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Title: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Skrapwelder on May 27, 2008, 02:58:22 PM

For Kubla Con in San Francisco, a small dust up between combined Martian forces and the Prussian occupiers on Barsoom.

Pictures and a short description here:

http://arnicarealestate.com/battlereport-kubla-08.htm

Mike

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Malamute on May 27, 2008, 03:12:31 PM

Wonderful stuff Sir. I like all of it, especially the floatships and the terrain :)

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on May 27, 2008, 03:24:03 PM

Excellent stuff - is that gunboat one of the old Snapdragon ones?

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Skrapwelder on May 27, 2008, 03:28:43 PM

Thanks, the gunboats are scratchbuilt. Mostly wood and styrene.

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Svennn on May 27, 2008, 03:32:00 PM

The Martian ships have fantastic smooth lines. Really nice looking set up.

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: commissarmoody on May 27, 2008, 07:43:27 PM

vary well set up table. Would have loved to have seen it

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: odd duck on May 27, 2008, 08:10:10 PM

Great looking game!! making it hard to resist a martian venture but I better finish what's on my workbench. what rules did you use?

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Skrapwelder on May 27, 2008, 08:15:17 PM

I use the Rampant Colonialism rules from Flagship Games with some VSF modifications I got from Mr Patrick Smyrls website.

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Thunderchicken on May 27, 2008, 08:54:55 PM

Great game. Reminds me why i'm addicted to VSF.

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Mo on May 27, 2008, 09:28:57 PM

The Prussian Gunboats are fantastic! The whole game looks like a ton of fun!

Marc

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on May 28, 2008, 09:47:14 AM

Have you used new heads for the Tharks, or are they just the old Kroot ones with a good hair cut? I can't quite make them out.

Aha! I've just found theem in the "Mars" army gallery page. They look much better without the spikes!

I love the Martian buildings, the sloping sides give them a real "alien" appearance 8)

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: postal on May 28, 2008, 12:05:23 PM

great looking game.

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: JollyBob on May 28, 2008, 12:14:08 PM

That's so cool. I've just finished listening to the first three John Carter books as downloads from LibriVox. It puts me right in the mood for some Martian adventures.

It'll have to go on the list, I think.

Excellent conversions as well, really well done.  :)

I echo Gluteus' comments about the buildings too, they look just like the mining colony in John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars.

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on May 28, 2008, 12:41:52 PM

Quote from: JollyBob link=topic=5994.msg65907#msg65907 date=1211973248

I echo Gluteus' comments about the buildings too, they look just like the mining colony in John Carpenter's [i

Ghosts of Mars[/i].

That's where I've seen similar buildings! No wonder they look "Martian" to me  lol

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: Bullshott on May 28, 2008, 08:51:28 PM

Excellent looking game - as we have come to expect from Skrapwelder.

Nice use of the Wild Wild West derailer tank and I love :-* the Prussian flyer - but then again, I would love it anyway just because its Prussian!

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: commissarmoody on May 28, 2008, 10:20:58 PM

You know I would love to see a how to build page on thouse Korvets you made! I mean really if you made more I would buy at lest a few, They look really sweet. :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: John Carter vs. The Prussians
Post by: twrchtrwyth on May 29, 2008, 01:13:38 AM

Fantastic looking game. 8)