'Dark Star' crew
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I’ve had this idea in my notebook for a while, but as this summer seems to have been ‘retro sci-fi summer’ with releases from (off the top of my head) Crooked Dice, Artisan Design and Westfalia that all have a 1970s aesthetic I thought it was time to get the ball rolling with this.
I’ve had the ‘Valley Forge Crew’ set of miniatures for a good while, I bought them from Ainsty Castings but I see that they’re also available from Forlorn Hope now.
Now, I do love ‘Silent Running’, so I’ll have to get myself another set to paint up without messing with them first. ‘Dark Star’ unbelievably doesn’t have it’s own miniatures line, so I’ll have to make do and kitbash.
The most obvious thing that’s ‘wrong’ with the Valley Forge Crew is their heads : the crew of the Dark Star are far more hirsute. Luckily I spotted that Crooked Dice have a number of heads that have better suited hairstyles, so I bought a bunch of them.
All the heads. In the end only one of those heads could be used without modification, so I broke out the green stuff and added a bit of a fringe here and a beard there. I’m going to have to add some extra bits and pieces to each miniature. I’ll do a separate post for each.
Bomb #1 please return to the hangar!
But I have received the operational signal!
Cool project idea! ?
Thanks
A great idea of minis for a “bad” film. Old cheese is good cheese sometimes. I look forward to seeing “Cpt. Lucky” on ice (he really should be visited more often).
To be honest I hadn’t considered including Commander Powell, but now I’ll consider this project as incomplete without him.
2024-08-20 Your project has been visited by the unofficial Hobby Hangout. Huzza!