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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Vulture on 26 January 2010, 04:47:00 PM
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Hey guys
Finished another Walker last night and rattled some photos off :)
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Should prove to be a real squad killer in FAD !
Check my Blog for some more details :)
http://vultureswargamingblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/15mm-gatling-walker-arrives-and-brings.html
Cheers
Vulture
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Another great model with a good looking effective paint job.
Having put magnets on so many of the joints part of you must be at least just a little tempted to see just how much articulation you can get out of one?
:)
28mm is the scale I'm used to, I've never played or really done much modeling on anything else, but these walkers are wonderful. The change of scale is an issue but it's becoming harder to fight off picking up a couple if only just to paint.
::)
I've begun having a wander of your blog and dropshop horizon as you recomended, so no doubt they will drag me even farther down this new route.
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Those are some smashing walkers!
When it comes to 15mm sci fi, nowadays, there is just an amazing amount of really good product out there to choose from.
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Another great model with a good looking effective paint job.
Having put magnets on so many of the joints part of you must be at least just a little tempted to see just how much articulation you can get out of one?
:)
28mm is the scale I'm used to, I've never played or really done much modeling on anything else, but these walkers are wonderful. The change of scale is an issue but it's becoming harder to fight off picking up a couple if only just to paint.
::)
I've begun having a wander of your blog and dropshop horizon as you recomended, so no doubt they will drag me even farther down this new route.
Viper
I think I've gone as far as I can with the walkers in term of using the magnets :) It would be nice to think you could fully articulate them, but it isn't practical to go any further I think :)
I saw a good quote on the TMP about scales:
28mm is all about the infantry, 6mm is all abou the tanks, 15mm is the perfect blend of both... :)
Enjoy your wander through my blog, there's all sorts of stuff in it ! :D ;D lol
Regards
Vulture
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Nice where did it come from?
What rules :)?
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Nice where did it come from?
What rules :)?
The Walker is made by a company called Critical Mass Games
http://www.criticalmassgames.com/
I use two rule sets, Fast And Dirty (FAD) and Beamstrike. Both are good sets, with FAD being slightly easier to get into IMHO.
Cheers
Vulture
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Great work! Will this be participating in a new stop-motion of yours?
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Great work! Will this be participating in a new stop-motion of yours?
Indeed, that's the plan.... :)
All I need is time...... Something in short supply when you have family :)
Incidentaly my heart sinks at the thought of using Windows Movie maker, which is a great piece of software in terms of ease of use, but terribly buggy and prone to crashing with anything remotely complicated :o :( >:( :-[
Vulture
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I've heard much the same about many of the latest windows applications, I know a few people who do live streams of video games unhappy with windows 7 as it tries to do everything for you but woe betide anyone who tries to do something semi-complicated without its help.
:?
The perfect mix of infantry and tanks you say...well as someone who's got a 40k tank battalion gathering dust somewhere (god I dread to think how much that cost me over the years) that makes me rather happy.
:)
A couple questions if I may, are the 3 chin mounted gun options the single gatling, twin gatling and the sorta laser cannon/rocket type thing, and is there any chance you could put up a picture of the walkers next to a 28mm model?
I can sorta work out the size from the crewman but it would be easier for me.
::)
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Very nice - 15mm SF is one of the places I got started as a gamer, 10 years ago when we weren't spoilt like we are now, and it's still a favourite scale/genre/whatever!
So much neat new 15mm SF stuff out there right now, pity my local gaming group is in "off-again" mode - we've done a lot of SG2 and some homebrew rules over the years!
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Another great paint job on a great model. Thanks for sharing!
15mm is a really nice scale, but as I have god knows how much stuff in both 28mm and 6mm (plus some unpainted 10mm Warmaster stuff) I cant see myself adding another scale at this stage.
So I had better stop looking at your lovely stuff then ;)
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I really wanted to get into 15mm but 28mm is so much easier to get hold of.
Good stuff anyway
Steve
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Does that walker have to have an ammo walker with it to carry all of the ammo those gatling use?
Ready to fire...FIRE! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAPPPPP CLick click click. (3 seconds later) Ok, bring up the ammo walker(s) and reload.
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I've heard much the same about many of the latest windows applications, I know a few people who do live streams of video games unhappy with windows 7 as it tries to do everything for you but woe betide anyone who tries to do something semi-complicated without its help.
:?
The perfect mix of infantry and tanks you say...well as someone who's got a 40k tank battalion gathering dust somewhere (god I dread to think how much that cost me over the years) that makes me rather happy.
:)
A couple questions if I may, are the 3 chin mounted gun options the single gatling, twin gatling and the sorta laser cannon/rocket type thing, and is there any chance you could put up a picture of the walkers next to a 28mm model?
I can sorta work out the size from the crewman but it would be easier for me.
::)
Viper
I take a couple of comparison photos later tonight for you :)
Vulture
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I really wanted to get into 15mm but 28mm is so much easier to get hold of.
Good stuff anyway
Steve
Steve
There are a bunch of manufacturers, most of whom are in the UK, but not exclusively. Even if abroad, GZG in the UK can get stuff to people with 7 days or so.
