This is my conversions, sculpting, modeling etc for several years )))

Initial idea was to imagine universe of WArhammer FB in the technological future where borders of the old states changed inevitably

I even converted a map:

short variant:


BIG STEAM WARHAMMER WORLD MAP:

http://imageshack.us/a/img22/8089/na4m.jpg


Part 1 Great Technological Republic

Is a dominating power in the current universe - built on the ruins of the Old Empire, includes also part of Loren and Bretonnia:

Units:

Light infantry:



more views:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/303322-Republican%20soldier.html?m=2


Light Walker "Cerberus"



Goal - street fight, kinda police operations
Converted from dreadnought )

more views:

http://myphotoalbum.ru/photo/other/45370.jpg


Medium SteamWalker "Marbrand":

heavily converted from "Dust " game, goal - city fights, as mechanical hand allows deal with barricades/ruins:



more views:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/303323-SteamWalker%20%26quot%3BMarbrand%26quot%3B.html?m=2

Heavy Republican Walker aka " Steam Gear "Adamant":

Heavy walker for very heavy operations:



There are six towers variants

First three:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/302726-Six%20towers.html?m=2

Last three:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/302725-Six%20towers.html?m=2


and aviation : Steam Dragons:



Unique model -made completely from styrofoam

more views:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/302718-Steam%20Dragon.html?m=2

and as desert -some art, imagine newspapers in Warhammer World:
sorry, russian language detected




Hope, you like it

to be continued........Evil Empire

Jaw droppingly cool....

Can we get some more angles of the steam dragon please?

Please make a GAME!

Epherous wrote:Can we get some more angles of the steam dragon please?

I think link is just below first picture with dragon

I love your use of bionicle pieces & other random bitz from GW kits & such. Awsome work!

You got some great talent and imagination!
Do you use it for any game system, or is it just art and craft?
Keep up this very good work.

Thank you guys for comments

to Fayric:
It is just for fan, when I have too much free time I usually convert something. It is just instead of doing separately I decided time ago that everything will be united under idea of steampunk )

Wow, really amazing stuff there

Very cool.

40K steam-punk? We are not worthy! Great concept, brilliant execution, and sheer awesomness all rolled into one.

THis 40k or fantasy?

Brushfire wrote:40K steam-punk? We are not worthy! Great concept, brilliant execution, and sheer awesomness all rolled into one.

killykavekommando wrote:THis 40k or fantasy?

Brushfire wrote:40K steam-punk? We are not worthy! Great concept, brilliant execution, and sheer awesomness all rolled into one.

I think it is something in between. Have you ever played Arcanum? The idea is a technical progress in the fantasy world -when Loren forests are destroyed for precious wood, magic is prohibited but orks are always orks


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Thanks for warm comments

I will continue - next encounter about Republic enemy, kinda evil empire called Albion imperial Alliance :


Light infantry :

infantryman of the Empire are more "augmented"





Special forces/Heavy infantry

these regiments are used for stealth missions



Steam Sardaukar - very heavy infantry

Heavily converted from samurai to medieval knight
Formidable spice-marine like creature in the steampunk universe:



for comparison:


Medium imperial tank:




Hope you like it

Wow! I would buy those sculpts!

I remain appalled

Wow, an epic blog of awomeness! Great work mate, ill follow!

Very very cool. I have to say those are some B-E-A utifull sculpts

Thank you very much )

Normally I don't like the steam punk look. But you have pulled it off quite nicely.

Yay! *hugs* steampunk is the best! Looks great .

I would buy all of those!

Impressive! Perhaps I missed it but are these custom sculpts that you are producing for sale, etc? Or just personal use? Looks great, looking forward to more! (Also, is it me or has the Warhammer Steampunk Battle universe seen some global warming?)

Thanks to all for very warm comments, will try to put lat picturs today, I am still on call in the hospital )

chaos0xomega wrote:Impressive! Perhaps I missed it but are these custom sculpts that you are producing for sale, etc? Or just personal use? Looks great, looking forward to more! (Also, is it me or has the Warhammer Steampunk Battle universe seen some global warming?)

