West Vale Blues

This is a small group currently occupying the West Vale portion of Kirkby. The Brothers J arrive dwith "the Kid" in the early days and helped the survivors set up. The faction get by through farming and salvage in the rest of what was Kirkby. They also trade food quite a lot with Seaforth in exchange for ammunition and black powder.  

The Brothers J are the Biker (PJ) and guy in Camo with the SLR in the centre of the shot. 

The Brothers J also set up a special group of Scavengers come Scouts they call the Rangers (the two guys in gas masks and hoods in the left of the picture). The Rangers got their name from a group in some old fantasy novel which involved a lot of rings. They have special safe houses set up around the area and along the route to Seaforth. The Rangers bring in the salvage they find in the ruins. 

The Brothers J

DJ was a member of a elite regiment when the end came. He was the only survivor of his unit. DJ headed north to his home town to look for surviving members of his family and freinds. During his adventures DJ found a 10 year old boy who he promised to take to safety once he checked out his old home. DJ found his younger brother PJ sheltering in his home using DJ's personal arsenal to deal with any nasties. 

PJ was a biker and knows how to survive thanks to his Brother DJ. He wields DJ's old Uzi and a black market pistol he kept for those moments when the local drugs dealer tried to rip him off. DJ has his old FN SLR service rifle and is a dead eye shot. He keeps a old Browning Hi Power for up close and personal use.

The Brothers took the "Kid" (Chris Macca) North to the West Vale Settlement and found a surviving cousin of the lad who looked after him. DJ and PJ have trained Chris and both feel he is good enough. DJ hopes he will one day rule the settlement. Chris is now 16 and is a keen Viral hunter.

DJ leads the West Vale defences with PJ as his Lieutenant. His military special forces training has helped this band of survivors no end. 

The Brothers J where created as part of the 4th Birthday Challenge for the Post Apoc Wargames Forum
http://s1.zetaboards.com/Post_Apoc_Wargames/topic/4872576/1/?x=25#new

I need a mini for the Kid now! 

Alien Jungles...lots of em!

I am currently working on a setting in my  home city in a 1980s post apoc (as a break from my more Sci-Fi setting on Mattblackgod's world) with all manner of nasty plants ala Day of the triffids and crazy ex humans known as virals or crazies (think fallout ghouls or 28 days later rage virus guys). 

In a earlier post I had just started building an alien jungle. Here are a few shots of the old Alien Jungle table so far....

It is a mix of plastic aquarium plants although some old 40K jungle plants and plants from toy sets have also found their way into the mix. The eagle eyed among you will spot some Mutant Plants from Ramshackle Games in there too. They make good carnivorous plants to cause adventurers problems. There are also several resin toadstools and fungi in the pictures. Some toad stools are also scratch made with scraps of modelling putty. 

This terrain should have many uses as Alien planets for my Sci-Fi games and Venus in my Victorian Sci-Fi/Steampunk settings. 

There is a few more CDs to come as I discovered a few bits with jungle terrain I built a few years back that will be spruced up with aquarium plants.  The work continues....

Just Another Raider - Heresy Miniature

Just another raider for my raiders....

This Raider is for my more Sci-Fi Post Apoc setting on Mattblackgod's world. 

The mini is a Female Assassin Emli from the Heresy Minis fantasy range. I love this sculpt and most of the Heresy minis line. It may be fantasy but the clothes fits a Post Apoc Raider nicely and I love the smirk on her face. 

After watching the movie Zardoz I would rather look at a chick dressed like this than Shaun Connery. I have just been checking out Heresy’s other fantasy minatures and I have spotted a few others I can use. 

This figure is a little on the tall side but would fit nicely with Malfiaux Wyrd minis too. 

Professor McNut.

Time for an oddball character for my 80's Brit Post Apoc setting. Introducing Professor "The Proff" McNut, who was a Scientist before the end. 

This guy built his own anti viral and triffid suit which is a mix of armour plates, diving suit and other odds and ends (including lots of Duct Tape). The Proff claims it is Viral and Triffid proof although everyone else is skeptical.  

