Minis: Blark, the "Genestealer"

Blark is a member of a minor xenos species from a small blue planet way out on the Western Spiral Arm. A warp accident deposited him far across the galaxy on Ursis Prime where he scratched out a living as a gun for hire. Unfortunately for Blark, his species' colouration and skull shape strongly echo that of a purestrain genestealer. When he awoke after a night of heavy drinking to find a Patriarch welcoming him into the family, one look at the horde of four-armed monsters slavering around him suggested that he better go with the flow.

As I had a few minutes to spare, I grabbed a model that appealed to me and painted quickly. He's a Malig Tank Ace from Ion Age's Year One Collection. Looking him over, it was to the usual high standard of their sculpts and I was particularly enamored of the aviator goggles. As my first alien figure, I wanted something suitably exotic and went with Genestealer Purple for the skin. Little did I know that I'd be dipping into that pot quite frequently as I dug through the leadpile. Technically the Malig are space goblins so a green would have been called for but I'm sure that can be done with the next batch.

I kept the scarf off white to save time and the uniform is Alaitoc Blue simply because it goes nicely with the pre-existing white and purple. The rest of the model saw a combination of Dwarf Bronze, Dryad Bark, XV-88, Ironbreaker and Hawk Turquoise used on the details. As a stand alone figure, I suspect he might pop up more in Starport Scum scenarios than set-piece battles.