Ironclad MIB

[Adey]

The odd couple. Men in bowlers from Ironclad.

[white knight]

aka Laurel and Hardy. 

[Gluteus Maximus]

I was expecting some Victorian Men In Black from the title 

These are very well done, though and I may have to get some for my soon(ish) to be started Victorian Torchwood project.

Actually, they would be very good painted as MIBs.....

[Adey]

Yes I thought about da film but then it's open to interpretation didn't want to get into dark skin at the time.

Victorian Torchwood sounds quite interesting what figures have you included to date.

[Dr X]

Beautiful work. I may have to take another look at the Ironclad line.   

Can anyone confirm if Ironclad's are compatible, size-wise, with Copplestone or Artizan figures?

[Gluteus Maximus]

Yes I thought about da film but then it's open to interpretation didn't want to get into dark skin at the time.

Victorian Torchwood sounds quite interesting what figures have you included to date.

A bit of a mish-mash of different manufacturers. Unfortunately I don't know what most of them are. One is the Foundry limited edition Colonel Moran with a splendidly VSF-looking air rifle. Another is Ironclad's Mina Harker. Of the others, there are several fairly non-descript civilian types, one of my many Dr Watsons, a shady-looking Preacherman who appears to be a vampire-hunter (he may well be another Foundry special) and a Victorian version of the Brigadier. I'm very tempted to use my Ironclad Sherlock as the Victorian version of capt Jack, but I'm not sure about that. Maybe I'll just use him as Holmes in an advisory role. After all, if you are going to do something like this you might as well "kick the arse out of it" as we used to say in the army 

My concept is that Torchwood is combined or allied with an early version of UNIT, so we have civilian agents investigating alien and paranormal events, with a variety of conventional and unconventional military types ready to be called in when the fun starts.

I'll try and post a pic of the figures I'm thinking of using ( all unpainted as yet    ) tomorrow or Tuesday.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Beautiful work. I may have to take another look at the Ironclad line.   

Can anyone confirm if Ironclad's are compatible, size-wise, with Copplestone or Artizan figures?

Slightly taller but look ok together in my opinion.

[Adey]

Johns' recent figures are rather lovely and an ease to paint.

[Dr X]

Very good. Thanks, Gluteus!

[Mors]

I bought these to be members of Torchwood too. I am combining civilian and military types, similar to Gluteus. I will be using the Foundry specials Faith and George Tobias as The Hon. Reginald Bumleigh and his sister Lady Joanna Bumleigh who will be escorted by her loyal Ghurkas.

Cheers Mors

[Malamute]

Very nice choice of colours. The figures blend well with Copplestone etc.

[Boggler]

I nearly bought the second figure yesterday at Warfare. It's a really nice sculpt, although a bit pricey at £3 a go.

[Chairface]

Very nice choice of colours.

My thought exactly. Nicely done.

[Gluteus Maximus]

I nearly bought the second figure yesterday at Warfare. It's a really nice sculpt, although a bit pricey at £3 a go.

They are not the cheapest figures, but they are of very high quality and different from the usual, much like Hasslefree or Heresy. After all, you usually only need one of each character, and the "rank and file" figures are much more affordable for bulk buying. 

I'm looking forward to my annual visit to Ironclad's stand at Triples next year, where I'll be able to buy some more characters and hopefully some troops for my "proto-UNIT" forces 

Hmm, maybe even an armoured vehicle or two.....

[Gluteus Maximus]

Yes I thought about da film but then it's open to interpretation didn't want to get into dark skin at the time.

Victorian Torchwood sounds quite interesting what figures have you included to date.

Here are most of the potential Torchwood1889 recruits:



L-R
The Brigadier, by Copplestone (he's obviously in khaki, and I'm planning on playing the games in Britain, but he has that "Lethbridge-Stewart look to me).
The Preacher by Foundry, I think, though possibly Westwind? It's not obvious, but his right hand is holding a stake, with a phial of holy water on his belt.
Col. Moran, again Foundry. Wonderful rifle.
Dr Watson (although I will probably replace him with Ironclad's version, Westwind.
The last three all Westwind I think. The final figure is a marvellous "Mad Professor" type and the penultimate is consulting a fob-watch, which somehow seems quite apt to me.

Mina Harker has gone AWOL at present, but here's the one from Ironclad's site:



As I said earlier, I'm possibly going to use Ironclad's Sherlock too:




However, I like your MIBs so much, I'll probably be buying them as well.