1st battalion, 4th Martian Infantry Regiment

Some Space:1889 Martian colonial forces…. I’m not sure, really, what inspired me to pull these out and put some paint on them?! These things make sense way too late at night when I've mostly been working on them...

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The British officer is from Black Tree Design and the Martian infantry are from RAFM.

I picked up enough martian colonial infantry for four such units. One I’ve already painted as the 2nd Battalion Queen’s Own Martian Rifles (the Parhoon Rifles). Originally I thought I’d do two in Khaki (as this one above) that would ostensibly be British, but could be passed off as Martians in the service of just about any colonial power. The fourth I’ve been planning to do in light blue tops and dark blue bottoms to pass as Belgian Martian troops. Rather than doing a second unit in Khaki, however, I’ve decided to do a unit in dark blue tops and red bottoms and call them “Tirailleurs Martien” in French service.

I also have some High Martians - at least one sizable unit painted and another to be painted. I figured I could use them as per light cavalry that can pass through (over) any other troops… I also have some Colonial Martian Artillery and native Martian Artillery for support.

What I really need to get doing is Martian native troops - Oenotirians and such - as an opposing force. Though I suppose I could pit any European colonial force against any other… with some Maritan colonial infantry fighting along side.

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Um… There are some WW2 US Marines just needing some finishing touches on bases and some Great War British officers under way… not sure about after that… perhaps the “Tirailleurs Martien”, just to get them finished… 

The Guns

Some artillery support for my British Imperial/colonial forces

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Royal Artillery 7 pounder from Black Tree Design.


Martian Colonial Field Artillery. The crew are from RAFM. The carriage is of unknown origin – I got it in a trade (without the actual gun barrels). The gun barrel is a spare from a Renegade Miniatures British Napoleonic artillery pack (the packs are supplied with THREE different barrels!?)

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Hmmmm… Zulus? British? Martians…? Hard to say – the workbench is mighty cluttered with all three at the moment (along with a few more gladiators!)

Martians, Hobgoblins, Russians, Machine-gun Jocks…

Busy days… I was up waaaay too late Friday night (Saturday morning…) and had a good chunk of the rest of the day Saturday to work on things as well. So I managed to finish up a number of things that had been haunting the workbench… and a few things that I’m not entirely sure how I got to doing… but got them done, nonetheless…

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These Hobgoblins are from Otherworld Miniatures.


Six dead or dying Bolsheviks and a Tsarist cavalry officer (presumably responsible for the state of said Bolsheviks). Four of the dead and dying Bolshies are from Battle Honors… or maybe Old Glory…? I can’t remember which now… The other dead Bolshies are actually western gun-fight figures in “dusters” that I painted to look like Bolshevik greatcoats. I got them in a trade and have no idea who manufactured them. The Tsarist Currassier is actually also a “western gunfight” figure from Crusader Miniatures old west line – the pack was, I believe, called “the Foreigners”… or something like that… It included my favourite gunslinging Scotsman!


Oenotrian artillery – Crew are from RAFM and the gun is from… Huston…? (another ebay purchase… not really sure)


A pair of Martian scout/guides – also from RAFM. Experimenting with Martian skin colour again..


Finally a Jock MG team for some Great War or Very British Civil War action. The figures are from Renegade Miniatures.

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Should have another batch of hobgoblins finished up tonight and posted tomorrow. Hopefully have those all finished off by the end of the week! Then it’s on to Zulus… or Zulu war British… or Martians…

Martian Colonial and More Star Wars Stuff

Still sick… I just can’t get rid of this cough…!? I've been slowly plugging away on the Hobgoblins and finished up a handful of others:

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These are old Star Wars®™ Figures from Grenadier Models.

The boy is all about the Star Wars all of a sudden… so I’m trying to get a few of these done up to start playing some skirmishes with him.


A sample British Martial Colonial in khaki. The figure is from RAFM. I'll probably finish up the rest of this chap's unit and then get on to some Oenotrians. I'd like to get a few more units of these martian Colonials - at least one more to paint in British Khaki, but I'd also like to paint one up in Blue for the Belgians... maybe a Gemran or French Martian Legion...?

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Hobgoblins, Martians, Star Wars, Zulus, British colonials, etc… all sorts of good stuff on the workbench.

Next week is madness – four recitals/performancers and corresponding additional dress rehearsals – in addition to the usual madness. I’m hoping the following week I’ll get some gen-u-ine gaming in. Anyone up for the Ever Contemptible Victorious Little Black Powder Armies (of DOOM)!?

2nd Battalion Queen’s Own Martian Rifles (the Parhoon Rifles)

Another late night of utter distraction… I have completed the unit of Parhoon Rifles I’ve been working on (distracted by).

(I went with the red skin…)

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The Martians are all from RAFM, their British officer is from Black Tree Design.

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Hobgoblins.

Parhoon Rifles

While working on the Hobgoblins last night I quickly did up four of the Parhoon Rifles to try and figure out what colour to do their skin. I was never really taken with the idea of yellow skin on Martians (as the Martians in Space: 1889 supposedly have).

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I’ve done some Martians with red skin:



(Sort of John Carter-esque Martians – less the radium rifles)

I’ve also done my High Martians with orange skin:


I’m not married to the idea of red or orange. Indeed I’m okay with Martians having different skin tones (Earthlings do!?). These new Figures I’ve done up with a selection of skin tones. But I do want the units I’m working on now to be consistent. As they would all be recruited from the same region they’d most likely have a similar skin colour (so the ones below will need to be redone). I wasn’t sure about red or orange for the Canal Martian colonials. I was especially concerned the Parhoon Rifles in their green uniforms might look a little too… “Christmassy”? …with the red skin!


These are Space: 1889 Colonial Martian troops from RAFM.

last night I was thinking I actually didn’t mind that particular yellow I used… Now I'm kind of leaning towards the red or lightened orange.. The darker orange and red are the same as I used for the other Martians and the lighter orange is a mix of the darker orange and a slightly brighter yellow and a touch of pasty-white-earthling flesh tone.

I don’t know… anyone out there have any strong feelings one way or the other…?

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More Martians and Hobgoblins

Thurston Howell I

Not much going on around here painting or playing-wise. Well, I have been painting, just not toys... (other painting).

I did finish one figure this week for one of the player characters in our Savage Worlds Space: 1889 campaign.


This is Thurston Howell I (the figure is from Wargames Foundry).

More Martians

A few more Martians quickly churned out for our new Savage Space: 1889 Campaign. Of course, then I realized I don’t really need them for last night – I needed Canal Martians and Hill Maritans!? Doh…

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These High Martians are from RAFM.


“What ho? You dastardly fuzzie-Martian scallywags!” BLAM! BLAM! “Take that! I say!” I also finished up a lone British officer from Black Tree Design for a player character.

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The rest of the High Martians, Zulus, Elves and Rangers, British and/or ANZAC Cavalry… and other assorted goodies….