I already had painted up Vintage McMourning to use as a second master in crews. I figured I might as well get the full crew going. I like the vintage sculpt better, so kept the M3E version on sprue for bits or whatever.
The M3E sculpts certainly fill out the 40mm bases. Sebastian here is even more of a hunchback than usual.
The Flesh Constructs are no longer Frankenstein type zombies. They’ve got much more of a Sloth-from-Goonies look to them.
Zombie Chihuahua
Compared to the big guys, the Zombie Chihuahua is tiny. But at least he has some snacks.
Escalation is the only boxed expansion to offer more explorers, the heroes of the game. These models are a lot of fun, because they explore parts of the 40k universe the main game doesn’t really have room for.
The bulk of the new baddies in Blackstone Fortress Escalation are these Chaos Cultists.
They have a very different look from the Traitor Guard in the main box, but there’s a lot of common features. In particular, they have similar ports studded into their skin. I decided to paint them with the same tan and deep red, to accentuate the similarities.