H.I.S.S. tank and G.I. Joes (Vamp added, May 17, 2013)

[styx]

Hello

the S.N.A.K.E. battle armor is great

is it a custom job or is it available from Shapeways? I have been looing throught the site but have not found it.....

Thanks for posting your lovely minis

EDIT: I found him

http://www.shapeways.com/model/545018/gv10-powered-armor-28mm.html?li=productBox-search

It is on Shapeways, I found it while crusing under the search "28mm"

[Doomsdave]

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The HISS is still the same price as when I originally released it - $29. Since the release I have had special requests for different sized versions and have added a 15mm HISS and a 'Heroic Scale' HISS for someone building a Cobra themed 40K army. The Heroic Scale HISS is over 1.5 times larger in all dimensions and is much more expensive, at $73. If you search for the models alphabetically all three versions will come up together as versions of the GV06 Sentry Tank.

Mike

Good news.  I guess I was looking at the heroic one.  For the record:  I've got no beef with anyone making cash off their talent.  More power to you.  I was merely lamenting the fact that I couldn't afford it.  But at $29 I will likely be ordering one.  I'm glad they're available period for Joe enthusiasts.

[Booboo]

Thanks for clarifying that, I wasn't sure which one of those sizes you had shown in the previous pics.  $29 seems pretty reasonable, and the SNAKE armor you posted looks really great.

Perhaps a suggestion, without changing your profit level, if you were to hollow the model somewhat (perhaps two halves), you might be able reduce the manufacturing cost of the heroic scale on to something less imitating to the crowd.  But personally I would rather see you spend you time bringing some other cool vehicles out like the Vamp or the Ram   

[Michka]

Thank you everyone for the compliments. For the record the H.I.S.S. tanks I've showed here are the original 25mm ones. At some point I'd like to get a large one as well, just to show off the scale difference but my own budget has taken a hit lately. Maybe next year. I still have one more vehicle to paint, and I think you guys will like it. Here's hoping I can get it painted by the end of the week.

Oh, one more thing. All the Joe Shapeways models, the H.I.S.S. tank, the F.A.N.G. helicopter and even the S.N.A.K.E. battle armor, have been hollowed out extensively. In most cases if Mike made the walls any thinner they wouldn't print. I know this for as fact because I've seen some of his designs get rejected for this exact reason. 

[Booboo]

Thanks Michka

[anevilgiraffe]

god dammit, why don't I have any money... 

[white knight]

I admire your dedication. 

One of my dreams is to get some figures made for this theme eventually (mainly not-cobra figures), but right now I just have too many ranges on the go to be able to add another one on short term.

[Michka]

My newest vehicle, and this time we have something for the Joes. The Vamp...





And here we have a photo of the Vamp next to some miniatures, for scale.



The Quick-Kick miniature is new too. I painted him a long time ago, but I didn't have any G.I.Joe bases ready till recently. Let me know what you think.

Oh, and I believe Arctic Skunk will have this model up sometime next week.

[white knight]

More awesomeness! 

[Booboo]

Very nice dude.

[anevilgiraffe]

ah, man... stop it...  the Panther and Stalker were the first Action Force toys I ever bought... 

[Elbows]

Awesome stuff...so much potential.  I'm so damn tempted to try my hand at a GI Joe project...

[styx]

I am too, trying to figure out what would be a good set of rules to use. Perhaps Supersystem 3 or the generic version Chain Reaction that is made by the people that made After the Horsemen as that can be solo done.

[mpennock]

It's so nice to finally see it painted. Nice job, Michka!

[AKULA]

Love it - very nostalgic....for Action Force of course....none of this GI Joe nonsense