slowed him down, Tellingly, his head is unmarked. It would seem some folk still don't know about head shots! With the ball and socket joint connecting upper and lower body parts you have a lot of flexibility in how you position the upper body. Most of my zombies are leaning forward because I felt that best suited the pose. It's a very clever way of joining the two halves.
The second zombie from the left shows just how flexible these figures are. I have twisted the upper body to the right and leaned him slightly forward to give him a very animated pose. He is wearing what I suppose must be a loincloth. He has bite marks, bullet holes and cuts all over his body except for his right arm.
In the centre of this group is another very animated zombie. The way his torso has been sculpted, showing him twisting round is very clever. His head hangs to one side due to a large neck wound. His stomach has been torn open to reveal internal organs that look like they're on the point of spilling out. He is one of the more gross figures amongst a horde of gross zombies. He gets a big thumbs by me as I love gory, gross out zombies!
In sharp contrast, the next zombie in line has no majorly gross wounds. What he does have are lots of minor wounds on his limbs and a bullet wound to his stomach, with an exit wound in his lower back... or maybe it's the other way round as both wounds are of a similar size. My only criticism of him is that he, too, is wearing a dress. Why couldn't the sculptor have done more lower bodies dressed in trousers?
Finally, is the only zombie in the set holding a weapon - a wooden club. So, I guess this guy is a Smart Zombie. He has a small hole at the left side of his mouth and a larger hole at the right side of his mouth, which I think are the result of a bullet. They could be bite wounds but I like the idea of a bullet passing through his mouth from side to side. There about six or seven other wounds on him, four of which are to his legs, but none look too serious.
So, that's it. This concludes my review of the 60 zombies from BMM's Things That Go Bump in the Night range in general and from boxed set 3 in particular. I think they are great figures. The level of skill in the way they have been sculpted is very high indeed. If you buy all three boxed sets you'll end up with a very reasonably sized horde. Because the figures in set 3 can be posed in a multitude of ways you could certainly buy more than one set for even greater numbers and variety. I am certainly considering buying more sets of this particular boxed set. However, with the amount of unpainted figures I have at present it might be quite a while before I send in an order.
One thing that I must mention about these figures is that they come with integral metal bases. The bases are circular with a diameter ever so slightly smaller than a 25mm diameter plastic slottabase. I have stuck all of my BMM zombies onto circular plastic slottabases. This raises the slightly above other 28mm scale figures but it makes them uniform with the rest of my miniatures collection.
You can purchase this set from the BMM website for $40.00. For European customers, I'd advise going to the Old Glory website, based in the UK, where this set retails for £30.00. This is what I did as it meant I could buy all three boxed sets at once without the fear of getting ripped off by our Customs and Excise department.

Blue Moon Zombies 05

About six months ago I reviewed the first two boxed sets of Blue Moon Manufacturing's (BMM) 28mm scale zombies from their Things That Go Bump In The Night range. I finally got round to paint the 20 figures from BMM111C "I Just Can't Seem to Get a Good Night Sleep" zombies set 3. Now there is a good reason why I delayed painting these figures - I got lazy! These got put on the back burner because I had so many other figures that were easier to complete. That shouldn't be an excuse but you see, these figures are very different to a lot of 28mm scale zombies, including those from box sets 1 and 2. Each of the 20 figures in box set 3 is a two-piece casting with a ball and socket joint at the waist. I'm not sure if this is true of all sets, but I got twenty different upper bodies (10 male and 10 female) and 13 different lower bodies (7 were duplicates and the other 6 were unique). Just think of the number of combinations of figures you could come up with before you started duplicating them! Well, a couple of months ago I gave in to my conscience and I made them (which was a lot more fun than I anticipated) and I painted them. In the first part of my two-part review I'll look at the females.

