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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Malamute on July 20, 2007, 03:31:54 PM
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I seem to have posted a number of links to TMP articles over the last couple of days so here is another and its a cracker :lol:
a 28mm resin Tramp Steamer :o
http://theminiaturespage.com/news/488847/
Shame about the price :(
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Yeah, the price is a bit steep and shipping on a 2' piece of resin probably won't be cheap either. But as they will happily point out, if you buy their $50 Old Glory Army card, you can get 40% off. So it will only cost you $167 + shipping instead of $195 + shipping.
I think it looks great, though. I'm sure they will sell a few.
I'm still going to build one of my own one of these days. :)
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(http://theminiaturespage.com/news/pics/2007/jul/488847a.jpg)
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Between this and the Gangster buildings, I'm going to have to finally join the Old Glory Army.
Chuck
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I am in :love: I want this more than the gangster buildings!
Wonder if OG UK will be stocking it? It's not mentioned on the website yet! :cry:
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Are they crazy $195.00 !!!!
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Yes they are crazy, but I've just ordered all the Brigade Games merchant and river boat crews.
So I've got to have one. :D
Now, where can I get the big monkey? :mrgreen:
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try the reaper miniatures one
(http://grimm.backofbeyond.de/images/lost_world/lost_world_05.jpg)
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That doesn't look like it would be too hard to scratch build :) And it would definitely be cheaper! :) :) :mrgreen: :) :)
I would love to see some scratch built ones, and I would do one myself, but I don't play this period.... :/
n.
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That doesn't look like it would be too hard to scratch build :) And it would definitely be cheaper! :) :) :mrgreen: :) :)
I would love to see some scratch built ones, and I would do one myself, but I don't play this period.... :/
n.
I agree, the steamer is screaming 'scratch build me'.
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If you are just looking for one steamer, go for the paper Reviresco one. It looks a bit better than the OG resin one, has lots of fittings included, is already printed in color so you don't have to go through so much work painting it (but still need to paint the fittings), and it's cheaper.
But if you have an OG Army discount and need a second merchant ship then this one looks fine.
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Yes, at those prices one is *very* motivated to scratch build their own tramp steamer from plastic card, rod and balsa wood sheet quite frankly.
Once again Tintin would provide some good reference material I believe :)
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At all those who talk about scratchbuilding a steamer: Ask the Professor... I have heard that somebody just scratchbuilt a decent tramp steamer for him... maybe he´ll show pictures... :roll: ;)
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I honestly don't think it would be that difficult. The hardest part of scratch building any vessel is of course getting the hull shape nicely curved, and symmetrical. Looking at the OG tramp steamer I note it has a pretty simple hull shape...
The rest of the superstructure would simply be an exercise in the usual building creation skills any serious Pulp gamer should exercise :)
Horrors, I think I feel another scratching building project on the horizon! Hey maybe we should run an informal forum competition! Who's with me :lol:
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Horrors, I think I feel another scratching building project on the horizon! Hey maybe we should run an informal forum competition! Who's with me :lol:
I'd be willing to sponsor a scratch-build a tramp steamer competition uf there would be enough people willing to give it a go.
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Yes they are crazy, but I've just ordered all the Brigade Games merchant and river boat crews.
So I've got to have one. :D
Now, where can I get the big monkey? :mrgreen:
we have the Reaper one - he will be featured in my son's historicon game that is a 2 level game - first part takes place in the park and the streets of NYC over to the Empire state building which will go stright to the ceiling and dissappear into the clouds -
to reappear in the lobby - yes the top of the building will reappear in the lobby , planes, gorilla, girl, MG toting jeeps and all
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Ah. Only in America... :wink:
Lon, thanks for the various merchant sailors (and the swish swashbuckling ladies) who made it across the pond in safety today.
Beautiful figures all. (They may even jump the Copplestone cave people in the painting queue. :mrgreen:)
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Horrors, I think I feel another scratching building project on the horizon! Hey maybe we should run an informal forum competition! Who's with me :lol:
Richard,
So did anyone bite on building a Tramp Steamer? I would be up for building one, need something to carry all the big creatures back from those lost continents!
So Richard & I are up for a contest, who else??
TJSKI
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I'm prepared to give it a go. Even with just 3 of us so far its a truly international affair over 3 continents! Surely in the spirit of Pulp adventure as we cross the seven seas.
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Perhaps we should start a separate thread for it? What were you guys thinking of building steamers from? I'm thinking the following:
- Foam card superstructure for the basic hull shape.
- Plasti card sheet (probably scored to resemble steel sheet) over that to produce a nicely curved hull. Or possibly just find a PDF cardboard ship (somebody mentioned one) and print the hull detailing out on card stock and use that.
- Balsa over foam card for the basic deck.
- Loading cranes could either be wooden dowels, or plastic rod.
- Cabin work would probably be foam card again.
Detailing the deck and cabin work would take the most time I reckon. For that I'd probably master and mold/cast some resin pieces. Maybe portholes, ventilators and a few life preservers :)
Here's some more inspiration (http://www.tin-soldier.com/paper/freightersm.htm) although it's 15mm scale alas!
My 2c.
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The model is really great, just the item I've been looking for, I would like to know if the deck lifts off as well.
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tabletop,
It is available in 28mm as well.
Cheers,
Barry