When it Comes to Steampunk Empire of the Dead Travels in Style
March 22, 2013 by dracs
Well there are only five more days left for the Empire of the Dead kickstarter and one of the great things this project has brought to the smog shrouded streets is transport! Check out these cool sets of wheels. You'll like the rest of the mini too.
Now one thing you can of course expect to see in the streets of London is horse drawn carriages and West Wind have minis of them in all manner of shapes and styles.
These minis are great, not just for Empire of the Dead, but also for any other tabletop game taking place in Victorian England. The models are well sculpted and look pretty authentic, as far as I can judge, so if nothing else they will really bring to life the city of London on your table.
Yet if you are like me you may be hankering for a mode of transport which a little more, well, crazy. Well you are in luck as my beloved wheel chair styled steam gyrocopter has appeared!
Finally, I can send the Gentlemen of my Prometheus Club up, up and away over the rooftops of London, Hunting Rifle in one hand, brandy flask in the other.
Yet it won't just be the Gyrocopter taking to the skies as funding is currently working towards the stylish ornithopter.
But wait, that's still not all! Not only will you be able to traverse the streets of London and the fog filled skies above, but you will also be able to explore the fourth dimension with this awesome Time Machine!
Hmm, I don't know why, but it looks strangely familiar to me.
At any rate I think you will agree that these are some well sculpted and imaginative designs which will be more than welcome in Empire of the Dead.
If you want to get in on the kickstarter better hurry up, not long to go now.
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I say! Great conflabulatory modes of transport, what!?
Want them all…
also IRL versions too!
Well I have to say that I had stopped by their Kickstarter on a few occasions and wasn’t that keen on them, but credit where credit is due, these are really nice indeed and totally unique from what I have seen. Jolly good work ol’ sport!! 😀
I think the horses look a little sad though, as the horse in the third picture has a bit of a long face…………….
Really Sam?
Finally, I can send the Gentlemen of my Prometheus Club up, up and away over the rooftops of London, Hunting Rifle in one hand, brandy flask in the other.
and steering with ? oh Sh………………………….
When all these wonderful modes of transport have been released i’d like to see an Empire of the dead week
Can you see anyway to steer on that mini?
Easy fix to scratch build a control stick, though it is a bit of an oversight lol
No I can’t I suspect the Gentlemen from the Prometheus will view that as a minor flaw.
I think the ornithopter maybe the safer option it’s certainly my favourite. It puts me in mind of Rupert annuals
I’d remove the top of the Time Machine… Other than that, great !
Nice designs but why are there 4 different carriages? I don’t see how they could be made to be different in the game mechanics. I would have had one with a harpoon on the back as a Jon Carpenters Vampires style Vampire dragging mechanism. And one with a Gatling gun on that shot sliver bullets for the killing of werewolves and one with a cage on wheels for trapping miscellaneous monsters. And for the monsters I would have had a Sun proof carriage for the vamps and a net firing platform for the zombies with a necromancer on it to… Read more »