Big Alien Monsters for Majestic 13

    Four of the 'big alien monsters' I picked up at Cincycon for my Majestic 13 games

When I decided to give Snarling Badger Studios' rules Majestic 13 a try, the only thing holding me back was the lack of figures for the enemy. In this solo or coop game, you control a team of alien hunters (think a slightly less tongue-in-cheek version of the Men in Black movies). The foe for each game would be a different, large alien creature which I essentially had none of...ha, ha! That was quickly rectified at Cincycon a month or so ago, where I picked up a half dozen miniatures. These four are the first I've painted up.

    This is one of the old, old Star Wars pre-painteds that I touched up...nice flea market find!

Well, in the case of the first two, I should specify "touched up" rather than painted from scratch. These were picked up in the flea market and are from the Star Wars Miniatures plastic figures produced back in 2005 by Wizards of the Coast. The preying mantis looking creature is called an Acklay that appeared in episode II The Attack of the Clones. The other, more rhinocerous looking beast, is called a Reek and was in the same episode. If you remember, Obi-Wan and Anakin had to fight them in a gladiator type arena. 

    These were EXACTLY what I was hoping to find for alien monsters - this is a 'Reek,' apparently

Some of the paint was a little dull colored or needed highlighting, which is chiefly what I did on these creatures. Essentially, I tricked them out a big and brightened them up some. I also added a black wash to try to give them more depth. I briefly thought about adding putty or something to cover up the obvious joins where the various pieces of the Reek were glued together in China. However, I was afraid that might make it stand out even more if I didn't match the paint colors well. So, I decided to go with a quick touch up and chock these two alien creatures off as done.

    This was likely a fantasy monsters (stone giant? earth elemental?), but he will sub in as an alien

The next ogre or giant-looking figure I picked up from BV Traders in their clearance bin at Cincycon. It is made from a soft plastic, but I have no idea where it is from. I liked the rock-like protrusions on his back, arms, and legs. That certainly looked alien enough for me, though I could easily see using this figure as some kind of earth elemental or stone giant. I painted his skin a terra cotta color, while his bumps, lumps, and protrusions were in a medium brown. I added in a dark brown towards the tops, and then gave it a red brown dry brush. I wanted to stick with that orange-brown-red color scheme, so did his loin cloth in dun yellow and his long nails on hands and toes I painted tan. I gave him pale yellow eyes and teeth and did a brown wash (of course) over him. I like how he turned out, though I admit he is the most Fantasy and least Sci-Fi looking of the four.

    Headless, alien monstrosity to terrify and battle against my 'Critter Control' alien hunter team

The final one I also picked up from BV Traders. It was another soft plastic monster, but was obviously missing its head. Why somebody would try to sell a miniature missing its head, I don't know. But hey -- I bought it! I felt that the cavity where the head would be glued in looked like a perfect maw of some bizarre, headless creature. I added pieces of brass wire around the "mouth" to give it a kind of Venus Fly Trap look. Thing of them as feelers, sensing when something very unfortunate is being guided into the waiting maw. The pose of the figure adds to its hideous look, like it has actively sensed something and is getting ready to snatch and swallow it hole. I decided to go with a pale blue flesh with salmon and pink colored mouth. The inner maw showing was painted in a darker, pinkish red. I decided not to paint the bumps on its skin, hoping that the bluish-white dry brush and the dark wash at the end would be enough to make them stand out. He definitely looks like some alien critter for my team of hunters to "control!"

    Last look at this batch of 'new figures' -- all purchased at Cincycon at a nice discount

Speaking of Critter Control, it is past time for me to get another Majestic 13 game on the table! I would really like to get it done before I leave for vacation in a few days, but we shall see if that happens. Meanwhile, I am hurrying to get as much on my painting desk done as possible before my trip. If you're curious where I'm going, keep an eye on my travel blog, Worldwidemike for reports and pictures from abroad. Most Americans will have been completely unaware of this country or at least where it is! Now you have two blogs to "stay tuned" on...ha, ha!

MINIATURES Acquired vs. Painted Tally for 2026

• Miniatures acquired in 2026: 159
  
• Miniatures painted in 2026: 83

TERRAIN Acquired vs. Painted Tally for 2026

• Terrain acquired in 2026: 3
  
• Terrain painted in 2026: 22

SCATTER Acquired vs. Painted Tally for 2026

• Scatter acquired in 2026: 16
  
• Scatter painted in 2026: 48