Yep, it is just for personal fan, never thought about production

Global warming -are you about big sea on the place of former Empire - it was rather small Apocalypse with Chaos annihilation

Oh man I must have that steam marine!

octavus wrote:Thanks to all for very warm comments, will try to put lat picturs today, I am still on call in the hospital )

chaos0xomega wrote:Impressive! Perhaps I missed it but are these custom sculpts that you are producing for sale, etc? Or just personal use? Looks great, looking forward to more! (Also, is it me or has the Warhammer Steampunk Battle universe seen some global warming?)

Yep, it is just for personal fan, never thought about production

Global warming -are you about big sea on the place of former Empire - it was rather small Apocalypse with Chaos annihilation

LOL, yep thats what I was referring to. I was too lazy to look up an actual map but it looked like the sea level had risen a bit lol

That tank.....blew my mind. I wish IG tanks looked like that! And the Dreadnought build.....that is absolutely amazing!

Steam sardaukar spice marine looks great!
A world of speculation unfold in that name alone
Would they be using spice as a new powersource, like skaven use warpstone?

Absolutely stunning work!

Fantastic conversions!

Thank you very much

Fayric wrote:Steam sardaukar spice marine looks great!
A world of speculation unfold in that name alone
Would they be using spice as a new powersource, like skaven use warpstone?

They use liquefied warpstone as analog of uranium


I will continue with miscellaneous works, not particularly connected to Evil or Good:

Steam Power Plant/ pen holder



I actually made it from office pencil holder, and still can use that way:




Steam Grand Mechanical Mole

Giant machine made from styrofoam for skaven:






Dwarves of the Steam Era from mighty kindom of Karak Anghaz

the final variant is on the left:




Hope, you like it

Awesome! What are you sculpting/converting all these minis from anyway (if you're sculpting, what medium are you using?)?

chaos0xomega wrote:Awesome! What are you sculpting/converting all these minis from anyway (if you're sculpting, what medium are you using?)?

Thanks
some sculpted, some converted

dwarf is a sculpt from greenstaff plus some bitz from WW2 soldiers

EPIC!!


thats all i have.

octavus wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:Awesome! What are you sculpting/converting all these minis from anyway (if you're sculpting, what medium are you using?)?

Thanks
some sculpted, some converted

dwarf is a sculpt from greenstaff plus some bitz from WW2 soldiers

Great work then! If I ever get around to starting up a mini company I may have some sculpting work for you... actually, I may have some sculpting work for you anyway!

chaos0xomega wrote:

octavus wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:Awesome! What are you sculpting/converting all these minis from anyway (if you're sculpting, what medium are you using?)?

Thanks
some sculpted, some converted

dwarf is a sculpt from greenstaff plus some bitz from WW2 soldiers

Great work then! If I ever get around to starting up a mini company I may have some sculpting work for you... actually, I may have some sculpting work for you anyway!

Thanks, that will be hard taking into consideration my slowness

Really awesome, really inspiring.

Awesome stuff man! You should go into business!

These are lovely, thanks for sharing I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

Thank you!

I am too lazy for that )


Last part for now:

This part called Artifacts:

1) Electric warmer for tea/coffee and other liquids:



2) Order of University, 2nd degree



3)Base fror steamgear model:




That is it for now, some works are actively pending

Question: By forum rules should I put WIP works here as well or I need to open new topic in WIP subforum?

octavus wrote: Question: By forum rules should I put WIP works here as well or I need to open new topic in WIP subforum?

According to the rules, you should open a new thread in the painting and modeling section, or you can ask the mods to move this to the P&M blog section and keep it all one thread.

Oh, and the electric beverage warmer is really cool

prime12357 wrote:

octavus wrote: Question: By forum rules should I put WIP works here as well or I need to open new topic in WIP subforum?

