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Paleotechnic Press: A View from the Bridge

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014. A View from the Bridge. Month three of Paleotechnic Press. Is under my belt, and I remain pleased with both the reception of the website and my progress in making it a useful tool for Victorian SciFi enthusiasts. Those who are observant will notice some changes to the bottom of the template. I added the Blogger. I've got several more old magazine ( Challenge. That I ran back in the 1990s. But what types of articles are you most interested in? Edition of Space 1889. Finally, f...

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Paleotechnic Press: Sky Galleons of...Venus?!

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Sunday, September 21, 2014. Sky Galleons of.Venus? Dirigible Battles Using the Sky Galleons of Mars. On Venus the imperial powers have begun using dirigibles, and colonial ambitions inevitably create conflict. Dirigible battles can be fought using Sky Galleons of Mars. With a few minor changes. The rules for hydrogen dirigible design given in Ironclads and Ether Flyers. The following rules allow the creation of more realistic airships. Italian dirigible RA Umberto. Displaying its distinct "kite" tail.

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Paleotechnic Press: Look up in the Sky!

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Sunday, October 26, 2014. Look up in the Sky! NEW VARIANT RULES FOR. SKY GALLEONS OF MARS. Players of GDW's Sky Galleons of Mars. Aerial combat game who feel they have mastered the game might want to consider using the following supplemental rules to cover situations not anticipated by the original game. HMS Aphid vs. Hullcutter, by James Colton McGonigle, ©1988. Boiler Explodes (see Critical Hit table). Add 1 movement point. Add 2 movement points. Add 3 movement points. Updraft. Roll a 1-4 to avoid ...

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Paleotechnic Press: Sky Galleons and Gunboats

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Sky Galleons and Gunboats. 1/1000 scale miniature aerial vessels and accessories. The GameTech line of Sky Galleons of Mars. Miniatures were primarily cast pewter miniatures with some paper and vacuformed (sails and zeppelin hulls) parts. They came with a nicely designed stand (with a place for the altitude marker) as well as a detailed assembly/painting instructions. Scott Flowers, the owner of GameTech, purchased the original Houston's Cloudships and Gunboats. Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom ). Naval Hotchk...

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Paleotechnic Press: Cloudships and Gunboats

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1/1000 scale miniature aerial vessels for use with Space: 1889. The Houston's Ships line of Cloudships and Gunboats was released shortly after Sky Galleons of Mars. Came out in 1988. The ships were designed by Richard Houston to the same scale as his "Foreign Ships" (pre-Dreadnaught Era naval miniatures) at approximately 1/1000 scale. The Foreign Ships line, along with the Cloudships and Gunboats, complimented Space: 1889's Ironclads and Ether Flyers. Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom ). Hot Off the Presses.

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Paleotechnic Press: A Naval Report

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Flag Officer Commanding,. RN Aerial Forces, Mars. Commander, RN Light Aerial Forces, Mars. Lt Cdr Mitchell, RNVR, Commanding HMS Viper. Please inform their Lordships:. On June 17, 1889, the recently converted 200 ton prize HMS Viper. On June 18, 1889, 10 miles SW of Haatt, while proceeding NE toward the city, we were intercepted by the RN Auxiliary vessel HMAS Swift. Sailing out of Haatt. The Swift. Closed on the Endtime. At 15 knots indicated airspeed and 30 knots closure&#46...

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Paleotechnic Press: Hot Off the Presses...

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Hot Off the Presses. According to the German. Website, Raum 1889. We can expect a Kickstarter. Sometime in 2015, for a new version of Sky Galleons. The reported plan is to release both German and English versions of the rules (at the same time) in a boxed set with both Martian and British ship models in the box (so it sounds similar to the original, GDW version, of. Sky Galleons of Mars. Posted by Joseph Boeke. Sky Galleons of Mars. November 5, 2014 at 10:24 PM. Sailing the w...

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Paleotechnic Press: HMS Imperieuse

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Friday, September 19, 2014. WAR SHIPS OF THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY. RECENTLY COMMISSIONED-H.M.S. IMPERIEUSE. As an example of one of the latest additions to the Royal Navy, we give an engraving of H.M.S. Imperieuse. for which we are indebted to the Illustrated London News. The dimensions of the ship are: Length, 315 feet; displacement, 7,300 tons; horse power, 8,000. — Engineering. F,A,P,S: [1x9B], FS,AS: 1x6B, BS:3x6B; BT-2, ST-2, MT-1, 4QF. Click image for a PDF copy of the ship chart. Sky Galleons of Mars.

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Paleotechnic Press: Space 1889 Adversaries

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By Game Designers' Workshop. 1/1200 scale molded plastic aerial vessels. GDW's line of Sky Galleons of Mars. Miniatures were injection molded "model-quality plastic skyships" designed specifically for the boxed game. GDW also sold the models, outside of the boxed edition of Sky Galleons,. The gaming community's initial reaction to these models was largely negative (or at least ambivalent). The ships were small (considerably smaller than both the Houston's. Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom ). Hot Off the Presses.

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Paleotechnic Press: French Ironclad Colbert

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Sunday, October 12, 2014. The central battery ironclad Colbert. Is one of the ten ships of the French navy that constitute the group ranking next in importance to the squadron of great turret ships, of which the Formidable is the largest. The group consists of six types, as follows:. 274mm cannon in the armoured section of a Colbert class. Ironclad, by Gustave Bourgain, circa 1885. Type; three vessels; the Marengo. Type, of which no others are built. Type, of which no others are built. 11, BS: [3 o.