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Post by darkmook on Mar 4, 2009 5:12:20 GMT -9
LOL! Chance would be a fine thing! Did manage to have a play with the gun controllers that arrived over the weekend, but have had zero time for anything this week so far-the travel back from work has been appalling!! Still, it's my birthday this weekend so that's something to look forward to! Sneaky peaks will be posted as soon as I am happy with them!
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Post by darkmook on Mar 2, 2009 23:54:08 GMT -9
Very, very cool!Really like the dynamic pose!
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Post by darkmook on Feb 27, 2009 3:42:41 GMT -9
Hi abaddon!
I am afraid it is a console game-this version for the wii-so no minis required!
I would highly recommend it as it is A-a great co-op first person shooter( me and the missus played waaaaay too much last night!)and B-a great visual source of inspiration for minis and horror gaming in general. It has a kinda 'grindhouse' flavour to it (a bit 'Planet Terror' if anyone has seen that) and is definitely not kid friendly-a LOT of swearing, so wouldn't recommend picking it up if there are kids in the house that could get their hands on it!
After playing it has got me thinking about carny and hospital themes for the zombies, and I would love to see some of the locations as tiles or card scenery!
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Post by darkmook on Feb 27, 2009 0:28:36 GMT -9
Hey all! Just got House of the Dead Overkill-man, that thing has given me so many ideas! Am working on some of the 'soldier zombies', and when I have the set finished will add one or two black and whites of these guys for colouring. I have a ton of variants I want to do, and the more zombies the merrier in my book!
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Post by darkmook on Feb 22, 2009 5:14:58 GMT -9
Phew! Seems like forever since I updated here! Well, I have uploaded my image for the February 09 Hoard on that thread, but for completeness sake here it is too: The books aren't so sure of their alien nature, but the film and TV show which made such a lasting impression on me suggested they were! This is my first crack at a non-humanoid fig and I am fairly pleased with the results
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Post by darkmook on Feb 19, 2009 23:49:36 GMT -9
Hey folks! Well, I managed to catch the stomach bug that was doing the rounds so was out of action for a few days (THAT was a great way to end the Valentine weekend! ) but I have managed to start colouring the new batch, so worry not! I will post a 'sneak peak' as fig each is finished, but will be putting these together in one set-am thinking one hero (in the 3 stages if I have time), and 3 or 4 zombies. In almost related news I am now trying to decide what to go for for the wii-Dead Rising or House of the Dead Overkill. I have a birthday coming up so... Take care all and speak soon!
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Post by darkmook on Feb 11, 2009 10:33:49 GMT -9
OK folks, the next two inks are done: JackHot Topic Zombie(The colour balance is a little off-the lines won't be so blue in reality!) I think I will probably concentrate on colouring this first batch before inking the others, so will keep you posted! Cheers!
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Post by darkmook on Feb 10, 2009 1:57:51 GMT -9
LOL! ;D'Fraid that progress is at the 'slow and steady' stage at the moment, abaddon. Had an awful 'why can't I draw all of a sudden???' night last night resulting in a lot of screwed up inks and frustration, but did get the weapons scaled in right this morning before work ( I got in a little early...) Soon-I promise!
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Post by darkmook on Feb 4, 2009 12:05:08 GMT -9
Howdy folks! Quick update for you! Here are the stage 1 'inks' for the first couple of figs: Foot soldierNap time zombieI hope to get the colours finished this weekend! Cheers!
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Post by darkmook on Feb 3, 2009 1:44:38 GMT -9
Hey abaddon (and all!)!
I have been faffing around with the scaling and adding weapons etc, as well as working on a few other bits and bobs. But fear not, I will have at least some new images posted by the end of the week!
I have also had a few ideas for more 'bio-weapon' characters in the vein of my slasher movie fig Hodder, but we'll have to see how that plays out...
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Post by darkmook on Feb 1, 2009 11:39:41 GMT -9
Squirmydad-just plain awesome!!
