Way back towards the end of last year I got my hands on a set of the limited edition Mousling Zombies and Chainsaw Hero by Reaper. The mouslings are one of Reaper’s special edition figures that get released for holidays and special events. They produce mouslings for Easter, Christmas, Halloween and a whole lot of other events too.These mouslings were made especially for the Reaper Artist Con 2010.
The set contains three mice that are metal and stand at about 20mm tall which makes them pretty tiny!
Two of the figures are zombies and the other is wielding a chainsaw and a wicked grin… something tells me this guy likes making mince meat of zombies. Anyway, these guys are awesome!
I’ve pretty much finished painting them with the exception of a few minor touch-ups. I decided to keep the chainsaw hero’s shirt fairly classic but I kind of went all out with the zombies. The female zombie’s dress turned out a little brighter than expected but I figured not all zombies dress dull. And I had a great suggestion from a fellow gamer that I just had to try… Hawaiian shirt! I think this was a pleasant and unexpected option for a zombie’s wardrobe. I think it promotes an interesting back-story for the two zombies. Cocktails and brains anyone?
Here's how they turned out:
Mousling Zombies and Chainsaw Hero by Reaper. Aren’t they… cute? Image © Jubie 2011
"Now what would I use these for?" I hear you say. Well admittedly they aren’t super versatile so they could just be for display… or you could use them for a rat swarm in Gamma World!
I’ve decided to do both. With help (lots of help) from a friend I am making a little apocalyptic street scene diorama for my mouslings to sit in, purely for display but I’ve decided not to stick them in, that way I can use them for gaming.
Apocalyptic street scene diorama in the making. Image © Jubie 2011
Unfortunately these miniatures are almost impossible to find as they were strictly limited. So you’ll have to do a bit of digging if you want to find any. But don’t worry, Reaper are always producing more great limited edition figures like the limited Lara Kraft Adventuress mousling that was recently released!
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