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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: d6junkie on 11 March 2015, 12:33:46 AM

Title: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: d6junkie on 11 March 2015, 12:33:46 AM

Well it's been years since my Space 1889 figs have seen the game table, even though I have been adding to the forces. So yesterday they came out with some 100 newly painted Colonial forces. The occasion was the first meeting of our new once a month Monday  game.
The battle took place along the docks and before the walls  of the great Martian city Mikkoom.  As usual some religious fanatics had captured some Earth Politicals and were of course defying the new Colonial Powers from Earth. British, French, Russians and Japanese versus Red, Green and Blue Martians.

A write up here and some pics, http://martianwarsin25mm.blogspot.com/

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(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PH-mL5ZThdA/VP-EzYFwY_I/AAAAAAAABkU/fC10NzzMoT8/s1600/DSCF2556.JPG)

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Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: HerbyF on 11 March 2015, 01:21:43 AM

Nice collection of Martians there. Nice AAR too. looks like it was fun.

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: Malamute on 11 March 2015, 08:09:43 AM

That looks like a fun game.

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: shadowking1957 on 11 March 2015, 08:44:50 AM

Superb stuff , terrain miniatures  plot made my day

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: von Lucky on 11 March 2015, 08:54:53 AM

Great looking game - the blinds for your own troops I will have to try out one day.

Who makes the 'Elite Martian Cavalry'?

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: northtroll on 11 March 2015, 02:02:41 PM

Very nice. It looks a lot like some of the Mars games I have played in. Always fun to see what others are doing on Mars!

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: d6junkie on 12 March 2015, 01:30:16 AM

Thanks guys,
the Elite Cav is actually the officer model in the Legion of Mars, just a lot of converting
.

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: DLIinVSF on 12 March 2015, 07:35:56 AM

Quote from: d6junkie on 12 March 2015, 01:30:16 AM

Thanks guys,
the Elite Cav is actually the officer model in the Legion of Mars, just a lot of converting
.

I have a pile of spare infantry officers and cavalry officers from my last order to RAFM.I may just have to look at how you converted them, to add some more variety to my own forces.

Bravo Sir, thanks for sharing.  :D

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: d6junkie on 12 March 2015, 01:51:35 PM

To give variety to the cav, I cut a couple of the infantry in half and switched the torso. The rest was mostly removing the sword and adding a lance, the shields came out of my ancients box.

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: wulfgar22 on 12 March 2015, 05:08:48 PM

What a great table!

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: DLIinVSF on 13 March 2015, 06:09:37 AM

Quote from: d6junkie on 12 March 2015, 01:51:35 PM

To give variety to the cav, I cut a couple of the infantry in half and switched the torso. The rest was mostly removing the sword and adding a lance, the shields came out of my ancients box.

and splendid job you've done Sir  :D

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 14 March 2015, 10:44:39 AM

Quote from: Malamute on 11 March 2015, 08:09:43 AM

That looks like a fun game.

Certainly does  :)

cheers

James

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: HerbyF on 15 March 2015, 01:47:08 AM

I have a Martian cav unit using the legion mounted officer too. I bent or cut & repossisioned the arms a little & gave one a long pole for a flag.

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: Metternich on 15 March 2015, 02:14:55 AM

This makes me very nostalgic for when Space 1889 and the Soldier's Companion first came out.  Thanks for taking me back.

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: CLT40K on 15 March 2015, 04:34:23 AM

Awesome !!!!!!

Title: Re: Back to 25mm Mars
Post by: Count Winsky on 20 March 2015, 01:52:12 AM

Great looking game!!! Thank you for sharing.