Comments on: FU-UK 2009 Sculpting Competition – review part 2 http://dawnofthelead.com/2010/02/18/fu-uk-2009-sculpting-competition-review-part-2/ Zombies and Miniature Wargaming Tue, 22 May 2012 09:34:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Blood Bowl-a-rama #6 – First peek at the Ravens « Dawn of the Lead http://dawnofthelead.com/2010/02/18/fu-uk-2009-sculpting-competition-review-part-2/#comment-1377 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:37:40 +0000 http://dawnofthelead.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-1377 [...] you my first flesh golem, Max Hurtheimer. He’s a Left 4 Dead inspired tank zombie from the 2009 FU-UK sculpting competition. In Blood Bowl, the flesh golems are usually creatures styled after Frankenstein’s monster, [...]

]]> By: Mikko Meriläinen http://dawnofthelead.com/2010/02/18/fu-uk-2009-sculpting-competition-review-part-2/#comment-204 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:05:44 +0000 http://dawnofthelead.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-204 Thanks for the comment. I really liked the stuff you linked. And I still remember those crows!

My five weeks of teaching practice are finally done today, which means I actually have a chance to sit down at my painting desk. I have a few zombies painted up – my own sculpts for example – and I’m going to work on some Studio Miniatures stuff as well. I feel a bit guilty stockpiling minis when I don’t paint them, but maybe this will change in the near future. Probably just means that I’ll stop feeling guilty :D

Agree about the Tank size, too. They ought to be a tad larger, but I’ll let it slide since the sculpts are nice.

]]> By: sho3box http://dawnofthelead.com/2010/02/18/fu-uk-2009-sculpting-competition-review-part-2/#comment-203 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:13:54 +0000 http://dawnofthelead.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-203 I agree with your review 100%.

The leg eater guy is the weakest in the set, followed by the rising guy. As you say however, they are far from the worst zombies figures ever seen.

The moulding on the leg eaters back in particular is a pain in the arse to remove due to the folds in his clothes. I missed large amounts of it and it has caused me all sorts of problems while painting.

The cosplay zombie and the reporter and cameraman are my favourite figures in the entire set I think. Clean sculpting and loads of character.

The tanks are cool but in addition to the troublesome build on one of them they are, to my mind at least, just a tiny bit smaller than I imagine a Tank. But thats just me being nitpicky, they are cool figures regardless.

While I wouldnt describe ravens as “my thing” my Frothers Raven will find a home with my Crows…
http://sho3box.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/crows/

My painted versions of the cosplay zombie and the little girl zombie are visible here if you are interested:

http://sho3box.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/faithf.jpg
http://sho3box.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/faithb.jpg
http://sho3box.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sherryf.jpg
http://sho3box.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sherryb.jpg

They will be up on my blog soon, along with a few more painted figures from the set.

The set has a great range of characterful zombie related bits and pieces. I am glad that I got a set before they stopped production.

So Mikko, are you going to get any of htese zombie miniatures that you have been stockpiling painted up? I would like to see some more of your stuff :)

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