Thursday 17 April 2014

Scratch-built arc rifles for IHMN

The photos of the GES that I used in the previous post didn't have any shots of their rear (oo-er), and I thought I'd post a photo of them just to show the scratch built Victorian Sci-Fi paraphernalia I've added.
Voila les derrieres. 
Sgt Eclair (left) sports the latest fashion in La Belle France this decade for the Legionnaire who wants to add a little zap to his life. His arc ensemble is made from a Lewis gun formerly part of an Old Glory Mark IV tank kit, added to a hollow piece of tubing which links with the fuel tank off a 1/72 model tank (a Panzer IV I think). Glued on top is a selection of broken 1/72 tank sprue pieces, all finished in a lovely Vallejo brass.
Commandant Fromage has a magneto-static projection device attached to his pouch. This little piece of equipment is from a 1/72 Revell US infantry Mortar stand, but does the job splendidly with its shape reminiscent of a fleur de lys.
Finally the Professor's back sports a 1/72 Esci WW2 Soviet Radio Operator's radio. The tubing runs from the antenna on the top of the radio down to a pin drilled into the handle of his revolver to create the arc pistol that will be all the rage among secret agents in Paris this spring.

None of the conversions above required a great deal of work, and I think that they are pretty good representations of steampunk style weaponry.

Right, my copy of Heroes, Villains and Fiends showed up today, so I'm off for a read. Happy Easter everyone.

Nate

8 comments:

  1. Nicely done they look rather good!

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    1. Thanks. For random bits box conversions they turned out alright I think.

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  2. Completely splendid! I have noticed how the more recent IHMN figures from North Star hardly have anything of steampunk about them.

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    1. Agreed. Nothing to compare with Yetis or Todtruppen. Still very nice sculpts though. I'm holding out for the Tipoo Sultan and his clockwork tigers!

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  3. very nice figures - great additions

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  4. Fantastic job - very inventive!

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