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

[Suber]

Love. I'm in love with this.

[Michka]

Thanks everybody. I'm as happy as can be.

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.

I plan to use Savage Worlds for my G.I.Joe game. This won't be any surprise to anyone who knows me, since most games I run lately are Savage Worlds. There's even a not-G.I.Joe supplement called Strike Force 7. Maybe I'll run a Joe game at Rock-Con this year. It's about time I used these minis for more then decoration.

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

Do you know where a guy can get a hold of some Action Force stories? I know the villains appeared in some recent G.I.Joe stories, but where do I find the original article?

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

Considering how often your Doctor Who project has taunted me, I feel it's only fair. 

[Deathjester]

I would absolutely love it if Arctic Skunk would do a Shadowtrak on shapeways.

[Hatemonger]

The Quick-Kick miniature is new too.

What model did you use for him?

Let me know what you think.

I think you're an asshole for making me want to spend money on more models.  

Other than that, it's all very good.  

- H8

[Jakar Nilson]

Do you know where a guy can get a hold of some Action Force stories? I know the villains appeared in some recent G.I.Joe stories, but where do I find the original article? 

You can read some of Action Force on the web:
http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/baf/index.html

[Michka]

I would absolutely love it if Arctic Skunk would do a Shadowtrak on shapeways.

I had to look up what a Shadowtrack was. Those never showed up in G.I.Joe. I probably wouldn't get one, mostly because it's open topped. Most of the vehicles have been enclosed, which saves me from having to sculpt a driver.

And the Quick Kick mini is from the Reaper Chronoscope line. Super easy conversion, which is why it got done. Quick Kick was one of my least favorite characters.

[gamingdog]

My arctic skunk want list

joes
Mobat tank, really want this alot, if you only make one more vehical this is the one to make.
Ram motorcycle
APC  (Amphibious Personnel Carrier)
flak cannon
HAL
and a set of iconic jet packs for conversions

Cobra
stinger, a repainted vamp jeep with missiles, the missiles could be used for hiss tanks too
cobra claw (a wing)
trouble bubble pod

[Booboo]

pretty iconic list.

[white knight]

I'd like to add a Cobra ASP to that list.

[Michka]

I can tell you there are two variants of the Vamp ready right now. There's a Vamp Mk II, which comes with a missile pod/rack, and a Vamp with no rear deck weapon. You will probably see a Stinger as well. One of the problems with some of these is price. An APC is a big model, so you can imagine how much much Shapeways would charge for such a monster. (I might be speaking out of turn here. I should let Mike make these comments, but he's out of town right now.)

Does anyone know what tank body the Mobat was based on? The Turret is original, but if we can find a good 1/48th scale tank model and add a Shapeways turret to it we could have a Mobat at less then hideous prices.

[Booboo]

Perhaps this is close enough

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/439721958/1_43_diecast_tank_YL_T002.html

or



perhaps a bit smaller, but an abrams shouldn't be too hard to find in a smaller scale

[Booboo]

A gun barrel to convert an M1 Abrams to a Mauler would be cool too.

[AKULA]

Do you know where a guy can get a hold of some Action Force stories? I know the villains appeared in some recent G.I.Joe stories, but where do I find the original article?

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/baf/001/index.html

Blood for the Baron.

 

[Westfalia Chris]

Does anyone know what tank body the Mobat was based on? The Turret is original, but if we can find a good 1/48th scale tank model and add a Shapeways turret to it we could have a Mobat at less then hideous prices.

That's an interesting beast, and quite possibly the quintessential toy tank! Overall, it looks a bit like a compressed MBT-70, but the chassis particularly seems to be a "fantasy piece".

Given that, I wonder if the generic chassis of the Tamiya/Academy/Arii (whoever produces them currently) 1/48 motorized tanks would work. There is an M60 in that series whose upper hull looks similar, or you could go for the Abrams.

On the other hand, those can turn out to be hard to find from time to time (and they are 20-30 years old, so eventually might disappear).

[gamingdog]

I'm not sure about 1/48 scale. I'm pretty sure the Hiss tank is 1/56 scale which is my preferred scale for 28mm although I think the idea of making just the turret is a pretty good idea. alternatively the best solution might be to get some one to simply cast resin models instead of relying on shapeway.

with the Hiss being $29.00 hopefully a full size tank wouldn't be more than $50.00 I could justify buying a mobat tank in 1/56 scale for $50.00

Speaking of price. I added several of these items to my cart at shapeway a little while ago. I never completed the transaction and I didn't delete the cart contents. today I got an email from shapeway and there offing me a 10% discount to complete the transaction. I've delt with shapeway for about a year now and they never offered me a discount like that before. I wonder if I can increases my order?