Well, in the last post I suggested that I had a couple of new navy units to show you. I was not fibbing.
This small land ship is from West Wind Productions: The HMLS Gladstone. I have owned it since I started the Steam Wars Navy. The first Photo of this figure on the blog seems to be from November 2015… 5 years ago!
One reason it has seen no love is that it feels tiny compared to other models in the force.
Another reason is its a bugger to get to all the parts to paint them. It is actually constructed as a single cast (not counting the wheels and gun turret). The men by the shields and the boilers are all one part, joined to the hull, and that means it requires a brush being poked into tiny gaps to paint.
So after 5 years it got finished but with a wash to pick out details that I could never reach to paint and to hide all the mistakes when I did try to get to them.
Next to a normal 28mm figure it looks ok but…
In reality its about the size of a large Hot Wheels car… And at £25 I won’t be buying another…
Steinberg Shed Space 
I got a bit of a chuckle when I first looked at the pictures and wondered about its capabilities thinking of it as a real life vehicle, and then I thought, “Oh, yeah, Steampunk!” 🙂
Twenty-five pounds does seem a bit steep for that model, I have to agree with you there. As you say, one is probably enough.
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Yeah, lots of leeway given for this design as I’m sure the guys in the front would have to be amputees to fit into that turret gun. Not a comfortable looking ride.
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I like it! 🙂 Small enough for the navy to bring in and land to provide fire support for marines! A neat model, nicely painted!
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Thanks John, I am looking forward to profiling it up for Steam Wars (I pointed it up a while back but painting it made me rethink most of what I had done). Unlikely to see a game for a while…
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Can see why it would have been a pain to do- looks very decent now though.
Cheers,
Pete.
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A real pain… But nice to see it completed after all this time though.
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I think it’s cool
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