"From The Depths Of Space..."

 "...An incredibly ancient vessel drifts slowly towards the Imperium Of Mankind."

This 30mm tall white metal casting of an undead astronaut is produced by "Diehard Miniatures" and can be bought as part of the company's five-figure SKU: UDTP069 Skeletal Spacemen Unit 1 set. "Rising from the fallen, the wastelands, the forgotten battlefields and the hulks in orbit," this particular model has been rather embarrassingly sat languishing half-painted in one of my drawers for over five years, having originally been purchased for "Zomtober" 2019.

Described as being cursed to "follow the bidding of their new master the Tech Mancer", I recall undercoating the poor fellow with plenty of "Vallejo" White and shading him with some heavily-watered down "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade - as I planned on the characterful sculpt representing a former NASA employee who had bitten the dust whilst exploring the Moon (or something). The rocketeer was then dry-brushed with (more) "Vallejo" White, and had the handle to his large fire-axe 'picked out' using a little "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

"Resistance is useless!"

Because I really wanted the vast majority of the spacesuit to remain white, I decided to solely focus upon dabbling with a few little bits and pieces of the astronaut's equipment instead. Resultantly, I applied a "Citadel" Abaddon Black base layer to the skeleton's axe-head and coiled tubing, before giving them a lick of "Vallejo" Gunmetal and "Citadel" Nuln Oil. I also used a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Red and "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson" on the Spaceman's oxygen tank, whilst opting for "Vallejo" Heavy Blue and "Citadel" Drakenhof Nightshade for a secondary flask attached to his back.

Lastly, I took my time in dirtying up the walking cadaver, with a little "Citadel" Biel-Tan Green, so as to hopefully suggest putrefaction. Furthermore, I plonked a dollop or two of Games Workshop's Contrast Paint Flesh Tearer's Red into all the visible holes and tears found on the miniature, and subsequently dropped some Carroburg Crimson into them too, so the Shade could spill out and down the wound.

"Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't!"

In addition to this impulse paint-job, I have completed a seventh 28mm scale Vulgorn Guard by "Lost Heresy Miniatures". The miniature was created using "Elegoo" Water Washable Resin on a Mars 3 Pro 3D Printer, and due to some major issues concerning the tension of my resin tank's FEP (Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene), or rather lack of, emerged with a malformed left glove. Fortunately, despite my extremely limited ability with Green Stuff, I was able to salvage the model by successfully sculpting on the missing part.

This (not) "Hitchhiker's Of The Galaxy" model was predominantly painted using "Citadel" Abaddon Black, "Vallejo" German Grey and Gunmetal, with a significant splash of "Citadel" Nuln Oil, as well as a little "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, Bronze and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade on his rectangular-shaped gun. I also applied a little "Vallejo" Heavy Fleshshade to the extra-terrestrial's nose, and later sploshed it with some "Citadel" Biel-Tan Green - a union I plan to use for many a goblin/greenskin in future I can assure you...