Prussians... and doubt *WIP update*

[Dr. The Viking]

Thank you my dears.

I'll unveil the project in it's entirety to y'all then:

60 prussian line infantry (Foundry French Prussian War)
30 prussian sailors (Old Glory austrian sailors)
30 afghan partisans (Old Glory Pathans w/ swords)

Quite a lot of miniatures. I'm going to use a modified version of GW's science fiction game in it's 2nd edition (akin to necromunda if that rings a bell, only unit based).

It's a matter of sticking with something that I think works and not because they're the best rules ever (to me they're the best yet though.. simple and dim). In fact all I care for are vulgar displays of miniature niceness.

The vehicle park is also bulging out with 2 steamtank units, 2 ironclad boats and a single APC dinosaur.

The concept I'm taking on with the prussians is that they rely heavily on walkertechnology. I'm thinking star wars inspiration and so on.

[Dr. The Viking]

Moving ever on:

[Malamute]

A very intersting project, great figures and I like the idea of Prussians in tropical uniforms.
Looking forward to seeing more photos and hearing how the campaign goes.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Definitely an idea worth stealing in the future. I would be tempted to have them in the Feldmutz (?) rather than Pickelhaube for colonial wear. I like the real colonial uniforms as worn in Africa, but this is a very good fictional option.

For what it's worth, I'd go for a grey or brownish-grey shade for the blanket roll.

Your Afghans are a very piratical bunch - they remind me of those in the "Peshawar Lancers" novel 

[Dr. The Viking]

Definitely an idea worth stealing in the future. I would be tempted to have them in the Feldmutz (?) rather than Pickelhaube for colonial wear. I like the real colonial uniforms as worn in Africa, but this is a very good fictional option.

For what it's worth, I'd go for a grey or brownish-grey shade for the blanket roll.

Your Afghans are a very piratical bunch - they remind me of those in the "Peshawar Lancers" novel 

I'm about to settle for grey too .. or brown! The red is going out..

I wanted the afghans to light up the table I think. I didn't do much research though, as all I seemed to find showed white, black and sandcoloured clothing.

[Plynkes]

I would be tempted to have them in the Feldmutz (?) rather than Pickelhaube for colonial wear. I like the real colonial uniforms as worn in Africa, but this is a very good fictional option.

Slouch hat or sun helmet would be my pick, but then they would look less like archetypal "Prussians" which is probably the look you want for VSF. I think the ideal compromise would be a pickelhaube with cover and a neck curtain against the sun. But they might look a little too World War One then.

[Dr. The Viking]

This may come as a shock, but I intended to do white prussians with pickelhaube all along. 

It was originally inspired by napoleonic austrian uniforms before the shakos.

[Plynkes]

Don't get me wrong, I think they're fine, and it's a great look. I was just thinking aloud. Well, not aloud: in pixels on a screen. You know what I mean. 

There is something about white uniforms that looks damn cool. If I were going to get into big battle gaming I think I would do some 1859 Solferino Austrians (though it's a pity that they seemed to be, for the most part, bloody awful soldiers). I think Blue and Red vs. White is a great look for the tabletop. And what colour do you get if you mix them together?

Magenta!

(That was a joke, though not a very good one.)

[Mr.J]

What are the Old Glory minis like in the 'flesh'? I've heard very mixed reviews of OG and am working on a bunch of Afghans (foundy Baluchis) at the moment.

[Hammers]

Moving ever on:

Hey! Those OG Pathans paint up rather nice. I have mentally discarded all things Old Glory.

[Mr.J]

That is exactly what I was thinking!

[Dr. The Viking]

What are the Old Glory minis like in the 'flesh'? I've heard very mixed reviews of OG and am working on a bunch of Afghans (foundy Baluchis) at the moment.

Well.. they aren't Wargames Foundry... but then again - foundry also have some serious issues with old molds.

Some of the sculpts are more crude than other. But there are some genuine diamonds in their ranges I think.

[Dr. The Viking]

Afghans


Askaris


Marines


Prussians


Tank


Walker

[Malamute]

Wonderful looking collection

[argsilverson]

very nice collection!


Those lovely askaris are Foundry of Brigade?