And now we’re into the final parts of August’s models, with one model in this Zombicide two-post having being finished in August and the other more recently in September.
The newer of the two is “Brad”, who is clearly Zombicide’s take on Dirty Harry Callahan. He’s dressed in the brown suit from the film in the artwork though his jacket on the model buttons up on the wrong side. His .44 Magnum may also be somewhat on the comically large side, but then again, this is Zombicide, not a documentary on the making of Dirty Harry, so an element of exaggeration is fine.
aaand.. there’s just sonething about that pose above. I can’t quite put my finger on where I’ve seen it before. It’s like they were going for a certain look if the figure was viewed from a specific angle…
Here?
…or here?
Anyway.
I did paint the model in the muted brown that the model’s artwork and the film use, and the character looks like an interesting one to start the game with. Marouda actually drew this character for our next game that we should be playng tonight – and thanks to all the well-wishes, she’s feeling much better – if feeling a little unfit from almost 2 weeks of isolation – so it will be seen if Dirty Harry here is as impressive ingame as he is in the film (that we recently watched!)
The second model is “Julien”, who is a (sort of) original character from Season 3’s Angry Neighbors expansion. Julien’s character is based on another of the “I am Legend” Kickstarter backers who paid a princely sum to have themselves included/immortalised in the game as a playable character.
As with several of the other “I am Legend” characters I’ve painted over time, this model feels a little over-designed compared to others, and the fact that it’s based on a paying backer really explains that aspect. Not that I dislike the model, but the busier they get, the more painful they can become to paint – especially when you need to do both a Suvivor and a Zombivor version of each and have all the bits match up!
Azazel's Bitz Box. 
Excellent work on all four mate, will be interesting to hear how Dirty Harry does in game terms, will Marouda be saying “go ahead punk, make my day !” every time she roles the dice ! LOL I see what you mean about how busy the model is, and looks very similar to a lot of modern merc models I’ve seen.
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Thanks Dave. We’ve barely managed to play any Zombicide since I finished these models with everything going on, but it turned out that I managed to draw him once and he did fine.
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I had not realised how many guest stars this range has – I assume there are still plenty more to go!
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Yeah. It feels never-ending sometimes. I’ve been thinking it’s time for some survivor group shots shortly…
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Don’t want to abuse of the pun, but yeah, you made my day 😉
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Haha thanks mate! 😄
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Its good to hear that Marouda is doing better and that you’ll be playing soon (or perhaps already have)! These minis came out really well and Dirty Harry in Zombicide is a pretty appealing idea. “Julien” looks like Vega from Street Fighter or Casey Jones from TMNT had a weapon swap to me 🙂
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Thanks mate. Haven’t really been playing for awhile now due to the post-op, but the plan is now to hopefully finish the 1st edition (hero/survivor) models by about Easter. Turtles, eh? Interesting…?
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Very nicely done! 🙂 I like ’em both! Not sure if I’ve seen Sudden Impact!
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Yeah we decided to start watching the films as we’d never actually watched them properly. I’d seen snippets of the first film by being in the lounge room while my parents watched it many years ago but not seen it in full or as an adult.
We’re still only a couple of movies in, so I guess that’s another ongoing project to add to the list….
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Nice work again Az. Excellent likeness as well!
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Thanks Guru. Credit there has to go to the sculptors!
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Aw mate I love these!!
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Cheers mate! 😄
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Dirty Harry looks great! The pose looks a little off, as he’s leaning backwards whereas Clint is straight and rigid. Ah, well. Nice work on them both and it’s awesome that you can capture those colors so well.
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Well I guess the leaning one cam be explained by it being a zombified version of the character. 😳
I do like how painting these assorted models with specific schemes kind of forces me to paint different colours and/or things in a different manner to just painting warhammer-type models all the time…
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