Limo ride to the International studio
For the limo ride, she can guide us
International studio (two productions) [6 x 28mm]
So not one but two international films here, one the inspiration of the other. A total of 6 gunslingers. First up is a classic Spaghetti Western brought to you by Artizan miniatures. The second movie is a more recent entry from Korea (south) that is way over the top with humour and action. These figures came from Empress Miniatures.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
The Good, the Bad the weird
A cross over movie!
Back of Beyond Return to VSF Mars
First off, you may notice, that these are not Back of Beyond Bolsheviks, White Russians or even Chinese warlord cavalry. Those fine figures (around 72 more or less) remain untouched on my gaming table. I certainly thought I was going to do them this week, I sat down with them on Monday all ready to go, but colour choice indecision hit me (even though they have a limited colour range) and so I shifted focus to Mars, something I have done before and even recorded the colours used!
Hill Martians [20 x 28mm]
Keener eyes than mine might have noticed there are only 19 figures in the pictures above. Well somehow Bob here failed to make it to the light box.
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| So, here are all 20 Hill Martians |
Canal Martian rocket launchers [2 crew served weapons & 5 crew 28mm]
Martian personalities [5 x 28mm]
The two swordsmen and the priest are by Parroom Station, the lady with the raised are is a Mithril miniatures Elf. The last figure was a freebee figure possibly from Alternative armies.
German lizards on Mars [10 x 28mm]
These are all RAFM figures. They hail from Venus but the Germans have decided to deploy them on Mars. They do have a chameleon like quality to their skin hence the orange/red tinge to their skin. They were to have had rifles but the Logistics officer seems to have mislaid them. So, instead, they have their native shields and 'traditional' weapons. These weapons are actually spars from the old GW Man O War game.
Frankenstein & his creations [8 x 28mm]
Mad science run amok [11 x 28mm figures]
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| Tell me how you feel about the transformation? |
A real mix of figures, the monsters are all Crooked Dice while the mad scientists are Black Cat Bases. Some assembly required for the assistant and janitor, so a choice of mutations.
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| Failed(?) experiments |
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| Calm, collected & cold hearted; the worst type of mad scientists! |
Tekumel monsters (The Hlutrgú) [14 x 20mm figures]
These figures come from the Tekumel Club operating in Kingston Ontario. A nice range of human figures that would look good in many fantasy games. He also has some interesting alien races, like these guys.
Points total this time
- 20 points for the Limo ride
- 20 points for the Studio
- 300 points for 60 x 28mm foot
- 45 points for 28mm Martian rocket & 5 crew
- 56 points for 14 x 20mm
Total of 441 points
Squirrels this time around [+8]
- Gunslingers
- Hill Martians
- Martian artillery
- Lizard infantry
- Tekumel monsters
- Failed experiments
- Dr Frankenstein and monsters
- Cold hearted mad scientists
New squirrel total 43
You know, if I am doing my squirrels wrong please feel free to correct any errors. I am just taking advantage of my low attention span and butterfly like qualities.
Previous squirrels
- Back of Beyond
- Mad figures (Top hat toffs and companions)
- Greek skeletons
- Sisters of Sigmar
- Ancient Germanic women
- ECW cuirassiers
- Monsters large
- Post apocalypse
- Tekumel Palanquin
- Empire Pike
- Jazz Band
- French Cuirassiers on Mars
- Court of Dr Koo
- Movie makers
- Gothic/movie Vampires
- Gladiators
- Women rocket corp
- Supers
- Forest scenery
- Robin Hood
- Gorillas
- Dr and his pets
- Nuns
- The flying squad
- Mechanical spiders from Mars
- The Gorgons
- Cthulhu creatures
- Mad gardeners and their plants
- Pulp mummies
- Pulp Egyptian skeletons
- Jason and the Argonauts
- Asylum residents
- Dwarf Roman style troops
- Hatchet/axe wielding maniacs
- Free range lunatics
Another fine assortment of strange and fantastical minis, Chris. I love the science projects, they look like they may have been a terrible accident or maybe terribly intentional. Should the Tekumel models have spears? It looks like their hands are all in a stabbing position, they just lack any kind of weapon.
Anyway, another massive boost to your already staggering totals, both for overall points and Squirrel side duels.
