Monday 27 June 2022

HAIL THE CONQUERING HEROES

 As I continue on with this years Forgotten Heroes entries, I have 3 to show today. First up is Caymen of the Lambda zone, when not wanting Sador's head, he and his crew hunt Zime (Space Jellyfish), that they then boil down for protein, although they are not afraid to sell a person as well, what ever makes them the most money. He has an intense hatred of Sador, after he wiped out his entire race.


Next is Cowboy, who is a Space Trukker from Earth and is rescued by Shad from some Space Jackers. He was hauling hand guns, to another planet, which Sador destroyed, and then offered them to Shad, and agreed to set up the ground defences for them. On the model I added a laser rifle, even though they didn't have any in the movie, as I felt it was a nod to the Winchesters in "The Magnificent Seven".


Last today is Gelt, a mercenary who is exceptional at ending disputes quickly, the side effect is there is a bounty on his head in every corner of the galaxy, so accepts the payment of food and lodgings on Akir. For the model I gave him two blasters, instead of the one in the movie, and upgraded his holsters to magno holsters, these are magnetic holsters that release the weapons when his palm prints are read by the handles.


Here's a group shot of all the characters so far.


There's four more characters to do, and I hope to get at least 3 finished, but only time will tell, so until next time stay safe and have fun !

Cheers Dave

18 comments:

  1. Terrific stuff Dave love all three but Cayman has to be my favourite, St Exmin better what out, he know some systems where a female form can bring in some heavy dust!

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    1. Thank you Roger, Caymen is my favourite to. Indeed she better hurry up and trade Sador's head ! LOL

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  2. I said the same on the previous post, but I'm so in love with the whole project. I do need to watch the movie again!

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    1. Thank you Suber, the week I had no internet, I had the film on repeat to get me in the mood for the sculpts ! LOL

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  3. Stupendous stuff, Dave. Absolutely stupendous. Great sculpting and paint-jobs.

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    1. Thank you Simon, been a long time coming, as I keep getting distracted by Star Wars sculpts ! LOL

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  4. The three additions painted up from the greens give a great variety to the crew - what a unique lot they are with their varying heights and general appearances.

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    1. Thank you Joe, the crew in the movie were very eclectic and wanted the models to represent that, especially the heights, colour schemes are all based on the movie, so no credit there, just trying to replicate them.

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  5. Splendid looking crew members, never seen the film but do vaguely remember the characters!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain, wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but do recall there was a lot of advertising at the time, which was probably where you saw a lot of them

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  6. Man oh man, it's been ages since I watched Battle Beyond the Stars. Great job recreating these! I looked up the movie photos on IMDB and it's funny that your earlier pic of Sybil Danning was actually the more conservative of the pics! What a crazy costume!

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    1. Thank you Faust, it's one of those films I like to put on from time to time, and has a great music score to. Between her two costumes, it didn't leave many areas to the imagination ! LOL

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  7. Fantastic stuff, Dave, they're all spot-on and Cayman is my fave! Can't wait to see the last ones!

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    1. Thank you Matt, some artistic changes on my part, but I like them, he's my favourite too. Might have to burn the midnight oil to get them finished ! LOL

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  8. John@justneedsvarnish28 June 2022 at 14:19

    Brilliant, Dave! :-) I've enjoyed seeing this lot take shape!

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    1. Thank you John, if I can get them done in time, I should have a couple more before the end of the month.

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  9. Very nice work, Dave. They're all pretty cool, but Caymen and Saint Exmin are my favourites. Can't wait to see if you manage to complete the whole crew.

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    1. Thank you Jez, Caymen is my favourite as well, hopefully I can get a few more done, but won't have Nanelia done as I haven't even started her yet ! LOL

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