According to the rules, you should open a new thread in the painting and modeling section, or you can ask the mods to move this to the P&M blog section and keep it all one thread.

Oh, and the electric beverage warmer is really cool

It is really cool!

octavus wrote:

Question: By forum rules should I put WIP works here as well or I need to open new topic in WIP subforum?

Since this is a more of a blog you probably should have it moved over to the P&M Blog section.

Octavus, your work is seriously really amazing. I think you are selling yourself short by making this project a tie-in to the Warhammer world. There's enough strength with your concept and models alone that you could make this its own world, independent of Games Workshop - and I think you should. Make this your own world, leave GW behind. I think your work is better than just being second fiddle to another game universe!

That armored steam-marine, the dwarf... Really, really amazing stuff. I would buy those models if they were available, if you could somehow duplicate them. I know a lot of other people would as well. Have you considered casting duplicates of them? I seriously should, or find someone else that can do it for you.

Thanks. It is serious and thought provoking statement. Every true business needs time and money and dedication. If I finish good amount of model and earn enough as physician for start-up then probably one day I will try to expand it

Amazing stuff in here.

Wow. I had seen some of these in your other thread(s?), but most of this is new to me. The rest of the walkers are great, but the figures are absolutely amazing.

Starting up a whole company and producing kits yourself might not be feasible, but I'd seriously consider spending a few hours poking around online, researching commercial casting services. Limited runs mean the figures wouldn't be cheap, but this stuff is collector/serious painter quality - I'm sure there's a market for these models that would be willing to pay a premium.

You might want to consider something like Kickstart - at least, I think that was the program's name... Basically, people "invest" in projects by pledging money without actually paying. If the target amount is reached, the "investors" are charged and receive their items, once they're produced. If the target amount isn't reached, no one is charged and the item never goes into production. Could be a way to circumvent the start-up money issue, as your first run of models would be paid for in advance. Someone making resilient foam terrain pieces used this system, recently. Perhaps someone with a better memory than mine can point you towards their thread.

Subed, this is very interesting...

oadie wrote:Wow. I had seen some of these in your other thread(s?), but most of this is new to me. The rest of the walkers are great, but the figures are absolutely amazing.

Starting up a whole company and producing kits yourself might not be feasible, but I'd seriously consider spending a few hours poking around online, researching commercial casting services. Limited runs mean the figures wouldn't be cheap, but this stuff is collector/serious painter quality - I'm sure there's a market for these models that would be willing to pay a premium.

You might want to consider something like Kickstart - at least, I think that was the program's name... Basically, people "invest" in projects by pledging money without actually paying. If the target amount is reached, the "investors" are charged and receive their items, once they're produced. If the target amount isn't reached, no one is charged and the item never goes into production. Could be a way to circumvent the start-up money issue, as your first run of models would be paid for in advance. Someone making resilient foam terrain pieces used this system, recently. Perhaps someone with a better memory than mine can point you towards their thread.

Thank you, I will research about it

This is truly fantastic (in the true sense of the word) stuff you've done octavus. I am very impressed. Will be keeping a close eye on your blog in hopes of seeing some more of your marvelous machinations.

octavus wrote:

oadie wrote:Wow. I had seen some of these in your other thread(s?), but most of this is new to me. The rest of the walkers are great, but the figures are absolutely amazing.

Starting up a whole company and producing kits yourself might not be feasible, but I'd seriously consider spending a few hours poking around online, researching commercial casting services. Limited runs mean the figures wouldn't be cheap, but this stuff is collector/serious painter quality - I'm sure there's a market for these models that would be willing to pay a premium.

You might want to consider something like Kickstart - at least, I think that was the program's name... Basically, people "invest" in projects by pledging money without actually paying. If the target amount is reached, the "investors" are charged and receive their items, once they're produced. If the target amount isn't reached, no one is charged and the item never goes into production. Could be a way to circumvent the start-up money issue, as your first run of models would be paid for in advance. Someone making resilient foam terrain pieces used this system, recently. Perhaps someone with a better memory than mine can point you towards their thread.

