To begin, the French colony doesn't have the ship building capacity which the British enjoy in Syrtis Major. With a limited ability to build modern aerial gunboats, the authorities in Idaeus Fons must improvise, and the French-Martian Colonial Airfleet is comprised mostly of native, wooden designs in French service.
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| Resin bits by Ironclad Miniatures |
Since my cloudship was going to be retrofitted with steam, dans la méthode des Américains, I wanted extra space for the steam engine, so I replaced the deck supplied with a new deck, cut from light balsa and basswood. The lower hull will remain the same, save for the addition of an air-screw or two.
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| Miniatures by Askari |
Depicted for the reader's gentle delectation are four French Naval artillerymen, from Askari Miniatures. I am debating placing a half-height deck house/covered hatch in the centre, but have yet to find a model I like....
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I've a pair of those nifty little kits sitting upstairs, languishing for lack of attention. I plan to make them Martian kites, one of these days. This may inspire me to bump them up onto the painting table. Of course, I need some suitable crew figures...
ReplyDeleteJW - RAFM Elves of the Crystal Isles make very good Martian crew, being fantasy pirates. Though OOP, they can be found occasionally on Ebay.
DeleteI say she's looking looking rather spiffing Sir,those French chaps are building a rather nice force.
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