Descent monsters

Following on from the Heroes, here are the monsters from the core Descent boardgame. I've been dabbling with Citadel Contrast, and the range of browns is very handy. The Shadow Dragons and Merriods were a bit challenging to shade and highlight.

Shadow Dragons

Merriods

Elementals

Ettins

Barghests

Zombies

Goblin Archers

Cave Spiders

Flesh Moulders

Nurgle Plague Marines

I painted these Plague Marines at the start of the year, but the six pox-walkers took a lot longer to get done.

I wanted yellow armour with black trim, reminiscent of biohazard suits. I am quite pleased with their appearance. They are absolutely festooned in disgusting details. I wouldn't mind getting some more for Kill Team shenanigans, but then I recall how long they each take to paint...

Plague Marines

Champion with Plague Knife, Power Fist, and Plasma Gun

Plague Marine with Blight Launcher

Plague Marine with Boltgun

I wanted a waxy pallor for the poxwalkers, and used thinned green and purple washes to bring out Papa Nurgle's gifts. They're a bit brown and lack a je ne sais quoi. For zombies, I have no desire to spend more time on them.

Poxwalkers 

Zomtober- Last Night on Earth survivors 3

As Zomtober draws to a grisly close, here's my final batch- the remaining LNoE survivors. Three of the figures are alternate poses of earlier figures, which is a bit annoying. I'd rather have had three new characters.

 This guy has a bit of a baby face, which is frustrating. He otherwise looks like he's come from a Siberian penal battalion.

Jake Cartwright, drifter

Nikki is one of the most sensibly equipped and outfitted survivors. I'd join her band to escape the zompocalyspe!

Nikki, bush pilot

 I quite like this determined pose.

Sally, high school sweetheart

 You can't quite see it, but this guy has a pencil behind his right ear. I am not entirely happy with his tie.

Mr Goddard, chemistry teacher

This sculpt was uninspiring. It was my first time doing a checked shirt- I don't envy those of you with highland regiments!

Ed Baker, lumberjack

 This paintjob also suffers from babyface.

Sheriff Anderson, small town lawman

 I was really happy with Jade's hair and leggings. I did her face with extra white for that goth look, but my photo is a bit out of focus. She's carrying a skateboard.

Jade, high school outcast

 I like this guy's stogie and bald head.

Sam, the diner cook

 Stacy's notepad came out better than I thought it would. It could also be a tablet, as she searches for a WiFi signal.

Stacy, Investigative reporter

That's it for Zomtober for me! Here's my output, 14 zombies and 24 survivors:

Last Night on Earth

As I commented last week, there is a lack of diversity in this figure range. There's also a lack of imagination with the names: Johnny, Kenny, Stacy, Nikki, Becky, Sally, Billy and Jenny all feature!

It has been great to get all these figures done this month! Thanks to all my Zomtober comrades who have inspired me:

Eclectic Gentleman Tabletop Gamer - Pulpcitizen

Four Colour Super Minis - Rob

Fantorical - Blaxkleric

Mike's Random Wargaming Meanderings - Mike C

Saturday Mornings - Ivor Evans

28mm Victorian Warfare - Michael Awdry

Miniature Mayhem - Terry Silverthorn

ANYTHING BUT A 1! - Clint

Cheaphammer!!! - Kieron

Lead Reckoning - Fred Jackson

da Gobbo's Grotto - Wargaming blog - da Gobbo Grotto

Never Mind The Jankers - Roy Williamson

Paintbrush and Superglue - Matt

Dizbusters Gaming Ephemera - Phil Curran

Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomatist - Edwin King

EndTransmission's gaming stuff - Paul Smith

Colgar6 and the Infinite Legion of Toy Soldiers - Colgar6

The Wargaming Addict - Wargaming Addict

Zomtober- Last Night on Earth survivors 2

I'm kicking along nicely with the survivors. Mostly a basecoat with a wash, highlights if I feel like it, and a bit more time on the faces.

Sister Ophelia is a 'reformed nun', whatever that means. Black wash over dark grey- needs some antishine.

Sister Ophelia, reformed nun

Kenny is throwing Campbell's soup tins at the oncoming hordes. Warhol would be proud at this social commentary.

Kenny, supermarket bag boy. Acrylic on plastic (2017)

 G-man, nice pose, useful figure.

Agent Carter, FBI

Amanda- I hope she decides to wear something more practical if she makes it through the night... She'll be useful in any slasher film scenario. The dress is blue undercoat, silver, blue wash.

Amanda, prom queen

 Alice could do with a bit more attention to her hair, but I like the colour of her dress.

Alice, diner waitress

 I like how Jake's face came out. He looks like he'd survive.

Jake Cartwright, drifter

 I'm still challenged by getting a smooth orange. I quite like how Victor came out overall.

Victor, escaped prisoner

Detective Winters is the only black character... at least she's very cool. I tried to channel a bit of Kima Greggs from The Wire.

Detective Rachelle Winters

Zomtober- Last Night on Earth survivors 1

Here's my first batch of survivors from Last Night on Earth.

Becky is appropriately dressed in protective clinical attire similar to many nurses I have known. I added some shotgun shells to her base.

Becky, Nurse

I worked out a quick way to do denim: blue-grey, followed by Army Painter Blue Tone.

Johnny, High School Quarterback

I did a little OSL on the reverend's arm.

Father Joseph, man of the cloth

Sheriff Anderson's got a bit of Rick Grimes going on. You can't really see it properly, but I added a stripe to his trousers.

Sheriff Anderson, small town lawman

Denim again on Sally.

Sally, high school sweetheart

Jenny, the farmer's daughter. Pure cheesecake.

Jenny, the farmer's daughter

I like that the flare gun and gas can tell a story, although I don't think you can use them like this in the game.

Billy, the Sheriff's son

Zomtober zombies

I participated in Zomtober 2015, but wasn't able to last year. I've resumed painting my Last Night on Earth zombies, and finished my main horde with another fourteen zombies. They paint up so fast!

Brains....

With 2015's crop

I've started on the survivors, they're a pleasant change of pace from the Deathwatch!

BFG and AWI

I played a refresher game of Battlefleet Gothic, using Gorillamo's lovely painted ships.We ran two cruisers at each other- I took Chaos against his Imperial fleet. I had squadrons of bombers as well, which made a big difference when his nova cannon failed to hit and he had no fighters. I crippled his ships in fairly short order- it's a fun little space naval game.

Chaos Cruisers

Imperial Cruisers

One Imperial cruiser is crippled as the other watches on

I'm sure there will be more BFG in the future as Gorillamo has many more painted ships.

I also got to try out the newest Commands & Colors game, Tricorne. This is set in the American Revolution, and is a nice balance between linear formations and woodland skirmishing. Morale plays a big role, and the positioning of your leaders is important. This is a 'core game', so I'm sure future expansions beckon with French, Indians, and eventually the Seven Years War.

Tricorne- my continentals face down the British and their German allies.

PS- I've thrown my hat in the ring for Zomtober- I'll be painting more figures from Last Night on Earth over the next few weeks.