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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: VSF Gamer on July 23, 2020, 09:16:41 PM

Title: 15mm weapons needed for VSF
Post by: VSF Gamer on July 23, 2020, 09:16:41 PM

Gents,
I'm looking for a source of 15mm weapons to arm my Martian flyers and British ships for VSF. Any suggestions, preferrably in the USA as overseas postage has gotten crazy.
Thanks,
VSF Gamer

Title: Re: 15mm weapons needed for VSF
Post by: StoneMtnMinis on July 24, 2020, 01:16:02 AM

Could you be a little more specific?  What type of weapons are you looking for?

Title: Re: 15mm weapons needed for VSF
Post by: VSF Gamer on July 24, 2020, 02:42:57 AM

I'm looking for deck guns, gatling guns for the aphid airships, something to use for Martian cannons, things like that.

Title: Re: 15mm weapons needed for VSF
Post by: Cacique Caribe on September 12, 2020, 05:49:59 AM

Ooo I could also use some of that!

Perhaps the question should have been posted in the Colonial board.

Dan

Title: Re: 15mm weapons needed for VSF
Post by: has.been on September 12, 2020, 03:02:23 PM

I once made some alien 15mm  weapons by stringing very small beads & sequins
onto small pins.  These were then 'set' by dribbling super-glue over them.
In 28mm I have made 'cannons' using the working parts from hand-spray bottles.
The 'tags' from bread bags make good gun-shields. When you start looking lots of
things are of use, such as those annoying plastic ties that hold price tags onto
what-ever is being sold. Snip off the 'bulbous' bit & voila a lazer  rifle.

Title: Re: 15mm weapons needed for VSF
Post by: Sevya on September 15, 2020, 10:55:11 PM

Have you looked at Shapeways?
This shop has 15mm Gatling Guns and Hotchkiss rotary cannon:

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/highlander3d?li=pb

This shop has a LOT of naval parts in a lot of scales. I'd look at 1/100 and 1/96. Most of it is WWII, but I think a lot of the deck guns would work well:

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/distefano_3dprint?li=pb

If you don't mind making your own mounting posts, you can also go to Old Glory 25, in the Blue Moon 15/18mm section. The Sudan colonial campaign has a Nordfelt mg, and there are other guns in all of the Colonial lines as well as the Boxer Rebellion section:

https://www.oldglory25s.com/index.php?cat_id=1018&catname=%2715/18mm%20Blue%20Moon%27

I hope that helps,
Sevya

Title: Re: 15mm weapons needed for VSF
Post by: VSF Gamer on September 21, 2020, 07:01:29 AM

Thanks for the input gentleman!