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Old West Steam Tank

I recently wrote a blog article on adding Science Fiction elements to Old West gaming, SteamPunk Old West.

I wanted a couple of vehicles to go with the Old West miniatures that were on my workbench. I bought a couple of resin models from Ironclad miniatures, including one of the steam tanks. It comes in a variety of pieces.

In order to paint it I am going to keep the tracks and turret separate from the main hull. The model went together very easily and needed minimal work or preparation.

Here is the tank assemblies together to see what the finished tank will look like.

I will be giving the model a white undercoat and then a basecoat of sand.

Ace

Ace is a 16-year-old who first appears in the 1987 serial Dragonfire, where she is working as a waitress in the frozen food retail complex of Iceworld on the planet Svartos. She had been a troubled teen on Earth, having been expelled from school for blowing up the art room as a “creative statement”. Gifted in chemistry (despite failing it for her A-levels), she was in her room experimenting with the extraction of nitroglycerin from gelignite when a time storm swept her up and transported her to Iceworld, and far in her future. There, she meets the Doctor and his companion Mel. When Mel leaves the Doctor at the conclusion of the serial, he offers to take Ace with him in the TARDIS, and she happily accepts

Back in the 1990s Harlequin Miniatures produced a licensed range of 28mm metal miniatures and I bought some blisters. One of these was Ace.

Tunnelling Machine

The pieces of the Ironclad Miniatures Tunnelling Machine were very clean and needed minimal work to get them sorted.

The pieces went together very easily.

Next stage will be an undercoat, I am undecided to go with a black or white undercoat. I am going for a wooden hull though.

The Brigadier

Here is another of the metal miniatures from Harlequin Miniatures. This is Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart was one of the founders of UNIT and commander of its UK operations. From his second incarnation onwards, notwithstanding some early tension between the two at the start of his third incarnation, the Doctor long considered the Brigadier one of his most trusted human allies and closest friends, having encountered him in all of his incarnations, with the exceptions of his ninth and eleventh.

…and a little bit more.

Paint disaster aside, I spent some time painting a little bit more of my Ork Stompa.

Here are the feet.

The main problem with the paint was twofold. The first problem was with my Citadel foundation paints they were quite old and had dried out. Second problem was with my Citadel washes, which had gone weird and no amount of mixing could sort them out.

Davros

The designer and creator of the Daleks was Davros.

This is another of 1990s Harlequin Miniatures’ licensed range of 28mm metal miniatures.

Davros first appeared on our TV screens in Genesis of the Daleks and I remember that dark and quite philosophical episode well.

This is the adventure that goes right back to the roots of the Daleks, from their humble beginnings to the point where they become the Doctor’s most fearsome foes. Across the six episodes, we find that the Doctor has been sent to the planet Skaro, where he discovers the evil genius Davros, who is about to fully unleash his deadliest creations into the universe. Accompanied by Harry and Sarry, The Doctor also finds himself stuck in the middle of an ongoing war between the Thals and The Kaleds, in a story packed with danger and adventure.

The Third Doctor

Back in the 1990s Harlequin Miniatures produced a licensed range of 28mm metal miniatures and one of the blisters I got was of the third Doctor.

Robot Mummy

The Pyramids of Mars was broadcast in 1975 and is one of my favourite Doctor Who episodes of all time. The robot mummy is probably one of the reasons for that, it was an ideal Who villain.

Back in the 1990s Harlequin Miniatures produced a licensed range of 28mm metal miniatures and I bought back a few of the blisters, including the robot mummy.

Now I just need a pyramid!

Daleks

Back in the 1990s Harlequin Miniatures produced a licensed range of 28mm metal miniatures and I bough back then a fair few blisters, including a selection of Daleks.

One of the things about 28mm Daleks is how small they appear next to 28mm miniatures. This is because they are quite small in “real life”.

UNIT Soldier

One of the things I always liked about the classic Doctor Who was that UNIT was part of the United Nations. Of course in the new incarnation, the real UN got a little bit snooty and serious and said that the BBC could no longer call UNIT the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, but changed it to UNified Intelligence Taskforce! Back in the 1990s Harlequin Miniatures produced a licensed range of 28mm metal miniatures and I bough back then a fair few blisters. One of these was the UNIT soldier.

I think that this was one of the weaker castings from the range. I think if I do go for a unit of UNIT soldiers that I might go with some other models instead. I am thinking that the Bolt Action British Paratroopers could fit the bill.

They have the berets, they would just be painted light brown as they looked in the 1970s version of Doctor Who.

Of course they could be red if I was going to use them as the modern version of UNIT.