Zombie M-ATV - Done !

[Buzzbomb]

Broken through the mojo drain and working on another Post Apoc type model
I picked up the Panda 1/35 Oshkosh M-ATV very cheap, no instructions and have toiled through getting it together. Think Bronco parts breakdown with some Mach2 Sprue gates and Novo Flash.
Ok.. maybe a bit of an over exaggeration but not too far off. It was not a trouble free build. This is to all intents just an out of the box build, with a bit of a mod around a crumpled front fender.
Pretty interesting Vehicle though.
So here we are, the doors are still off awaiting later fixing as they will all in the open position



So the idea is this M-ATV has crashed into a wall, out of ammo and is for all intents now abandoned and surrounded by Zombies.


More Zombie figures are coming, hoping to have at least 10 to give the impression of a moving horde past this vehicle, with one survivor hiding underneath the vehicle. Testing the half zombie to see if it would work being trapped between the vehicle and the wall

[Old Wombat]

Unsurprisingly, I have most, if not all, of those zombies.

To show it's out of ammo you're going to need a lot of spent rounds floating around in (&, maybe, around) the M-ATV.

Looking really good!

[raafif]

throw the doors away off & replace with rebar mesh that the zombies have ripped open.  I guess zombies can still walk around with something big speared thru them

[apophenia]

Yes, looking good 

...To show it's out of ammo you're going to need a lot of spent rounds floating around in (&, maybe, around) the M-ATV...

Side-cutters and copper wire on stand-by 

[Buzzbomb]

Team, lots of rain here, so lots of work in the workshop.
moving onto the diorama part
Streetscape is getting built up


The Factory wall that the M-ATv is smashed into


First pass on the zombies. Not entirely happy, a couple might get a rerun

I do have more, varied Zombies coming, thanks to Loot Studios. These are being printed by a buddy, so I will get them sometime near the end of the month

Incidentely, a lot of my images will drop off the world, my many years having my own webspace is coming to an end. There is just no point anymore. So far I plan to try Dropbox (All these images are dropbox hosted)

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Frank3k]

The Zombies look good, especially Zombie Freddie Mercury.

What are you using for the street itself? Looks like cardboard, but it has a good texture.

As for your web page - you should copy all the images to your Dropbox account for future reference.

[Buzzbomb]

The Zombies look good, especially Zombie Freddie Mercury.

What are you using for the street itself? Looks like cardboard, but it has a good texture.

As for your web page - you should copy all the images to your Dropbox account for future reference.

Thanks Frank

Probably not going to use that figure, the pose is quite absurd. Inspired by the scene from World War Z I would think. See how it looks once I get more and it looks more "herd" like.

Yes, nearly all cardboard, just needs some careful handling in the painting stage to not undo it all.

Already downloaded all the images, for re-use. Even the free Dropbox account has enough space for all those as it stands. But even a paid account is cheaper than the Hosting I was using.

[raafif]

Probably not going to use that figure, the pose is quite absurd.

  Looks like he's doing swan lake to me.  Spandau Ballet may be no more but Zombie ballet is coming

[Buzzbomb]

Moving ahead, sort of impressed myself, as far as mojo

First up, some more stuff. The Soldier figures and some brass .50 Cal boxes

much more convincing empty boxes. A bit dicky to get together with some teensy weensy folds, but so far really worth the effort. Ok, I did not even try the ridiculously flimsy and largely impractical lid hinge part of the assembly sequence.


overall layout of the current bits, using some miniart Trash cans, Royal Models Street lamp and the other stuff you have already seen.
The building has a layer of an outdoor type filler over the foam to give a reasonably acceptable concrete finish, if a bit chunky to scale.


As I hoped one of the figures from the US Modern Set, just arrived, fits the bill for a trooper trapped underneath the vehicle by all the zombies

[Frank3k]

Looks good; the trapped soldier reminds me of some of the events in "Blackhawk Down"

[Story]

Zombie Freddie Mercury.

