Malebolgia Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hello all, A little while back I showed a sneak peak of my model of a Martian tripod. I can now announce that the model is finished and should be available from Eureka Miniatures in about a week. It is being launched at Little Wars this Sunday in Melbourne. See some pictures of the finished Tripod here. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/Sh6KvFMxjgI/AAAAAAAAAFE/oNkbSbjiieA/s320/finished+tripod+01.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/Sh6KvfUWn2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/01hiOQMblvs/s320/finished+tripod+02.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/Sh6KvqxvPgI/AAAAAAAAAFU/MBbzhkEexzM/s320/finished+tripod+03.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/Sh6LCXXnwfI/AAAAAAAAAFs/pGw3tOC8e94/s320/finished+tripod+06.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/Sh6Kv2XBhQI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Ttxp7BmZz9s/s320/finished+tripod+05.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/Sh6LCpm96KI/AAAAAAAAAF0/iDRksf2fDyY/s320/finished+tripod+07.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/Sh6LC_eysQI/AAAAAAAAAF8/mh0mpXIF338/s320/finished+tripod+08.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/Sh6LC3lLgsI/AAAAAAAAAGE/GzLQLJ-NXd8/s320/finished+tripod+09.jpg Cheers Neil And the WIP shots: Hello all, A project that has been brewing slowly in the background over the past 6 months has been my desire to build my own War of the Worlds Martian Tripod to use in my Victorian Science Fiction games. Well finally it has reached a stage where I can show some pictures of it progress. After initial design drawings, I made masters of the hood and legs of the tripod. Moulded them in silcone and then cast copies in resin. The tripod was assembled (pin every part and glue with epoxy glue) and after clean up it was painted in a metallic green colour with glowing red windows. Here are some pictures: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbAF8jn7HI/AAAAAAAAAD8/3DDakDGAbN0/s320/tri01.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbAZs1xsKI/AAAAAAAAAEE/YGEb3hp0DrA/s320/tri02.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbAZyHs99I/AAAAAAAAAEM/IBb4Be4W7n0/s320/tri03.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbAaIGQvXI/AAAAAAAAAEU/rdQ7ED1aQuY/s320/tri04.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbAaIefgcI/AAAAAAAAAEc/dMzQQO9sVT4/s320/tri05.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbAaVYmUWI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Gf1IR6xOkjw/s320/tri06.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbBD5XS9cI/AAAAAAAAAEs/H3Wt59SP_oc/s320/tri07.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbBEK-_KsI/AAAAAAAAAE0/d7MS-XOYZdw/s320/tri08.jpg And here it is... The Fighting Machine! http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSSBUDNtGtY/SgbBEYh9A_I/AAAAAAAAAE8/tI6tZsNrp94/s320/tri09.jpg The Tripod is 28mm scale and stands 34 cm high and will look quite impressive on the wargame table! The tripod is going to be used as part of our wargames club's open day where it will be the focus of our Gaslight Victorian Science Fiction Game set on Mars. There are still a few things to do to finish it off. I have sculpted up some tentacles which my friends at Eureka Miniatures will cast up for me in white metal (so they can be bent and posed) and I need to sculpt up the heat ray and black smoke launchers to also be cast in resin. Afterwards these Tripods will be available for sale from Eureka Miniatures so keep watching their website for news on the Tripod's release. This is my first attempt at a commercial project and I am excited by the prospect of people all around the world getting the chance to game with my tripod design. If it takes off I hope to expand the range to include the Handling machine, crashed cylinder and of course miniature figures like Ogilvy the Astronomer. Cheers Neil. Link: http://littleleadmenofvalour.blogspot.com/ HELL YEAH! As a WotW fan I dropped from my chair when I saw the photos. Fantastic. It looks perfect, as if it walked right out of the book. Jup, a real must-have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEiRD sKeTCH Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Wow! I am speechless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moavoamoatu Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 That's amazing and huge. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonherald Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 have to say not a fan... but horses for courses and that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyHorde Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle1.0 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I have been waiting a long time for a Tripod that would look good on a gaming table. That is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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