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Offline Red Orc

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #15 on: 27 February 2013, 01:03:57 AM »
There's Ironcladman, of course - am I allowed to mention Marvel? Someone said the Hulk, so I figure it's OK... Mr Hyde-type minis might be a good Hulk substitute, the whole 'scientist goes crazy and becomes a behomoth' thing is pretty much directly ripped from Jeckyll and Hyde.

What would the Victorian equivalent of Batman be? Two suggestions come to mind:

1 - a wealthy industrialist playboy (read, wealthy aristocrat with a penchant for gadgetry) takes to solving crime by night? Top hat, cane, cape, and a mask like for a masked ball would do the job I think...

2 - reclusive rich man takes to hunting evildoers by night, disguised as a giant bat... hunting... at night... disguised as a bat... hunting at night as a bat... capes come into this one too, but in a much more sinister way: Victorian Batman is a Vampire who (tormented by his carnal lusts) only feeds on evildoers through a perverted sense of justice (and because he sees it as the only possibility of salvation).

Just some suggestions for you there - feel free to use or ignore as you see fit!
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Offline Van-Helsing

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #16 on: 27 February 2013, 02:31:54 AM »
Quote from: goon3423 on 27 February 2013, 12:10:07 AM
@Van Helsing : How does he size up,  you never know with clix since they're all over the place?

He's 35mm tall (so he's actually in scale with the Knight Models Batman Miniatures) but I'm going to try and lose a couple of MM of the legs and waist.
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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #17 on: 27 February 2013, 05:06:05 AM »
What's that figure called, so I can try and find it on eBay?

Quote from: Van-Helsing on 26 February 2013, 07:38:45 PM
What conversion LoL!

Rip this sucker of his base, clean him up, re-base, and paint - Done!



Working on one at the moment!
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Offline axabrax

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #18 on: 27 February 2013, 05:10:43 AM »
It seems like a lot of the concept drawings out on the web are basically just gentelmen figs with odd doodads added and such. The Spiderman with the goggles or Venom with a top hat, for example. I am thinking some heroclix conversions with regular steampunk/victorian figs may work for the heroes.

It really would be awesome if a figure company would do some original and/or "Not" Victorian superheroes. What do you think Prof?  Something for the Lead Adventure range?  I bet Ratnik could do some killer figs on the topic!  :D
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Offline Benny

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #19 on: 27 February 2013, 12:35:20 PM »
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Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #20 on: 27 February 2013, 01:10:19 PM »


What about a Victorian Superman- There must be a figure suitable for this?

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http://www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop/2011/01/24/career-day-victorian-worlds-finest/
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Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #21 on: 27 February 2013, 01:41:18 PM »
Also...

from Reaper...


 A Victorian Dr Doom?


A Victorian Iron Man or War Machine?


A Victorian Gambit?

And from Heresy...


Man-bat

and...


Bat-man (obviously with a different head- this figure also comes with a head with a top-hat and glasses- like Gary Oldman's Dracula which I think might work well if you wanted him to look very Victrorain and not too much like batman, alternatively, you could also go form a converted head with cowl.



What do you think?
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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #22 on: 27 February 2013, 04:08:58 PM »
Someone already makes a Victorian not-Thing. Can't for the life of me remember who it is at the moment tho.
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Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #23 on: 27 February 2013, 04:57:59 PM »

Here he is- he's from Ironclad


they also do a Victorian Ironman

How about this one from LAF...


The one on the left Victorian Cyborg (from Titans)


The man in the hat- A Victorian Sandman?

And finally! A Victorian batmobile...



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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #24 on: 27 February 2013, 05:04:52 PM »
Ooooh. Love that Dr. Doom!
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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #25 on: 27 February 2013, 07:31:53 PM »
Quote from: axabrax on 27 February 2013, 05:06:05 AM
What's that figure called, so I can try and find it on eBay?


Its a Streets of Gotham Marquee Figure Batman #100
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Offline Comsquare

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #26 on: 27 February 2013, 11:01:55 PM »
Just for inspiration, check those Action figures from Sillof out ;)

http://www.sillof.com/C-Gaslight.htm
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Offline Benny

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #27 on: 28 February 2013, 07:15:06 AM »
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Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #28 on: 28 February 2013, 08:53:10 AM »
I like the suggestions for Doc Octopus and Moon Knight.

Those storm smiths would be good for the basis of lots of super heroes.
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Offline smokezombie

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Re: Victorian Superheroes?
« Reply #29 on: 28 February 2013, 10:13:56 AM »
What's the reaper Victorian Von Doom called?
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