The VSF Prussian army begins re-arming

I really enjoy the Victorian Science Fiction genre, and have so far completed a British and a Turkish army for the HotT (Hordes of the Things) rules set. It seemed that the Prussians were missing so... never one to step back from a challenge I bought two boxes of Airfix German WW1 figures, the nearest thing to suitable Prussian infantry for the army. A simple 'paint conversion' will suffice.

In the meantime though I had a flash of inspiration for a flyer, specifically an 'airboat' under the rules. I try to make any new army some how different from any of the others I have. This one will have quite the sky navy, with several airboats. That's always a playing challenge, given the extra PIP scores movement requires when using aerials, but I never plan armies with a view to being some sort of winning combination. It's all about the aesthetic...

So, here is the first airboat.

The army started with a plastic egg. I added some tail fins from some scrap plasticard.

From there, a bit of a dig around in the spares box (the net result over 50 years of modelling and army building) yielded some interesting pieces and shapes.

And so the finished product, the first Prussian airship, graced with some spare decals from an Airfix Fokker EIII (that became a dragon serving with the Turkish army).