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I was asked to paint up some miniatures from the Westwind line for Secrets of the Third Reich. While at the Lonewolf I had a chance to actually play a demo of the game in its initial stages and it was a lot of fun. Now I get to put some of my painting skills to the test....
 The horde to the left is essentially four packs of the Zombies which you can purchase off of the Westwind website. I plan on painting these in Afrika Korps style uniforms so there will be a lot of greens and tans in the mix. Note that the bases used for thegame are the ones with the rounded edges. I think this was a good game decision as there is a lot that can be done with this type of base.
 The figures to the left are some of my favorites from the group of 16. The figure in the center is an officer and is holding a femur in his hand as a baton/pointer. He is mounted on a small outcrop of green stuff to make him stand out from the crowd (as if the hat wasn't a good enough indicator!) The rest of the basing materials are kitty litter for the larger rocks, parakeet gravel for the smaller, and some Woodland Scenics ballast.
 The guy in the center is a hoot when seen up close. I forgot to mention that these miniatures are a part of a line using the Separate Head System (SHS) which provides gamers with the ability to customize their figures.
The heads on these, for example, could be swapped out with the ones in the previous photos to make a more varied unit. Now the question I have is, what does a Zombie need with a knife? Is it just stuck to his hand because he's.. well... gooey? Or is there some other reason (bad teeth so he needs to cut up his victims?
 And another close-up shot of some of the grizzled veterans! The one on the right is another of my favorites. The nice thing about the SHS is that you can put the heads on at an angle and make them look more horrid! (Does anyone think it's odd to be talking about which zombie is my favorite? Is that just a weird wargamer thing?) I'll post progress shots as I get paint on them.
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