TSA Escalation League 2025: The Clambustier

 In a world dominated by magic and monsters, bring a tank!

 

 

For the 5th round of the Escalation League, which will put me against the Bretonnians, I painted up the next war machine for the force: a Steam Tank!

 

The model, a 3D printed design by Highland Miniatures in their Sunland line, is a great little resemblance of the famed Marienburg Landship by Forge World back in the day.  With the mast and such, it fitted perfectly in my portcity army.

 

The idea is to use it as the armoured counterpuncher to my opponents attacks, because well, Steam Tanks are "tanky", no pun intended, with their high toughness and wounds.  This will hopefully allow me for my infantry to move around it and go get any objectives required to be taken.

 

BTW, the name is not a reference to the Montgolfier, but to the fact that on the hand hand 17th century french had Filibustier troops, and the Clam refering to my tongue-in-cheek reference to the Lady Margaritta of Marienburg.

 

Now to start preparing for the next round, which will be far less flashy troop choices though...