He wanders the city with his museum looted WW2 era German MP40 taking samples. He operates out of the Seaforth rebuilders compound and was a great help to the faction in the early days of setting up. The Proff is trying to combat the things that have gripped the world and hopes to help humanity survive. 

He dreams of clearing the old School of Tropical Medicine at the University of Virals so he can continue his work and research with better kit. 

Trader

Trader is a trader in my 80's Brit Post Apoc setting...he thought is was an original name. Who knows, maybe before the apocalypse he has a shady past? 

This lot run good between settlements. The rest of the crew act a labour and security. The guy with no shirt is Trader. He wont give you the shirt off his back cos he don't have one! Well they seem to think its funny. 

The King of Southport

All HAIL the King! The King of Southport! 

The King runs a compound with his old Biker gang. As such he has declared himself King of Southport. He takes homage from local settlements in Salvage in exchange for "Protection". 

The Altcar protectorate know of King and are thinking of taking him out of action. The King mini is made from a mix of GW parts with a Westwind Biker Head and a scratch built sawn off shotgun. 

The King's warriors are called the Knights of the round wheel. It isnt advised to point out that wheels are supposed to be round if you don't want to die in some horrible slow way. 

The Knights of the Round Wheel and their "King". 

The knights specialise in capturing Virals and then using them in sport. Their Viral fighting pit is legendary. Its best not get on their wrong side. 

Southport Salvage Crew

The Fourth Faction...

Southport Salvage Crew operate from the "King's" compound in the centre of the town. They strip the local buildings for salvage and then trade it with the factions in what was left of the city to the South. Some salvage gets paid to the King as tribute. Its the only way to stop him from getting ugly...well uglier anyway. 

The SSC often operate in hostile conditions fighting through the alien jungles that covers some buildings, seeing off Virals and Wild Dog packs. They also have trouble from the odd band of scavengers and other holed up survivors who object to them turning up removing their stuff. 

L-R - Squaddie ( Kallistra minis), Ross Kant (Artizan Wild West), Joe Porter (Kallistra), Owldie (OOP Hetzerdog Babylons Burning), Ste Hassle (OOP Hetzerdog Babylons Burning), Helen Back (OOP Hetzerdog Babylons Burning)

Gothika

When out in the Post Apcoalytic Wastes why not visit Hotel Gothika! 

This is my third 80's Brit Post Apoc faction built up from my minis collection. 

Based in a old Victorian Hotel on the Southport seafront you can find Gothika. A small commune of surviving Goths have fled here.  The hotel is fortified against all comers and well stocked from scavenging runs.  The "King" of Southport is happy for them to be on his turf as long as they pay tribute to him in Salvaged materials. The packs of wild dogs that haunt the nearby streets also offers Hotel Gothika some protection from Viral and raiders. 

This faction is a little low on numbers but will get suitable reinforcements when I add the 80's cold war British army figures to other factions. 

Post Apoc Scavengers for the 80's

The Second faction for my 80's Brit Post Apoc made from a minis pile raid.

Scavengers live in the ruins and derelict places looking for things to make life easier or for trade. Generally the treated with mistrust as they tend to be light fingered when visiting settlements and camps. 

This bunch of scavengers wander around the area looking for salvage which they trade with the other groups around what remains of the city. It is not known where they hole up. They may be nomadic. 

In true scavenger style they tote a mix of home made and old worn out weapons. 

Knights of Caernarfon.

As I am heading into my Retro 80s Brit Post Apoc I have been digging through my minis piles in an attempt to cobble together some factions. I have been weeding out the Sci-Fi  & ultra modern minis. In fact anything else that wont fit the period and kit available in the UK at that time (the Apocalypse happens in 1982)

The First Faction.... Knights of Caernarfon 

This lot holed up in the old Norman castle when things unwound (Caernarfon is a castle on the North Wales coast). They slowly have reclaimed the town upto the castle's outer walls. The faction survives through fishing, trade and piracy. 

Behold Lord Caernarfon!!!

I can just see this guy hacking his way through hordes of Virals/Crazies (Humans who survived the Killer Virus but suffered brain damage that turned them into feral killing machines). 

A bit of history on this mini - he is inspired by the singer from Skindred. He wore this costume at Download 2011 and I thought it too cool not to copy. The mini is by Kallistra.