Bullshott Returns to Mars - steam powered skiff crew photo added

[Mason]

Brilliant mix of figures, Dave.
Very piratical looking bunch.
 

[Metternich]

Quite a group of ne'er-do-wells.

[Bullshott]

Skiff completed. Better photos once I've completed it's flying base.

[Malamute]

Good God man, they make the Great Martian Trading Company men look positively respectable.

Looking forward to boarding the Skiff and slaughtering the crew next weekend

[Mason]

Nice work, Dave.
A thoroughly disreputable looking bunch.
 

[Traveler Man]

Nice work! 

[Mr.J]

Very nice. The skiff looks great! Can I just ask how you made the figure bases?

[Bullshott]

Very nice. The skiff looks great! Can I just ask how you made the figure bases?

The bases are 20mm plastic bases from Renedra, topped with plank effect plasticard (sheet styrene).  However, I added another element to the bases ...

... before I assembled the bases I cut big holes in the Renedra bases with my Dremel drill. Once the tops were glued in place and trimmed to match the Renedra bases I then glued rare earth magnets into the holes in the bases. The skiff deck also has magnets fitted under the plank deck in several places. This means that the figures will not fall off when moving the skiff or if it gets knocked in a game

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I drilled out one foot on each figure and pinned it to the base.

[OGILVIE]

What a delightful and well crafted back story. This sort of creativity is what really enhances the whole vic sci-fi steampunk genre. Looking forward to following their exploits in the field.

[Captain Darling]

Hi Bullshot,

Nice job reworking the Ironclad Martian skiff, the magnets to secure figures is agood idea. I look forward to seeing it mounted on its flying base.

Cheers
Darling

[OSHIROmodels]

Dave, it's pink!

Pink Dave, pink!

 

cheers

James

[Blodwin]

Wonderful - looking forward to seeing this in its full glory at Salute next Saturday.

Blodwin

[Bullshott]

Dave, it's pink!

Pink Dave, pink!

 

cheers

James

To match the 'faded red' of the rest of my BMT force's hardware and to lull opponents into a false sense of security

[Malamute]

 

[Thunderchicken]

Great work on the skiff and crew Dave, very nice indeed!  I always admire your thought process. 

It's certainly going to stand out next week. I'll being my sunglasses.