Thank you, I will research about it

Kickstarter!
I have supported several projects on there. It is a great system.

Fantastic work by the way Octavus, very enjoyable.

i just stumbled via the gallery over your amizing work... i too try to meddle with steam punkj works... but i feel ashamed to even call my works that way now... the products of your imagination and your skills...i am totally floored...
i hope you will show us many more of your works...

the tank of yours is very inspiring for my... tried to make my own tanks and i think i just have to nick some of your ideas there...

i feel very glad to have seen your work!


vik

Mind = Blown. You should make moulds and put replicas on e-bay. You sir are one off the most tallanted sculptors that doesent work with sculpting i have ever seen. Btw, im alerting the mods to get this moved to the blog section

Viktor von Domm wrote:i just stumbled via the gallery over your amizing work... i too try to meddle with steam punkj works... but i feel ashamed to even call my works that way now... the products of your imagination and your skills...i am totally floored...
i hope you will show us many more of your works...

the tank of yours is very inspiring for my... tried to make my own tanks and i think i just have to nick some of your ideas there...

i feel very glad to have seen your work!


vik

thank you

MrTau wrote:Mind = Blown. You should make moulds and put replicas on e-bay. You sir are one off the most tallanted sculptors that doesent work with sculpting i have ever seen. Btw, im alerting the mods to get this moved to the blog section

c'moon
I know thousands of people who sculpt better

Really cool stuff I love your figures, especially the sardaukar. I would love to see them painted up!

Oh man...I think my mind just blew a fuse...these are BEAUTIFUL! You've definitely got me subb'd.

Ok... You mght be right, but your designs are awsome. And you put reeely much time into this.

Your models are jaw-droppingly awesome

Wow. Some absolutely gorgeous stuff.

Some of it is unpainted, and this is labeled a blog, so moving to blogs.

Wow, your work and creativity is absolutely amazing.... really fantastic!

+1 subscribed

It's some really insane skill you've got here! Absolutely amazing.
Definitely, I will keep an eye on this thread to draw inspiration out of here.
And yes, your models have a great selling potential - casting this miniatures will make a lot of steam punk fans happier, I'm pretty sure about that.

PS:
Соотечественники?

hey octavus, we're waiting for an update!

exalted, btw

oh and did you noticed, you mixed something up left and right here:

Dwarves of the Steam Era from mighty kindom of Karak Anghaz

the final variant is on the left:




Hope, you like it

Ok, i am super slow, but unstoppable! )

there is Antheus MK-W, medium republican steamwalker



I converted him from other scratchbuild "Marbrand" , which was for my taste too fat and static. Compare:



hope you like it )

Next work will be about steam orks ))

Awesome build! The weathering and paint is fantastic, as well as the base, which is done perfectly. Once again, I'm in awe. ...but you mentioned steam orks, yes?

I always love the look of stuff like this, be it from mortal engines or any other universe. I love your work.

prime12357 wrote:Awesome build! The weathering and paint is fantastic, as well as the base, which is done perfectly. Once again, I'm in awe. ...but you mentioned steam orks, yes?

Thanks! Although steampunk orks are not so different from space ones )

Oh wow, everything about this is just simply amazing. I can't wait to see more of it.

Finally an update! It looks amazing, I especially love the base of the first one!

Beautiful work octavius. Cleaner and tighter than the old version. Love the base too, with the gears strewn about and the commander there for size comparison. Really adds to the overall effect.

Thanks
It was real fun to convert/paint, although too much time for one concept )

I see I'm not the only Vakyria Chronicles fan out there.



Your work is excellent sir. Your infantryman is stunning, I love the asymetrical armored arm and the pose.

As a lover of steampunk and dieselpunk myself, this is wicked-cool. Keep it up!

Uhm... wow
you should cast these!

Chemical Cutthroat wrote:I see I'm not the only Vakyria Chronicles fan out there.



Your work is excellent sir. Your infantryman is stunning, I love the asymetrical armored arm and the pose.

