Another possibly silly question,sorry in advance.

[3 fingers]

Possibly due to cheese induced dreams but I wondered has anyone done Martians with converted historical miniatures?
I have googled and came across vintage wood elves etc ,but I was thinking of ancient roman or Greeks with perhaps a colour change to their flesh.
Marvin the Martian influence?? 

[The_Beast]

Haven't seen any, but if it's Marvin you're doing, maybe a head made from a black bead? 

Doug

[3 fingers]

Not marvin as such,but was thinking of his dress/headgear and ray gun.
I have now found scifi Spartans , but am thinking ancient Greeks with eldar style weaponry,
I suppose I am thinking Flash Gordon style really.

[fastolfrus]

Not at all silly.

Look for "Tales of the Trigan Empire". Stylistically you get a mix but mainly 1960s style Roman/Greek themed.

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

[3 fingers]

Not at all silly.

Look for "Tales of the Trigan Empire". Stylistically you get a mix but mainly 1960s style Roman/Greek themed.

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

Brilliant thank you just what I visualised
http://www.martinpaul.co.uk/reading/comics/images/trigan_2.jpg
 

[fastolfrus]

If you are really lucky you can sometimes pick up annuals in second hand book shops. Even if it's just old issues/annuals of "Look and Learn".

Last copy I saw was in Hay on Wye in a shop that also had "The Man Who Drew Tomorrow" (a book about Frank Hampson, the artist behind Dan Dare)
 
http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/info-TMWDT.html

plus a variety of Dan Dare reprints.

Look and Learn is worth looking at anyway - Angus McBride was a regular artist.

[3 fingers]

I keep meaning to go to hay on Wye,was within 20 mile of it other day.
And don't live that far ,I live in the wye valley.

[The_Beast]

I wish I had found the Trigan empire when I was fair amount younger; would have enjoyed the style.

Some of the book covers of Weis' Star of the Guardians series might be good; haven't read more than a few pages, but some of the cover artists did Roman-esque as well.

Doug

[Skrapwelder]

As soon as my Trojan Peltasts show up from the Wargods of Olympus kickstarter I'll be converting them into Red Martian Panthans.

[3 fingers]

Good idea 

[DLIinVSF]

Here are some Romans and Greek types a gentleman has formed a Martian army from.

http://www.buildingabetterwargame.com/2013/03/army-complete-free-martian.html

Is this the sort of thing you were thinking about?

[fastolfrus]

Or you could look at the "Stargate" tv series.

Mainly Egyptian themed but there are a couple of Greek episides, also Norse, Babylonian, Chinese & Indian.

I think someone did a Victorian version on here a couple of years ago (Svenn?)

[3 fingers]

Here are some Romans and Greek types a gentleman has formed a Martian army from.

http://www.buildingabetterwargame.com/2013/03/army-complete-free-martian.html

Is this the sort of thing you were thinking about?

Yes that's similar thank you .