Author Topic: Victorian Superheroes? (Read 23893 times)

Red Orc · « **Reply #15 on:** February 27, 2013, 01:03:57 AM »

There's Ironcladman, of course - am I allowed to mention Marvel? Someone said the Hulk, so I figure it's OK... Mr Hyde-type minis might be a good Hulk substitute, the whole 'scientist goes crazy and becomes a behomoth' thing is pretty much directly ripped from Jeckyll and Hyde.

What would the Victorian equivalent of Batman be? Two suggestions come to mind:

1 - a wealthy industrialist playboy (read, wealthy aristocrat with a penchant for gadgetry) takes to solving crime by night? Top hat, cane, cape, and a mask like for a masked ball would do the job I think...

2 - reclusive rich man takes to hunting evildoers by night, disguised as a giant bat... hunting... at night... disguised as a bat... hunting at night as a bat... capes come into this one too, but in a much more sinister way: Victorian Batman is a Vampire who (tormented by his carnal lusts) only feeds on evildoers through a perverted sense of justice (and because he sees it as the only possibility of salvation).

Just some suggestions for you there - feel free to use or ignore as you see fit!

Van-Helsing · « **Reply #16 on:** February 27, 2013, 02:31:54 AM »

Quote from: goon3423 on February 27, 2013, 12:10:07 AM

@Van Helsing : How does he size up, you never know with clix since they're all over the place?

He's 35mm tall (so he's actually in scale with the Knight Models Batman Miniatures) but I'm going to try and lose a couple of MM of the legs and waist.

axabrax · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2013, 05:06:05 AM »

What's that figure called, so I can try and find it on eBay?

Quote from: Van-Helsing on February 26, 2013, 07:38:45 PM

What conversion LoL!

Rip this sucker of his base, clean him up, re-base, and paint - Done!

Working on one at the moment!

axabrax · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2013, 05:10:43 AM »

It seems like a lot of the concept drawings out on the web are basically just gentelmen figs with odd doodads added and such. The Spiderman with the goggles or Venom with a top hat, for example. I am thinking some heroclix conversions with regular steampunk/victorian figs may work for the heroes.

It really would be awesome if a figure company would do some original and/or "Not" Victorian superheroes. What do you think Prof? Something for the Lead Adventure range? I bet Ratnik could do some killer figs on the topic!

Benny · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2013, 12:35:20 PM »

Maybe one of the Warmachine Warcasters of the right look as an Iron Man, http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Chronoscope/latest/50165
or as Steel (from DC) http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/gallery/cygnar/warcasters/major-markus-siege-brisbane
or Warmachine or Iron Monger http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/gallery/khador/warcasters/karchev-the-terrible.
Kraven the Hunter http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/gallery/khador/solos/manhunter

Just a few suggestion off the top of my head.

Rob_bresnen · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2013, 01:10:19 PM »

What about a Victorian Superman- There must be a figure suitable for this?

Image courtesy of

http://www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop/2011/01/24/career-day-victorian-worlds-finest/

Rob_bresnen · « **Reply #21 on:** February 27, 2013, 01:41:18 PM »

Also...

from Reaper...

A Victorian Dr Doom?

A Victorian Iron Man or War Machine?

A Victorian Gambit?

And from Heresy...

Man-bat

and...

Bat-man (obviously with a different head- this figure also comes with a head with a top-hat and glasses- like Gary Oldman's Dracula which I think might work well if you wanted him to look very Victrorain and not too much like batman, alternatively, you could also go form a converted head with cowl.

What do you think?