28mm Painted Victorian Sci-Fi Tanks and Armoured Cars, adding to the Great Painters collection and.......

.....pimping Edwin!

Some nice pieces of resin and metal from Ironclad Miniatures for the Victorian (Steampunk and Pulp also) warfare shenanigans, two different forces............

28mm Copplestone figure for scale purposes........

Curt "Norse God" Campbell over at Analogue Hobbies has painted me a little piece of wargaming joy for my collection for something I did for him a while back and I've got to say it's cracking!

.........and Edwin over at Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomatist is having a competition and giving away books (which he also sells) but no picking the book on the Khyber Rifles as that's going to be mine!

28mm Victorian Sci-Fi German Marine Light Steam Tanks, Twinkies and Assholes!

We have a pair 28mm (light) Steam Tanks for the German Marines from the previous post, these mainly resin little fellas are from Ironclad Miniatures, they are lovely pieces but quite small and would merit only a two man crew (possibly lying down).

I have included a 28mm Copplestone figure to show scale and they were quite cheap for a resin tank.....

Melanie is having a blog whoring competition giveaway over at her blog "No,Really, You Can Eat It!" where you could win Twinkies and other edible delights from the USA, I've never had a Twinkie or even a Ding Dong or a Bear Claw!!!!!.......I feel my life is not complete !

Also a picture that made me giggle and reminded me of Ray!

My 28mm Victorian Sci-Fi British Naval Crew from.......

............Copplestone Castings!

My small British detachment for some Victorian Sci-Fi gaming (if that ever happens), 10 ratings, 4 officers, 2 pilots and an Ambassador when I find the figure I like, these were painted pre-unemployment, lovely stuff from Copplestone as usual.

Maybe some loyal native troops.......

With this they can be in any part of the country in hours....well maybe days!

28mm Victorian Sci-Fi Armoured Land Train from Ironclad Miniatures.....

....with a little help from Perry Miniatures, some bodging and a little pimping for Kev!

These are from Ironclad Miniatures and are for a yet unseen female but painted contingent, figures and more armour to follow, the wagons come open topped and so with the large green plastic bases supplied in the Perry Miniatures plastic ACW  infantry box sets I had roofs that fit exactly across the roof gaps (well one had to be cut in half but width wise they were perfect and it shows how you enter the wagon as well!)

The stowage is some Old Crow bits and pieces that were lying around (could have done a bit better with them but they're wargaming models rather than show pieces, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!)

28mm Copplestone figure to show scale and size............

Original model

.....and Kev over at Kev's Wargames Cabin is having a giveaway to celebrate 30,00 hits, so head over and get commenting and pimping!

28mm Painted Copplestone Mounted Warlord and Bodyguard........

....and part of a larger Victorian Sci-Fi force,or to use another term "the bad guys".

As part of my ongoing Victorian sci-fi, Steampunk shenanigans these Copplestone figures are the forerunners for the rest of the army/force which will include infantry, armour and of course tunnelling machines!

The warlord has a dismounted version which will be seen with the main army.

28mm Sherlock Holmes, Dr.Watson and Mina Harker from....

.......Ironclad Miniatures and a little poll!

I've always been a fan of Sherlock Holmes, I've read all the stories and seen a lot of the movie and TV adaptations over the years, my favourite among many has always been Basil Rathbone but Robert Downey JR comes very close with 2 TV Sherlock Holmes Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller doing excellent work, there have been a lot of actors who have played the fictional sleuth over the years, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Caine and even John Cleese to name but a few........

......Mina Harker is the wife of Jonathan Harker from the Dracula novel who is bitten by Dracula but ultimately saved, although in the movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen she is still quite a vampiric handful!

These are nice figures from Ironclad and my only gripe is there a little too tall compared to other 28mm miniatures, I've included a Copplestone figure to show scale.....

....there's a little poll on the side for fun just to ask who your favourite Holmes was out of a small list?

28mm Painted Ironclad Miniatures Tunnelling Machines of Terror.......

......well you wouldn't want one appearing in the lawn, behind you?

Some 28mm resin miniatures from Ironclad Miniatures for a possible, haven't decided, maybe never but I have a lot of miniatures painted Back of Beyond, Victorian Sci-Fi etc...project!

Added a 28mm Copplestone figure for some idea of scale............