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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Col. Aubrey Bagshot on April 26, 2012, 09:31:14 AM
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As we all know the latest and possibly greatest film in the whole Alien saga arrives in a month or so's time, so in order to get ahead, ive sort of time shifted my own LV426 project ( everybody on here seems to have one ) to take into account the newest offering from Sir R.
http://www.projectprometheus.com/ (http://www.projectprometheus.com/)
Oh, and unlike one of Cm. Vyper's projects, strictly 28mm please.
So, first up, suggestions for stand-in's for the following:
(http://media-social.s-msn.com/images/blogs/00290065-0000-0000-0000-000000000000_00000065-06d3-0000-0000-000000000000_20120413165600_76_6389_TY49.jpg)
(http://www.projectprometheus.com/assets/2/245409.jpg)
"the RT01 TRANSPORT, the preferred surface transport of the crew of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" (launching June 8th). Comes with all the bells and whistles you could ask for when you're on the desolate surface of a newly-discovered planet in a distant solar system: Integrated Bio-Nomic Telecom Unit, Reinforced Touchscreen Blast-Shield, Carbon Matter Sensors, you name it. No mission to find the origin of mankind is complete without the smooth Split Axle Suspension of the the RT01, and your crew will feel marginally protected behind the Titanium-Alloy Coated Armor of the vehicle
Im thinking Old Crow?
(http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/25mm/provider/provbwl.gif)
Or Ainsty?
(http://ainstycastings.co.uk/images/Crawler%202.jpg)
And for the suits.. East Riding?
(http://shop.eastridingminiatures.co.uk/ekmps/shops/ermp20/images/sf1-1566-p.jpg)
As for the Space Jockey's, well, we will just have to wait and see, but from whats out there on the net already, looks like the new film will have plenty of gaming potential....
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Best bet for the vehicle might be a diecast fire engine - the sort they use for airports....
;)
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The Old Crow looks a bit more like the one pictured. Cool project!
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Best bet for the vehicle might be a diecast fire engine - the sort they use for airports....
;)
Make a change from the tug things they use to move aeroplanes around....
And BTW, loved your board at Salute last week, but its a great shame that project took over from your own LV-426 one.... Any chance that will be back online soon??
;)
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How about ths one from Fenris.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marauder-LSV-command-vehicle-resin-kit-/380192453677?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item58853c742d (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marauder-LSV-command-vehicle-resin-kit-/380192453677?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item58853c742d)
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I forgot that one...
If only Ian could produce it with 8 wheels instead of six?
How about it Ian?
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If you're looking for 8 wheels you could always try this without the turret:
(http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/25mm/claymore/clayl.gif)
I look forward to watching this project progress.
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Cobalt figures would work as the space-men.
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for the suits, may be the spacemen by Blue Moon ?
http://bluemoonmanufacturing.com/lg_product.php?product=BMM140
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I second Cobalt for the suits:
(http://www.blackhat.co.uk/online_shop/images/COBM26.jpg)
The one on the right looks a lot like the original Moebius/Jean Giraud concept art for Alien.
Otherwise, the Security Troops in Bio Suits with metal helmet-canopies would do for more variation.
http://www.blackhat.co.uk/online_shop/index.php?cPath=121_182_183&osCsid=f67c4e58fdf552fc8c8427abaef0d367
edit: those Blue Moon figs look pretty good. Arent they by the same sculptor as Cobalt?
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edit: those Blue Moon figs look pretty good. Arent they by the same sculptor as Cobalt?
Bob Naismith in both cases, I think.
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Make a change from the tug things they use to move aeroplanes around....
And BTW, loved your board at Salute last week, but its a great shame that project took over from your own LV-426 one.... Any chance that will be back online soon??
;)
My other projects, including Aliens, Battlestar Galactica, and Vietnam will all be back on schedule now that Salute is out of the way - I'll still be looking to add more figures to the WW1 Fantasy project, but building the terrain physically took up all my table space.
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How about ths one from Fenris.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marauder-LSV-command-vehicle-resin-kit-/380192453677?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item58853c742d (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marauder-LSV-command-vehicle-resin-kit-/380192453677?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item58853c742d)
Have to second that one, (sorry never saw this thread first off). The Marauder with no radar or turret is perfect.
Glad I convinced him to cast that old project up I have to say.
If you wanted eight wheels I know Ian does have the tooling to do a 'cut and shut' if you asked him I reckon? Pray for a miscast body and you wouldn't have to fork out for two.
Re Space Jockey's there are already 'esque' heads out there, puppets of war I think have a bride of promethus head set, not sure what you'd use for the body, maybe 54mm with plenty of gs? Navarro could knock a biosuit up for you I reckon.
Cheers
The Commander
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Just found this thread.
for the suits, may be the spacemen by Blue Moon ?
I think the Blue moon figs would work well. They are 15mm correct?
I just can't imagine how this will play as a game?
What will be the object of the game? will it be just survival?
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I think the Blue moon figs would work well. They are 15mm correct?
The ones Daysman linked to are 28mm.
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Just saw Prometheus last night. Flamin' turd. They didn't even have the ability to get the planet's designation right. They called it LV-223....
Your project looks awesome, and I am more impressed by it that I was the film!
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Just saw Prometheus last night. Flamin' turd. They didn't even have the ability to get the planet's designation right. They called it LV-223....
Your project looks awesome, and I am more impressed by it that I was the film!
That's because it isn't LV426 mate... ::)
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I agree with the turd comment though, but yeah, completely different planet.
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Those cobalt figures are really neat,just ordered some ::).I've looked at them before but never realized they came with those cool helmets! All this time I just thought they were wanna be GW space marines but the helmet makes them look totally different.
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I agree with the turd comment though, but yeah, completely different planet.
I think they said it was a moon of LV223. I didn't think it was a turd but it's definitely the kind of movie you look at and not the kind of movie you think too hard about. I'd say it's on the Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow level. Better than Clash of the Titans. Worse than Avengers. WAY worse than Alien. Still kind of neat to look at.
The part with the CNC 5-axis mill er I mean Asto-surgeon pod was genuinely stupid. I started out with a feeling of absolute dread but as the scene progressed it quickly became hard not to laugh. Yeesh. What a mess.
Also I find it rather hard to believe that trained biologists will carlessly prod/poke unknown four foot long boa-constrictor like alien penis-worm/cobras while trapped in a dead facility on a hostile alien world.
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Slight thread resurection.
I finally got the cobalt marines from Black Hat(not direct but from USA distirbutor)
Gotta say they are the coolest *not* space marines I've seen yet.If you don't use the helmets they are just cool looking marine wannnabes.But stick that helmet on and you have a totally different look to them almost Tau-like,almost retro 40k marine.
Couple of them had a lot of flash but the rest were pretty clean.
Size wise they are compatible with the GW marines although some of the very newest GW monsters are a bit bigger.
Pete
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I forgot that one...
If only Ian could produce it with 8 wheels instead of six?
How about it Ian?
It's on the to-do list ....
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It's on the to-do list ....
;)
I did saw you might be able to do a cut and shut with a miscast marauder mate? Although to be honest that things perfectly usable with six.