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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Captain Darling on October 23, 2015, 12:55:31 PM

Title: 'Ironclad Miniatures' Steam Robots
Post by: Captain Darling on October 23, 2015, 12:55:31 PM
Hi All,

I picked up some of Ironclads 28mm VSF range a while ago when they had a big sale and today I've been baby sitting my mum (she had an eye op) so thought I'd use my day/night 'off' to paint up the steam robots I ordered.

These are imaginative, cool looking, nicely detailed and well cast figures. They go well with the other 28mm figures I have.

I only got 8 I wish I had ordered more! I have some armoured infantry to paint up from 'Ironclad' too.

Robots advance!
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e393/Captain_Darling/Captain%20Darling/Robots%205%20600_zpsypvxjsbk.jpg)

Robots close up...
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e393/Captain_Darling/Captain%20Darling/robot%204%20600_zps5el0otgn.jpg)

Robots with a 'stiff upper lip' type British Officer to control them.
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e393/Captain_Darling/Captain%20Darling/Robots%201%20600_zpsteiwpkvf.jpg)

AVAGUDWEEKEND!
Title: Re: 'Ironclad Miniatures' Steam Robots
Post by: The_Beast on October 23, 2015, 02:21:00 PM
You ARE aware that your opponents love the 'single point of failure'. He's shudda stayed behind the wall.  lol

Bit strange seeing pith and redcoat with the pickelhaubes, but just for scale. Or is that part of an officer exchange program?  :D

They are handsome, no? AND a large can of whupass!

Thanks!

Doug
Title: Re: 'Ironclad Miniatures' Steam Robots
Post by: fastolfrus on October 23, 2015, 06:13:23 PM
Quote from: The_Beast on October 23, 2015, 02:21:00 PM
You ARE aware that your opponents love the 'single point of failure'. He's shudda stayed behind the wall.  lol

The chap is a shirker!
Any decent officer should be leading from the front not waddling about at the back like some kind of engineer.

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Tank officers in 1916 used to frequently dismount and lead their vehicles forward with a stick (so their drivers could avoid the worst of the craters. But the officers couldn't avoid the snipers)
Title: Re: 'Ironclad Miniatures' Steam Robots
Post by: Stroezie on October 23, 2015, 08:18:45 PM
Love those bronze moustaches! :DD

Too bad they are to big for my purposes.

I wonder if I could get away with painting some normal 6mm figures all in metalics.
Title: Re: 'Ironclad Miniatures' Steam Robots
Post by: Metternich on October 24, 2015, 12:38:18 AM
Excellent "armored infantry."  But I agree that they look more Prussian.
Title: Re: 'Ironclad Miniatures' Steam Robots
Post by: Captain Darling on October 24, 2015, 05:20:49 AM
Hi All,

Thanks for the comments!

These robot figures will be 'mercenary' and can fight with whichever VSF side that buys them in my games. The armoured infantry I have will be half red jacketed and half blue so they too can fight with any nationality.

These figures do indeed look Prussian but the British army were not strangers to spiked helmets...the Britsh 1878 Pattern Home Service Helmet (image from Photobucket)...

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j170/peter_suciu/british_hshg_big1.jpg)

The Yankee army even used them for a while the the late 19th century.

Cheers!