As a lover of steampunk and dieselpunk myself, this is wicked-cool. Keep it up!

Do you meen the tank looks a bit like the Vakyria tanks? I didn't even notice intill i looked back.

A bit? It IS one of the Imperial Tanks. That's what makes it so awesome! There might be more than a passing resemblance of the Imperial Troopers too.

I mean, spot on, perfect, badass, I'd give all my money for it. So much clankier than the Edelweiss... but that was a cool tank too.



I'd kill to see octavus have a go at some of their other gear.

Thanks guys, I exactly took this tank model from Valkyria art. It is extremely steampunkish

Yeah, it's a beautiful game. You truly did that vehicle justice.

Yup. minus the sisters of battle thingy, its the same tank. I loved that series.

some amazing work in here , love that you have worked out the history of your minis makes them seem lived.

Absolutely amazing work. You seriously need to consider teaming with a rules designer and creating a stand alone game for your figures. I whole-heartedly support the Kickstarter route to get things off the ground. There are several gaming Kickstarters shown here on Dakka that are raising some serious money:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/429990.page

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/436803.page

If you could get a decent concept together for the background, game, etc. I'd be happy to invest at least $100 in a Kickstarter. I'm sure I'm not alone here, either. There are plenty of folks around here who could point you in the right direction on the mass production front, so you can get a realistic financial goal that would need to be met.

Thanks guys
It i really serious decision to think through - my medical residency however just eats a lot of time and leave you exhausted .
But I am a big fan of modeling - it is sad then job and hobby are so distant (

Love your blog, dude. I'm a big fan of steampunk and you carry it off really well.

Wow, fantastic work, both the design and execution are truly inspiring. You are one seriously talented hobbyist. Can't wait to see more.

Epic work!
I was thinking about doing something like this but in Wh40k but i dont really have any money to spend on models now.

Lets continue with steampunk orks -who, you will be surprised are pretty much like disel punk/space orks.Really -find 10 different details :



based on this model:

I'm glad you're updating and still with this project.
I look forward to see some more of your Steampunk Orks, but also hope you continue with the Imperial troops too.
Cheers
Klaus

So, -continue -lets put some details symbolizing ork love for order ))




Primary crasher just made from plastic, then edges just sculpted. Alo -some gogs representing steampunk ))

Nice tank so far! Good luck with your project!

Glad your back with this. The tanks looking good so far.

All I can say is fantastic, I was planning on doing some steampunk models for my necromundia gang, could you give any advice, thank you (:

DavyCookie wrote:All I can say is fantastic, I was planning on doing some steampunk models for my necromundia gang, could you give any advice, thank you (:

Thanks guys - continuation is following
That will be a general answer but try to first look/read about steampunk basis -probably wiki article -it has lot of links, then see what will be style closer to your ideas.



this time lateral armor is established )


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And obviously - unstable nuclear reactor at base

Finally finished and partially primed

Octavius why dont you ever cast your stuff?you could make a ton of money!

I am about to combine with one of the true master of modeling and see what will be a result


Let's continue : What to prefer - yellow bad and moon VERSUS red fast and classic?

The yellow would look really great with brass and oiled steel and rust and the like, so that's my vote

prime12357 wrote:The yellow would look really great with brass and oiled steel and rust and the like, so that's my vote

I am afraid that without RED it will not drive fast )))

Too true, but if yooz got enuff teef, yooz can buy da biggest engine for yer wagon

In my mind I can see it with Sky Blue
But out of the options? Yellow (:

prime12357 wrote:Too true, but if yooz got enuff teef, yooz can buy da biggest engine for yer wagon

Engine is already big ) Atomic reactor dadadadadaa )

Ok, red won, despite public vote - meet the "Big Brathza" , heavy siege ork ultimator

Very cool, very original!
I love the Big Brathza

It's absolutely fantastic man! I love the feel of it!

Dam. Thats one fine tank.

Looking at it makes me want to paint too.... Maybe later.

