"Art vs. Science" - Dr. Richard Morton

"Art vs. Science" - Dr. Richard Morton - Part 2

Sometime science is more art than science.

- Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)

Hello again and welcome back to The Art of Caesura!

We're deep into my crew from Space Station Zero, based on the miniatures from Zombicide Invader. Today it's Dr. Richard Morton AKA Rick Sanchez (from Rick and Morty) AKA Dr. Ilyen Quist, the scientist in my crew.

When I wrote the story about my Space Station Zero crew, I had actually planned Quist as female, inspired by Tali'Zorah's character from Mass Effect. In preparing this post though, I went back and read my story and I realise that I never actually gendered Quist in the narrative. So this model, clearly based on Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty, still works as the scientist for my crew.

Just to remind you of the convoluted history of these miniatures, I painted them soon after they first came out with Zombicide Invader in 2023, but they never quite made it onto the blog. Now, 3 years later, I'm righting that wrong.

I'm really happy with how this guy turned out, I think I managed to breathe some real life into his face - his ruddy cheeks and nose and stubbled chin. This model is also a good example of spending time where it pays off (his face and bottle) and not where it doesn't (his pants and shoes only barely received one bit of highlighting after the contrast paint).

In the game, the scientist has +1 intelligence and can improve one piece of armour for that challenge (which is a good representation of Rick's propensity to tinker with things).

Thank you, as always, for tuning in as we work our way through my Space Station Zero crew. Tune in next Friday for another fun dude.

Watching: Project Hail Mary (2026)

Reading: Red Terror Dossier (Kill Team)

Next Week:

I can't change the laws of physics!

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