Lost Valley Time Forgot Filled With Treasure And Dinosaurs.

Post by **subyrally** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:20 am

nicely done. I've been trying to figure out what to do with all the fire helmets i have floating around. i have a lot more helmets than fire fighters at this point.

also, good work on the painting, looks nice.

Post by **White Nun** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:31 pm

Thanks

Here's a picture of a French 'Adrian' helmet first issued in 1915. From this I see I still need to a little more shaping on mine.

This is the helmet badge.

And......an artillery version.

http://www.thuringenmilitaria.com/pictu ... helmet.jpg

Post by **White Nun** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:38 pm

And just out of interest for Steampunk type folk this is a website that has a couple of fascinating pictures of experimental helmets from (mainly) WW1.

http://industrialanatomy.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/253/

Post by **Pwnerade** » Tue May 10, 2011 11:35 pm

Good work on those helmets. I never noticed the similarity until now.

Post by **BFenix** » Wed May 11, 2011 8:00 am

White Nun wrote:And just out of interest for Steampunk type folk this is a website that has a couple of fascinating pictures of experimental helmets from (mainly) WW1.

http://industrialanatomy.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/253/

Nice find. I always wondered why WWI armies didnt try to build some sort of bulletproof armor. Technology and materials probably didnt made it possible

Post by **Pwnerade** » Wed May 11, 2011 4:44 pm

They did in fact use armor in The Great War.

Post by **Warhead** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:13 pm

Indeed.

Post by **White Nun** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:19 pm

So who is going to be the first to make a minifig with WW1 style armour then?

Post by **Ham** » Wed May 11, 2011 6:04 pm

Actually, about a year or two ago I came up with some concepts for WWI-II esque soldiers with these helmets.http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?col ... itemID=725

Post by **501stCadians** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:13 pm

These look great! Once i get some cash into my paypal account, i'm going to order some stuff of off bricklink and brickarms and make some Canadians. I'd need to find a way to squeeze them in.

Post by **BFenix** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:48 am

Warhead wrote:Indeed.

I was actually thinking of something like this:

But like stated, it was kinda impossible in that time

Post by **Zupponn** » Thu May 12, 2011 3:06 pm

I want one.

Post by **White Nun** » Thu May 12, 2011 5:43 pm

Does it come with batteries?

Post by **White Nun** » Fri May 13, 2011 6:56 am

Can I have my thread back now?

Thaaankyou.....

A delayed Bricklink order held up getting my Chinese guys into some kind of proper order. I've kept a more low tech approach with these troops, but they are still a reasonably useful bunch of chaps.

Officer on horseback with sword and machine pistol with drum mag, Lesser officer/NCO with automatic pistol and sword (Warlord armies often had white bands on their caps and I might do this yet). Trooper with lightweight artillery piece mounted on wheels; Three troopers with rifles and fixed bayonets; One Corporal with sniper rifle fitted with telescopic sights.

Sorted out some other Character figures who may or may not take part in the soon to happen forum battle.

Lord Fergus McFamish and his loyal manservant and cook Fang Yu. Lord Fergus is ever restlessly searching for the next outstanding culinary experience to place itself in range of his guns.

A Great Old One displays the poisoned cup of sacrifice while the lich priest beside him raises up the golden hairbrush of chastisement.
(shrugs) You know how it is sometimes with 1000 year old necromancy spells....... and with nothing but a lot of dust and cobwebs inside his skull to work with in the first place....

Post by **Killer Karetsu** » Fri May 13, 2011 6:59 am

Though I don't like that many katanas modified, the look good and the idea of katana-bayonets is awesome! And you used a lego horse, too. Some of the troopers look a bit weird with yellow heads and peach hands, but let's assume they're peachskin gloves.