The white-haired zombie at the far left of the two photos above is crouching down as if preparing to lunge at someone. What I particularly like about this figure is the expression on her face. Most zombies have expressionless faces with a blank stare. This old biddy has a look that is pure evil! She has multiple bite wounds on her legs, one on her left arm and a chunk taken out of the right side of her face.
The next zombie in line is one of a few from this set who are naked from the waist up. She has incredibly long hair, which reaches all the way down to her backside She has suffered a long cut just above her right breast, her upper right arm has had a lot of flesh chewed away and she has cuts and bite wounds to both legs.
In the centre of the group is another topless zombie. The sculpting of her arms is a bit odd. Her left upper arm seems to be far too short and her lower right arm looks like it has been fractured at the elbow, which may well be intentional, but it's hard to explain why her left arm seems so deformed. From her head down to her ankles she is a mass of bite wounds, bullet holes and cuts.
The fourth zombie in line appears to have had a "wardrobe malfunction" with her yellow top as you can see an exposed nipple on her right breast. To be honest, her clothes are little more than rags and she is surely long past caring about her appearance. She has deep gashes to all four limbs. I have smeared her hands, mouth and chin with blood.
The zombie at the far right of this group is the third topless zombie of this group. Do these women have no shame? All she wears are the remains of a long white dress. Her body is covered in a mass of bite wounds from head (part of her scalp has been ripped off) to toe. The way her left foot is twisted suggests a broken ankle.

The zombie at the far left of the two photos above is wearing a black evening dress... or what remains of it! I gave her red hair to better contrast with her dress. She has been shot a few times in numerous locations but not the head. She also has bite wounds, including one to the right side of her face. The way the upper body attaches to the lower body gives you a fair bit of leeway in how to pose it. A lot of my zombies from this set are leaning forward but for this one she is almost ramrod straight. 

At first glance, I thought that the second zombie in line was wearing a sports bra, but on closer inspection of her chest you can see that is not the case - she is wearing a crop-top. Her pale blue miniskirt has been ripped to shreds and is covered in bloodstains. This zombie has been shot all over the body but her attacker(s) failed to hit her in the head.

The way the legs of the zombie in the centre of the group were sculpted meant that her upper body had to be leaning forward. Both halves of her work well together. You'll often find that certain body combinations work better than others. Although she is naked from the waist up, her breasts are hidden from view by her long hair, which may be a disappointment to some of you! She was the last figure that I painted out of this set because when I thought I'd finished painting them I noticed that every female was wearing a one-colour dress. So I added a floral pattern to her dress to break the monotony. The legs of all of these figures have far more wounds that the upper bodies do. Go figure!

It's hard to see the eyes of the fourth zombie in this group due to her fringe of hair covering them. They were a real swine to paint and it took me four attempts to get right! It would have been easier not to show her eyes at all! She, too, has wounds to all four limbs. Part of her face at the right side has been torn off.

The figure at the far left of this group had red hair and wore a black dress. For the figure at the far right I reversed that, so she has black hair and wears a red dress. The most unusual aspect of this figure is that her left arm has been renoved at the shoulder and by the amount of bone showing through, not very cleanly. That indicates it was probably torn or pulled off by a very strong opponent, or maybe a group of zombies bit it off. Her mouth is open very wide, which is not a good sign, as she's probably moaning loudly to attract more zombies to her position. Fresh blood can't be far away from her. Any other wounds on her (and there are a few) pale into insignificance compared to the loss of her left arm.

If you can remember my reviews of the first two boxed sets of BMM zombies you'll know that I'm a big fan of them. Sets 1 and 2 were very good but this set is the best of the three. I'm ashamed that it took me so long to make them. The hardest part of making them was in deciding which legs to go with which bodies. Apart from the versatility of the figures, the skill in the way that they have been sculpted is a big plus. I mentioned in my earlier reviews that these zombies were not freshly created. The zombies in set 3 are no different. These zeds look like they have been undead for a long time. That is another reason why I like them so much. 

This boxed set of twenty 28mm scale figures costs $30.00 from the BMM website. In my next post, I'll review the male zombies from this set. See you soon!

Blue Moon Zombies 04

Here's the second part of my review of the Blue Moon Manufacturing 28mm scale zombies from their boxed set BMM111B Box 8 "I Just Can't seem to Get a Good Night's Sleep." These are all unarmed male zombies.

I'll start by looking at the zombie at the far left of the two photos above. I painted his flesh tones as normal but gave him a couple of washes of Citadel Ogryn Flesh to indicate he was dark-skinned before he became infected. If you compare the figures from this boxed set with those from the first boxed set you can see that some of them are conversions. Some have had weapons removed, others have had limbs altered. This fellow held a wooden club and had hair on his head but now he's bald and unarmed. Altering figures like this is an easy option for the makers but not everyone approves of this tactic. It does not bother me and be honest, would you have known if I hadn't pointed it out? This zombie has been wounded in all four limbs and the stomach.

