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Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank

Here is my Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank from Ironclad  Miniatures from a recent game.

Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank

Alongside them are some Foundry Darkest Africa miniatures from Simon’s collection.

We didn’t use the steam tank as a model in the game, merely as scenery.

Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank

I am thinking about how I can create rules for the steam tank for the Legends of the Old West rules. I have been looking at the tank rules in The Great War rules and I think that they could work with a little work. My main concern is that the weapons usually found in the old west probably weren’t able to do much damage to a VSF steam tank and therefore as well as rules for the steam tank, I also need to think about some steampunk weapons for those fighting against the steam tank.

Though I am sure an Elephant Gun might be able to do some damage…

See how the Steam Tank was painted. More photographs of the Steam Tank. See the Old West Miniatures Gallery.

Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank

Here are some more photographs of my Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank from Ironclad  Miniatures, with helping support from two Old West figures.

Old West Steam Tank

Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank

Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank

See how the Steam Tank was painted. More photographs of the Steam Tank. See the Old West Miniatures Gallery.

Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank and Cowboys

Here is my Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank from Ironclad  Miniatures helping support two Dixon Miniatures cowboys.

Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank and Cowboys

See how the Steam Tank was painted.

More photographs of the Steam Tank.

See the Old West Miniatures Gallery.

Drybrushing the Steam Tank

After “washing” the Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank from Ironclad Miniatures I gave it a relatively light drybrush.

I used a combination of Vallejo Middlestone and a mix of Middlestone (882) and Ivory (918), and a large brush.

Now a side view.

Here is the Steam Tank alongside a Foundry Gunfighter.

See the full workbench feature on the Ironclad Miniatures Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank.

Washing the Steam Tank

The main part of the Ironclad Miniatures Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank model was then given a wash of Citadel Shade: Agrax Earthshade.

There are some quite large flat blank areas on the model, as a result the wash hasn’t worked as well as I would have liked. However these areas will be slightly covered with the tracks and the turret.

See the full workbench feature on the Ironclad Miniatures Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank.

Drybrushing the Tracks

Having given my Steam Tank model a basecoat, I drybrushed the tracks with Boltgun Metal.

Once I have finished painting the model I will add some weathering to the tracks. Simon did point out that he felt the tracks on the tank were a little “flat” and I have to agree with him. You really need proper linked tracks with this kind of model, and especially one at this scale. The tracks on the Tunneller are much better for example. Maybe a potential conversion project for later (or on another model of the Steam Tank).

Basecoat for the Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank

Having finished off the tracks on the Ironclad Miniatures Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank with Citadel Chaos Black, I gave the hull and turret a basecoat of Vallejo Middlestone.

As this is going to be a steam tank used in an Old West setting I decided to go with a desert theme, rather than the standard grey you often see with Victorian Science Fiction steam vehicles. Dry assembling the model it is starting to look the part.

Still, as you compare it with a 25mm Old West figure from Foundry it is quite big.

I want to ensure that there is a gap between the tracks and the hull, this I did think initially I would use some plasticard, but I couldn’t find anything suitable so I think I am going to have to use four five pence pieces