Renaissance of the Dead

 Still in time for Zomtober!

I hadn't really noticed that this time of the year was coming, but a gentle post by mighty Dave Stone from Wargames Terrain Workshop served as a heads up. In fact it was a happy coincidence, as just a few days ago I had found some zombies in a box at the bottom of the shelf. The timing couldn't be better, so I knew I had to paint them!

They belong to the Undead ranges by The Assault Group, a company I had heard a lot about, but had never got the chance to try by myself. I can only say that the design and sculpts are amazing. They have that Oldschool quality that makes them so enjoyable to paint, they are a real pleasure to the brush.

Here you have the Landsknecht Zombies:

Or are they Zombie Landsknechts?

No peacock feathers this time

It's a quite straightforward paintjob, I think it's the kind of stuff that suits these minis. Their colours are still visible, I didn't want to desaturate them too much, as I believe that colour is a relevant part of the oldschool approach.

Yeah, I think they are in need of some directions

 I chose yellow and green for a couple of reasons. First of all is because I think the combo looks cool, not that I need anything else to base my decisions.

But there's another reason. In the WHFB world, those are the colours of the province of Stirland, a place bordering with Sylvania (well, formally comprising Sylvania), home to the Von Carstein and thus a likely place to find some decent zombies!

In support of this rationale, Stirland also shares borders with The Moot, home of the most thriving community of Halflings in the Empire.

Oh, anyone said Halflings?

Zombie Halflings!

I wouldn't dare to say Halfling Zombies

These minis are a pure joy to paint, totally different from my usual stuff, and it's the first time I see zombified Halflings, so extra points for that.

Clearly zombies come in all sizes and shapes

Once I was in the green and yellow mood I simply couldn't stop. It strangley suits them too. Stirland auxiliary militia? Mercenaries? You name it, I'm happy with the pattern.

Two and a half zombies

I don't really have any serious plans for these fellas, but I'm happy I've finally painted them. They can play as nice rivals in any skirmish game I can think of, I may even use them in a HeroQuest game or something of the like. For now this is it:

Halloween local parade 2023

These may have served as a palette cleanser, but I'm still open to new projects and different stuff, so now I have to decide what comes next. To be determined!

In the meantime, have a spooky Halloween and enjoy!