From Space They Came! Goofy aliens

[Rigel]

A recent haul of great space aliens.
I am very stoked about the avians from CP Miniatures. They combine retro menace with retro goofiness; the sort of monster that could be played by a puppeteer in a modified ape suit. 
On the other hand, very large birds are scary! Emus won a war with Australians, and Australians toy with crocodiles and spiders! Cassowaries are lethal, flamingos can survive in hellish conditions, and we all know hornbills are some kind of Skeksis biding their time.


Diversity is important, so their skin colors will be patterned after the noble booby: some red, some blue, some yellow.
The shaggy feathers, I'm thinking dark with shiny metallic highlights; not quite gorilla-suit black but subdued in comparison to the necks and hands. 

 

I'm also going to give them some funny headgear, doubtless inspired by both Marvin the Martian and the tufts of the Instant Martian minions.

What's giving me grief is the beaks. 

 

Should I do more flamingo

Toucan

 

 

Vulture

 

Hornbill

 

 

or other?

 

Oh, also looking forward to these fellas:

[Rigel]

A preview of Silly Hats:

 

and here's the first few licks of paint on them.

 

[Chaoswolf]

You're off to a good start!

[snitchythedog]

I have a bunch of these too.  They are good fun and solid minis.  Cant wait to see how yours come out.

[Rigel]

Not done yet, but close! 

[Lord of the Dish Pit]

Pink Flamingos in Space?!! That is perfect, now they just need some Garden Gnome sidekicks.

[Glitterwolf]

I love these!

More Space Goodness!

[Rigel]

All right! They are done and ready for Show Off. 
 

[Glitterwolf]

Good job, love those beaks!

[Rigel]

On 2/20/2022 at 2:18 PM, Glitterwolf said:

Good job, love those beaks!

Thank you! Decided on a blend of several hornbills and toucans for the yellow and blue fellows, and flamingo for the pinkies. Nature is the best inspiration, as you say!