SPACEFUTURE: MARDUK the Conquerer, the Eternal, the Inexorable, the Merciless, Imperator of Worlds, etc., etc.

[Rigel]

...He of the All-Seeing Eye, the Subjugator, the Deathless, a LIVING GOD! Submit your puny planet and LIVE! Resist, and be ANNIHILATED!

You all know the type. There's at least one in every universe.  Big fans of telling people to GROVEL AND ABASE THEMSELVES OR BE DESTROYED! Unfortunately for the universe, Marduk has the juice and the psychic powers (and the fanatical armies of laser-bearing spacemen) to back it up.

 

 

KNEEL, DOGS! PROSTRATE YOURSELVES BEFORE THE POWER OF THE OMNISCIENT, THE GLORIOUS ONE!!

 

 

 

 

The Imperials are extremely durable, and a combination of effective immortality and wormhole access has allowed Marduk to bootstrap and tinker with their evolution over the aeons. The average Imperial is strong as an ape, tough as a Krodox, almost as smart as a Martian, and gifted with psionic powers (and also lasers, can't forget the lasers and jackboots). They are also disastrously committed and/or brainwashed into the Imperial project. 

 

 

Marduk with his favored consort and General Zarek:

 

 

With his daughters, each as ambitious and evil as they are beautiful:

 

 

With his Hierophant, Vizier, and Chief Psi-Magus:

 

 

And with a few among the rabble who have distinguished themselves in battle and won glory.

 

There are planets across this spiral arm that bear evidence of crystal cities and advanced civilization, all abandoned now, with the sigil of the EYE cracked into their crusts, and a series of glyphs that have been translated as "CONSCRIPTION."
It is not clear to those outside the inner circle what Marduk needs armies the population of worlds for, but it's probably not anything good.

 

Keep watching the skies, cadets! 

 

[Inarah]

Love the bold use of color! 

[Chaoswolf]

So do I!

 

It makes them easier for the good guys to see and shoot. 

[Grand Slam]

Wow...always such deep lore with these. I agree about the bold colors. They look great and totally fit his personality. I particularly like the way that many items have a metallic sheen. It catches the eye and helps drive home the whole "retro-futuristic"/sci-fi serial vibe.

 

[KruleBear]

Cool (I also love the marbling on the juice cap plinth)

[Glitterwolf]

Another awesome set!

 

I love the colours and the setting.

 

WOOF is ready to negotiate terms to form an alliance, we believe Marduk has potential!

[planetmut]

Truly some fantastic work, the vivid bold colours are superb and the whole piece looks really alien. Wonderful work!

[Froggy the Great]

Nicely done.  I love Hydra Miniatures.

[Rigel]

Thanks, everyone! It's not often the sunlight cooperates to get colors like this. 

20 hours ago, Froggy the Great said:

Nicely done.  I love Hydra Miniatures.

Thank you! Me too--between them and Chronoscope and Bombshell there's enough to keep me happy for ages.

On 1/5/2023 at 11:49 AM, planetmut said:

Truly some fantastic work, the vivid bold colours are superb and the whole piece looks really alien. Wonderful work!

It's a well-known fact that more than 40% of habitable exoplanets look a lot like the California desert. 😄 The golden hour is doing a lot of the work for me!

On 1/4/2023 at 5:48 AM, Glitterwolf said:

WOOF is ready to negotiate terms to form an alliance, we believe Marduk has potential!

I've seen your SPACE JACKALS--they would make excellent troops and scouts!

On 1/3/2023 at 9:37 PM, KruleBear said:

Cool (I also love the marbling on the juice cap plinth)

Thank you, and also nailed it! I've gotten so much mileage out of those juice caps. 

On 1/3/2023 at 4:10 PM, Inarah said:

Love the bold use of color! 

On 1/3/2023 at 7:48 PM, Grand Slam said:

Wow...always such deep lore with these. I agree about the bold colors. They look great and totally fit his personality. I particularly like the way that many items have a metallic sheen. It catches the eye and helps drive home the whole "retro-futuristic"/sci-fi serial vibe.

I appreciate it! Was definitely going for the vivid Buck Rogers/Perry Rodan/Frazetta does Burroughs supersaturated color schemes. 
 

On 1/3/2023 at 6:17 PM, Chaoswolf said:

It makes them easier for the good guys to see and shoot. 

😄 Not wrong, but you should see the good guys (and they are highly visible as well)! I'll post some of them in a bit...

[Iridil]

Yet another wonderful, pulpy setting! Love the bold, bright colors... it has a real John Carter vibe