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Author Topic: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!  (Read 5547 times)

Offline SBMiniaturesGuy

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Re: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2021, 03:35:18 PM »
Here are Gear Kreig vehicle stats for use with the NUTS! WW2 skirmish system. A revised NUTS Weird War book is planned for early 2022. Enjoy!

https://sbminisguy.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/gearkrieg-vehicle-cards-for-nuts.pdf
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Re: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!
« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2021, 04:58:36 PM »
Some excellent designs. It is great to see this project being so successful.
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Offline SBMiniaturesGuy

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Re: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!
« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2022, 02:59:38 AM »
DUST unit cards for the Gear Krieg Loki & Longstreet WW2 Mechs
Gear Krieg is of course a great rule set that feeds into the future history of the Heavy Gear universe. But there are a number of Weird War 2 rule sets out there, and the 1/56th scale Gear Krieg walkers would be a great fit for any of them. Here we have the DUST stat cards for the US General Longstreet M12A1 and M12A3, and for the German PzKpf MkIV Loki Ausf A and Ausf C.

US General Longstreet Combat Mech

American walker designers realized early in the War that they needed a heavier, more survivable medium Walker — but one that could still be transported easily and be reliable. The Detroit motor works designed the M12 General Longstreet, with heavier armor and chassis and wheels for mobility. The initial production model, the M12A1, used the same 37mm gun as the M11 Early Walker and a hull mounted .30cal MMG, but was soon up-gunned to remain effective against the ever-evolving designs of the Axis powers. The M12A3 was armed with a 57mm M1 cannon. Some 12,000 Longstreet variants saw combat on all fronts from North Africa to the beaches of the Pacific theater, and served in all Allied armies.


https://store.dp9.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=140_141&product_id=1529


Loki PzKpf IV Ausf A & Ausf C Combat Mech

The Loki design was based on the original 1926 Christy Walker chassis, secretly purchased by Germany, which tested three variants (the Panzkerkampfer MkI, MkII and MkIII) before putting the PzKpf IV Ausf A (Command/Scout Walker) into production in 1934. The Loki first saw combat during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1938), where its light armor and twin MG34s were outmatched by anything except infantry and light vehicles.  While it was not a good assault vehicle, it’s maneuverability and versatility made it an excellent command/scout vehicle.

The Loki PzKpf IV Ausf C Combat Walker featured the 20mm KwK30 autocannon and manipulator arms. The durability of the Ausf C was improved adding armor to reinforce the front, and attach points that made the walker both glider- and air-droppable. As a result, a number of Loki Ausf C were used during Operation Mercury – the famous Fallschirmjager attack on Crete

The Loki was a solid, easy to produce and maintain vehicle that saw constant upgrades until production ceased in 1943.





https://store.dp9.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=140_141&product_id=1530


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Re: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2022, 04:50:55 PM »
Woo hoo! DreamPod9 have uploaded the most awesome Gear Krieg weapons packs sculpted by Brent Dietrich (Little Metal Spaceships & Company B).

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New Gear Krieg 28mm Scale 3d Models - US and German Weapons and Accessories STL files to Upgrade Walkers!

The Gear Krieg team of Brent, John, and James have been busy, this time with Weapons and Accessories for the 28mm scale US General Early, US General Longstreet, German Loki MkIV, and German Valkyrie MkV 3d walker models (STL files) released earlier. See the images below of the 3d weapon parts and some mounted on 3d models or on 3d printed and painted models.
Here is a list of US Walkers you can now make with US Weapons and the General Early or General Longstreet models.

General Early Walker Variants:
1. US M11A3 Early "Diablo" - Flamethrower turret
2. US M11A3E2 Early - Bazooka
3. US M11A5 Early - 2x Bazooka

General Longstreet Walker Variants:
1. US M12A2 Longstreet - Flamethrower turret
2. US M12A3 Longstreet - Bazooka
3. M12A8 Longstreet - Flamethrower, x2 Bazooka
4. M12A8E2 Longstreet - Flamethrower, Bazooka, captured German Kpf Panzerfaust (German Weapons 3d Model files required)



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Here is a list of German Walkers you can now make with German Weapons and the Loki or Valkyrie models.

Loki MkIV Walker Variants:
1. Loki MkIV D - 2x Nebelwerfers
2. Loki MkIV E - 2x 37mm guns
3. Loki MkIV F "Meuchelmorder" - IR Scope Falke and 2x X-7 ATGMs
4. Loki MkIV G - 2x Nebelwerfers, 1x kPf Panzerfaust

Valkyrie MkV Walker Variants:
1. Valkyrie MkV D - 1x Kpf Panzerfaust
2. Valkyrie MkV E - 2x Nebelwerfer
3. Valkyrie MkV E2 - 2x 37mm guns
4. Valkyrie MkV F "Meuchelmorder" - IR Scope Falke and 2x X-7 ATGMs
5. Valkyrie MkV G - 2x Nebelwerfers, 1x kPf Panzerfaust




You can purchase the new Gear Krieg 28mm scale 3d Models (STL files) and new Weapons and Accessories packs on the Dream Pod 9 Online Store at the following link.

https://store.dp9.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=140_141

The team are now busy on the British walkers and we hope to have them ready for an early March release.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2022, 04:57:10 PM by SBMiniaturesGuy »

Offline SBMiniaturesGuy

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Re: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2022, 05:05:20 PM »
Here's some renders and photos of what the weapons packs can look like.


Render of the US General Early "Diablo" flame mech.


US M11A3E2 combat mech with up-gunned bazooka


Valkyrie MkV E with Nebelwerfers


Valkyrie MkV D with anti-bunker Panzerfaust

Hope you like them!


Offline Weird WWII

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Re: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2022, 01:06:12 AM »
Those weapon packs are AWESOME!!!

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Offline SBMiniaturesGuy

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Re: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2022, 06:48:05 PM »
Here are some snaps from the Company B booth at Enfilade -- stop by if you can!




Offline SBMiniaturesGuy

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Re: 1/56th scale Gear Krieg Weird War 2 Walkers on the North Ridge!
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2022, 07:13:47 PM »
This picture also shows a Weird War 1 walker as well!!


 

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