It takes at least 3 crows to make a “murder” (group of crows) and I now have two of them!

Based on old English folklore referring to the “Three ravens” folk tale, where three crows plot to devour the corpse of a dead knight. Then they are thwarted by the knight’s hawk, hound, and mistress.

Another option could be from that great source of wisdom, no not Guru, but Homer of the Simpson variety, who destroys Marge’s garden scarecrow and inadvertently becomes leader to the local crows.

Marge is hesitant to share her bed with a “gang of crows,” and Homer gently rebukes her, “It’s a murder. A group of crows is called a murder.” It was on TV so it must be true!

Both Murder’s of Murder Birds!

I am not talking here about the Spin.VR Game available on steam but the Mantic “Living Legend” for Mazon Labs and the Plague factions.

The product of a failed experiment to “control” the Plague, all information on Subject 901 is heavily classified. This doesn’t stop witness reports of his violent actions alongside Plague forces from circulating, though.

Subject 901 is the only “Living legend” that you can have in the Deadzone “Mazon Holdings Faction”. Although not a figure with a lot of “grunt” I think he is a must just for the back story that you can create.

Subject 902 is also a “Living legend” that can be used in the Plague faction. He is more of an option than the Dr Gayle Simmonds alternative, and at only six points more is far better value.

Recently classified by the Council of Seven’s scientists, the Plague 2A “Sentient” is a seemingly more intelligent, larger, faster, and stronger strain of the “Leaper”.

Sentient on the left with Plague Leaper on the right.

Typically it is seen barking and screeching commands from the rear, while packs of Leapers charge toward their target.

Little is known about the “Sentients” only that they are big, bad, and brainy!

The Sentient provides another leadership option for the Deadzone Plague gamer. At 10pts cheaper than a Plague Lord they fight better, are significantly faster but have one less armour value. Given you can only have one leader in a Deadzone team they are my preferred option.

Sentient on the left and Plague Lord on the right

I think by this stage you must be sick and tired of the sight of these models.

I know that I am.

Here are all five units in all of their gory!

Below is all of the five Plague Leaper units having a “jump off”.

Tomorrow I will post something else, and have a break from the Plague host for a few days.

As I said yesterday I am pretty tired of painting Plague Leapers at the moment and thank goodness this is the penultimate unit!

The models are OK it is just that I am sick of painting them – plus they are a pain to put together The resin does not take either Super Glue or plastic glue that well. In the end they have been drilled and pinned.

Tomorrow you guessed it the last of the Plague Leapers – Yippee!

I am pretty tired of painting leapers at the moment and have this and two more to go. I am going to try and finish them over the next few days so I can move on to something else.

These ones are the new Mantic version but IMHO are not as good as the original ones.

The old version for comparison. I think they are more animated

Tomorrow a change for a few days.

Bigger than a Plague Lord and more powerful than an Aberration, the hulking creature known as a Corruption is a rare and terrifying sight.

Four, thick arms ripple with muscle under shifting flesh, each ending in a boulder-like fist. Its lower jaw can dislocate and split into two – allowing it to swallow most victims whole.

Along its back, a hard carapace is topped with wicked-looking spikes of bone. And like a Plague Lord, it has the intelligence to command.

Another three Plague leapers spreading “the word”.

I have just found two more packs of these leapers and one more pack of the new version so there will be another nine of these in the next dew days.