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Post by darkmook on Jan 28, 2009 0:35:59 GMT -9
Thanks again folks for the positive support! I had spent some time in Chicago before the honeymoon, but it was the wife's first time in the States and she loved it! It will be moving to Miami time as soon as we win the lottery... And as you asked for it, here are a few more sketches for what I have planned currently: Ali here is kinda Mina v2, and could go either way at the moment Crawler 2-female variant Hot Topic Zombie-teen goth apocalypse starts here! And finally Bruce-boom stick to be added later... I am pretty excited by the new batch, and can't wait to get them finished up. Am thinking of kind of 'mini' sets-two zombies, one hero in the 3 phases maybe...we'll see how it works out! Cheers! A
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Post by darkmook on Jan 26, 2009 12:10:30 GMT -9
Hey hey folks! Firstly, happy New Year! Apologies for the extended break-the honeymoon was amazing (if tiring-Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami in 17 days then flying back to the UK is more than a little knackering!) and I can highly recommend the Tonga room if you are ever in San Francisco! Work has been crazy busy since we got back, but I finally managed to get a few things finished up whilst visiting the in-laws this weekend, so here we go with the sketches ... Zombie-thinking of this guy as a kind of standard foot soldier for making up the hoard, with multiple heads, different colourways etc Nap time zombie (this guy's still in his jammies) Crawler-one of two 2.5ishD crawling zombies I'm working on And some human victi...HEROES! Jack-this guy's lost his family and is bent on revenge Kelly has put her martial arts skills to good use since Z-Day Adrian-an ad agency intern, he just thought it would be another day at the office... I have a few more bits and pieces (more heroes, some female zombies), but don't want the post to be too long and boring! Will keep you all updated and hope to get a little more active on the boards again! Cheers all! A
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Post by darkmook on Dec 3, 2008 0:13:57 GMT -9
Hey all!
Thanks WaffleM for the kind words! I had a bunch of guys I used in a comic book I did about 10 years ago called the Kung Fu Priest Squad-maybe worth dusting down if there's some interest... And thanks to Abaddon and onemonkeybeau too-cheers guys, glad you like it!
I'm thinking that once I get back I will spend a little time re-doing the other designs in the new technique-it's a little more involved than a straight re-colour, as I have pretty much completely dispensed with inks on this guy, but I think it will be well worth it. I hadn't planned on a zombie variant, but as there seems to be the interest I will try and make the 3 versions standard for all my (suitable) human figs-let's get that undead hoard shuffling forward!
Thanks too for the backpack comments-man, that thing was the bane of my life! Zips, pockets, logos, garlic-tried 'em all and just couldn't get it to look right! Will have another crack when I do the zombie version and see if I can come up with something that works and doesn't give me an ulcer!!
I am away from the 14th until New Year, so may not make the Hoard this month. We are heading to Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami, so it's a pretty hectic tour (hey, what in my life isn't hectic?) but will be well worth it! Me and the missus are VERY excited!
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Post by darkmook on Dec 2, 2008 7:26:17 GMT -9
Hi folks! Man, this month has been hectic! What with re-modelling the kitchen (and the associated house of chaos!)and organising my honeymoon November went by in a blur! Anyhow, did manage to get a little something together for the November Monthly Figure Hoard, so here it is: Dr Price, Monster Hunter!Zombies, Vampires, Bigfoot, Jersey Devil-you name it, he'll hunt it! I tried a new inking technique, and I think I dig the way it came out, so I may tweak up some of the other designs to match! IF I ever get the time-honeymoon is only a 2 weeks away (YAY!!!)
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Post by darkmook on Oct 31, 2008 0:17:23 GMT -9
Thanks for the kind words folks!
I will see what I can come up with, and will have a play around with Mina a little (outfits, weapons etc) when I get a chance.
Glad everyone is liking the stuff!
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Post by darkmook on Oct 29, 2008 23:51:01 GMT -9
Hi all, Just thought I would start popping the monthly figure hoard entries up once I have sent them to OneMonk. I know that they are in the hoard thread, so hope the repetition isn't too irritating! September 2008 Hoard Survival Horror mini- MinaThese are the three variants I aim to do for all my Horror figs-clean, bloody and 'infected' (zombie, vampire, werewolf-whichever the particular beastie may be!) October 2008 HoardIn honor of the season, the Teen Slasher Movie set: Hodder, the movie monster man-mountain Jamie, the plucky teen cheerleader who is desperate for a cell signal I had half an eye on these guys being usable in the Survival Horror series I am planning (although Jamie will be needing her clean and infected variants), and may do more 'movie monster' themed stuff for the upcoming hoards
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