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Miniatures Adventure => Weird Wars => Topic started by: Agis on September 06, 2009, 10:29:41 AM
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Hi again,
I finished the next already shown Gear Krieg tank conversion - the pinnacle of Soviet engineering, the IS-2 Tesla death Ray tank!
(http://www.agisn.de/assets/images/IS-2_Tesla_600.jpg)
The conversion is again based on a FoW tank, the Tesla gun is from the Allied weapon pack of DP9, the additional heat sink on the engine deck is from the GZG 15 mm building fittings and the plastic heat sink is a GW Tau part out of my “bits” box...
More on my website:
http://www.agisn.de/html/experimental_tanks.html (http://www.agisn.de/html/experimental_tanks.html)
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Now THAT is totally sweet, nothing like my skepticisim with the Mantikor. Although I never quite understood why Tesla is always associated with the Soviets.
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The Tesla Technology probably got passed on to the Soviets via Lend-lease.
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Nikola Tesla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
was a serb born in Croatia, and his attitude was more "science for the good of everyone" as opposed to his rival Edison, who was not a genius, but a science and invention manager for the sake of his own pocket
maybe this could be the reason
however, he was not associated in any way with communism
btw, very nice work, the tank
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superfantastic! love it
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Awesome, that's just the kind of weapon a mad science tank should have. :)
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:-* :-* :-* :-*
Do you play Red Alert 2 by any chance?
That is the most awesome thing I've seen all day. You, sir, win.
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Is your tank called "Rodney"? Or is my language-fu not working?
Lovely work by the way. Very nice (scary) looking tank.
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Is your tank called "Rodney"? Or is my language-fu not working?
The slogan reads "sa rodinu", "for the motherland", like in "dulce et decorum est pro patria mori".
On the other hand, that tank sports a mighty rodney, so you might be right after all...
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Haha! OK, I'm rubbish at Russian. I'm so gonna need help when I paint slogans on my yet-to-be-built BoB airships (unless I call them "Sputnik" and "Vodka", which I won't...)
Is a "Rodney" 'some kind of eupemistic term for a bit that sticks out' then?
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Is a "Rodney" 'some kind of eupemistic term for a bit that sticks out' then?
I used it as such for comedic effect... although that´s pretty low even for my pun standards, almost Austin Powers-level.
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Do you play Red Alert 2 by any chance?
Thanks, but I have to say that do not play Red Alert. Where is the connection?
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Very Nice! How does the gun work "game wise" ? Anti personal? or does it Fry other tanks?
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Thanks, but I have to say that do not play Red Alert. Where is the connection?
In the PC game it is an alternative WW2 where IIRC Hitler is assasinated and it is West V East. As a result there are weapons trees one of which is the Tesla system for the Reds :D
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Agis, this WWWII-stuff is definitely not my cup of tea, but I really love your conversion stuff and painting style.
Brilliant work!
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Very Nice! How does the gun work "game wise" ? Anti personal? or does it Fry other tanks?
It has a moderate range and AP abilities.
The twist is the Haywire effect!
You are able to "steal" actions from vehicles with successful hits...
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In the PC game it is an alternative WW2 where IIRC Hitler is assasinated and it is West V East. As a result there are weapons trees one of which is the Tesla system for the Reds :D
Yup, what he said. Einstein goes back in time and kills Hitler, thus allowing the USSR to become stronger. War between East/West breaks out, with the west winning (Red Alert 1). Red Alert 2 is the second Soviet shot at world domination. It includes nukes, mind controlled giant squid and airships (for the Soviets), and laser tanks, lightening storm creators and jetpack infantry (for the Allies). A cracking game.
This is the Soviet Tesla Tank;
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc183/answeris42/Random%20stuff/con151.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_alert_2
I always wanted to wargame it, but could never be bothered to scratchbuild all the stuff needed.
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wow
this is an awesome drawing
this tank looks bigger than a regular MBT
but for me Agis got the soviet feel better
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Thanks former user, I like the twin barrel look however!
Lets see...
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yes, but your cast turret can't take such a twin gun
if you are thinking about twin guns, there is this German "gepard" AA tank,
http://freenet-homepage.de/PanzerkommandantSW/gepard_kws.jpg
but I think it looks modern and not soviet (and german in addition)
anyway, I think you have a very balanced hand for appearance so I am looking forward to whatever you might produce