Venus?

[SlowLoris]

How about Martian empires rules from Black Hat miniatures?

There is a free download for Venus on their website.

We've played a Venusian campaign in the past, great fun:)

Here's links to the Lizardmen;

https://www.blackhat.co.uk/product-category/18mm-miniatures/18mm-miniatures-martian-empires/18mm-miniatures-martian-empires-lizardmen/

And the Prussians;

https://www.blackhat.co.uk/product-category/18mm-miniatures/18mm-miniatures-martian-empires/18mm-miniatures-martian-empires-prussians/

I own a smattering of their other figures and really like them, the quality is great and they're 18mm rather than 15mm. 

Flame guns, lizardmen on razorbirds, clockwork soldiers, steam tanks!

Have a look:)

Cheers

Stu

[LCpl McDoom]

I've just received my 'Venus Sourcebook' from the new Space-1889 KS project. If I'm honest, I'm likely to stick with the old GDW stuff, so - if this and any of the new stuff could be of use to anyone, I'd be happy to discuss some ideas, e.g., trade/swap options.

Those are great 15mm figures and would certainly be perfect for Venus/Space-1889. As mentioned already by others, climate/environment plays the major role, so loose-powder firearms are worthless. Means sealed metallic cartridge firearms - so Boxer cartridges for Martini-Henry rifles for example - become very important. From most of the fan-made Venusian stuff I've seen, the loyal Venus troops assisting the human powers still tend to resort to their own weapons. Quite sensible I guess. But there should be some provision for ultra-loyal types - I'm thinking a Ghurka-equivalent lizard tribe for the British, perhaps a tribe that mimics East African/Tanzanian Askari-types for the Germans - and give these lizardkin some firearms?

On another tack for VSF, these 15mm lizards would also make a good opposition force for some sort of Atlantis/Lost Civilization theme - typical mass hordes encountered while Journeying to the Centre of the Earth? (Then just need a 15mm Doug McClure?)

[Commander Roj]

I've just received my 'Venus Sourcebook' from the new Space-1889 KS project. If I'm honest, I'm likely to stick with the old GDW stuff, so - if this and any of the new stuff could be of use to anyone, I'd be happy to discuss some ideas, e.g., trade/swap options.

Those are great 15mm figures and would certainly be perfect for Venus/Space-1889. As mentioned already by others, climate/environment plays the major role, so loose-powder firearms are worthless.

On another tack for VSF, these 15mm lizards would also make a good opposition force for some sort of Atlantis/Lost Civilization theme - typical mass hordes encountered while Journeying to the Centre of the Earth? (Then just need a 15mm Doug McClure?)

It depends if they are using powder as we know it, or some other compound. I like the idea of lizards with some kind of jezzail.

Oh yes...Doug McClure in 15mm with a Prof. Peter Cushing and a delectable Caroline Munro, At the Earth's Core, or anywhere else VSFish, including the inner planets... we definitely need some Burroughs inspired characters in 15mm.

[dinohunterpoa]

IMHO, Venus VSF has all the tropes of an intense "Darkest Africa" setting; a great adventure would be something in the line of Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" - the Star Wars version is worth a read as a very nice source of inspiration even to those not addicted to the SW universe:

https://www.amazon.com/Shatterpoint-Star-Wars-Clone/dp/0345455746

... a delectable Caroline Munro...

She's really UNDELECTABLE IMHO!!!