Next up is a zombie wearing nothing more than a badly torn baggy shirt, which I painted Citadel Warlock Purple. His wounds are numerous. Note the flesh torn off his left leg to reveal his kneecap and thighbone. He has had a big chunk of his face bitten off as well as minor wounds to his arms, right leg and torso.

In the centre of this group is another zombie whose shirt has been ruined beyond repair. Still, that's the least of his worries as he has been gutshot and had a large bite taken out of his right upper leg. His hands are smeared in blood, perhaps as a result of trying to stem his blood loss. His head is thrown back as if in mid moan. Methinks he has just smelt fresh blood!

Moving on, is a zombie staggering along with his head hanging down. His shirt and trousers have been ripped to shreds and his footwear has gone missing. He has two head wounds - a cut to his left temple and a bite taken out of his right cheek. His left leg has been very badly chewed up and once again, bone is visible around his knee.

Last in line with this group is a zombie wearing dungarees. He has a bloodied bandage around his head. He looks to have been shot in the stomach and left shoulder. The underside of his right arm has been severely cut and a chunk of flesh is missing from his right thigh. He's not fat but he is overweight.

This next batch of male zombies features four in suits and one in military uniform. At the far left in the two photos above is a guy with his head tilted back and his arms held high. His left arm has been mangled and he has a cut to the left side of his groin. I gave him a bright red tie to counter the drab colours of his suit.

To his left is a zombie with a skull-like face, revealing a huge mouth. He has a deep wound to his lower right arm and he appears to have been shot or stabbed in the stomach. He is striding with a purposeful gait and with his left arm stretched out.

The zombie in the centre of the group is in a similar pose. The left side of his face has been chewed off and his right arm has been severed just above the elbow. His right knee has been bloodied and he appears to have a stab wound to his lower back.

Next up is a very old-looking zombie whose hair is almost white. His tongue is protruding from his mouth and I covered it and his chin with blood. The right arm sleeve of his jacket has been torn and reveals a few minor cuts and bites. His body is stooped forward, further suggesting old age.

Last up is a bit of an oddity. This zombie is clearly a soldier, and I have no problem with that at all. However, his helmet and uniform suggest he's from anywhere between World War Two to the Vietnam War period. It does seem rather anachronistic, unless he's from a contemporary re-enactment group, which would explain the way he's dressed. His uniform has been torn on all four limbs and he has a gaping wound to the left side of his stomach. I'll get double use out of him as I can use him in my contemporary ATZ campaign and in my Weird World War Two games. So no complaints from me!

This boxed set costs$40.00 if you order it from the BMM website. However, as I told you when I reviewed the first boxed set, I ordered mine from UK-based company Old Glory and the set cost me £30.00.
This boxed set is probably going to have greater appeal than the first boxed set, due to it containing 20 contemporary style unarmed zombies. The 10 armed zombies in the first boxed set may put some folk off. It certainly put me off for many months. I praised the fact that the zombies in the first boxed set looked like they'd been dead for a long time and the same is true for this second set. You just have to look at the skull-like faces of many of the figures to realise these are not freshly created zombies. These zeds have been around for a long time. They are well sculpted and are a worthy addition to anyone's zombie horde.

Blue Moon Zombies 03

This is the first of another two part review looking at the second box set of 28mm scale zombies from Blue Moon Manufacturing, namely BMM111B Box 8 "I Just Can't Seem to Get a Good Night's Sleep." In Box 7, half of the figures were unarmed, whilst in this set, all of them are unarmed.

I'll start off by looking at the female zombies that come with this set. In Box 7, there were just three females. This time, there are seven. At the far left in the two photos above, is the woman in red whom I mentioned in my last review. (She appears on the cover of both boxes but it is with this set that you actually get the figure.) What struck me the most when I first saw her, is how badly deformed her left arm is. It looks like her upper arm from elbow to shoulder is missing! Very strange and I can't decide if that was a deliberate choice or a mistake by the sculptor. Her dress seems to be far too large for her but death does reduce a person's weight, especially if the person has been dead a long time, so don't take that as a criticism. She looks like she's been dead a very long time and she is covered in bites, cuts and scratches.

Next up is a more elderly-looking woman with an almost skull-like face. Her pose is a classic as she lunges forward with outstretched arms. She is well dressed in a blouse, long skirt, and knee-length boots. She has bite wounds to both arms and her right cheek.

In the middle of this group is the first of two one-armed female zombies. This woman has lost her left arm and a large portion of the left side of her torso has been eaten away. She is dressed very similarly to the previous zombie, wearing a blouse and long skirt but ankle-length boots.

