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Yeah it's Gorkamorka Muties mounts.

 BrookM wrote:
From Facebook:

A rare shot from the workbench previewing some of the projects coming. I am very excited about the future of Victoria Miniatures, 2014 has been a big year and I hope 2015 will be even better. Thank you so much everyone who has supported me so far, its been a great journey. The sculpts you see in this pic are by Gregor Adrian, Paul Hicks and myself. I am looking forward to working with more amazing artists in the new year.
Cheers, V

Oh my! I've got some WWII Russian Gask Mask heads that would look just lovely on those bodies.

 MajorStoffer wrote:
Looking good, though the pinned back coats are very French; I don't know of any other army which did that on a regular basis, but will certainly help keep the not-Valhallans distinct from the GW ones, though in a subtle way. Now I just want to see some heads!

Thanks, yes these are very French / DCOK style. I am thinking of also doing a longer coat with boots that would be more of a Valhallan style, if there is a demand.
As you are French, do you have any suggestions on what to call the ones pictured? Might be just Great Coat Legs Mk1, or could be 3/4 Coat Legs, or would Capote legs work?
Thanks, V

Also, just probing interest here...

Taurox:

Now that we've got a wheeled variant available (we being Victoria sells them, but I do the fun stuff), what's the interest in a fully tracked version?

Or even a full APC?

Would the sales of heads ever justify making more universal heads like the militia heads? They're not pigeonholed in to working for a particular army, so I'd imagine they'd sell well?

 faolan wrote:
Also, just probing interest here...

Taurox:

Now that we've got a wheeled variant available (we being Victoria sells them, but I do the fun stuff), what's the interest in a fully tracked version?

Or even a full APC?

That would be really cool, right after some robed heads, servoarms and not-mechanicus weapons

 vic wrote:

Thanks, yes these are very French / DCOK style. I am thinking of also doing a longer coat with boots that would be more of a Valhallan style, if there is a demand.
As you are French, do you have any suggestions on what to call the ones pictured? Might be just Great Coat Legs Mk1, or could be 3/4 Coat Legs, or would Capote legs work?
Thanks, V

There so is demand I want a bucket load for desert troops winter troops and Apoc gangers, necromunda gangs do I need to continue

Is there any chance of some desert style heads maybe foreign legion style ?

 faolan wrote:
Also, just probing interest here...

Taurox:

Now that we've got a wheeled variant available (we being Victoria sells them, but I do the fun stuff), what's the interest in a fully tracked version?

Or even a full APC?

I'd be interested in a full APC, especially if its in the same general theme as the Matilda.

 vic wrote:

 MajorStoffer wrote:
Looking good, though the pinned back coats are very French; I don't know of any other army which did that on a regular basis, but will certainly help keep the not-Valhallans distinct from the GW ones, though in a subtle way. Now I just want to see some heads!

Thanks, yes these are very French / DCOK style. I am thinking of also doing a longer coat with boots that would be more of a Valhallan style, if there is a demand.
As you are French, do you have any suggestions on what to call the ones pictured? Might be just Great Coat Legs Mk1, or could be 3/4 Coat Legs, or would Capote legs work?
Thanks, V

Insofar as I know, there was no official designation for the greatcoat used by the French army, unlike the Adrian helmet, it was simply a greatcoat designed so that it could be pinned back while on the march to ease movement, and I didn't see anything at the Hotel des Invalides, the big military museum here in Paris, to indicate otherwise.

Great Coat Legs Mk. 1 will probably be easiest for everyone, especially as I imagine more conventional greatcoat legs will also prove popular, though if you're feeling more creative, Poilu Legs, given that was the name for the iconic French infantry of the era, might be fun, though less straightforwards.

Weren't they designated M.07 or M.1897s or some such?

I so want Vic to do a set of Tallarn esk figs. Hell even heads would do to start. I have a VERY large infantry army out of the old metals but adding units to it that fit the aesthetic is tough. I picked up a few squads of the "ghost" figs and love them and now I will cross my fingers for new Desert raider options!

 vic wrote:

... I am thinking of also doing a longer coat with boots that would be more of a Valhallan style, if there is a demand....

