What other nations should be on Venus to oppose the Spanish?

[AzSteven]

If Venus is a steaming jungle, use the nations that did a lot of Steaming Jungle Colonization back in the day - Spain, Portugal and Belgium for starters.  I would have suggested Germany/Prussia as well, but since they are already done a lot and busy on Mars, how about Austor-Hungary as a replacement?

Wheil I can see not bringing in America or Britain, I would sguuest some independent merchant-adventurers from those two nations as possible factions.

[moonshado]

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[Conquistador]

If Venus is a steaming jungle, use the nations that did a lot of Steaming Jungle Colonization back in the day - Spain, Portugal and Belgium for starters.  I would have suggested Germany/Prussia as well, but since they are already done a lot and busy on Mars, how about Austor-Hungary as a replacement?

Wheil I can see not bringing in America or Britain, I would sguuest some independent merchant-adventurers from those two nations as possible factions.

My protagonist force is Spanish.

For antagonists I am looking at Austro-Hungarian troops from the Maximillian Adventure (Gringo40) but the Portuguese might be a natural - sources for uniforms/figures?

Gracias,

Glenn

[Bullshott]

Portuguese might be a natural - sources for uniforms/figures?

See my post on Page 1 of this thread.

[workerBee]

See my post on Page 1 of this thread.

Ah, yes!  I see it (now) again!

Gracias,

Glenn

[workerBee]

So Eureka has four poses.

Interesting.

I wonder if they plan any more poses?

Gracias,

Glenn

[Ramshackle_Curtis]

Portugal! They traditionally hate the spaniards (like we hate the french...)

[Ramshackle_Curtis]

The king of portugal fled to Brazil for a while, and was hated there, plus was very ineffective. If he took his really rich royal entourage to venus, along with a whole load of shanty jugle tribe/slave hordes and rebel jungle dwellers, you could do some fun models. SPace aeroneff pulling shanty style shacks made from rare brazillian "float wood". YOu could muscle in some capoeiristas too. Great unarmed close combat, but you also need a load of strange instruments to get them to work. So units that consist of a musical "battery" with few extremely elite close unarmoured combat. Could be fun.

[Ramshackle_Curtis]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_VI_of_Portugal

His wife, a Spaniard, even conspired against him, so that would make for some great plot hooks!

[Bergil]

Ehtiopia?



It's always been independant as far as I know. With a nice mix of traditional dress with christian and muslim designs to choose from.

No doubt you could have some elements of 'modernised' uniforms in their as well to represent the emperors guard or something.

Certain African armies also developed acute canoe fighting as well, mixing well with the skiffs you get on mars as far as I know.

Fairly tempted by the whole idea myself now... and I don't even game VSF, though that may change! 

[former user]

how about a poll?
I think this discussion is starting to turn in circles....

[Bergil]

how about a poll?
I think this discussion is starting to turn in circles....

No! 

[Burnt65]

Looks like the guy in the front of the picture just got shot in the ass

[Conquistador]

how about a poll?
I think this discussion is starting to turn in circles....

I don't do polls for my Venus setting although I do listen to good reasoning!

Definitely will include Austro-Hungarians and eventually almost certainly Portuguese.

Gracias,

Glenn