"15mm "I Am Legend"-like Post Apocalyptic Zombies/Ghouls???" Topic

Look at the plague "survivors" here:

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Now look at the Ghouls here:

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What do you think?

CC

Yeah they look pretty similar. The Splintered Light minis are 15mm.

I bought Splintered Light Ghouls for just this purpose. Actually just got some more last week. Keep in mind that Splintered Light is having a 20% off sale so what better time to add to your Zombie hordes.

Jeff

Jeff,

How do they compare in size to existing 15mm SF figures (GZG, Rebel Minis, etc.)?

Thanks.

Dan

CC,

Please remind me this weekend via PM and I will get you some pictures. It's been a 13 hour day at the office and just not up to it tonight. Let me know what specific miniatures you want to see them next to and I will try to use those. I have examples of most of the Modern and Sci-Fi 15mm on the market so I should be able to get some good examples.

Jeff

Jeff,

There's absolutely no rush. Please get some rest, spend time with your family and recharge. We can do this whenever you are good and ready.

As for specific figures, I leave that up to you, though a sampling of each range (even if only one figure from each) will be most helpful.

For now put it out of your mind. A 13 hour day will drain anyone. Been there. Know exactly what you mean. You need some "reconstitution time", as our boss is fond of saying.

Thanks.

Dan

CC, I've been doing 11 to 13 hour days for more than a year. Just walking dead at this point.

I'll find a nice range of minis.

Jeff

I want 28-30mm versions of these

Jeff,

Though easier said than done, family and health come first.

"Just walking dead at this point."

Odd you should use those words on this "zombie" thread.

Dan

JRacel: "Keep in mind that Splintered Light is having a 20% off sale so what better time to add to your Zombie hordes."

Unbelievable!

"Splintered Light Miniatures is offering a 20% off sale for all SLM products during the rest of April and all of May."
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Oh, man. I don't think I can pass that up!

CC

This thread is way to spooky for me. Sorry.

The Heroscape Zombies will also work. (for 28mm)

Smokey – do you mean Heroscape zeds will work for Rage Zombies?

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Keith F.

Guys,

I posted the promised pictures. Hope they help the discussion.

Jeff

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Jeff,

I love the comparison shots. They are exactly what I needed to push me and buy the Splintered Light Ghouls. I just placed my order.

Thanks a million!

CC

Who says you can't have Ghouls in modern and SF settings, right?

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The Descent – WARNING: Spoilers And Graphic Content

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CC

I guess that, in The Descent, the Ghouls have a modernized name . . . "Crawlers":

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Cool movie set too:

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CC

Oh My God!!!!!!!!

Those Splintered Light Ghouls are absolutely amazing. Though the pictures they have on their site are the best out there, the level of detail on the figures can best be appreciated in hand.

Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable.

CC

I am going to use some of these painting tips when I do mine:

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CC

Gotta have dogs/hounds in Post-Apocalyptic settings, right?

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CC

I just ordered a few figures from Pendraken. Hopefully, depending on how they look when I see them in person, they'll pass as the heftier cousins of the SLM Ghouls I ordered.

Don't laugh when you read this:

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CC

Anyone else see the potential of using the Splintered Light "Ghouls" as "Ragers" for an "I Am Legend" world?

CC
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CC,
When I place my order for SLM's starship crew I'll be ordering some of those ghouls and a pack of wolves!

RR,

Please let us know what you think of them when you get them.

I plan to use mine as "Ragers", months or years after infection, living in the wastelands and in the darkest reaches of our ruined cities.

I would expect such wretches to barely have rags or loincloths, which is precisely what the SLM Ghouls are wearing.

Here are the "I Am Legend" ones, called 'Darkseekers' or 'Hemocytes' by the movie makers:

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Compare that to the SLM Ghouls here:

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Is that close or what?

I think they are perfect for the part, but would like to know what you think when you get yours.

CC

Please hear me out . . .

I like the idea of insane (but otherwise whole and living) "Ragers", like those in "28 Days Later" and even "I Am Legend".

But, unless you are only dealing with the immediate aftermath of a "Rager" infection, figures for them should be sculpted showing tattered clothing, even rags and loincloths.

The closest thing I've found for them so far has been the "Ghouls" listed halfway down this page:

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They make perfect denizens of collapsed buildings, sewers, tunnels, etc., in ruined cities, as well as the deep caves and canyons of wastelands.

I already asked SLM if they had plans to expand the range to include more variants, but the answer was "not at the moment".

However, if someone was planning to make proper post (not during) apocalyptic Ragers, I say follow their general example, except add the occasional pipe "club", knive, machete, and dress a few of them in blankets and other scavenged materials (for weather, not modesty).

I think that their habits would be very ghoulish as well, involving the hunting down and eating of anyone they can catch. And their hunting strategies would involve quick night raids, because of their sensitivity to light, and to make the most of their enhanced night vision abilities.

And, much like Star Wars "Tusken Raiders", they would hunt in packs, not out of loyalty to each other, but more out of a primal understanding of basic teamwork and its benefits.

That's just how I envision the use of a generic "Rager" kind that would incorporate all the best parts seen in movies and novels.

CC

Another cool picture of the I Am Legend Ragers:

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Dan

Good stuff Dan.

Check out what I just found on Daddy's Little Men:

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I've gotta paint mine soon.

Dan
PS. And for cool terrain ideas:
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