I’ve been building and painting this undead sci-fi warband on and off for the past three years. It was initially intended for Stargrave, but it’ll fit in well with any other ruleset, too, from Planet 28 to my very own Star Squabble.
I liked the idea of a “crew” that didn’t need to be kept safe, fed, watered, and essentially transported around the galaxy. The leadership would simply arrive at the location of their next objective and re-animate the corpses of whatever last happened to die there.
These little undead aliens by CP Models can be used under the ‘Guard Dog’ category.
The backbone of my force: undead space troopers by Diehard Miniatures.
Midlam‘s great Crow Shaman miniature will make an ideal “medic” for the crew. Not a medic in the conventional sense perhaps, just someone with a bit of necromantic magic know-how who can patch up skeletons when they get blasted to bits.
The Captain and Vice-Captain of the crew are Chaos Villain Skully and Kane the Tech Mancer, both courtesy of Diehard.
An ex-Blood Angel, perhaps? He can be deployed in Stargrave in the ‘Armoured Trooper’ category.
These Plague Zombies from North Star are part of the official Stargrave miniatures line.
If you’re not too familiar with Stargrave, you can learn more about it on this episode of the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.
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Remember to check out the four companies I used to assemble my undead space crew, too. They are, CP Models, Diehard, North Star, and Midlam. You can find more info about them in my roundup of Oldhammer Miniature Companies, too!
A great selection of mini’s, and a great selection of colors. The bright colors on some of the armors with the muted tones of the remains really brings that vibe together. I can visualize your story of the necromancer just using whatever dead are at hand. Very cool stuff!