Galactic Menace from Planet X - Update: Killer B Games' Protectorate Guard

[Westfalia Chris]

Hi,

my flypaper mind struck again, and I decided to put the ironclad project on the figurative backburner for the time being and instead do some retro sci-fi again. However, in contrast to my previous "Perry Comet, Star Ranger" venture, this time I decided to go with a more "1930s Serial" or "pulp scifi" vibe - more Flash Gordon than Nuclear Age (we still get atomic furnaces, but more art-deco).

I ordered a small handful of Killer B figures recently and started out with a Deathbot yesterday. It stands about 65mm/2.5in high and is based on a 40mm washer (figures will be based on 2p coins as compared to the hex bases of the previous project).









At the moment, I'm aiming to build a small "space nazi" commando (aka kill squads of Emperor Zing of Zongo). Don't know how quickly I'll get to doing some good guys and where it will take me, but small teams of nicely painted figures never hurt anyone.

[twrchtrwyth]

That's lovely. 

[demi_morgana]

Hehehehehe, good idea
You should also add some deathball artillery from Armorcast

[supervike]

That's just cool as heck.

[gamer Mac]

WOW that is stunning work Chris

[theoldschool]

Fabulous work. Have you settled on a set of rules?

[Westfalia Chris]

Fabulous work. Have you settled on a set of rules?

Not really sure about that part. I'll probably use either .45 Adventure's scifi set (Fantastic Worlds, wasn't it?), or adapt Legends of the Old West. Depends on how big I want games to be and who I'll be playing it with, but in this case, I don't really want to go beyond 20 figures per side, maximum.

[basaint]

Awesome job there.!

[goon3423]

That is a lot of fun!

[Andym]

Fantastic! I love the photoshopped poster.

[6milPhil]

Looks like a very penetrating robot, is it a male by any chance?

[commissarmoody]

Looks like a very penetrating robot, is it a male by any chance?

I thought the same thing when i first saw it 

[Doomsdave]

Looks like a very penetrating robot, is it a male by any chance?

And, it has ben-wa arms and legs. 

[Westfalia Chris]

Jeez, get your minds out of the gutter and scamper off to Frothers. They appreciate this level of humour over there, so I've been told. 

Note that the robot sports a belt buckle of doom. The chest could obviously not be used to mount the gun as it had to sport an operating panel thingy. Sheesh, it's like you've never seen any scifi in the good old days before Star Wars.

[Westfalia Chris]

Hi all,

over the weekend, I built an armoured skiff loosely based on a Flash Gordon page I saw in a book on Scifi comics, as well as AFV design aesthetics of the 1930s (slab sides, some curves to make it look more futuristic, many disjointed guns).







For lack of a better human-sized figure, a Foundry Valkyrie poses as the Queen of Frigia:



I am not entirely finished with it, though. I'm not quite sure the coils on the hull guns aren't too big, and am considering replacing them with guns similar in style, if smaller, to the turret cannon. Also, I wonder if I should add some insignia. Comments welcome.