Martian Tripod - update and planned new releases.

[Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers]

Earlier this year I posted pictures of my finished Martian Tripod.

http://littleleadmenofvalour.blogspot.com/2009/05/martian-tripod-is-finished.html

The Martian tripod will hopefully be fully available through Eureka in the new year. Over the Christmas period I plan on making the following to add the the new range:

Martians
Martian servants/food
Crashed cylinder
Edwardian civilians
Black smoke launcher

I am also going to have a "overlord" tripod where the upper leg sections are altered so that the tripod head is held at a higher angled position so that it will stand higher than the normal tripods.
You would therefore have a Martian battle group of two normal tripods and an overlord tripod.

I am also investigating the use of magnets so that you can remove legs and tentacles for easier storage.

Earlier this year someone purchased three tripods through Eureka miniatures and I would like to contact them to get some feedback on their construction etc.  Unfortunately Eureka have lost the contact details of the person who bought them and I hope they are on this forum. If you are, can you please PM me?

I will post pictures of the new additions as soon as I have them.

Cheers
Fuzzy.

[Hat Guy]

Hoping 3 Tripods will sew you up another Games day? Or just planning a way to finally out shoot the Prussians?

[Sterling Moose]

Oooooooh civilians!!

[Malebolgia]

Ah cool. But just to be sure, it isn't available yet, right? I wanted to order this baby as soon as it was available . Any price indication?

[argsilverson]

Oooooooh civilians!!

that's good news!!!
need more figures for my VSF projects

[Thunderchicken]

Great news, looking forward to seeing them.   

[Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers]

Initial pricing on the tripod is $100 AUD. I am looking at ways to cut down casting costs so It may end up a bit cheaper. No idea on pricing of cylinder, martians etc.  Civilians will probably be the usual 28mm eureka price $2.40 AUD each I think.
Keep an eye out on TMP for official release.

Cheers
Fuzzy.

P.S. If anyone has a particular edwardian civilian they would like i.e. you have an image that you can email me, I will try and replicate it.

[Dewbakuk]

Pretty much any of these but particularly the footmen (far left) and a butler like the gentleman in the centre.

[argsilverson]

I fancy:
.- some postmen: one with bicycle (separate) the other on foot
.- drivers and passengers (and a couple of vehicles and motorcycles) male and female, plus the person with the red flag
.- a horse mounted policeman (maybe also some policeman on bike)
.- shopkeepers and streetvendors with their paraphernalia
.- ladies and gentlemen "hunting the fox"
.- various types of "Belle Epoque" civilians -that is the term in French- including ladies with their fancy dresses, painters, cancan dancers, french thugs, secretaries with typewriting machine, kids etc
.- last: some military types: royalties, guard units, highlanders in glengarries,

[Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers]

I was thinking of the Horsell Common scene in WOTW. So a semi rural area.
Some ideas I had

Reporter/Observer ( looking like Mr Wells himself)
Astromer and flag waving party
A couple of curious navvies
local butcher (still wearing apron)
A group of young scallywags (kids)
Local publican
Local bobby
Local curate/pastor brandishing cross to cast out the devil!
plus various curious civilians having a day out to see what all the fuss was down at the common

I do like the postman idea.

I may do some carraiges or bicycles. No motor vehicles. This is the 1900.
Not sure whether to do them in normal poses or terrified running away pose.

Cheers
Fuzzy.

[Black Cavalier]

If you're doing Edwardian, you've got to do Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie as Jeeves & Wooster

http://www.tcphoto.co.uk/celebrity/index.php?pic=000145

"Old Bean, you look distinctly haggard, what's wrong?"
"Well, a giant metal thingy just smashed the Drones Club"
"Steady on!  That's not Cricket!"

[Chairface]

If you're doing Edwardian, you've got to do Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie as Jeeves & Wooster

http://www.tcphoto.co.uk/celebrity/index.php?pic=000145

"Old Bean, you look distinctly haggard, what's wrong?"
"Well, a giant metal thingy just smashed the Drones Club"
"Steady on!  That's not Cricket!"

I would buy that!

[commissarmoody]

Not sure whether to do them in normal poses or terrified running away pose.

Cheers
Fuzzy.

I say normal poses, becase that opens them up for more playing opptions then just scared civvies

[Thunderchicken]

What about a good old fashioned recruiting sergeant or two? Pace stick included of course.