The second one-armed female zombie has lost her right arm. Also, note her right eye, as the eyeball hangs from its socket. Most blondes that I see today are "bottle blondes." The black roots are a dead giveaway. For this lady I decided she'd only bleached half of her hair to give a two-tone look, which I have seen in real life. It is a striking look but not one that I particularly like. For me, the natural look is always best, but hey, I'm just an old-fashioned git! What do I know about women's fashion?

The last of this batch of five females can best be described in two words - trailer trash! I must admit, that for a zombie, she has a very shapely figure! If you ignore her wounds, from the neck down she is quite a looker! But with a massive bite wound to her stomach, the left half of her face chewed off, a deep and long wound to her lower left arm and a couple of small bite wounds to her left leg it is impossible to ignore her wounds. As with quite a few of my zombies, I have smeared her hands in gore.

In the next two photos (shown above) at the far left is a crouching female wearing a very brief crop-top and a badly torn midi-dress. Note the absence of any footwear. It could be that she's attempting to stand up as she has a massive wound to her right leg that reveals bone. Her left leg is little better with one major and a couple of minor bite wounds. She is another zombie in this set whose face closely resembles a skull. Her nose is completely absent. 

Next to her is a zombie of indeterminate sex. He/she has long hair and a flat chest, neither of which is proof of gender. However, I've decided that she is a female, simply because I want more female zeds. Her dress could be a long loincloth but somehow, I doubt it. Just like the previous figure, she too, is lacking any footwear. She has a long cut to her left thigh and the front of her blouse is covered in blood, indicating she has had her throat ripped out.

In the centre of this group is the first of the thirteen males available with this set. I'm sticking with the theme of bare-footed zombies. He wears tight trousers and a very ragged shirt, which exposes a horrific torso wound to his right side. He has also been wounded in the left shoulder. His pose is that of a staggering drunk as he appears rather unsteady on his feet.
With the next figure BMM once again backed away from offending by omitting genitalia from this partially nude figure. I don't suffer such prudishness and have sculpted his "meat and two veg" back on with modelling putty. He has wounds all over his body, including a large chunk of flesh that has been chewed from his backside! Ouch! Anyone thinking, perhaps he had his manhood bitten off, don't! If he had, there'd be a gaping hole in its place and not the smooth groin area this figure originally had.

Finally is a guy wearing knee-length trousers, a belt and nothing else. He sports quite a few wounds all over his body but they all appear to be minor. I guess they must have had a cumulative effect, although even one minor bite wound is enough to infect a person. He is not an outstanding figure by any means but neither is he a turkey. Mr. Average Zombie would sum him up nicely.

The price for this boxed set is the same as box 7, which if you can't be arsed to check out, was $40.00 if you order direct from Blue Moon Manufacturing. I'll give further price details next time when I review the second batch of figures from this set.

Blue Moon Zombies 02

Following on from my last post, here are the second batch of ten 28mm scale zombie figures from Blue Moon Manufacturing's boxed set BMM111A Box 7 "I Just Can't Seem to Get a Good Night's Sleep." Whereas the first ten figures from this set that I reviewed were armed with melee weapons, this batch are all unarmed.

 At the far left of the two photos above is a female, whose face is extremely skull-like. Her long, crimson dress hangs in tatters as she lurches forward with her right arm stretched out to grab someone. Her limbs are covered in bites, cuts and scratches. She is the only unarmed female in this set and I think she's a terrific zombie, who appears to have been dead (or should that be undead?) for a very long time.
I mentioned last time that this set included four nude male zombies, who were all missing genitals and ears. I sculpted the missing appendages back on to this figure and I gave him an Afro hair-do as he was originally bald. Plus, I wanted to paint him as an African-American zombie. His wounds include a bite to his neck, which explains why his head leans to one side, and a few cuts and minor bites to his legs and torso. I have covered his right hand in TCR (Tamiya Clear Red) to indicate that he has used it to rummage around inside a victim to pull out a nice juicy internal organ.
There's an interesting tale about the figure in the middle of this group. He is the zombie who doesn't exist. If you look on the box cover or on the Blue Moon website for this figure you won't find him. Someone at BMM has made a boo-boo and replaced him with a zombie woman in a red dress. The woman also appears on the cover of Box 9, which is where she should be, as that is the set that includes her. I noticed this slip-up when I was looking to see how BMM's artist had painted him and couldn't find him anywhere. I opted for a simple colour scheme of white shirt, blue jeans and black shoes. There is a massive wound to the front and left side of his torso. Look closely and part of his rib cage is exposed. He also suffers from a large bite to his right thigh and a few minor bites to his arms.
The fourth zombie in line is my favourite out of this set. I used him to represent BMM in my size comparison photos. This semi-naked zombie, isn't just fat, he's obese. Such is the size of his massive belly that it can support three vicious wounds, one of which is deep enough to allow his innards to leak out. Strips of flesh have been ripped from his shoulder blades and he appears to have been shot in his right shoulder. I gave him a broken nose and finally, he has a deep cut to his left leg. I wouldn't want to mess with him!
Last in line is a sight you rarely see - a zombie monk. Thoughts of an undead Friar Tuck immediately sprang to mind when I saw this figure. However, it is worth noting that monks still exist today so there is no reason not to use him in a contemporary setting. He's dressed in a traditional monk's garb and is bare-footed. His only visible wound is to his left knee. A chunk of flesh has been bitten off to reveal the kneecap below.

