The second last pair of models for May today – posted on the last day of June. Somehow I missed this pair, even though I’d taken the photos ages ago. We have Catwoman as a Survivor Hero as well as Catwoman as a Zombie.
I’m not super happy with the way Batwoman’s face came out, but then it’s a pretty bad mask design to use for a miniatures game where people are likely to paint the models. Apparently this no-face-but-stiched-details-all-in-black mask design and outline-only Bat-Symbol are from some Birds of Prey comic. Neither was fun nor easy to paint, and so it caused this model to take literally months to get finished – which in turn causes a delay to the next couple of Zombicide heroes! I probably should have just used contrast-style paints instead of traditional painting!
With Catwoman, I went for black-highlighted-as-blue which is a common comic trope that sometimes gets used for her. I know a purple costume is more common with Catwoman, but since I’d already given her a purple tinge to her skin to represent her being a Zombie I felt the contrast was a better choice for my palette. When (if!) CMON deliver on the full Kickstarter package, I’ll paint my living Catwoman in Purple tones.
Catwoman’s costume was a bit confusing as well. I had no idea that she had an outfit with exposed armpits. Certainly an …interesting choice! The painting frame she’s standing on forced me to figure out how best to fill in that particular space.
Who’s that girl?
Anyway, the DCeased Gotham City Outbreak box is the retail-only pre-release companion product for the DCeased Kickstarter, much like Heroes’ Resistance was for Marvel Zombies. They act as introductory products where they still have value for All-in KS collectors due to the characters having alternative scultps and stat cards. The zombies are represented by cardboard standees, but I just use zombies from my existing collection instead. If you’re a Zombicide fan, or a new Zombicide fan, then I’d certainly recommend picking up both while you still can… especially since it’s not that hard to merge any Zombicide content from one game to another, so Marvel and DC can play vs Zombies, and it’s also pretty simple to add Supes into your regular games to have them fighting Zombies alongside your normal survivors…
Azazel's Bitz Box. 
Nice!
The star of the show is the painting beneath Catwoman’s feet. I mean the figures look great, but the painting is brilliant.
Freehand?
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Thanks Frank! Yep, freehand – I needed to figure out something to paint there that I could actually manage to do that would also (ideally) be recognisable! 🙂
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I’m very jealous of your artistic abilities, and your steady hand 😃
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Excellent work on both, especially with the difficult sculpt on Batwoman, great color choice on Catwoman, the purple could have bexcome overpowering. Fantastic freehand, of the girl with the pearl earing
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Thanks Dave – Batgirl is one case where the giant blown-up blog images really don’t do the model any favours, though it’s too easy to forget how often that’s the case when looking at models on the internet – whether they’re our own, someone else’s or even blown up on screen for a YouTube video!
I’m happy The Girl came out so well to be honest. She’s still a little bit rough, but so is the canvas, and recognisable is a win there!
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Catwoman looks amazing, and it blows my mind you got that painting done! 🤯 Speaking as a new Zombicide fan, I’ve had Gotham City Outbreak on my list since seeing it’s under £40, so it’s good to know that it’s worth picking up!
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Yeah, this and the Marvel one are simpler versions of the “Full” game, but they’re still quite fun – and as it happens they’re also cross-compatable as well!
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I like these two! Excellent stuff! 🙂 If there’s a Zombie Catwoman, there must be a Zombie General Veers somewhere!
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Thanks John! I know there are a few Thrawn-related Zombie Stormtrooper STLS floating around. Perhaps there’s an officer that could work for Veers amongst them?
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Cassandra Cain does have a unique getup that doesn’t translate well to miniature form. Its even darker and more gothic looking than Batman’s in many cases! I love the photo frame which looks straight out of an art gallery and the freehand is magnificent as well. Jan Vermeer and Catwoman are a match made in heaven, I reckon!
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Lovely work sir! Especially on the painting beneath catwomans foot. That’s not the nicest Batgirl costume I’ve seen, tbh but your painting of it is truly excellent mate.
cheers Roger
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Very cool. Made me think of the couple who were in the news the other day on top of the Empire State Building. That was Batman and catwoman though
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Superb mate, and extra points for the Vermeer!! Brilliant 🫶
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