To Boldly Go Where no Schlock Has Gone Before!

The second away team was built on the same concept and contains 4 Wunkai miniatures, enhanced with Anvil Ray Guns. The other one is part of the Bomshell Miniatures range.

With the publication of Schlocklog Issue 4, a large battle was detailed and, in it, the availability of Science  away teams. I decided to start and emulate this battle order, starting with the science teams. While I was at it, I also implemented the Science and Engineering officers introduced in Schlocklog #1.

As I detest having repeated miniatures in skirmish games, preferring a group of individuals to the uniform ranks of traditional wargames, i was faced with creative choices, such as repurposing Starschlock ‘citizens’ into science crew members and enrolling other ranges, such as Heresy and Bombshell Miniatures, thus introducing aliens into the USSS Corp. Given the difference in miniature attires, I followed loosely the uniform standard set in USSS Explorer Corp part I.

The first away party is composed unlikely of Heresy and Bombshell miniatures and contains two science (one ‘not Spock’ and 2 engineering members as well as a communication specialist, carrying suitcase no doubt full of diplomatic documents.

Remember, the uniform colors are as follow:

Science and Medicine – Blue
Engineering – Yellow
Communication – Green
I unified the team by painting them with identical color bases and vegetation. so as to make it easier to sport on the tabletop.

In the spirit of Christmas and Chanukah being on the same day, here are two sets of Christmas and Chanukah colored spaceship crew, ready to man the rockets of the USSS Explorer Corp.

Schlocklog Vol II Issue 2 mentions the composition of USS Explorer Corp starship crews and among them, the possibility to have a security officer onboard with a security detail. Not wanting to duplicate the current miniature range, I selected to add Heresy miniature Star Trek ‘inspired’ miniatures to form a new security squad. The officer comes from the Star Schlock range.

Painting scheme is identical to that of the USSS Explorer Corp entry, save that the uniforms do not have white areas due to the sculpt, and my lazy reticence t0 add bi-color areas to a flat uniform. All in all, they fit well with the rest of the range.

The third faction I decided to add to the game are the Astroguards, the Astra Militarum of Star Shlock…

Skin – In order to create a variety of skin tones I used the following

• Gulliman Flesh GW Contrast highlighted with GW Cadian Flesh Tone
• Foundry Dark African Flesh Trio
• Foundry North African Flesh trio
• Foundry Oriental Flesh trio

Uniform – I used the game original scheme, to which I added a colored shoulder pad per squad to identify sq2uad members more easily’

• Helmet and shoulder pads: White + Apothecary White + white drybrush. Helmets slits are highlighted with GW Contrast Frostheart
• Vest and knee pads: GW Contrast Flesh Tearer Red highlighted by GW Evil Sun Scarlet
• Shirt and pants: GW Contrast Ultramarine Blue highlighted with  GW Hoeth Blue
• Officers are identified with an inversed V on the white shoulder pad.
• One of the officers cape is painted GW Contrast Ultramarine Blue highlighted with  GW Ahriman Blue
• Gloves and boots: GW Contrast Black Templar highlighted with whatever medium gray you have.
• Straps and belt: GW Contrast Snakebite Leather

Guns are painted black and dry brush with Vallejo Oily Steel.

Also, I painted the grenade wielding baboons to add variety to the simian force.

Fur: GW contrast Agaros Dunes highlighted with American Burlap

Face: GW contrast Gulliman Flesh Dunes highlighted with Cadian Fleshtone

Rear: GW contrast Flesh Tearer Red highlighted with Wild Rider Red

Grenades: GW contrast Flesh Tearer Red, Militarum Green and Ultramarine Blue

Straps: Army Painter Hardened Leather Speed paint

Bases: Aquarium rocks (black) painted with Vallejo Turquoise Violet Color Shift. Grass by Gamers Grass – Tiny Alien Neon.

decided to add another squad of gorilla warriors so as to allow for larger games or extra players.

Gorilla warriors were painted the same way as the original with the following differences:

Uniform: Militarum Green GW Contrast highlighted with GW Ogrin Camo

Sleeves: Creed Camo GW Contrast highlighted with GW Ogrin Camo

Leather straps/Boots/Pads: Army Painter Speed Paint Hardened Leather highlighted with GW Balor Brown