And so we come to the final five figures from the set. Starting at the far left of the two photos above is a zombie in a very animated pose. He is crouching down in what could be a fighting stance. His hair is very long. I painted his trousers as faded denims and he is another zombie who is lacking any footwear. Most of his wounds are on his back and arms and are quite severe.
The zombie standing next to him is unusual in that he wears a hat. You don't see many men (or women) wearing hats these days. His arms are held rigidly by his sides as he bends forward with his mouth fully agape. He has lost his right shoe but still wears his left shoe. Another unusual feature of him, is that he wears a cravat, another item of clothing you don't see very often. A chunk of flesh has been torn from his right cheek. He has a cut and a small puncture wound to his back but his most severe wounds are to the thighs of both legs.
Moving to the centre of this group is a zombie with a severe stoop, captured by the sculptor in a shuffling pose as he advances remorselessly. Like a lot of zeds in this set, he is bare-footed. His shirt has been ripped to shreds and most of it has gone. Large chunks of flesh have been torn from his back, stomach and left shoulder and his left cheek has been sliced open.
The next zombie in line is stooped over even further. His hands are clutched in front of his belly... perhaps to hold up the robe that is draped around his lower torso, although modesty is not an emotion you associate with zombies. The most noticable aspect of this particular zombie is that his lower jaw has been ripped off, which ought to make biting very difficult if not impossible! His other wounds are relatively minor, consisting of a few bites and cuts.
Last of all, is a zombie crawler, whose body is covered in bite wounds. He wears nothing more than a loincloth. He is another zombie with an almost skull-like head and he is totally bald. As with all of the zombies in this range, he is extremely well sculpted.
If you order this boxed set of twenty 28mm scale zombies directly from Blue Moon Manufacturing it will cost you $40.00. Good news for those of you living in America. However, I ordered mine from Old Glory, based not too far from where I live in England and they cost me £30.00. This meant that I could order all three boxed sets from them and not worry about getting ripped of by H.M. Customs.
As I mentioned last time, I held off from buying these for a long time as I was put off by the melee weapon armed zombies. But now that THW have introduced smart zombies to ATZ, I'm really glad I bought them. Their integral metal bases are just short of 25mm in diameter, meaning you don't have to base them if you don't want to. I did, but only to tie them in with my other 28mm scale figures.
One thing that I particularly like about these zombies is the fact that they look old. By that I don't mean that they look like old age pensioners. No, they look like they've been dead for a long time. These do not appear to be freshly created zombies. If you're after zombies who have been shuffling around for years after the outbreak, these are the figures to go for. It's a subtle distinction but it is worth pointing out and I think they are all the better for it.
I'll review the second boxed set very soon, as I'm sure that most of you will want to see what Team Vampifan gets up to in my next ATZ batrep more than another figure review!

Blue Moon Zombies 01

It's my birthday today - happy birthday, me! Coming up soon will be one of the biggest ATZ batreps I've ever done. I spent four days from  last Friday to this Monday playing it. The scenario is called Blackout and it lasted far longer than I expected. It's so long I'll have to use two posts to cover it. In the mean time I'm going to review 40 zombies that I've just recently painted. These guys helped push my horde over the 500 mark to its current total of 525.

