From XO-Facto & Tower Of London, sculpted by Joe Laudati comes this very cool kit. Kit is 1/6 scale and includes
base as shown. A couple of notes here regarding the finished kit and the box art-- If you watch the movie you'll see that
the victim has on a light colored dress with a type of flower print. Very difficult to copy on a model kit, for me anyway...so
I just did it up in a light blue w/white trim, similar to the box art. You'll also notice that in the film she has a bandage
on her right arm and blood running from a head wound. Using Aves 2prt putty I added the bandage, and also painted on the blood
to more replicate the scene. Other than that I stayed pretty much with the box-art photo. I do have plans to create my own
base scene for this kit in the future. One that more re-produces the scene from the film....
The only real clean-up on this kit other than the basics were some air bubbles on the zombie head.He was missing his
right earlobe, the tip of his nose and a big hunk of his chin (see pic). These only showed up after I gave it a good bath
as the air-bubbles had a very thin layer of resin covering the holes. Repairs were made using Aves 2prt putty. Please note
that I'm sure John at X-O Facto would have sent a replacement if I would of asked, but I decided to do the repairs instead.Note: I was assured from John that he would of sent a replacement head, and of course I knew that.But repairs
like this are what makes all this so much fun. John is one of the nicest guys in the business and has the best kits and selection
on the market. So make sure and pop over to X-O Facto....For those of you not familiar with X-O facto's, John Tucky;
John has been in the model business as long as any and longer than most. You can see some of his very cool work in older issues
of Kitbuilders magazine under the header of Xacto-Facto.....
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Please note that due to the limited amount of space I'm not able to show each and every photo of the build-up process.
I'm always happy to answer any questions.......
After working on the mold lines and air bubbles I gave the kit a good bath to remove any mold release, dust, etc...
I then worked the putty as needed. The upper part of the kit is hollow cast so It had to be filled with resin. Then I attached
the two body parts together using super glue and pinning..I then used Aves putty to fill in the crack between the two parts.
At this point all the parts were washed one more time and primed. I let them sit for 24 hrs. before starting work so the primer
would be good and dry. the only part that was airbrushed on this kit was the girl. I base coated the zombie's robe with
dark gray, then dry brushed with a tan mix, and then shaded with chalk pastels. I base coated the zombie head with an off
white and finished it off with pastels and brush on acrylics. I finished the victims head in like manner only using different
colors. The entire kit was then sealed. The eyes and lips/mouth were glossed. On the base I simply primed, base coated
with gray then did a black wash and finished it with some dry brushing. I then attached the moss that came with the kit....
This was a fun kit and a nice addition to any classic monster collection....
Happy Modeling !!!......................JW
