Fly High With Things From The Basement’s Victorian Airships!
March 23, 2021 by brennon
Things From The Basement and 4Ground have released two new Victorian Sci-Fi Airships which would be perfectly placed to use in Pulpy/Steampunk adventures in 28mm.
Aphid-Class Airship // Things From The Basement
The ships come unarmed but you could easily sort that with the judicious application of metal and glue. Above you can see the Aphid-Class Airship but there is also a Locust-Class Airship which comes with a few differences here and there. I also like that by saying they are unarmed, it might mean we're getting armed versions!
If you're interested in how they stack up in terms of the scale then their measurements are Length 500mm x Width 170mm x Height 300mm!
Victorian Sci-Fi Airships // Things From The Basement
Both of them together could be the foundation for a good game where two gangs of sky pirates get stuck into an air-based boarding action. Maybe you could tweak things and have it become a raid where the one crew is looking to steal from a bunch of wealthy aristocrats onboard the opposing ship?
One of the key things about the two kits is that there is plenty of gameable space. There is ample room on the top of the Airships for people to stand as well as on the decking that sits beside the cabins. They are very much the kind of vehicles that you'd see on a display board at Salute and go "woh, where did you get those?!"
Are you tempted by these and if so, what game would you use them for?
"Are you tempted by these and if so, what game would you use them for?"
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Pretty looking kits, reading the Leviathan anthology right now so ticks the box for me
Not to bad but still: round shapes (like boat and ship hulls) are not very well done with lasercuts.
An interesting looking flying ship.
I MUST HAVE THESE NOW.
They look identical to the airship illustrations used in the Space 1889 rule book.
They are probably meant to, this also explains why I keep seeing this sort of design elsewhere in the terrain market.
Thought they were new when I saw them on grounds site , one ordered, like the fact you can put your own selection of wpns on them or not!
Planning to intially use it as a de-commissioned one for my Wile West Exodus Wayward Eight Posse, Firefly- Locust works for me.
Nice to see the old designs from Sky Galleons of Mars re-appear.
If I remember rightly the Locust appeared in the supplement for the game had less Armour but a rear gun (note raised platform)