If they are up to your usual exceptional standard, then yes please, many others have made half-arsed attempts at it, usually they make 3 poses and all of them are completely inhuman.

If you were to make them like your current coats but unbuttoned then people could feel free to use either or both ( sometimes you don't have time to button your coat...)

Looking good as always.

 Captain Vyper wrote:
I so want Vic to do a set of Tallarn esk figs. Hell even heads would do to start. I have a VERY large infantry army out of the old metals but adding units to it that fit the aesthetic is tough. I picked up a few squads of the "ghost" figs and love them and now I will cross my fingers for new Desert raider options!

Definitely! I would LOVE to see how Vic would tackle some troops from a desert based theatre of combat!

Also, what's that mounted model in the background of the latest studio photo?

 Scrub wrote:
Also, what's that mounted model in the background of the latest studio photo?

 BrookM wrote:
It looks a lot like the old conversions that were once featured in the White Dwarf of a Savlar Chem Dog Rough Rider riding some sort of gangly xeno beast.

edit.

 Captain Vyper wrote:
I so want Vic to do a set of Tallarn esk figs. Hell even heads would do to start. I have a VERY large infantry army out of the old metals but adding units to it that fit the aesthetic is tough. I picked up a few squads of the "ghost" figs and love them and now I will cross my fingers for new Desert raider options!

They'd mix well with the Devils too to make a kind of Desert Rats type of force. Could make for some really cool stuff.

 vic wrote:

 MajorStoffer wrote:
Looking good, though the pinned back coats are very French; I don't know of any other army which did that on a regular basis, but will certainly help keep the not-Valhallans distinct from the GW ones, though in a subtle way. Now I just want to see some heads!

Thanks, yes these are very French / DCOK style. I am thinking of also doing a longer coat with boots that would be more of a Valhallan style, if there is a demand.
As you are French, do you have any suggestions on what to call the ones pictured? Might be just Great Coat Legs Mk1, or could be 3/4 Coat Legs, or would Capote legs work?
Thanks, V

Oh, there is demand. Valhallans were what first drew me to the IG back in the 90's, I'd love to see more modern resin models for them with your level of quality.

I will echo Dr Mathias slightly though; some of my favourite models of yours are the Highland Moss Guard, I'd like to see more of that kind of thing, your own take on stuff like Necromundan infantry(real world inspiration; modern PMCs?) or Harakoni Warhawks(armoured sci-fi WW2 paras?), or some of the more bizarre regiments from the fiction like Vitrian Dragoons.

Here's some inspiration for some of the more weird and out there IG regiments, maybe something there could be interesting to see. Although I have to agree that I'd be very interested to see some of Vic's own ideas too. There's so much room out there for new ideas that haven't been touched on yet.

The "Feral Dogs" are coureurs des bois. I can't help but think they'd look exceptionally silly - even more so than the new AM troops.

That said, I kinda like the Utica IV Desert Foxes.


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Alright, let me start this off with

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:


I am investigating this on my own, there is no assurance from Victoria on backing. Her backing of it is contingent largely on how the Matilda goes (i.e. it sells well and pays for itself, she's may well be interested in this)

This means you should not take this as a promise from her to supply or support this at this moment. What you should take it as is an exploratory that she's ok with me doing.


When discussing an infantry moving vehicle, what are you most interested in?

A. Truck / Halftrack kit

B. Fully Armoured Wheeled APC/IFV

C. Fully Armoured Tracked APC/IFV

D. Perfectly content with the existing kits from other sources.


Concept explanations (as they currently stand)

A: A kit that's been initially designed as a truck similar to a Deuce and a Half but the rear suspension to be replaced with a halftrack. Optionally, can be built as a normal truck, probably reusing parts of the Wheeled Conversion Kit rear wheel set x2.

B: A 6 to 8 wheeled APC, a bit like the M8 Greyhound but with a troop compartment. (Or like the LAV/Stryker, but without the modernity essentially.)

