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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Rhoderic on 11 January 2016, 12:20:39 AM

Title: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: Rhoderic on 11 January 2016, 12:20:39 AM: I wasn't sure whether to put this in VSF Adventures or Future Wars as the figures will be part of Black Hat's "Mutants and Madmen" range which is otherwise all SF and superheroes, but by their appearance alone I'm somewhat more inclined to interpret them as VSF.

At any rate, these upcoming "Martian Traders" look very appealing. They're like posh, baroque jawas ;)

(https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/12509421_1122852341083036_7288835222454147605_n.jpg?oh=d2969be26c0314b2a397a0e692128320&oe=573ED9B9)

(https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfl1/v/t1.0-9/993856_1122852344416369_571998379833611665_n.jpg?oh=b84afc29e6198dca4e769ecd54282ec6&oe=570B5882)

(https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12509455_1122852337749703_8142676943707641656_n.jpg?oh=67c049e73d0b07a0bd205f108db8e08b&oe=56FD8B77)
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: The_Beast on 13 January 2016, 12:11:27 PM: Agreed, and if they were in 18mm, and unarmed, would make handsome civilians haplessly wandering a battlefield in Martian Empires.

'We've our orders to not fire on non-combatants, but watch them closely.'

'Guns under the robes!'

Doug
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: Rhoderic on 13 January 2016, 06:06:09 PM: That's a good idea. I do play/collect Martian Empires, but looking past my sudden need to have these figures in 18mm ( :) ), I'm now thinking that I could convert four of those figures - the ones on foot without rifles - into unarmed civilians. As it happens I've lately been thinking about doing sci-fi "marketplace scenes" in 28mm, populated with all manner of aliens.
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: Malamute on 13 January 2016, 06:10:52 PM: They bear a striking resemblance to Ironclad Miniatures Martians, who in turn bear more than a passing likeness to the Martians from the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen grahic novel ;)
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: Rhoderic on 13 January 2016, 06:20:46 PM: Funnily, I happen to be waiting for those Ironclad Martians in the post right now. Ordered them a few days before discovering these figures.

I imagine myself doing some sort of "Clash of the Martians" scenario at some point using all the many different figure ranges labelled (or otherwise suitable) as VSF martians in 28mm. It'll be at least 8 factions by now :D
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: Shaved Dwarf on 13 January 2016, 08:33:33 PM: These are very nice! :-*
They'll be the nicest minis of this range!
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: The Gray Ghost on 14 January 2016, 12:54:22 AM: they are interesting I'd use them with Ironclad also but would cut the feathers off
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: rob_the_robgoblin on 18 January 2016, 11:23:17 PM: I love these! What wonderful models!

I have to say, the flying thing has a rather peculiar 'dick cannon', but apart from that... Grand!
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: The_Beast on 19 January 2016, 02:20:55 AM: Quote from: The Gray Ghost on 14 January 2016, 12:54:22 AM
they are interesting I'd use them with Ironclad also but would cut the feathers off

Not feathers, liftwood fronds. The immature twigs lack lift sap....

Whoops, wrong game universe. lol

Doug
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: Rhoderic on 19 January 2016, 12:17:36 PM: Being Martian Traders, they buy Venusian feathers from the Earthmen :D
Title: Re: New VSF-style "posh jawas" coming from Black Hat
Post by: d phipps on 20 January 2016, 12:30:57 AM: Cool figures. Thanks for sharing.