Star Schlock: Union Heroes

They're wearing white so they must be the good guys.

As some of you might have guessed, I didn't stay away from Star Schlock's store page for long. The Buck Rogers-esque Union Heroes were just too cool, so I bought them to add to my growing collection of generic sci-fi minis.

According to the Star Schlock site, Earth is a "shining beacon of freedom in the 25th century" and is the centre of the Union, a collection of human and alien worlds. This explains the white uniforms.

I don't know what I'm going to write about as all four were painted the same way: white spray primer, a coat of Off-White, some shading with Grey Wash and highlights with White. The yellow trim is Averland Sunset and Yriel Yellow.

Colonel Ering "defends Earth's colonies from alien assault". What, on her own? The official Star Schlock artwork has her in white tights/leggings, but I used flesh tones instead. If you've got it, flaunt it.

Rod Roebuck is, I'm guessing, the game's stand-in for Buck Rogers. Because of his manly countenance and obvious heroic qualities I renamed him Brick McJawline. 

Brick's taken a lesson from Miami Vice-era Don Johnson on wearing white and somehow never getting a single mark on it. I can't wear a black t-shirt without everyone knowing I had a curry for lunch.

Ensign Packman isn't your usual space hero. He's not much of a hero at all, and would far rather be left alone to do his job (Vending Machine Technician, Level III) than be dragged off to some faraway planet to be shot at.

Packman's name comes from the profile of his yellow helmet and it was done as a bit of a joke by the Star Schlock creators. I like it.

The final member of the group is a "space cadet in training". Come on, you couldn't think of a fourth name? I've christened her Cadet Kurves for obvious reasons. Packman has a huge crush on Kurves but doesn't know that she has a very special friendship with Colonel Ering.

I'm still working on scenery, so stay tuned!