Author Topic: Guns for trains (new pics Sep. 15, 2011) (Read 3890 times)

Froggy the Great · « **on:** September 12, 2011, 05:23:02 PM »

So I'm rounding out my VSF Confederates with a pair of walking locomotives. I need to add rivets and guns before painting.

My question now is: What would be a plausible heavy weapon to add to them? These are single-man vehicles, so whatever it is needs to be plausibly self-loading.

Also I do not actually own any VSFy heavy weapons - these would have to be scratchbuilt.

Your input is solicited and appreciated.

Geckilian · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2011, 05:27:09 PM »

Though I can't offer a weapon suggestion, those are genius. Blimey.

Malamute · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2011, 05:48:13 PM »

Is that a golf tee for a smokestack?

How about a Gatling gun or some multi barrelled revolving gun? ( Should be easy enough to scratchbuild)

The Dozing Dragon · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2011, 05:49:27 PM »

Marvellous work! A steam powered gatling gun on the roof / underside would work......

Cadet13 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2011, 05:53:17 PM »

Or a Hotchkiss Revolving cannon mounted on a bracket on the side? You could link it to the boiler to be steam powered.

These are inspired, regardless of what weapons you put on it.

zizi666 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2011, 05:55:21 PM »

Though I'm no VSF-buff, these are fun to look at.

IMO the weight of those boilers and the position of the connection point with the legs would make the whole thing topple forward, so I would definitly add large heavy stuff as far aft as possible e.g. heavy guns with large breach blocks protruding from the rear.

a couple of questions come to mind :
1. where do you stock your coal ? it is a steam engine after all. (a walking cart behind the engine maybe)
2. Have you considered a multiped vehicle. It would make more sense (although you'd probably end up with gigantic vehicles)

FramFramson · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2011, 06:02:45 PM »

Yes, some kind of rear mount that aims forward underneath the body would work. Seconding the suggestion for a gatling gun of some variety. The rear mount would allow plausible access for a driver to reload it.

You can maybe trim the cowcatchers to allow for the gun (those cowcatchers are also a bit off compared to the rest of the model anyway - they're too crude and rounded). Instead, maybe you can add a small L-shaped drop-down guard plate (like this).

Otherwise, these are hilarious good fun.

OccasionalWargamer · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2011, 06:05:10 PM »

I don't have anyother suggestions for guns, but I look forward to seeing this project progress.

Froggy the Great · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2011, 06:05:50 PM »

Quote from: zizi666 on September 12, 2011, 05:55:21 PM

Though I'm no VSF-buff, these are fun to look at.

IMO the weight of those boilers and the position of the connection point with the legs would make the whole thing topple forward, so I would definitly add large heavy stuff as far aft as possible e.g. heavy guns with large breach blocks protruding from the rear.

a couple of questions come to mind :
1. where do you stock your coal ? it is a steam engine after all. (a walking cart behind the engine maybe)
2. Have you considered a multiped vehicle. It would make more sense (although you'd probably end up with gigantic vehicles)

1: Valid point, but you're thinking way too hard about the practicality.
2. I tried that, but decided I liked the bipedal ones.

I figure these are straight out of Deadlands, so there's a lot of complicated weird science and ghost rock going on inside that boiler. It works, but the handwavium matrices have to be kept properly aligned.

Tom Reed · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2011, 06:06:36 PM »

Brilliant idea about powering a gatling gun with steam!
i second that idea.

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2011, 07:21:50 PM »

Flame throwers!

zizi666 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2011, 07:51:52 PM »

Quote from: Froggy the Great on September 12, 2011, 06:05:50 PM

I figure these are straight out of Deadlands, so there's a lot of complicated weird science and ghost rock going on inside that boiler. It works, but the handwavium matrices have to be kept properly aligned.

All this time I had the feeling I was forgetting something. Now I remember : handwavium matrices, ofcourse

S J Donovan · « **Reply #12 on:** September 13, 2011, 03:43:49 AM »

I made this walker about ten years ago from a cheap plastic O guage train cutting short the engine and adding a gun below the engine with a US Naval fig from the 1860s manning a gatling gun.

gamer Mac · « **Reply #13 on:** September 13, 2011, 10:59:31 AM »

Quote from: Ray Rivers on September 12, 2011, 07:21:50 PM

Flame throwers!

Not flame throwers
Steam throwers

Froggy the Great · « **Reply #14 on:** September 15, 2011, 02:18:58 PM »

I decided to go with a simple cannon from mecha arms, and reporpoised the shoulder as an ammunition hopper. The steam feeds are safely internal where I don't have to model them.

Epoxy rivets added, primer sprayed, and now I have to figure out how to paint non-metallic worn black steel.

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