Hi Guys
Been working on a Project for a while now..
Not doing the Space 1889 thing , rather Space 1881 ...let me explain.
For those of you that dont know Space 1889 follows a Fantasy Sci Fi Steam Punk scenario where Humans ( British First ) start to Colonise Mars , and they start to set up a Colony set up that looks very similar to India .
I dont mind the old "India on Mars theme" , I just think perhaps a bit earlier holds a bit more interest .
More a European Scramble for Mars , rather than"oh the Brits Colonised over there already as well have they ? bad luck for us .
Figures to use .
The British and Colonial European Troops are very easy , any Victorian types/ Late 19th c troops will fit in sorted ..
The Martians .., well the Martians were a bit of an issue.
There is an "Official" Range from RAFM , however they are a much older range ,there are some gems in there , and some very poor figures as well , ( there must of been several sculpters at work ) I deceided to usea few of those , but not many .
However the Gashants ( Martain Cavalry Mounts ) are quite ok , and no one else does those , so will use them .
Now i have seen people convert figures ( using Grenadier Elves ) , and even use GW kroot for High Martians ( as they are a bit different and barbaric )
However I ended up going for The Superb Bronze Age Miniatures range .
Now these were more HG Wells "Barsoom Martians ", but the figures are all superb Perry Esk sculpts and so they were the only Real way to go
Also David from Bronze Age was very kind and help full and great to deal with , and even sourced some OOP earlier models for me ..Thanks Guys !!
So a large order was placed ( after Refinancing the house )
Artillery
I picked up specific guns all from Patrick at TVAG , and his help and service was First Rate , I highly recommend him and TVAG ( a veritable treasure trove of goodies over there )
Gunners are converted Bronze Age Miniatures .
Cavalry
As discussed I shall be using the RAFM Gashants , with some Martian riders and dropping various Eurpean riders on to some spare mounts .
That is it for now some pics to follow,I shall have them back from Macs Painting Service shortly , and shall post pics , if I can figure out How.
Cheers
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