Walkers

[Westfalia Chris]

This though:  Chris W., how many of your examples are scratchbuilt?  The Ghost in the Shell, the prototype model, and some WWII are not models I've seen before.

Hi, most of my models involve some modification. "Full scratch" are all the GitS figures, the sand-colored six-legged one with the rotary cannon, the Heavy Gear Mammoth, and, due to the amount of work involved, Liberty Prime (also some kit parts were used, but amount to but a portion of the whole) and the Tripod.

Others are more or less involved kitbashs. These include the light gears (based on VOTOMs), the police robot (made from various parts, including Kryomek, Grenadier future warriors and GW).

The rest are more or less stock. 3W2 includes West Wind SotTR and Alterra 1 (formerly Sharkit, now sold and under redevelopment, AFAIK), a 1/144 YMS-15 "Gyan" from the Gundam universe; the red bot's from Excalibur Miniatures, the sand one a Future Warriors item. The blueish-grey SF3Dish mechsuit is also a Sharkit model.

[Hupp n at em]

Wow, fantastic thread! All these walker models are quite lovely.    Unfortunately I have nothing to add at the moment, but I hope to be able to in the coming months. 
Jim

[Hat Guy]

It's great to see some Gundams. Years ago I downloaded a set of rules for playing games with Gundams, but finding enough of the right ones in the right scale is difficult in Australia. All I have is 3 RX-78s, two Zaku IIs and one Zaku II Command Type, all in 1/144.

[Grimmnar]

I was hoping to see some of the Kotobukiya Robocop ED-209 walker conversions i have seen int he past. I have yet to recall where it was i saw them. If it was on LAF or not i dont know. :-)

Grimm

[Tomsche]

It's great to see some Gundams. Years ago I downloaded a set of rules for playing games with Gundams, but finding enough of the right ones in the right scale is difficult in Australia. All I have is 3 RX-78s, two Zaku IIs and one Zaku II Command Type, all in 1/144.

Yje smaller ones are all by the overpresent Bandai, if you go to online stores like Play Asia or Mugen Toys and the likes, look under their gasaphon sections.  Usually knock you back around 5 to 8 USD + shipping on average.
Or you might try doing an ebay (I do it through ebay uk, not sure if that matters though) search on `gasaphon gundam`, that`s good for abaout 200 to 300 hits usually.

[Westfalia Chris]

I was hoping to see some of the Kotobukiya Robocop ED-209 walker conversions i have seen int he past. I have yet to recall where it was i saw them. If it was on LAF or not i dont know. :-)

Grimm

*Cough*Forum Rule 2.11*Cough*

Anyway, I have one of the "small" Kotobukiyas for my Street Violence Stuff. Since it was only "out of the box" despite some soot painted on, I didn't put it in the above post, as with the Gundams (since they are not 28mm) and small Battlemechs (ditto). To follow up on that:

[Inso]

That 'Zugock-E' would work very well with my Grymn...

...and loving the Glaug too .

Great thread...full of inspiration .

[Grimmnar]

That 'Zugock-E' would work very well with my Grymn...

Inso, i was thinking it was ur Grymm that i saw use for the ED-209 droid.
Am i mistaken? :-)

Grimm

[former user]

former user, is that photo taken on the island where you live?  Stunning.  Walker is interesting, too. 

 
it is on some volcanic environment, possibly japan - don't really know found it on the net and liked it

the walker is a SW one that usually had some walking mechanism, with some additional bits to balance it better

[Inso]

Inso, i was thinking it was ur Grymm that i saw use for the ED-209 droid.
Am i mistaken? :-)

Grimm

Sorry to say, I don't own any of the Ed209 minis...they look the part for Grymn and I'd love to own some...but I could never afford the amount I would need to suit my plans...but if anyone is of a similar mind and wanted smaller Ed209 type robots then look no further than Scotia Grendel:

http://www.scotiagrendel.com/Products/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_112_115&zenid=8deb6a9a4e9f35f718450ab92f45b2d7

My favourite is the Fury .

[Ironblood]

I always smile when I see Zeon mobile suits in not gunpla forums 

[Onebigriver]

Amazing stuff there. Inso, where are those Tiddly Walkers from?

[supervike]

Jeez! I'm not even that much of a Walker fan, but this thread is too good!!!

[Bagpuss]

Here're a few of mine - all from the Kryomek range.

[Ettrick]

I'm amazed at some of the stuff coming up here.  I really like the Kryomech walkers.  I can't remember having seen them before this thread.

My Micropanzer walker arrived but I've also started the next session of grad school so I've got to shift my priorities and minis are not high on my list of things to do.  My glaug is also more painted but not complete, so it will have to wait free time before finishing.  My custom kitbash is still not even primed though I had hoped to do it before resuming classes.