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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: rob_the_robgoblin on 11 April 2010, 07:24:58 PM
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You read it!
It's far too cool to pass up! I'm getting one or two for sure, not sure who for yet, but definately.
And thank christ I won't even have to rivet it myself (much)!!! lol
I might either make it Prussian (as with my ramshackle spider), or British, for a weird spin. Maybe even American... :)
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What are you talking about ???
Is there a link or picture missing Rob?
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No, no, its that new invisible tank that everyone's talking about, isn't it? ;)
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This, maybe?
(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz62/SteveFlanaganUK/2010%20-%2004%20-%20April/SPIDERMECH.jpg)
Edit: Here's the link to the West Wind shop page -
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=126_195&products_id=1528 (http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=126_195&products_id=1528)
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Pardon my incompetence, yes it was that!!! lol
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Tons of VSF potential
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I'd lose the turret and at the very least add a smokestack and boiler to the chassis. Its hard to tell if there's wires running from the body to the legs but might have to do something with that.
There's real potential with these, they might look good standing alongside one of Ramshackle's spiders. ;)
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What an idiot thing to construct for getting across a soggy taiga...
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Nope. Not for me.
Turret overshadows the body, which looks too flat. Armour plates on the legs look wrong, somehow, and what the hell is the deal with those base things? Either do a whole one or none at all, those clumps on the feet make it look ridiculous.
The amount of work you'd have to do to make it look right is way too much for a forty quid kit.
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I'd probably ask them direct if I could order one without the turret, the turret is way too big! lol
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I'd probably ask them direct if I could order one without the turret, the turret is way too big! lol
The turret is accurate for Russians, it's a KV2 turret.
http://www.o5m6.de/KV-2_7.jpg
It's okay but not great. I prefer the conversion I made from a 1/48th KV2 and some 'backloader' arms from toy JCB's. Should really finish that off and paint it, hopefully it won't take as long as the original steamspider took me to finish.....
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Nope. Not for me.
Turret overshadows the body, which looks too flat. Armour plates on the legs look wrong, somehow, and what the hell is the deal with those base things? Either do a whole one or none at all, those clumps on the feet make it look ridiculous.
The amount of work you'd have to do to make it look right is way too much for a forty quid kit.
Forty quid! Thunderchicken reaches for the oxygen!
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The turret is accurate for Russians, it's a KV2 turret.
http://www.o5m6.de/KV-2_7.jpg
It's okay but not great. I prefer the conversion I made from a 1/48th KV2 and some 'backloader' arms from toy JCB's. Should really finish that off and paint it, hopefully it won't take as long as the original steamspider took me to finish.....
Yeah, but too big for VSF and for something like that imo.
Historicaly accurate though, well, as much as it can be.
Any pics of that conversion? Sounds cool. :)
And yup, 40 quid. :?
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...Armour plates on the legs look wrong, somehow...
Figured out what was bugging me about them - they look like Lego! lol
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Any pics of that conversion? Sounds cool.
Not currently I'm afraid. Pretty much anything that is not in my 'current' or 'to sell' piles has been put into storage :(
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Figured out what was bugging me about them - they look like Lego! lol
Now I feel that if I get this, I will be mocked and shunned... :'(
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The legs look awfully modern, but overall style is inspirational. (Agreed on the goofy terrain bits under the legs too)
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Forty quid! Thunderchicken reaches for the oxygen!
Why, that's (almost) GW prices!
::)
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hmmm, yes, indeed.
I don't like the weird bits under the feet, but I guess it would make assembling it easier. I'd probably just stick it on a hardboard base and then filler it up.
Add some ruins and scenic stuff perhaps. :)
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Not for me either. It would need too much work to 'VSF' it and i can think of better things to spend my money on for VSF (like more stuff from the Ironcald catalogue or perhaps Privateer's Grind games for all those mech bodies).
It also doesn't work for me for WWW2 either. As commented in previous postings on this thread, the hull doesn't look deep enough and it would sink in the taiga (or in the winter snows). I just can't see the Soviets fielding this with their 'mass production' method of arming their forces and in the sort of terrain they are likely to work in. Far better to use lots of T-34 tanks, or if they want a heavy gun tank just churn off some more from the KV-2 production lines. I'm afraid this concept just doesn't make sense to me. I have a WWW2 Soviet force coming along slowly as a 'backburner' project, but this model certainly won't be appearing in it :(
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I guess that sounds right though. Logically thinking, of course.
I'm mixed, if I find one cheaper, I'll get it, but otherwise no. Grind sounds like a good option for a similar price though.
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What an idiot thing to construct for getting across a soggy taiga...
I'm seeing a lot of field modification to those 'feet', likely some welded-on 'snowshoes' to distribute the vehicle's weight more efficiently.
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My Russians do need a little "extra" firepower - but for all of the reasons mentioned it won't be one of these.