Thanks for comments. I am planning to create couple of additional towers - big machine gun -called "Ork'odruin Canon"
and "Russa-Pizdec Firethrower"

Here -after playing Dishonored which is true victorian place, I got some inspiration from Victor Antonov art )



His point is actually addition of the something black, steel, almost alien to the tradition locations:




Here is my addition -City Watch gazoline armored car made for freedoms suppression (OF COURSE!!!)





hope you like it

very delicate looking.... i like it!!!

Holy crap...this is impressive! You should really try to get some of those sculpts produced. There are various services out there who can do the production part. All you would need to do is the sculpting part.

That's one awesome "Freedom Suppressor"!
Indeed, Dishonored is a great source of inspiration and a cool game.

This setting has so much potential! I wonder why GW doesn't try playing with these sort of concepts as well.

It's interesting to see that vast parts of Loren and Bretonnia have been conquered. I wonder how the elves in this setting will be, must be rather interesting...

What about Chaos? Dieselpunk Chaos might be very interesting, can't really imagine how you would do them (hence the curiousity).

 Malika2 wrote:
This setting has so much potential! I wonder why GW doesn't try playing with these sort of concepts as well.

It's interesting to see that vast parts of Loren and Bretonnia have been conquered. I wonder how the elves in this setting will be, must be rather interesting...

What about Chaos? Dieselpunk Chaos might be very interesting, can't really imagine how you would do them (hence the curiousity).

Good questions )
I always thought (fantasized )))) that wide spread of the technology would be possible in the magic world only if magic would lose its potence - somehow it happened during the last great stand between Order and Chaos when one artifact was used. Chaos (and Magic winds) were completely wiped out from the world with the price of cataclysms - you can see big new sea on the area of the Empire. People and other races survived -dwarves helped with first steam techs )
Currently big states are Great Republic (people on bipedal shagohods), Karak Anghaz (gnomes)and Albion Aliance (evil tanks) . Skaven underground empire survived ( OF COURSE!) but elves were put into reservation (Loren wood is too important for progress). On meantime magical winds have found its yet small ways into new world and Chaos gods will come with it

Hmm, I like the idea of magic having lost its potence. However, I would make it a more hidden threat, rather than defeated. So whilst it might no longer be the threat of vast Chaos armies, the Gods/daemons are not destroyed...

Cults from within the empire still try to create the circumstances for Chaos to reawaken. Kind of compare these new Chaos cults to the Cthulu cults you see in a lot of fiction.

So the impression is that Chaos is wiped out, but it's not. Despite of this, Chaos has suffered greatly. Their realms in the north have been destroyed, having been turned into wastelands, inhabited by a few mutants and outlaws who managed to survive.

But Elves in reservations, sort of like the native Americans in the real world? Wouldn't they have resisted? What about the High Elves and Dark Elves?

But since we are discussing dieselpunk Warhammer: remember Man 'O War or the more contemporary Dreadfleet? What about a dieselpunk counterpart? I could imagine all these factions have airships instead of conventional naval ships to fight each other as well.

I think ithere are great thoughts .

I agree that chaos should hidden rather completely distroyed and comparison with Chulthu is very exact -it is like spinal shock trauma -if you injury your spine initially it will be no function but only initially )))

agree about forest elves - always thought about them as dying but proud and resisting race, which however will get chance of survival as magic returns. And reservations -it looks like more as uranium mines )
High elves are possibly dead as Ulthuan was sunken during cataclysms, Dark - rather pirates and terrible legends.


steam dragons as regular fleet was my initial idea, but flying pirates as adversaries are very cool )

I would imagine Steam Dragons are more akin to aircraft or fighter jets. The airships I had in mind would be huge (more suitable for Dystopian Wars scale). Very curious to see scrap built orc airships.

Bretonnia would probably be some impoverished kingdom. I remember their background mentioning inbreeding, I could see this having happened amongst the nobility as well. You'd basically have a king unsuited to rule, but a population to weak to resist. The empire doesn't really do anything against them since they've got the Bretonnian province (only part with usable natural resources).
The remaining kingdom simply functions as a buffer against other factions.

