"British for Mars with Earth Pattern Radium Rifles" Topic
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| Chris Palmer | 24 Feb 2014 2:30 p.m. PST |
This past week I worked on completing a unit of 10 British Soldiers armed with Earth-pattern Radium Rifles to use in my "Terror Devils of Mars" GASLIGHT game, Saturday night at Cold Wars.
I constructed these figures using the plastic Wargames Factory Zulu Wars British Firing Line Infantry, and the rifles were from a set of plastic Warzone Bauhaus Ducal Militia. I imagine the rifles to be earth constructed radium rifles copied and modified from the Martian originals.
I painted them in an alternate history 1880's-'90's uniform, that envisions the British reissuing the red tunic for Mars service, but keeping the standard khaki trousers.
The figure shown below is a man-portable Gatling armed soldier, also made from a Wagames Factory figure with a Warzone heavy weapon added.
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| Carausius | 24 Feb 2014 2:40 p.m. PST |
Those are sweet, good conversions! |
| Zargon | 24 Feb 2014 2:58 p.m. PST |
Amazing what can be done with these plastics. Nice! |
| J Womack 94 | 24 Feb 2014 7:22 p.m. PST |
Nice conversion work, old boy! Sadly, I shan't be at Cold Wars, and almost assuredly not at Historicon either, this year. Maybe Fall In. |
| Broadsword | 25 Feb 2014 12:28 a.m. PST |
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Frederick  | 25 Feb 2014 5:54 a.m. PST |
I did something similar using the Zulu War Brits – but I used WH40K weapons I used a more conservative uniform scheme – I like your idea about the khaki trousers coolminiornot.com/352078 |
| cybrt54 | 25 Feb 2014 8:56 a.m. PST |
Looking good Chris! I hope your game goes well. |
| Chris Palmer | 25 Feb 2014 10:25 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the kind remarks everyone. Sorry, I won't be seeing you the next couple cons, J Womack. Frederick, I really like the look if yours as well! Thanks for he well wishes for my game, cyber54 |
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