You know you want some :) lol
Vulture
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Does that walker have to have an ammo walker with it to carry all of the ammo those gatling use?
Ready to fire...FIRE! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAPPPPP CLick click click. (3 seconds later) Ok, bring up the ammo walker(s) and reload.
Good point !! lol lol ;D
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Oooh, a Colonial Marines APC.
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Obviously the majority of the crew are actually in the legs and the whole torso is given over to ammo...that or it's some kind of laser gatling blaster that runs off the main engine.
I think the 5 chainguns look great, certainly the right choice, but you must have been tempted to go for the full 6 with a twin in the chin mount too?
I don't know if it's just your great paint work but the criticalmass walkers do seem to be the best 15mm models I've seen so far in my wanderings.
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Oooh, a Colonial Marines APC.
8)
Obviously the majority of the crew are actually in the legs and the whole torso is given over to ammo...that or it's some kind of laser gatling blaster that runs off the main engine.
I think the 5 chainguns look great, certainly the right choice, but you must have been tempted to go for the full 6 with a twin in the chin mount too?
I don't know if it's just your great paint work but the criticalmass walkers do seem to be the best 15mm models I've seen so far in my wanderings.
Viper
Will post tommorrow, v busy
Vulture
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More stuff that looks ace
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Viper
No, I wanted just a single in the chin mount because I could then (with the magnets) make it moveable. The twin mount is too big for that (shame) :)
Here's a photo of the Walker alongside a GW Dreadnought, for size comparison.
Lighting isn't great, but you get the feel...
Cheers
Vulture
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:o
I knew it would be kinda big but wasn't expecting it to be Dread big considering the price...3 of those babies costs less than a metal Dread from the EE if I remember right.
In addition to maybe getting me into 15mm they would work great for 28mm ED-209 style robot, or possibly one man, walkers if I modeled the top hatch closed rather than with the spotter sticking out the top.
:D
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I knew it would be kinda big but wasn't expecting it to be Dread big considering the price...3 of those babies costs less than a metal Dread from the EE if I remember right.
In addition to maybe getting me into 15mm they would work great for 28mm ED-209 style robot, or possibly one man, walkers if I modeled the top hatch closed rather than with the spotter sticking out the top.
:D
Compared with GW prices, certainly, they seem quite good value for money. Yes, for 28mm use, if you don't fit the pintle MG, and dont fit the top hatch, just fill the hole, they could be brilliant Recon / support droids or the like; and like you say, you could still use them for 15mm ! :)
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Awesome work! I jumped over to your blog and you listed the mods you'd made to the walker. Where did the twin mounted gatling guns come from?
Nice work on the stop motion stuff too!
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Awesome work! I jumped over to your blog and you listed the mods you'd made to the walker. Where did the twin mounted gatling guns come from?
Nice work on the stop motion stuff too!
Digimortal
Each Walker comes with the two arm mounted auto-cannons, and then a choice of three chin weapons. I bought a platoon pack of three Walkers to start with, so you end up with 9 chin weapons for three Walkers, and so you have a few options :)
Cheers
Vulture
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I've no idea what rules I would use, the few free ones you have mentioned probably, but this could be a good way for me to scratch the itch I have for a mechwarrior type game. As much as I love some of the mechwarrior designs the wargames for them are at such a small scale that a lot of the detail is lost on the minis.
A couple of squadrons of the critical mass walkers and I'll be in business, maybe add a couple of hover tanks and such. I know 15mm is a good balance between infantry and vehicles, and that 6mm would probably be better for vehicle only but I do so love the detail of the slightly larger vehicle models, without them being so big that you would need a very large board, which occurs in 28mm tank battle games.
:)
I'm still looking around other 15mm manufacturers, Ground Zero have some very nice tanks, but Critical Mass really do seem the best, certainly when it comes to walkers, and probably hovertanks too.
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I've no idea what rules I would use, the few free ones you have mentioned probably, but this could be a good way for me to scratch the itch I have for a mechwarrior type game. As much as I love some of the mechwarrior designs the wargames for them are at such a small scale that a lot of the detail is lost on the minis.
A couple of squadrons of the critical mass walkers and I'll be in business, maybe add a couple of hover tanks and such. I know 15mm is a good balance between infantry and vehicles, and that 6mm would probably be better for vehicle only but I do so love the detail of the slightly larger vehicle models, without them being so big that you would need a very large board, which occurs in 28mm tank battle games.
:)
I'm still looking around other 15mm manufacturers, Ground Zero have some very nice tanks, but Critical Mass really do seem the best, certainly when it comes to walkers, and probably hovertanks too.
Certainly GZG has a great range, as does Old Crow for that matter. Critical Mass although having only a small range, have a great looking one that is for certain :)
If your wanting to use Walkers, and in quite some detail, Beamstrike has some good vehicle rules, although I am biased in that regard as I had an input into them :)
15mm is certainly a great size for sci-fi :)
Vulture
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Hey guys
Couldn't resist rattling off a short stop-motion movie with the Walker today.. :)
Vulture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM9ggJHEuR8
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I like it :-*
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That's the good stuff. :-*
Thanks Vulture!