Zurg Fighter

The Hyperspeed ships from theLightyear film have appeared across a number of FaceBook groups recently for use with 15mm and 28mm figures for games like 5 Parsecs From Home.

Because the film did so badly at the box office, these have been gradually falling in price.  This one is on sale in Argos for only £5 - so I got two!

They come with neat flip-down tripod landing gear and very detailed engines which should look great shaded and drybrushed.

I was surprised how large this ship is, about 10" or 26cm long, twice the size I expected.  It's a beast of a ship.  Instead of the small shuttle I was thinking, this would do as a light freighter, or an assault lander carrying 15-20 troops.  These are Alternative Armies Beotan Werewolves for scale, which stand head and shoulders above standard 15mm figures.

There is space in the cockpit for a pilot.  I recently purchased the starship bridge terminals set from the talented Evan Carothers which includes a couple of good pilot seats which should fit.

 I could add a few weapons if I want to go for the military lander option.  There is space for a dorsal mount cannon.

There are also some excellent potential hardpoints on the underside of the hull.

These are weapons from the VIPER mecha I recently purchased and fit in very neatly.

As a bonus, Mattel have thoughtfully placed metal fixings in these locations.

A quick test shows that these are ferrous, so I will be able to magnetise a range of alternative weapon options which can be tailored for mission-specific purposes.  I'll have to try and find some missile pods and bomb racks too.

 I don't think this will need much work before I paint it, so I'll just need to decide on a suitable colour scheme.  I can't decide whether to go for camouflage (possibly grey/grey above and pale grey/blue underneath) or just a functional grey with some sort of coloured stripes.

The Zurg Mothership weighs in at a hefty 20" long and is very tempting, though the cheapest I've seen it so far is about £20.