The undead could also still be around. Vampires existing as upper class citizens within the empire, others living on estates in the country side. These families could have private armies of zombies (great excuse for Nazi Zombies or something).

yep Bretonnia is a feudal rotting corpse in the new era, altough it is trying to preserve nobility. Many of refugees escaped to Albion after Bretonnian-Vendigroth war created new class of ruling elite, hating Republic but using technologies as they learned the bitter lesson.

Orks are always orks and the great supply for new pirate era
And huge air ships "Dragonnests" class are in mind but yet to be built.

In summary -i agree that GW loses great idea )))

What scale did you have in mind to use to build the Dragonnest?

I'm still curious to see how you will make knights. Robotic horses?

But yeah, it's cool to see you flesh out this idea more. Maybe in the future it can then move more away from GW and become it's own thing. But it's handy to have something to hold on to in the beginning. GW used to do the same. Warhammer is nothing more than an imitation of Tolkien and D&D, 40k was Warhammer in space, combined with Dune.

So nothing wrong with being influenced!

I actually started to ruin one of 1:300 scale battleships for that, then it was held )

I did not think about knights rather something like



or this

What about something like this? Or maybe that might be more fitting for the Hobgoblins, who would be akin to biker gangs or something...

I'm digging the two ideas you posted, you might use both methods. The original Empire had different knightly orders who fought differently. Perhaps these old orders became companies/guilds, each with their own technology, thus different types of mobility and ways of fighting.


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High elves are possibly dead as Ulthuan was sunken during cataclysms, Dark - rather pirates and terrible legends.

Just thinking here...but what during the final war there was some sort of giant genocide? So Chaos might have practically been victorious during this final war. However, so many died, that Chaos itself became weak (not enough worshippers). The survivors then turned even more towards technology, which means less worship, thus making the Chaos Gods even weaker...

Ok, so genocide.... We could have it that during the final war many species were exterminated or on the brink of extinction. The Elves could have been almost wiped out (which explains why they couldn't resist the growing new Republic). Species such as Halflings might have died out during the war as well, with a few of them surviving as discriminated minorities in the empire. Ogryns the same thing. Monsters such as Dragons might have finally gone truly extinct, unless those steel dragons are encased dragons...

Few species remain, many in reservations or zoos, but not so much in the wild anymore, as the surviving factions seek their dominance over nature.

This awesome. Love it!

Air ship is amazing - I could not allow space in my ouse for that and amount of work should be tremendous )))

Cataclysm for me was always loss for both sides and Chaos suffered the most, however it is always possibility for return into the world. And i like idea of secret Chaos cults.

Pretty much i agree about dragons and other myphical creatures

Different orders of knigts -that is possible -I think here is the possibility of separation based on type of technology -chemestry, pysics, optics, explosions, psychoweaponry

Actually i made different heads for steamgear -which can represent different preferenses:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/223168?browseid=3283516
http://www.coolminiornot.com/223172?browseid=3283516

i separated Republic and Empire based on technology -bipedal engines versus traditional tanks )

I guess that in game terms the separation of the knightly orders could indeed be as you described. But I still think that the Knightly Orders were turned into Companies. It kind of makes sense, as the monsters were defeated and religion started to fade, the need to chivalrous knights also ended. The Orders were without a job and had to adapt. So the first became mercenaries. However, with their resources of old, they sought to become more independent, thus also producing their military wargear.

So these newly formed states (Republic, Empire, etc) started to need additional forces in their armies besides the usual conscripts. The Knightly Orders became privatized armies that were fully self sustainable.

It's very possible that such Knightly Orders also exist in Bretonnia, Tilea and Estalia. However, they would lack the networks that those companies in the Republic and Empire have. However, this doesn't mean they are weaker.