These zombies are made by Blue Moon Manufacturing, an American firm, and are part of BMM111A Box 7 "I Just Can't Seem to Get a Good Night's Sleep" - a boxed set of twenty 28mm scale figures. Half of the figures in this set are armed with a variety of melee weapons, and they are the ones I'm going to review today.
I'll start with the guy at the far left of the two photos above. He's armed with a meat cleaver and a big knife. He wears a pair of trousers, which are held up by a length of rope. Perhaps, he couldn't afford to buy a belt! His most noticable wound is on his head. The top of his skull has been removed to reveal his brain. He has a bandage wrapped around his head, which seems to be a bit superfluous to me. A large piece of flesh has been chewed off his back.
Next in line, is the first of four nude males included in this set and it was with these four figures that I encountered a problem. All four were missing genitalia and their ears. I can understand the omission of their dangly bits as full frontal nudity upsets more Americans than it does Europeans, but why miss out their ears? Very strange! Well, as you know, I can sculpt figures as well, so I made all four figures anatomically correct by adding the missing bits. This guy is holding a dagger aloft in a threatening pose. His wounds are minor compared to others in the range, consisting mainly of numerous small cuts and bites.
Staying with the nudity theme, the zombie in the centre of this group is a semi-naked female, displaying a fine pair of breasts. A long dress or gown is literally hanging from her. In her right hand is a long knife but I must admit, I have no idea what she's holding in her left hand. It could be a spanner or a two pronged fork or something else entirely. She has a very nasty wound to her right side and her legs are covered in bite wounds.
Moving on, the fourth figure in line is the the first of three zombies armed with a wooden club.I like the stooped pose of this figure. He too, is wearing a pair of trousers held up with a piece of rope. However, he has lost his socks and shoes. His wounds are very minimal, consisting of nothing more than a couple of cuts and puncture wounds.
The last zombie out of this batch of five wields a club that looks to have been torn or cut off a tree. He is dressed in boots, loincloth and waistcoat, which is an odd combination for a contemporary setting but not so out of place in a fantasy setting. Yet again, his wounds are minor in nature apart from the large piece of flesh missing from his right knee.

In the second batch of melee weapon armed zombies, I'll start off with the third of three zombies wielding a wooden club. This guy is almost naked apart from a strategically placed piece of cloth wrapped around his body. This unfortunate gentleman has been subjected to lots of bites, the worst being the one on his left leg, which reveals his kneecap and part of his femur.

To his left is the only child zombie in the boxed set- a young girl holding a teddy bear and a walking stick. It is unusual to see her wearing a pair of jeans underneath her dress. Her face shows real evil and she reminds me of Linda Blair's character, Regan, in the film The Exorcist when she is possessed by the devil. She appears to have been shot or stabbed a few times in the body. She is an ace sculpt.

Next in line, is the second of the male nudes and the first of three zombies armed with a two-handed weapon. Again, I have rendered him anatomically correct with the aid of some small pieces of modelling putty. He has a tight hold of a large scythe. This guy certainly suffered before he died. I counted thirteen bite wounds on him!

Fourth in line is a zombie holding a two-pronged pitchfork. He was also one of Blue Moon's strange mutant nudes. This time, as well as adding his dangly bits and ears, I gave him a head of hair. All four nudes were bald, so I wonder if they were some kind of mutant clones. This guy is also covered in bite wounds although not quite as numerous as the previous zed. 

Finally, I come to the spear armed zombie. His clothing suggests he originates from a Middle Eastern country or perhaps India or Pakistan. His face is almost skeleton-like, with just a thin covering of flesh. His pose suggests he is almost running or at the very least, advancing purposefully. His two-handed spear is almost long enough to count as a pike. He has two deep wounds to both shoulders and to his right knee.

When I first looked at these a few years ago, I was put off buying this set because of the ten figures I've reviewed here. The notion of melee armed zombies for a contemporary setting did not sit well with me. They're fine for fantasy gaming, I thought, but not ATZ. And then THW released I, Zombie and suddenly I had a use for them - smart zombies! I found a firm selling them in the UK and ordered them, along with their other boxed sets of zombies.

It should be noted that these figures come with integral metal bases, which are circular and only slightly smaller in diameter to a 25mm diameter plastic slottabase. I've stuck mine on slottabases, purely to keep them uniform with the rest of my horde, but you might want to leave them as is. There's no reason not to, as their bases are quite chunky and very solid.

I'll review the second ten figures from this boxed set next post and I'll give you the price details then along with my overall verdict, which I can tell you will be complimentary.