First VSF Conversions

[SpoonBadger]

Hey all! Been browsing these forums for a while (awesome source for inspiration on all things miniature) and finally decided to stick my head above the parapets.

I have not really done anything VSF or steampunk (apart from Warmachine, which dosen't count) so am keen to get your thoughts on my humble efforts.

I was very fortunate to pick up a copy of In Her Majesty's Name at Salute and so have become fired up with all things VSF. I have not been this enthused about model making and painting since I first got into Song of Blades and Heroes (high praise that is given how obsessed I became with that game!)

Without further ado... my first Prussian conversions (and sorry in advance for the rubbish pics!):



So far only the steam armoured troops are painted:







And so far undercoated (and broken after this pic was taken!):



Let me know what you think, and please be as honest as you like whilst still being gentlemanly!

[Blackwolf]

Wow! Great start And welcome to the best Forum on the planet

Cheers

Wolfie

[OSHIROmodels]

Looks promising but bigger piccies always go down well 

cheers

James

[SpoonBadger]

Thanks for the feedback guys, not very tech savy so will try to post bigger pics:







More pics to come when the rest get painted or I finish my British steam tank or the Iron Giant idea I have.

[Froggy the Great]

It would be a pleasure to have my Brits spanked by Huns such as these, were you on a more convenient side of the Atlantic.

[Traveler Man]

Wow! Excellent results!  Welcome to the madness. 

[Dewbakuk]

Nice start. What figures are the armoured guys based on? I assume those are 40mm bases?

If you can, I'd suggest adding small rivets to the edges of the armour plates, doesn't need many but would take away the clean lines they currently have.

[SpoonBadger]

Thank you guys for the comments, you are true gentlemen one and all.

Dewbakuk: the armoured guys are based on allied power armour from Dust Tactics with heads from Curious Constructs, a simple weapon swap and some plastic tubing. And yes are indeed on 40mm bases.

Thanks for the advice and I will certainly try to add rivets once I am done moving back to London (at the moment half my hobby supplies, tools and flock are in another city).

[Malamute]

A very nice way to introduce yourself

[Penchour]

Simple yet very efficient conversions: I love that

[SpoonBadger]

Thanks a bunch gang for all the encouraging comments. You guys are the best.

This evening I decided to forgo painting my Prussians and instead focus on tinkering with my steam tank for the British. This is now on its third configuration in as many days and is in a pretty crude state still with plenty of detailing and tidying up to be done.

Any feedback, suggestions and nicely worded criticisms are welcome!







Oh and Dewbakuk:I tried dry fitting some rivets on the armour of those prussians today. On the chest armour they looked like nipples and it freaked me out so I decided against it .

[Conquistador]

Wow, I like the "awkward power" look of that tank! 

Gears galore and it just seems "right" in that respect.

The Turret I want to consider some more before giving an opinion...

Gracias,

Glenn

[Dewbakuk]

That tank is bonkers, I like it

Oh and Dewbakuk:I tried dry fitting some rivets on the armour of those prussians today. On the chest armour they looked like nipples and it freaked me out so I decided against it .

 

Where are your nipples? 
You don't want any on the larger areas, just along the edges of the armour. This is an extreme example but shows what I mean.
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/miniatures2/walker003.jpg

[SpoonBadger]

Wow, I like the "awkward power" look of that tank! 

Thanks! Awkward was deffenetly something I was going for. I imagine this thing to be an early attempt at locomotion without rails or some sort of hastily rigged up compromise weapon that has just been kept around since.

The Turret I want to consider some more before giving an opinion...

The turret has been one of the biggest bugbears of this project. Origionally I wanted something more like the turret of the Monitor but was unable to source usable bits amongst my mountains of lead, resin and plastic (trying to opperate on a tight budget so apart from the chasis of a 1:32 scale universal carrier, all the bits are from the bits box).

I have to say the turret has grown slightly on me since the glue fuemes stopped giving me a headache so its not my biggest concern at the moment.

Where are your nipples? 
You don't want any on the larger areas, just along the edges of the armour. This is an extreme example but shows what I mean.
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/miniatures2/walker003.jpg

That's actually really neat. I think I will have to get some finer plastic rod and then try not to go over board. Maybe less is more when it comes to models of that size. Thanks for the suggestion! Will go and ahve another go next week.