Victorian Sci-Fi

[former user]

I'll be in my bunk 

[Gluteus Maximus]

I'll be in my bunk 

 

[oldskoolrebel]

Thanks all for the replies, some pretty informative responses.

Ok so I see the general attraction to VSF... it's beginning to see like a scifi/historical hybrid. Nice.

Ok so the next obvious question to me is... what 'armies'/'factions' do people play and why? What armies/factions are the easiest to get models for? And does everyone paint their models in contemporary uniforms?

Cheers
Andy

who is still full of questions... 

[gamer Mac]

Andy
British and Prussian seem to be the easiest to get a hold of.
Loads of firms do suitable British and Prussian infantry etc.
These two armies seem to be the main protagonists in most peoples games.
I decided to be a bit different (well so I thought when I started but not now ) and go for British V Chinese.
From what I have seen the majority paint their figures in period correct uniforms so that they can use them in straight up historical games as well as VSF. But people also have the odd unit that would not fit anywhere else.
The list of opposing sides is only limited by your imagination.
Armies I have seen about so far are –
British (to fight my Chinese )
Chinese (to fight my British )
Russian
Japanese
Turk
American
Norwegian
Martian – various different ones (Green, high, imperial etc)
Venus Parrotmen
Venus Lizard men
Irish
French
Evil scientist’s henchmen

I am sure people here will come up with an even bigger list.
Colin

[Dewbakuk]

Adding to the above list (and ignoring anything I have that's already listed)

Belgian
Prussian
Mad Scientists (they're not all evil you know)
Venusian Colonial Militia

[oldskoolrebel]

Oooh a couple of nations/factions that I find particularly interesting are the Turks (A nation in slow decline, The Sultan or Amir fielding Bedouin along side his standing troops- visually quite an interesting army) or the Japanese (Either adopting the Western practices or continuing on with the old always and struggling against Western Imperialism).

So was there any particular reason why people choose certain nations/factions?

Cheers
Andy

[former user]

and just as an example:
International Anarchist Insurrection Army featuring:
capt. Nemo
Robur the Conqueror
Nestor Machno
The Phantom
Sala's Sky Band
Nicola Tesla
etc

[Gluteus Maximus]

I've always had a hankering to do a Danish VSF army, somewhat like the Norwegians done by Siewgrab:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=9632.0

I've read quite a bit on their various wars against the Prussians and Austrians and I think they would make good allies for the British.

Really, any real or fictional nation can be VSF-ed. Even (or maybe especially) those who had virtually no advanced tech at the time. Pick a favourite country, do a bit of historical research and then go berserk with all sorts of themed uniforms, weapons, vehicles, mythical creatures etc 

[OSHIROmodels]

Italians for me next, gotta love those cross battery cruisers 

cheers

James

[warrenpeace]

Ok so the next obvious question to me is... what 'armies'/'factions' do people play and why? What armies/factions are the easiest to get models for? Andy

Should be easy to get 28mm French for Franco-Prussian War.  I think Foundry has some.  Advantages of using French as an interplanetary colonizing force are:
1.  basic infantry uniform is very colorful, bright red pants and dark blue coat
2.  French had excellent long range accurate rifles from 1870 on
3.  France employed many colorful colonial troops such as Algerian turcos and Senegalese tiraillers
4.  Beau Geste!  ...you'd get to use the French Foreign Legion in some dusty hell hole on Mars!