Does my bum look big in this?

Gail Goodnight, 1950s Space Opera heroine complete with shiny suit, scarlet lipstick and pointy bra.

I used Vallejo Gold for the costume.

Another model from Hydra's excellent retro raygun range.

Does my bum look big in this?

Posing with the brave brawny lads of the Galacteer range.

Space Opera Robots

These Space Opera Robots are from Hydra Miniatures Retro Rayguns range, available in the UK from Wargames Emporium.

They were sprayed with white undercoat, then silver and finally brass. Oil leaks around the joints are Citadel dark brown wash..

The bases are Tamiya grey textured paint, Citadel snow, and little chips of chalk stone to look like the China Clay pits at St Austel, or the Moon as you prefer.

The blue ray gun projectors are Cote d'Armes metallic blue (ex-Citadel).

Space Cat

If there's somethin' strange in the depths of space
Who ya gonna call?
Ratbusters!

If it's somethin' weird an' it cov'ed in fur
Who ya gonna call?
Ratbusters!

I ain't afraid o' no rats
I ain't afraid o' no rats


Motto; We hate meeces to pieces.

Battle of Alabaster

The Battle of Alabaster was released this month, an SF package in the Sedition Wars range from Studio McVey.

What strikes me about it is how it represents three recent trends in wargame products: (i) the enormous range of SF game systems on offer, (ii) the trend towards a packaged 'play straight out of the box' product, and (iii) the use of kick starter to promote (not fund) new products on a small scale.

The next two pics show the playing components, which suggest we are in Space Hulk, Project Pandora country.

The game will set youback about £70 plus postage if you mail order, which is not bad when you realise you get 50 Studio McVey models included.The models alone are worth the price even if the game is pants.

All in all, worth a look

Space Rats!

Giant mutie space rat with industrial drill and chemical sprayer.

Space Opera: Rats with Ray Guns

I picked up an army box of Mantic's Warpath Veer-Myn, aka Space Rats with Rayguns, from eBay at a very good price.

These are the first squad I have assembled and painted. They are made from plastic-resin not unlike GW finecast only more plasticy, if you see what I mean. The models are very good but can only be stuck with superglue.

A squad consists of ten rats including a leader, with ray pistol, and a chemical sprayer. They are 'heroic scale', the same as Citadel.