You owe me a coffee.

However, I checked - it is a thing

[Buzzbomb]

Nice FreddOmbie

Quick update on the base work, which is somehow, much to even my surprise, steaming ahead

Still some tidy ups and toning down to do, but getting into the zone


How the vehicle is situated as far as impacts etc etc.

[Ramba]

This is going to be epic. Looking forward to seeing the finished dio.

[Kerick]

That’s looking so good. I’m taking notes.

[Old Wombat]

Now all you need is to have the half-zombie figure crawling up, unnoticed, behind the guy hiding under the M-ATV.

[Buzzbomb]

Small update, some figure painting.

The newer 3D printed figures. Clearly some touch ups and repaint needed on all these, where stuff does not work. Photos never lie


The horde so far


Should have about 4 more of the 3d Printed figures still being printed, I have asked for 2 x of each, so maybe some cut and mod amongst them
use a couple of the Masterbox figures and should end up with about 12-15 Zombies, which hopefully will be enough to set he scene.

[Ramba]

The zombies look great.  The scene is coming together. Inspiring me to finish mine.

[Old Wombat]

You're doing a great job on those Z's, Brian!

However, there seems to be quite a big scale difference between the new zombies & the old, & the sk8r grl looks too "old" compared to the others.

No criticism, just observation, as the girl in the bikini top is a good head-&-shoulders taller than the other (MAiM?) figures.

[Buzzbomb]

You're doing a great job on those Z's, Brian!

However, there seems to be quite a big scale difference between the new zombies & the old, & the sk8r grl looks too "old" compared to the others.

No criticism, just observation, as the girl in the bikini top is a good head-&-shoulders taller than the other (MAiM?) figures.

It is a scaling thing.
You mean Gwendoline Christie    Yes bit bigger. That figure is a scale down of a 100mm figure found on thingiverse.
 The Loot figures are a variable scale type arrangement from 28mm to 75mm as the standard .STL files. Once you start scaling using the 3D software things get a bit trickier.
As I said before the Loot figures are a lot more whimisical as far as design as they are more gaming orientated, not so "serious and human" as the Royal Models Figures. Only have a couple of the Maim types and neither of them is in the picture.

The pack I have purchased
https://app.lootstudios.com/bundle/z-outbreak-survivors/

They really do have some interesting subjects and this kind of subscription model is getting to be the way of things in this space.

[Buzzbomb]

.... girl in the bikini top is a good head-&-shoulders taller than the other (MAiM?) figures.

and is being rescaled to a more suitable size. This is where the 3D resin printing really shines, being able to edit files.

So here we go for an update.
Some more work to go on set dressing, like newspapers and other rubbish dead fall, maybe a few weeds without going full I am Legend overgrown, this is more during the earlier parts of an outbreak.
Some of the Zeds are placeholders, this was more about getting number to see if the scene sells itself. I am expecting to have maybe 10 more Zeds in there







Mr halfie might move yet, to appearing from under the busted down door an around the front wheel.


Nursie will probably get a repaint as well. The whole 1950's/60's white nurse get up is a bit out of time frame, except if it was a Halloween outfit. Skater Waitress from a retro restaurant, might work though, but like Mr Dancing Zombie, probably will not make the cut and final placement

[Old Wombat]

I see you have a trooper hiding behind the bin: Nice touch!




And, yes, Royal Model, not MAiM!

[Frank3k]

Looks good, but they seem too organized, like they're going to a parade. Maybe a couple should be moving to one side or the other, or maybe even in the opposite direction.  Big Sexy Dead Lady really stands out, although I recognize the mail lady zombie from the Masterbox set!

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Buzzbomb]

Looks good, but they seem too organized, like they're going to a parade. Maybe a couple should be moving to one side or the other, or maybe even in the opposite direction.  Big Sexy Dead Lady really stands out, although I recognize the mail lady zombie from the Masterbox set!

