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Wednesday 15 July 2015

Dogs

Next up for my 15mm scale zombie apocalypse collection... 5 dogs!  These miniatures are from Peter Pig's Scenery range, & are only 6-7mm tall, but nevertheless very nicely detailed.  There are 3 unique sculpts in each 8-figure pack - I've painted them up as a golden retriever (or yellow labrador), border collie, labrador retriever, terrier cross-breed, & a German shepherd.  They are all mounted on 1p coins, which are flocked using Gale Force Nine dead/winter grass & dirt.  I really enjoyed painting these, & will probably pick up some farm animals to enhance my rural setting.


In Ambush Z rules terms some of these could be used as police or Military Working Dogs to sniff-out the zombies/Infected, but I'd like to add some house rules for encountering stray dogs as areas are searched - dogs which may be friendly, or alert the Infected with their barking...  Also, I think a scenario with guard dogs acting as alarms for survivors in a safe house could make for a good game.

I did consider painting one to represent my own dog (a cheeky Alaskan malamute), but it was too sad to think of her in an apocalyptic setting!  In the future I will paint another labrador & a German shepherd, but on desert bases, as MWDs for my Force on Force collection.  If I ever branch-out into Crufts miniature gaming, then I have a decent starting point!  :-D

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  1. That's some neat painting on such little figures. I particularly like the markings on the German Shepard.

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    1. Thanks, Mark. I wasn't sure if I'd pulled those markings off or not, so glad you like it.

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  2. They look great :)

    I'm sad not to see a heroic Laika though, battling the infected and carrying a bandolier of grenades through post-apocalyptic Somerset.

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    1. Laika would have to be surrounded by a load of white static grass/hair.

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    2. LOL, very true, Tim. I may yet add her to this pack. She is very fast & can be surprisingly stealthy, so maybe she'd do okay.

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  3. They look stunning, I can't believe that they are 15mm though! Great job Sir.

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    1. Cheers, Michael. I had to crack out my 'smaller than Size 0' brushes for these!

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  4. Heaven forbid you painted one to look like your dog and then it become a snack for the shambling horde!

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    1. Yeah, I think I'd have give her a special ability: 'Invulnerable'! Fictional dogs dying in films always hits me harder than fictional people dying. Not sure what that says about me :-s

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  5. Should definitely concentrate on just painting dogs from now on.

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    1. "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war."

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    2. http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=307

      (strip 4)

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  6. I thoroughly enjoyed painting my PP dogs. :) They have so much character for being so tiny!

    Great effort on yours. And if you do happen to find a rules set based off of Crufts..... o_0

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    1. Thanks, Dai. I wouldn't be surprised if someone somewhere has knocked-up some dog show gaming rules!

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