I could imagine that the undead would be a Knightly Order/company from Sylvania, dealing in certain necromantic technologies... Zombie soldiers, and more dangerously...Ghouls, who would be akin to those Super Soldiers from Wolfenstein. Basically an undead version of the Spice Marines.


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In case you haven't noticed, I'm throwing every little idea I've at you because this project really got me pumped!

I'm doing more thinking on the undead. Zombies and Ghouls are probably made through Warpstone radiation. Skeletons however are a bit more difficult, and then I saw these. What if instead of normal skeletons, you'd have clockwork skeletons? Speaking of clockwork drones, you should check out this Doctor Who episode, it has clockwork robots in it.

Undead for me are just good for necrotechnologies...vampires and other are hidden as mmagic powers collapsed. Some cults are possible? Sylvania surived? but very poorly inhabited
Idea of merchnaries orders is great!

I think Vampires as a species would still exist, as a magical entity no. But they could simply hide in human society, they're just weaker than they used to be.

So undead stuff is done through technology, not magic really.

Sylvania probably survived, maybe even becoming a more "normal" province, despite having suffered heavily during the last cataclysm. This means that it is poorly inhabited, and people are still scared to go there. This means that the Vampire nobility can still hide there. Having set up their own companies, creating necrotechnologies and such.

They still bide to get their former glory back, but not in the sense of turned everybody undead. I can even imagine that the Carstein look back on their past with a sense of...well I can imagine that they believe that those stories about actual undead and evil are over exaggerated propaganda from the other companies.

By the way, we could even expand towards the New World, Lustria... I can imagine that the Vampire Coast and Skeggi could have become landing posts of a new era of colonialism. This could be a place where there still is some magic (or maybe not), but even if there is or isnt, it's filled with resources (wood, gold, etc.)

I can imagine the Norse trying to become a major power by it's colony there. Of course the Republic and Empire try to gain a foothold there as well. Not knowing about the native population...

Did you Scratch build the Heavy Republican Walker or is it a kit i can buy... that would look awesome amongst the ranks of my Word Bearers...

Wolf.

By the way, thought you might dig this. :-)


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Here some Lexicanum info on the Empire's Knightly Orders. Here are the provinces.

I would imagine that the Knightly Orders and the noble families of those provinces have become companies over the years/centuries. Knightly Orders in a very self-sufficient mercenary kinda way, whilst the companies that used to be the noble houses of the provinces do it on an even more totalitarian way. With this I mean that they have become the producers of almost all goods within that region, but also have their own military arm. Some of these provinces might have faded away and others might have come in place.

But all in all, these new companies produce almost all goods used within their region of influence. Kind of imagine it like those Japanese companies that produce everything imaginable (from cars to computers to guitars to food).

The church might still exist, I would imagine that the Church of Sigmar is still around, albeit in a different form. We could have had some sort of Reformation.

I was wondering what kind of role the Witch Hunters would have in this. But what if they separated themselves from the Church of Sigmar? The Witch Hunters have evolved into some sort of secret police of the Republic, maybe kind of akin to a dieselpunk version of the KGB?

More brainstorming.

You mentioned the age of magic has ended. I could imagine that most of the races and gods have died out. The Elves are extinct. Humans have become the dominant species.

Orcs, Goblins, etc still remain. By the way, do Orcs in WFB work in the same way as in 40k, as in that they're spores?

Dwarfs are around, but what if they are also going extinct? This would mean that the Dwarfs have been seeking other means to still be a power. So what they do is basically create automaton armies, basically robots. But then very steampunk/clockpunk, mixed with a stone golem kind of feel.

To speak in 40k terms, they would most likely be akin to the Iyanden Craftworld that mostly fields Wraith Guards and Wraith Lords since it hardly has any living Eldar to put in their armies.

The Chaos Dwarfs could still be around, but with a way lessened magic feel to them, more akin to the "evil Nazi" you see in a lot of fiction, but then dwarfs. These guys would probably still field slave armies and such. They were the creators of the Black Orcs, what if they did a similar thing with other species such as humans, ogres and dwarfs?