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Author Topic: Thark Army Big Guns  (Read 3050 times)

Offline Alfrik

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Thark Army Big Guns
« on: March 08, 2012, 03:31:53 AM »
Have collected near 200 4 armed Shyft Fiends from Mageknight to make my Thark army with when I was reminded that radium bullets don't work well against assorted types of armored vehicles..... so, clunky wheels for captured pieces of red martian weaponry:

http://armoredink.blogspot.com/

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Offline FramFramson

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2012, 05:57:09 AM »
Never ceases to amaze me where old Mage Knight bits will turn up.


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Offline XCIV

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2012, 11:03:32 PM »
Mage Knight has been a Godsend for VSF gamers.
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Offline Froggy the Great

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2012, 12:33:45 AM »
Dangit, yet another eye-wateringly cool VSF army taking shape, and halfway across the continent from being able to play me....
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Offline Laughing Ferret

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2012, 01:26:36 AM »
Will look forward to trying to take those out with a flanking maneuver from my airships!  :D
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Offline Sterling Moose

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2012, 01:33:36 AM »
I have 4 so could field an allied contingent!!

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Offline Doomsdave

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2012, 11:17:03 PM »
Wow this is very exciting.  That cannon certainly loks the part.  What's the source model?
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Offline Sterling Moose

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2012, 11:26:36 PM »
The gun is the body of a Mageknight Soaring Gunner (or similar) turned 180 degrees and without wings or legs.

http://www.trollandtoad.com/p92848.html

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2012, 02:20:11 AM »
I'm pretty sure I'm the only person I know who still intends to use his Mage Knight collection for it's original purpose.

Although I've slowly been replacing the worst plastic figures with various nice metal and resin ones from various manufacturers. Rather than toss old steam horses in the bits bin, maybe I ought to list them for offer here!

Offline leadfool

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2012, 07:18:20 AM »
Yes Fram, you should list them in the Bazaar.  Where in Canuckistan are you?  I escaped Sudbury Ontario. 
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Offline Sterling Moose

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2012, 10:25:18 AM »
Steam horses you say!!  I know someone in SW Ontario, near London that would be interested.  PM me   :D

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2012, 04:59:16 PM »
Hold your horses gents! I haven't got around to that particular conversion yet! And also, it turns out they are steam rams, mostly like this: http://trollandtoad.com/p100103.html

And the soaring gunners not only useful, (well, the three-star tough ones anyway), but flavourful so I can't say as those will ever be up for conversion. That's one instance I'm fine with the original sculpt. Mage Knight's "Atleantean" figures really do seem to fit well with John Carter Red Martians though, I must say.

Also, I am right in Toronto.
« Last Edit: March 15, 2012, 05:03:59 PM by FramFramson »

Offline Sterling Moose

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2012, 09:00:28 PM »
I collect Rams too.

Offline Conquistador

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Re: Thark Army Big Guns
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2012, 12:11:55 AM »
I'm pretty sure I'm the only person I know who still intends to use his Mage Knight collection for it's original purpose.

Although I've slowly been replacing the worst plastic figures with various nice metal and resin ones from various manufacturers. Rather than toss old steam horses in the bits bin, maybe I ought to list them for offer here!

Number?

I have some serious units that could use reinforcements.

Edit:  Rams too.

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