tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956844443361957043.post244483147155835781..comments2024-03-16T03:20:22.590-04:00Comments on Frank Chadwick's Space:1889: Getting Creative With Steampunk Vehicle Miniatures, part 1Frank Chadwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925901055702288584noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956844443361957043.post-36496583360049651502013-11-15T13:58:01.770-05:002013-11-15T13:58:01.770-05:00firetoad...
looks like
zoids
http://www.retrogame...firetoad... <br />looks like<br />zoids<br />http://www.retrogamer.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4572<br /><br />2 years late... :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956844443361957043.post-20902559401892344652011-08-17T16:28:46.738-04:002011-08-17T16:28:46.738-04:00Kudos on the creativity. I found that the right am...Kudos on the creativity. I found that the right amount of fabric paint and glitter can turn most toy soldiers into astronauts. This was necessary when there were no astronaut figures to be found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956844443361957043.post-4315639683932222332011-07-31T10:00:28.606-04:002011-07-31T10:00:28.606-04:00Byteknight,
Very cool mole drill. I've long th...Byteknight,<br />Very cool mole drill. I've long thought the German WWI A7V tank was a nearly perfect basis for a Steampunk land dreadnought. Another good start would be the Games Workshop Warhammer 40K tanks, once the ray weaponry is stripped away and replaced with something more period-suitable -- and a smokestack wouldn't hurt.Frank Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925901055702288584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956844443361957043.post-61639126311654213492011-07-31T09:56:43.633-04:002011-07-31T09:56:43.633-04:00ColKilgore,
Movie toys have been a great source of...ColKilgore,<br />Movie toys have been a great source of parts. The famous tarantula walker (from the infamous Wild, Wild West film)was made as a burger joint premium toy and so thousands of them are out there somewhere. They make the perfect basis for a walker conversion and I've seen a lot of them on gaming tables.<br /><br />As steampunk gains popularity, I predict we'll see a lot more Frank Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925901055702288584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956844443361957043.post-7883376590778686702011-07-31T04:36:28.375-04:002011-07-31T04:36:28.375-04:00I took a G.I. Joe toy and snapped off it's dri...I took a G.I. Joe toy and snapped off it's drill bit and glued it on WW 1 German tank, to make Her Majesty's Iron Mole. You can see it here:<br /><br />http://www.coolminiornot.com/268038Byteknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054740534108425253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956844443361957043.post-63189183482942331282011-07-30T20:50:17.527-04:002011-07-30T20:50:17.527-04:00I bought a bunch of the Golden Compass Carriages a...I bought a bunch of the Golden Compass Carriages and Zepplin toys when they were clearanced. I have tucked them away waiting fo the right project to use them in.<br /><br />ColKGColKillgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525442150477092825noreply@blogger.com