Apparently it's a steam-powered pennyfarthing. Just the thing for perambulating about the canal waterfront on a balmy Martian day!
Sunday, December 9, 2007
The Power of Steam!
While doing a Google image search (technology that saved the comics artist!) on steam technology for my manga project, I came across this photograph...
Apparently it's a steam-powered pennyfarthing. Just the thing for perambulating about the canal waterfront on a balmy Martian day!
Apparently it's a steam-powered pennyfarthing. Just the thing for perambulating about the canal waterfront on a balmy Martian day!
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I believe an old Miniature company made a 28mm wargaming model of a sword weilding Curaisser (sp) riding a steam powered pennyfarthing. That along with their 7 year war teddy bears made an interesting range. For some reason, the companies name escapes me at the moment.
I would so buy those miniatures...
It is Eureka Miniatures
http://eurekamin.com.au/product_thumb.php?img=images/PAXR09.jpg&w=80&h=80
Their Pax Limpopo line is... interesting. The Unicylce Lancer is another interesting model.
Those are awesome! Devin—it's like they made the miniatures for "Colonel Vickers and the Martians"! There's even a Martian emperor in there...
Speaking of Steam Power, you maybe interested in this link. I know you have a fondness for ancient history as well as steam powered pennyfarthings...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_of_Alexandria
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