Doctor Who: Zygons 28mm
these small bundle of red hostility are from Warlord games into the Time Vortex game. I have been a fan of doctor Who since a kid and its awesome that we are seeing a growing amount of figures from the Sci-Fi show. These are 28mm or 1.1 inch so not overly big. Most wargame scales are small ones so there is more space to scale on the tabletop.
Zygons are largely Red or orange depending so this figure was done with a lot of washes after the base red was done to try and bring out the detail and not just be red. Was a fun break in between doing my Bandai Y-Wing.
Great to see these figures Aaron! Nice work - always good to see what else is out there!
Even as a figure painter first and foremost (my modelling is awesome fun but my secondary hobby) I am continually stumbling across things I had not know existed. Figures and kits there is a bunch of gems out there.
Not my forte, so I'm unfamiliar with these figures...I assume one employs them in something akin to chess...? (forgive my ignorance). 🙁
BTW, good lookin' base given the size.
Yes Craig there is a big wargaming movement. Which has been good for modelling as well. There have been a few that found modelling through wargaming as most have unpainted figures and vehicles. They start there and some have moved to traditional modelling. Wargaming has been a excellent entry level hobby for kids as well. There are ones on big movies like Star Trek, Star Wars, but one of the best out there is Bolt Action which is a WW2 game. Has a lot of figures from early to late war. As well as a big variety in nationality troops and vehicles. Bolt Action is 1/56th I think for its scale. It involves a lot of rules based on unit, weapons, movement rates, armour (on vehicles) and so on. Played on a 6 x 4 tables you can have a lot of troops and vehicles doing stuff. Some of the WW2 tables are beautiful to look at. roads, trees, buildings one massive diorama. But yes you are correct in concept it is the same as chess. there are pieces, each piece has a role and its all about luck and strategy.
Not the smallest guys I have worked on (1/72 pilots are still that for me) but these guys are not massive for sure.
Do they have Sea Devils - those guys scared the bejeebers out of me as a kid.
Yes they do. A 3 pack with 3 different poses. Nice detail on them as well. Metal and a fancy textured tunic.
I remember the Sea Devils were one of the first things I saw on color TV. They terrified me and I had nightmares for months. Different times, Aaron; simpler, more naive, stupider, I guess.
Aaron, fascinating! I don't know anything about these. so it's an education for me. Thanks. Boy, red and ugly! Look like Predator.
lol they are big red and ugly. Considering the original costumes were from 1975 they were one of the more elaborate but also better costumes. They never had a huge budget and some costumes...you could tell. Zygons were pretty cool for the era.
I've heard the name "Zygon" but I know nothing more about them OR Dr. Who ... other than it's VERY popular in Britain, and now here in the USA & other places.
Very scary! Looks great, AAron.
Hi Jeff. Daleks, now, THERE'S a real monster that a model builder can appreciate. There's got to be scale models of those guys somewhere.
David. The game has some very nice plastic Daleks from the new series. Davros in metal. The supreme Dalek and Special Weapons Dalek. All are in 28mm. There is a Dalek model kit out there that was made a while back but it tends to be pricey when you can find it.
Jeff Doctor Who started in 1963 and I think has remained popular as long as it has because like Star Trek its message is overall a positive one. That mixed with some over the top villains has done well especially with kids.
Thank you for your kind words on the mini.
Aaron, looking on google, there's an amazing Airfix Dalek kit (A50007) that is a detailed cross section in resin. Looks brilliant.
58pund isn't too bad either. I have seen them sell for a lot more than that. The 28mm ones are great for their size but there is certainly limitations to the scale.
I remember the original daleks from when I was a kid, they were really scary at the time, now they’re just funny. These red things look great.
I think the problem with Daleks is twofold. Jon Pertwee said they were always funny because he could see the actors sitting in them smoking and the early ones rattled. But hesaid it was vital for the Doctor to be afraid of them. Kids wouldn't be afraid if the Doctor wasn't. In new Who the Doctor and Companions have been less afraid. Being less afraid makes them more like Pepper Pots. The other thing is new Who Daleks have been more angst than hate. Old Daleks would let you beg for your life then kill your family in front of you just because they could. Their hate and power was tangible. They were excellent because they were horrific.
P.S. Dr Who always had great “assistants”, who is your favourite?
P.P.S. He’s also great in that “knock knock” game, as in:
Knock knock
Who’s there?
The doctor
Dr who?
Ha ha, how we used to laugh!
George, my favourite Doctor will always be Jon Pertwee, so Sarah Jane Smith was a favourite. And a first crush.
Good choice
In Classic Who would be a toss up between Turlough who I kind of connected with as at the time was dealing with my own Black guardian lol or Leela. I liked Leela as she was pretty, was a cool change for girl companions and was feisty as hell.
In new Who captain Jack before he got all angsty and whining. Liked him as a swashbuckler. Or Nardole. he was annoying at first but he found his morals and bravery towards the end.