All good observations, this is still early days with this set out trial. Pose of those figures still in the printer queue that I do not have yet will change who goes where.

I think the Walking Dead type of Horde, all moving in the same direction is what my minds eye sees, all heading "somewhere familiar". Dawn of the Dead sort of set that going with the observation that the Zeds headed to the shopping centre, because of the instinct that they had to go there.

[Ramba]

Very cool! Coming together nicely!

[Buzzbomb]

We have Zombies... lots of Zombies


Quite a few hours printing there so I owe a mate a few beers, now to cull a few out, bit of clean up and start painting 

[Dr. YoKai]

  Man, that's one shamblin' pile of EEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

[Claymore]

Kind of reminds me of a student party I once went to back in the day. 

[LemonJello]

That is an impressive Z horde!

[Frank3k]

Quite the horde! You can almost smell them through the screen...

[Buzzbomb]

Lets do some Zombie painting 
Undercoated.

.. now using the 20/20 hindsight and talking to cleverer people than me, undercoating in black for the groups would have been better as I have since found out painting them is a pill, because getting the brush through to paint the interior is... well lets say challenging, with lots of griping, recoats and one minor tantrum. With black undercoat, the misses may not have been quite so obvious
So far.. still work in progress

[LemonJello]

Far better figure painting skills than I have. Well done!

Seeing that horde approach would make me check my mag pouches and press check my rifle to make sure I had a round chambered.

[GTX_Admin]

You appear to have a preference for blue clothing...

[Buzzbomb]

You appear to have a preference for blue clothing...

 

Maybe, although I appear to have a lot more browns, greys and greens in my paint drawers, most very drab colours for a rather different genre of figure painting
Striped garments are right out.

[apophenia]

"Again, eww!"

[Frank3k]

For dead-ish people, they look very lively now. Great job on the clothing and features!

[Old Wombat]

Some look a tad "ripe".

This ...

"Again, eww!"

... could be very appropriate if one was down wind of them.

[Buzzbomb]

Some look a tad "ripe".
This ...

"Again, eww!"

... could be very appropriate if one was down wind of them.

One of those things I suppose books and TV cannot really convey to the viewer/reader... the smell of the Post Apoc world would be overwhelming.

Anyhoooo...

Almost there.. this is more like what my Minds Eye saw for this dio. Might get a couple more Zombo's on but, this is the hordeish type effect I was after

[Old Wombat]

Yep!

[Frank3k]

Big Blonde is front and center! The layout looks great

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Buzzbomb]

So, this is pretty much it


Peeking out in front of the rear tyre, the trapped survivor


Trapped troopy has a problem, well half a problem Might need some drag marks behind Halfie though





What the trapped dude's buddy can see


Thanks for the support during this build

[LemonJello]

That is a well composed and executed scene.  Awesome!

[Old Wombat]

Excellent diorama, Brian!

[apophenia]

So, this is pretty much it ...

I wouldn't use the word "pretty" ... but there's plenty of awesomeness here 

And the zombie Teddy Bear cracks me up 

[Frank3k]

That's a great dio! The shot of the soldier looking at the zombie horde from some iffy cover reminds me of "Blackhawk Down" - same sense of desperation.

[Story]

That's a great dio! The shot of the soldier looking at the zombie horde from some iffy cover reminds me of "Blackhawk Down" - same sense of desperation.

The guy hiding under the vehicle behind the front tire takes this over the top.

[Story]

One of those things I suppose books and TV cannot really convey to the viewer/reader... the smell of the Post Apoc world would be overwhelming.

Move your build into the fourth dimension and put one of these on the backside of the garage wall.
https://www.amazon.com/Products-Stinky-Prank-Cards-Fresheners/dp/B07ZHKK7X7

[Robomog]

This is truly an example of getting your mojo back 

Brilliant dio and great attention to detail

Mog
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