C: A fully armoured APC on tracks, stylistically similar to the Matilda kit (in fact it may reuse components from that), with the body fully rebuilt to accommodate infantry, making the body taller and boxier, with any turret being more low profile.

C2: A variant on the above, but stylistically more like the Medium I and Medium II tanks from 1930's UK.

D: Pretty self explanatory, you're content to use the Chimera/Taurox/Secret Weapon Minis or SovietRed's designs, for instance.

I'd love A, as it has the most potential options - use as a halftrack for a military vehicle, use with rear wheels as a civilian vehicle, and a good option for Orking-up into a Trukk.

There's getting to be a fair few APC/AFV-style vehicles out there these days, but the only options for civilian stuff are more Tron/Infinity/Apple Store "sleek" futuristic; a more utilitarian military vehicle with a brutish/hints of gothic style is close enough to allow easy proxying for "market leader" products, but isn't just another armoured-box-with-turret model and can maybe net an extra few sales from folk like me who'd want them for INQ28 scenarios/terrain etc.

Probs A.

I like me some A's.

Option A is always good, it's something 40k yet again misses when it comes to the Imperial faction.

I think A could just be a variation on the upgrade kit you already have (I.e. Better tracks instead of the rear wheels)

If you were going to do a complete kit I'd suggest going for C2 or C; the Matilda kit has a unique look compared to other manufacturers and fits with the late British Empire/Colonial aesthetic of the rest of the range.

With regards to the troops, I've already mentioned that I'd struggle to resist some desert troopers, but a couple of other ideas would be either Indian or Ottoman Turk style troops (turbans, fezzes, etc.). The 40k fluff actually seems to have quite a few Central Asian characters/forces, but they're woefully under represented in current model ranges.

Defiantly A for me. Several options for the others, but few for a half track

Any of the options work for me.

I'm just more interested in it stylistically fitting along side the Matilda.

It'd be neat to have a half track APC, which could have a conversion kit/different kit that could make an AA/Hydra type vehicle. Then have a modified Matilda that acts as an SPG to fill our arty and tank destroyer needs.

Two vehicle chassis', several battlefield roles.

Personally, I'm going to go for A, for the same reasons as Yodhrin- I want vehicles I can use as potential civilian vehicles, or as resupply units for scenarios, within the Imperial aesthetic.

Also going to echo the sentiment that I would be very interested in purchasing non-buttoned greatcoat legs

Non buttoned great coats would be awesome. I could do a Browncoat army from Firefly!

Choice A would be cooler, since there's little in the way of gothic half-tracks or medium transporters in heroic scle.

Choice C would be safer and more cost-effective, and it would keep with an established aesthetic.

 vic wrote:

 MajorStoffer wrote:
Looking good, though the pinned back coats are very French; I don't know of any other army which did that on a regular basis, but will certainly help keep the not-Valhallans distinct from the GW ones, though in a subtle way. Now I just want to see some heads!

Thanks, yes these are very French / DCOK style. I am thinking of also doing a longer coat with boots that would be more of a Valhallan style, if there is a demand.
As you are French, do you have any suggestions on what to call the ones pictured? Might be just Great Coat Legs Mk1, or could be 3/4 Coat Legs, or would Capote legs work?
Thanks, V

I think "greatcoat legs" or "trench legs" and "wintercoat legs" would be an adequate difference between the two.

Also there is definitely demand for Valhallan-esque winter troopers! Nobody else out there makes serviceable modern minis in the grimdark aesthetic for them.

Just something I thought of, which would be an easy product for Vic to do: tanker/vehicle driver heads. I was watching Fury the other night and would love to have heads like those. Throw in various poses for a tank commander ( arms pointing, leaning on a cupola, talking into a mic, shooting a mounted machine gun) and you'd make bank.

Since the Vic-scale is a it more true scale than heroic, adding vehicle guys would be a huge plus. And, you'd only need to do one set, since they would fit in with all the other armies.( that is, no need to do Van Diemen's drivers, Victorians etc).