What's going on here? It's been a little over 2 years and no new post/photos of zombie dioramas built?
Got out of modeling about 15 years ago because I wasn't enjoying it any more. About a month ago thought about getting back into it, but didn't want to start another aircraft or armor because then I'd start doing all the detailing work I could on it...and burn out any modeling mojo I had.
Then checked YouTube/Google and found a bunch of zombie dioramas, though I was only interested in 1/35th scale. Apparently, The Walking Dead people have a bunch of what they call "action figures" from the series....for a price of course.
Took my built Italeri Humvee out of the display case, then taking it apart in order to open the doors/hatch and have an open tailgate. It's going to be pulling a Tamiya trailer from one of their WW 2 truck kits.
Working on Italeri's BMW R75 motorcycle w/sidecar which has been modified with hatch opened where the storage area is behind the sidecars seat is at. Of course, didn't decide to do this until AFTER the side car was assembled. Been checking YouTube/Google for reference material as I want to add brake, etc. lines to the bike and if possible, scratch build a trailer for it to tow.
Waiting for my 1/32nd scale bus from China to arrive some time soon. Not sure if I'll build it modified to protect people from zombies or something entirely different. Anyone remember Alice Coopers School's Out Forever song? Maybe have a bunch of zombie kids rushing out of the bus to attack/devour teachers?
There's Tamiya's WW 2 German bicycle built and a horse which has been built/modified. I cut off the horses head to change it looking off to one side instead straight ahead. Next is to look at photos of western saddles and scratch building one out of Milliput....at least that's the plan. Also have Tamiya's JSDF motorcycle along with several other WW 2 motorcycles. that I hope to use in the future.
Using/cutting up/modifying WW 2 military figures to look like civilians, then will be casting parts so each figure looks a bit different along with adding resin heads. And after a month of looking, finding women I can use such as Master Box's Zombie Hunter & Skull Clan set which I'll make molds of, then modify the figures to look more realistic.
Then there's the Not Dead Yet women, along with Aurora in Japan which sells lead figures that I'll do the same. These are ordinary looking women, but cost $20 each.
As for getting burned out, hasn't happened. Get tired of working on one thing, simply work on something else. Think this helps because everything I'm working on is related. Got a lot of drawings from Google showing post apoplectic world/city/town drawings, several which show downed helicopters. One drawing I do like is an elephant walking on a freeway overpass in a city that is heavily overgrown in vegetation. From Dollar Tree, have farm/zoo animals that I may be using in other zombie dioramas. Got some cars, pickups and semi-trucks w/trailers in my stash that I hope to also eventually build.
Hopefully I can show something here in a month or so.
