VSF French Foreign Legion with Japanese machines

[Arteis]

Have you ever started a club project in a rush of enthusiasm, only to peter out a few weeks later with only some dribs and drabs of painted forces completed? Well, this force is one of those.

The idea had been to build up a French force to do battle in a Victorian Science Fiction campaign against Colonel O’Truth’s British and Scott’s Prussians/Zendarians.

I settled on the French Foreign Legionaries in Foundry’s range of Western figures. 

For some VSF mechanical weirdness with which to arm my legionnaires, I bought a box of toys made by Bandai in Japan, based on the anime movie Steamboy. Although they were all differing scales, and not designed for 28mm figures, I thought that I could convert them to fit ...

Lots more info and pics on my blog here: https://arteis.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/on-parade-victorian-science-fiction-foreign-legion/

And here are some sample pics from the above blog:







Lots more info and pics on my blog here: https://arteis.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/on-parade-victorian-science-fiction-foreign-legion/

[OSHIROmodels]

Nice 

I used those walkers myself 

[Malamute]

Lovely stuff. Proper VSF!

[Orctrader]

I like those.   

[vodkafan]

Lovely. [sigh] I suppose there is zero chance of being able to get those Bandai toys now 

[Dr. The Viking]

Very nice! I like the mix of steam and rifle.

[randwulf]

Are they these guys?

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B0032HOYE6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A368BN1DCTRLRF&psc=1

[Arteis]

Yes, Randwolf, that's them ...

[leadfool]

Very VSF indeed.

[Sinewgrab]

Spectacular, lad.  Well done.