Author Topic: 1880 Steam Powered Armoured Wagon - Completed Pics Added 23/1/15 (Read 6103 times)

Captain Darling · « **on:** October 31, 2014, 11:30:44 AM »

Hi All,

Okay my Martian Front games are going to be set in 1880 with 28mm figures so the humans need some 'period style' armour to fight the Martians infernal tripods, welcome the Cincinnati Steam Corporation...they have come up with the SPAW, the Steam Powered Armoured Wagon! Full details of this vehicle's 'history' will be included with my scenario descriptions when I get to them suffice to say at the moment this vehicle took its inspiration from the ACW ironclad the Monitor basically an armoured body with a circular turret just this one is on wagon wheels!

I have almost completed the first one it just needs its guns which will be two canons in the circular turret. The finish is supposed to represent lacquered steel, no need for camouflage when the troops alongside you have scarlet tunics, red trousers, spiked helmets with brass plates etc...

This is the Steam Powered Armoured Wagon Mark I sans guns (a 28mm Perry figure for size comparison):

The Cincinnati Steam Corporation Production Line:
- the styrene ones are from left to right a second Mark I, a Mark II and three Mark IIIs there are development changes in the various models:

Enjoy!

Cheers
Darling

Sterling Moose · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2014, 11:37:35 PM »

Thank you..........Darling.

kidterminal · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2014, 10:04:51 AM »

Where do the horses go?

warburton · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2014, 08:26:26 PM »

They look the part to me!

Metternich · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2014, 03:26:17 PM »

Big, brutal, cast iron. Looks very much like American Civil War equipment.

Captain Darling · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2014, 12:26:19 PM »

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies.

I have started detailing/completing the last four of the fourteen hulls. I've discovered creating unrealistic SF stuff is fun!

The two on the right here will be 'super' vehicles the front barbette will carry a 32lber there'll be cannons in the two side barbettes and also another cannon armed turret will be added to the roof. The two on the left will be fitted with flame throwers and cannons in side barbettes (yet to be added).

Cheers
Darling

Captain Darling · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2014, 12:28:08 PM »

Hi Again!

Here's a few up to date pictures of the rest of the 'SPAW' fleet just waiting to be fitted with a variety of brass and steel cannons!

Almost ready to actually play a game of AQOTMF...

Cheers!

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #7 on:** November 23, 2014, 12:31:07 PM »

That's an awful lot of iron horses

cheers

James

Metternich · « **Reply #8 on:** November 23, 2014, 07:58:43 PM »

Gracious !! What tabletop force will have that many steam "tanks?"

Andrew May · « **Reply #9 on:** November 25, 2014, 01:42:35 PM »

Someone needs to do a VSF "tank wars" game! Would probably work better at smaller scale though. Command and Conquer age of steam, anyone?

Captain Darling · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2015, 07:58:42 AM »

Hi All,

Funny what you can do with a couple of extra days off during a week!

I have completed my Steam Powered Armoured Wagons and they're ready for some action, there are 14 in total in various versions...

Cheers!

Captain Darling · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2015, 08:02:49 AM »

Hi Again!

Here are a couple more pictures showing some "SPAWs" deployed with some of my 28mm "period" troops. I will identify the nationality where neccessary with flags...just need to work out some decent looking smoke

...

Cheers!

von Lucky · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2015, 12:07:29 PM »

Lovely brutes!

Metternich · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2015, 01:06:57 AM »

Fantastic !

The_Beast · « **Reply #14 on:** January 29, 2015, 06:33:54 PM »

Looking at the 'road', I have to ask, can they REALLY corner like that?

Gawd, that looks like fun!

Smoke? Isn't plastic cushion-batting good sprayed with black, and maybe a little red/yellow?

Now that you have SPAWs, shouldn't you be researching SPEWs?

Doug

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