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I don't believe I've ever seen these brought up here, so enjoy =)

http://www.ironcladminiatures.co.uk/shop/category_40/Victorian-Sci-Fi.html?shop_param=cid%3D8%26

How big are these compared to 40k vehicles?

They sure are pretty cool

Funny, I was on that site just today.

I found these very characterful walkers, could stand in for those new AV12 Sentinels:



They say it's 110mm high and 90mm across at the legs, so it's biggish, but most of that size is air, and I don't think any opponent would mind my using these.

Steam tank number 5 is 3.75" long, 2.5" wide and 2" high. Only use in 40k would probably be Ork Wartrakks... Great for VSF though
Mick

look at the sanwar stuff
any idea on its scale? would make great guard stand in's.

I know it's 28mm, but I have no idea if it's real 28mm or hahaha GW 28mm.

I quite like Steam Tank #3. I suppose you could embiggen it a bit by an impressive base to make it stand in for a Hellhound. The length is mostly okay, just some more height and width, which is easy enough to do by modelling in some scenery.

Where's the Rabbi? I would have thought he'd be all over this thread considering his unnatural love for all things VSF.

These guys turn up at Triples (Sheffield UK convention) every year and I like their stuff. Not as much as the steampunk spider tank though.

Sorry, haven't been on DD as much lately.

I've seen this stuff online before over at the Lead Adventurer's Forum. Fantastic looking stuff; could make for good alt Leman Russes or a nice centerpiece for a GASLIGHT or equivalent army. I haven't gone for 'em yet mostly because I'd want one (or more!) of each...

JD21290- they should fit in ok with IG figures... Was considering some Sanwar myself for Necro as well as VSF, dont you just love multiple use figures
Mick

If anyone here has some of these figures and could do some side by side pics with GW stuff then it'd be much appreciated.

I like that four-legged walker thing, that looks like an Ork conversion waiting to happen. All this stuff would be great for Pulp adventures, of course. Several of those could probably work well for Orks in fact.


Also, the turrets would be great for fixed gun emplacements on top of some fortifications.

What I HADN'T seen before are the Sanwar desert raiders. Wow. Great for VSF Fremen, or subterranean desert Martians, or enslaved tripod Martian drones, or pretty much anything!

The VSF automata are pretty sweet as well. I'd want to know if you could choose the weapons before ordering, but having a unit of 'klanks' is always handy when fighting the Mahdi or Johnny Offworlder, eh wot?

I've just ordered steam tank 5, and if that fits my praetorians as a chimera with 'lil conversion, I'll order another steam tank 5, and a steam tank three for conversion to a hellhound.

I don't have a digital camera, but I'll let you guys know how they measure up.

A few photos to show size comparison (please note steam tank not finished yet...)

Thanks a million, Mick. Looks a bit small for what I intended for it (a Hellhound using STank #3). I suppose the basing option is still open.

Do you think anyone would object if I were to give one of these a base that gave it the same general footprint as a Chimera Chassis?

Thanks a lot for the pics, much appreciated. As for basing these, I obviously can't speak for anyone else but I certainly wouldn't have a problem with it as not only would it be a neat conversion but it would be perfectly fair as well.

I wouldn't see any problem using one as a Hellhound as is. Now if you were saying it was a normal Chimera thats meant to hold 10 figures... :-)
Mick

Mick A wrote:I wouldn't see any problem using one as a Hellhound as is. Now if you were saying it was a normal Chimera thats meant to hold 10 figures... :-)
Mick

Chimeras hold 12, not 10.

they be great for anyone working on 5th ed squats, as i know theres a few people tryingto do a list for em

Mick A: nice paint job!

That's a great size for so-called 'true' 28mm (I can see that tank working well with, say, Wargames Factory's Victorian Brits, Perry's ACW plastics, Sash & Sabre's ACW metals, Over The Wire's Weird War I game figures, etc.).

syr8766:

I'm suprised you didn't see star wars in those sanwar miniatures. Tuscan Raiders, here we come.

fynn wrote:they be great for anyone working on 5th ed squats, as i know theres a few people tryingto do a list for em

Ha, that would be awesome. Otherwise it's too... not detailed enough for Guard, but it would be great for the orks.

You, sir, are a hero for posting this. I am a HUGE VSF fan. This is amazing stuff and I can use it for Warhammer Historical to spice it up with VSF flair. The Martians actually look good, too. What is the size on the infantry like? Anyone know?

jabbakahut wrote:

fynn wrote:they be great for anyone working on 5th ed squats, as i know theres a few people tryingto do a list for em

Ha, that would be awesome. Otherwise it's too... not detailed enough for Guard, but it would be great for the orks.

I don't agree with that. Copious rivets, impractical suspension, etc. All the hallmarks of a perfect IG vehicle.

Agamemnon2 wrote:

jabbakahut wrote:

fynn wrote:they be great for anyone working on 5th ed squats, as i know theres a few people tryingto do a list for em

Ha, that would be awesome. Otherwise it's too... not detailed enough for Guard, but it would be great for the orks.

I don't agree with that. Copious rivets, impractical suspension, etc. All the hallmarks of a perfect IG vehicle.

What I don't like is the one-piece look of the hulls. They should consist of more paneling. I probably shouldn't have said details, because they are great looking models. But the lack of more panels and bits such as pipes and latches.

And the rivets appear to be rather large (which would work for tech idiots like orks, but the Mechanium has higher standards than that).

What is the size of the miniatures?

These would be great for Pulp Action, or Alternate WWII stuff.

Well, I put in an order for a pair of #7s and a #3, I'll put up some details when they arrive.

for the Chimera, what if you added the armored transport wagon?
the biggest downside i see is it would have a huge footprint instead of one too small.