Grey aliens, also referred to as Zeta Reticulans, Roswell Greys, or Grays, are purported extraterrestrial beings.
Some time ago I had painted some of these up and involved them in a quirky scenario called Things that Go Bump In the Night. It was now time to give them some more umph with some extra leaders, squads and heavy weapons !
The advantage of these figures is that can appear on our planet in any time of its history so can be fighting ancient Egyptians one game and Modern forces the next. This makes them a very flexible “asset”.
They are not a new invention because the origins of the Grey alien may go back to the late 19th century. In 1891, the novel Meda: A Tale of the Future was published by Kenneth Folingsby, in which the narrator encountered small, grey-skinned aliens with balloon-shaped heads.
In 1893, H. G. Wells presented a description of humanity’s future appearance in the article The Man of the Year Million, describing humans as having no mouths, noses, or hair, and with large heads.
In 1895, Wells also depicted both the Morlocks and the Eloi – successor species to humanity – in very similar terms, in the novel The Time Machine.[8]
Very nice! 🙂 I really like them!
Thanks John. For very simple sculpts with little detail they have come up well.
Great work Dave, the one sat on the disc reminds me a lot of the Mekon from Dan Dare
He certainly does. Man that comic goes back to the 1950’s and the TV show is at least 20 years ago!!! Unfortunately this guy is a Martian and not the ruler of the Treens from I think Venus!!?? Help me out here.
You got it spot on Dave, so no help needed.
Those are cool. Really nice work.
Cheers
Pete.
Thanks Pete. Have a great Christmas.
Nicely done. I’m looking forward to reading of some future games where the Greys face off against the samurai you’ve been painting lately.
You never know?