Anyone make 28mm Martian Tripods?

[Bogdanwaz]

I've used the All Quiet on the Martian Front tripods with 28mm figures.  Even though the game is scaled for 15mm, there's really nothing about the tripods to indicate size.  You can get the 3 plastic tripods kit relatively inexpensively:

https://www.miniaturemarket.com/icg-mr005.html

Here's a picture of the Cowboys vs Martians game I ran to give you a rough idea of how they look in a 28mm game.

[armchairgeneral]

@Wildman II - Thanks for tip on the Tin Soldier tripod

@ Mark - To be honest I quite like the AQOMF tripod in style. A friend of mine invested significantly into this game when it first came out and painted up quite a few. See link to his blog below with them painted up.

https://meicwargames.blogspot.com/search/label/All%20Quiet%20on%20the%20Martian%20Front

For me it was a shame the AQOTMF game scale was 15mm. I had mused, as have others, with facing the tripods with my 28mm WW1 stuff. As I game WW1 at platoon level using Bolt Action, I am really just thinking about a small force of ground troops backed up with a small tripod or walker with the Great Martian World War as the back story.

Whatever you think of the various dramatisations of War of the Worlds I feel they have always been flawed by a weak plot with the Martians being unstoppable. So just a disaster film with their demise not from human effort. The sequel idea of a second invasion with the human race having gleaned enough technology from the abandoned alien machines to just about hold their own against the second Martian attack is a much more interesting idea. The fusion of alien and early WWI technology, especially for the many proposed AFVs if WWI had continued, is inspiring for modelling ideas. For example the USA's steam tank that Black Army Productions do a very nice model of.
http://www.landships.info/landships/tank_articles.html#
http://www.blackarmyproductions.com/

I still haven't found any possible Martian ground troops I like the look of apart from maybe GW's T'au which aren't cheap.

[Wildman II]

Tin Shed, the Tin-Soldier tripod face does look like a diving mask.
I also remembered the out of production range of Paroon Station
by Bob Charette. They were sold through Brigade Games in the USA.
Don't know how easy they would be to find through. They had a small
tripod with one Martian crewman about 3 1/4 inches tall. I am not sure
if there was a bigger tripod or not. They also had several Martian
"infantry". The miniatures match the Wells description.

[tin shed gamer]

Honestly I've never come across the Paroon Station stuff so I'll go and Google it.

The Martian front tripod is something You could easily emulate or at least give a good nod too in card.

Here's a thought, it's little crude but a bit of wood filler and you've got something serviceable.and just over 30cm tall.
It's an absolute sod to find .It didn't show in the search.or the seller's items on eBay but it did via a Google shopping search (and link to eBay)
The seller I found was a UK one (Wizarofetch)
I did get a little side tracked as they've got a couple of kits that'll crossover over to VSF also a couple of airships and hot air balloons 3D wooden puzzles (from different seller's for less than £8.)

For martian figures I'm not sure what you had in mind.I picked up a bag of bits from a charity shop with a couple of Tau figures in I'm not sure what they are but your welcome to them

[Fighting15s]

Here’s the Martian Empires 18mm tripod broken down into parts with a 28mm Shadowforge figure for comparison. The tripod is about 240mm high when assembled.

[armchairgeneral]

Thanks for posting the picture. A fair bit to think about now.

[Malebolgia]

Have you seen the Eureka walker?

https://oozlumgames.com/2011/05/26/eureka-miniatures-28mm-tripod-fighting-machine/



I think that it is OOP unfortunately. But if you really want one, I have one in my attic. I still have plans to assemble and paint it someday. But yes...plans...we all know what that means eh
PM me if you're interested. Shipping might be hefty nowadays, but I'm not looking for scalpers prices!

The assembly PDF is very helpful to show everything:
http://www.eurekamin.com.au/ideas/Building_Ozbattlers_martian_fighting_machine.pdf

[Fighting15s]

I think that it is OOP unfortunately.

It is indeed out of production. Thanks for reminding me that I need to purge the news blog at some point. 

Best, Ian

[Skrapwelder]

This is something I made myself many years ago. Based on the illustrations of the early French edition. The two main pieces of the body are cast in resin and I still have the molds. Everything else is kit bashed from easily sourced stuff.

[armchairgeneral]

Great looking models and atmospheric photograph.

Thanks for all the replies and offers. This is such a helpful place. I just need to think about how I go forward with this project.

[skirmisher]

Thanks for the replies chaps

@Eric the Shed - I initially had the same idea but I can’t seem to find anyone selling them at moment. The game appears to have been sold and the new owner hasn’t got up and running yet.

Hi, I bought some AQMF tripods off Miniature Market recently, as cross-Atlantic postage rates had improved. They were the only stockist I could find.

https://www.miniaturemarket.com/icg-mr003.html


Sorry, thought I'd read to the end of this thread but see now this link has already been supplied. Just regard this as the second cylinder...