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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: No Such Agency on November 30, 2014, 02:19:31 PM

Title: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: No Such Agency on November 30, 2014, 02:19:31 PM

So a while ago The Ion Age miniatures released a 15 mm scale model called the Corbal Deployable Hardpoint (http://v).  Basically, a gun tower dropped from orbit to fortify a position.  Great looking, heavily armed, what's not to like?

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HfqbrfWDiGw/VHsi9tGcESI/AAAAAAAACS4/5AxqxfwKs9I/s347/iaf041_corbal_front.jpg)

But I thought... why not make it walk?  I used some bitz, Lego and a 50mm beveled base to add some mobility:

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p-03WCE-2V4/VHsjmTunqfI/AAAAAAAACTk/pratInd0z3I/s500/lego-legs1.jpg)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n2AhWNYqWSY/VHsjmZRsICI/AAAAAAAACTo/ghGV88bcYfc/s500/lego-legs2.jpg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QCS4mjBXXoI/VHsjjF4AzYI/AAAAAAAACTQ/GPZ33yTX1-0/s512/Hardpoint-unpainted2.jpg)

The leg module and turret are attached with pins/magnets so the tower can be used as-is, and the turret rotates.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kVvkV1HtC8s/VHsjkhDJb9I/AAAAAAAACTY/zmX0eX_L4fo/s1000/hardpoint-wip1.jpg)

Amazingly, I actually got it painted up!

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8CpYB-yKoYI/VHsjirizt7I/AAAAAAAACTM/xxFQbp2ikGQ/s912/Corbal-3view.jpg)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-othn0Epncj4/VHsckbZJa_I/AAAAAAAACR8/ismPFY5hBF4/s512/CORBAL1.jpg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5aIhpXx_nqI/VHsckr-KuXI/AAAAAAAACR4/PTfub3bk36o/s512/CORBAL2.jpg)

An action shot:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KnnvYX7Qo2I/VHscnHuyZYI/AAAAAAAACSI/JDsBYbBoRIY/s512/CORBAL4.jpg)

Such a fun project, although it took me ages to finish.

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 30, 2014, 02:37:21 PM

That's ridiculously awesome  8) 8)

cheers

James

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: Bobble on November 30, 2014, 02:52:36 PM

Very very cool!!! Love it!

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: supervike on November 30, 2014, 03:55:38 PM

Great idea and perfectly executed. 

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: dijit on November 30, 2014, 04:35:02 PM

Mad, but excellently executed!

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: Brummie on December 03, 2014, 10:58:29 AM

That is very cool!  :o

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: Jonas on December 04, 2014, 03:52:02 PM

Really nice convertion  :o

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: Bergil on December 04, 2014, 03:54:20 PM

Marvellous!

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: Diakon on December 04, 2014, 11:22:46 PM

That's really cool.

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: Mason on December 05, 2014, 08:11:06 AM

Very clever indeed.
 8) 8)

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: HerbyF on December 05, 2014, 08:19:43 AM

Just love it.  ;D  :-*

Title: Re: Corbal Mobile Hardpoint (15mm)
Post by: Major_Gilbear on December 05, 2014, 11:25:36 AM

I found the original model a bit dull and "generic Scfi-Fi book cover from the 70's". Fine and all, but not very exciting.

Your mod with the legs though has really improved it however! Somehow, it now looks a bit Star Wars to me, although I suspect that the paintjob's helped there too. Really nice work!  8)