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Title: Martian cavalry
Post by: Ironcladman on 09 April 2010, 01:51:12 PM
Here are the latest offerings from the Ironclad stables some Martian cavalry.
I need a name for the beasts any suggestions. I was thinking of Thamels but as you know with this forum there is always someone with a better idea.

(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn314/Ironcladman/Martiancav.jpg)
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Jonas on 09 April 2010, 01:58:50 PM
They look great.

Call them hoof cameliod, even though that name is not better than yours  lol
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: rob_the_robgoblin on 09 April 2010, 02:00:14 PM
Those look ace, all of these updates are happening so fast!!!  ;D
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: JollyBob on 09 April 2010, 02:03:22 PM
Those are brilliant. Now I'm gonna have to get saving for a whole bunch of stuff.

I think Thamels sounds great, the only other thing I could think of was Droats (as in Dromedary/Thoat). Yours is better.
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Calimero on 09 April 2010, 02:03:49 PM
Nice figures… as far as I can tell because the picture is a little too small… or is it the angle? Anyhow, the mount look like a mix of camel and elephant lol
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: rob_the_robgoblin on 09 April 2010, 02:32:39 PM
A martian Canal Cameliad?

Cameliad has stuck in my head. :)
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Dewbakuk on 09 April 2010, 02:37:18 PM
It's a Lemac, quite clearly :)
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: rob_the_robgoblin on 09 April 2010, 02:51:00 PM
Haha!
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Whiskyrat on 09 April 2010, 03:28:16 PM
It's a Lemac, quite clearly :)

It doesn't look French to me, more Northern than that.

Ay-up lad, as tha fed T'hamel?  ;)
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Tomsche on 09 April 2010, 03:54:02 PM
Aaaand one more on the Salute shopping list

I`m slowly starting to think I might have the visit the London office of the company I work for in Hatton Garden to ship the miniatures to Antwerp afterwards...  lol
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Thunderchicken on 09 April 2010, 04:24:44 PM
Ooooh! Nice stuff John.

Will you be selling the beasties (I thought of some names but they all belong in the gutter I'm afraid  ;)) separately? I'm thinking that any invading forces to the martian planet may want to adopt these mounts for their own cavalry.
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Ironcladman on 09 April 2010, 04:34:53 PM
Yes I will do some separately, I am currently planning cavalry for the British and Prussians so I probably will have to do martian mounts for them, and so the list grows.
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Overlord on 09 April 2010, 05:30:00 PM
camel

O.E. camel, perhaps via O.N.Fr. camel (O.Fr. chamel, Mod.Fr. chameau), from L. camelus, from Gk. kamelos, from Heb. or Phoen. gamal, perhaps related to Arabic jamala "to bear." Another O.E. word for the beast was olfend, apparently were based on confusion of camels with elephants in a place and time when both were known only from travelers' vague descriptions.

My emphasis/suggestions
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Comsquare on 09 April 2010, 05:57:46 PM
Real nice stuff.
Have to get some
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 09 April 2010, 10:15:00 PM
Very nice but shouldn't they have six legs??
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: DowVooVoo on 09 April 2010, 10:49:42 PM
I thought all 'animals' on Mars had six legs, no? Nice sculpts :o
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Ironcladman on 10 April 2010, 07:43:31 AM
Not on my side of Mars. lol
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 10 April 2010, 09:20:57 AM
A Martian camel, a mamel... Oh wait, that doesn't work does it  ;D

cheers

James
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Mr. Burning on 10 April 2010, 04:22:30 PM
Whatever the name settles as I may, depending on scale issues, have some Imperial Guard rough Rider mounts I can work with too!

keep these new sculpts coming!
Title: Re: Martian cavalry
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 10 April 2010, 04:33:31 PM
Why don't you go on holiday for a few weeks, so I can manage to buy some of your old stuff before all this lovely new stuff comes out?

 ;) lol

As ever, lovely models and they have lots of potential in non-Martian SF too  :D