Zombicide Survivors “Audrey” (Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler from Big Bang Theory) & “Mack” (Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe from Con Air)

Zombicide Survivors "Audrey" (Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler from Big Bang Theory) & "Mack" (Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe from Con Air)

We’re almost at the end of August’s models today. Posting got derailed by a combination of work being busy and Marouda having the plague – necessitating us living in different parts of the house for 2 weeks, so I’m now trying to catch up on things.

Zombicide Survivors "Audrey" (Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler from Big Bang Theory)

First up we have Zombicide’s take on Amy Farrah Fowler from Big Bang Theory – The card art was actually pretty accurate to one of Mayim Bialik’s outfits in the show, so I just copied it outright.

Zombicide Survivors "Audrey" (Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler from Big Bang Theory)

Both of Amy’s figures are pretty mediocre in my opinion, and there are STL equivalents out there that I may look into sometime later on. Still – as I do often say – this one is finished and ready for gaming and will look totally fine at tabletop range.

Zombicide Survivors "Mack" (Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe from Con Air)

Our next figure is another slightly disappointing sculpt – this time it’s based on Nicolas Cage’s Cameron Poe from Con Air. I guess you already knew that from the post title, though! The sculpt isn’t bad as such – it’s just kind of middling. Or “mid” as the kids these days say. The living sculpt might be a bit better if Nic didn’t look like he was falling backwards, because his leg position and centre of balance is all wrong for taking a swing. Ironically, the dead version does it much more effectively!

Zombicide Survivors "Mack" (Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe from Con Air)

Let’s not forget, though, that while neither of these are true works of art in their completed form, they are just boardgame models in the end, and my own interest in painting them well does vary by how nice the models are – they are all subject to the “good enough” rule.

Zombicide Survivors “Achille” (Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter) & “Gary” (Jeff Bridges as “The Dude” from The Big Lebowski)

Zombicide Survivors "Achille" (Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter) & "Gary" (Jeff Bridges as "The Dude" from The Big Lebowski)

We’re still solidly showing August’s models at the moment with another pair of Film-inspired Zombicide Survivors.

Zombicide "Achille" Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter

First up we have “Achille” who is based on everyone’s favourite Serial Killer/Psychologist, Hannibal Lecter. The artwork has a stronger resemblance to Anthony Hopkins than the actual model, but it’ll work in-game. I was pleased when the dark sea-green jumpsuit from the card art actually matched some stills from the films, so painting him turned out to be pretty straightforward.

Zombicide "Achille" Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter

At some point in the near-to-medium future, I’ll have to repost this model alongside the game’s version of Clarice Starling – who I posted here a mere 8 years ago – coincidently – to the very day!

Zombicide "Gary" Jeff Bridges as "The Dude" from The Big Lebowski

Today’s second model is “Gary” who provides us with Zombicide’s take on Jeff Bridges’ “The Dude” from that surprisingly well-celebrated cult Cohen Brothers film, “The Big Lebowski”. The dude wasn’t as annooying to paint as I’d feared. The simple tartan on his shorts wasn’t something I was looking forward to, but it worked well enough in the end, and I’m happy with how the highlighting and shading on his dressing gown turned out.

Zombicide "Gary" Jeff Bridges as "The Dude" from The Big Lebowski

Not exactly the best miniature I’ve painted for Zombicide, but it’ll work well enough on the tabletop. As with Hannibal above, this figure also has a “partner” model that I painted some time ago. In this case it’s John Goodman’s Walter Sobchak.

At this point I don’t feel like I will actually get all of my 1st Edition Zombicide models done by the end of 2023, though it may be possible at least to get the survivors finished…

perhaps.