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Just in time for me picking up “All Flesh Must Be Eaten” (AFMBE) is another batch of ten zombies from Zombiesmith. This group is made up of all male zombies and all but two are suitable for use in either modern or fantasy games. The two that don’t cross over very well are the first two below. The first is still carrying his briefcase from work and still has his cell phone up to his ear like he’s trying to make a call. He’s very decomposed and large bits of rotten flesh can be seen through the rips in his suit. His eyes are still present in their sockets and are bulging outward. The second is also wearing a businessman’s suit but this time with a hat to match. He’s been blown clean through the abdomen and is holding his coat open for everyone to see the hole. Again, lots of rotten flesh to be seen and painted. Ok, on to those that can be used in whatever game you want to run that needs lots of dead guys. Of the remaining eight these next two are the only ones that are not missing something in the way of appendages or the like. Not missing from a bad cast though, just missing because they are zombies and had a piece hacked off either pre or post transformation into the undead. First is a guy wrapped in a straightjacket. Someone must have forgotten about him in the asylum and then the zombies broke in and you can guess what happened next. He also has a bullet hole in his head so the theory that all you need to do to kill a zombie is shoot them in the head kind of gets blown away here. Actually, in AFMBE zombies can have vital spots other than the brain, he must be one of them. He has a very nicely pained expression on his face but he also had the most flash of any of these models and needed the most cleaning time. This next guy is sporting a shovel to bash you in the head with and is probably the most completely rotted of the group of ten. He’s wearing shorts, a T-shirt and shoes but all of his skin is either rotten or has been stripped away. Cleanup was very minimal here. These next six are in various stages of decay but all are missing non-vital (for zombies anyway) body parts. The first two are just missing their left arm from the elbow down but one of them also has had his head twisted around to the back, Exorcist style, and also has his guts starting to pour out. He’s carrying a wrench in his right hand and was probably a mechanic. The other has a crowbar raised above his head ready to strike. His head is still pretty intact and does not show much in the way of decay. The next two are missing lower portions of their anatomy, the first just his left leg and the other has his waist but both legs have been chopped off and are just stubs and he also has bunches of guts hanging out. He’s the least decomposed of the two meaning that some terrible accident befell him either right before or right after his transformation. He’ll probably have an easier time getting around than “ hoppy” because zombies are generally not known for their balance and dexterity. And our last two of the walking dead finds one with no arms and one with no head, ah another without ‘brain’ as his vital spot. The no-armed guy is rather portly and has several gaping wounds right in the middle of his belly. Looks like someone took an axe to him in a bad way. Most of his flesh that is missing looks like it came from wounds rather than decomposition and his head/face is still pretty intact. His only clothing is a pair of shorts. Mister No Head is well on his way to being very dead and stinky as he’s pretty much all rotten and his abdominal cavity has opened up to reveal his internal organs. He’s wearing a pair of jeans and shoes and both hands are searching in vain for his missing melon. In general, I liked this batch of walking dead. I like their one-piece models more than the multi-piece ones that require assembly just because these don’t require me to put them together. Sure, you lose a bit of pose-ability but these are all unique anyway and less time assembling gives me more time to paint and play. There was at least a little cleaning needed on all of them but none of these were mis-cast. Of the two that are really suited only for modern games they could both be modified to fit into either just a fantasy world or either. The one with the hat could have his head removed and either just left off or you could pop on a GW plastic zombie head if you have one lying around. The other could be modified with a bit of green stuff to turn the phone into a noose that he’s holding around his own neck and the hand holding the briefcase could be pretty easily removed from the model. These ten figures will set you back $20.00 USD and to me that is a super price for ten unique metal flesh-eaters. 6
Safari Into Danger PHP8 $12.00 Pulp Figures has produced yet another fine personality pack for their pulp-era line. "Safari Into Danger" consists of five 25mm figures on an integrated base. All of the models exhibit the Pulp Figures clean and detailed sculpture style. All the modes in the package exhibited a small amount of flash, but only the Hero had an excessive amount - and that was on the under side of the base. The first model in the kit is The Entomologist. Equipped with his large butterfly net, handlebar mustache, and cokebottle thick glasses, this figure is the perfect stereotype of the absent-minded professor on expedition. He is even sculpted as if he's just spotted a rare Danaus Plexippus on a nearby waitabit bush. The second model in the pack is obviously the Hero. Not only does he look like Brandon Frasier from "The Mummy", but his shirt is undone to show his chiseled chest. The model is sculpted in an advancing position, his right hand holding aloft a machete and his left keeping his slung rifle from sliding off his shoulder. Obviously, he's hacking his way through the dense jungle growth. The third model is the Hunter. A slightly rotund figure, he stands with his legs apart and the butt of his bolt action rifle resting on his left thigh. He is wearing a slouch had and this combined with his facial features and body shape reminds me of President Teddy Roosevelt. The last two models remind me of Deborah Kerr and Richard Carlson from "King Solomon's Mines". The Female Adventurer is sculpted as if she had just hoisted her backpack and is turning in response to a question. The Male Adventurer is sculpted in the act of loading his rifle. Both figures round out yet another excellent set from Pulp Figures. Michael Colbert Fantasy Scenery This is an interesting review - I was contacted by Michael Colbert back in November about advertising his new scenery models on the Confrontation Forum that I administer. After a short series of e-mail messages, Michael sent me a sample of his work. Michael lives in Australia and is starting modeling scenery for collectors and fantasy miniature wargamers. The piece he sent is a resin megalith (or menhir). Okay, at first glance, it appears to be a lump of resin, but closer examination reveals that Michael has put a lot of work into the model. The surface is textured like the large stones at Stonehenge. There are even cracks modeled into the surface of the piece. In 28mm, this figure would be a great menhir (large stone) and in 54mm, it would serve as a good kerbstone (small stone that lines the path to a henge). There's really not more that I can say about this piece. As a representative piece of his work, I look forward to the full product line that Michael will be releasing. For those who are interesting in henges and megalithic sites, I would recommend http://www.lessing4.de/megaliths/start.htm. I've used this site in the past when researching "The Order of the Stone", a d20 Call of Cthulhu adventure published in the June 2003 issue of Fictional Reality. Michael Colbert can be contacted via e-mail at: mlcolbert@netc.net.au 7
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