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Offline Thargor

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Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« on: December 22, 2012, 09:21:27 PM »
Anybody know of any models out  there suitable for X-Wing scale Death Star Laser Turrets?  I want to do a Trench Run game to demo X-Wing, but think it needs the turrets as well as the Tie-Fighters.

Looking for the high surface towers and also the turret heads from in the trench too.

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2012, 12:50:42 AM »
Check on the spaceships section on PMT, there was quite a lot of talk about them a while back.

cheers

James

Offline Amalric

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2012, 02:27:54 AM »
Look up Combat Wombat's star fortress, which I think Jim is talking sabout in his post.

http://www.combatwombatminiatures.com/star_fortress.htm
Here they are.
Enjoy.

Offline Overrevdsquat

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2012, 08:41:14 AM »

Offline Klingsor

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2012, 10:18:04 PM »
I would suggest contacting Warbases and seeing of they can do something for you in lasercut MDF. The towers and turrets are both quite boxy so should work quite well in the medium. You can detail the surface with a mixture of laser etching and appliqué bits glued on.

Old Crow do barrels and some nice resin turrets as well or you can bodge something from bits of brass and or plastic tubing.

Magnets can hold the turrets in place while allowing them to rotate and be removed.

I was thinking about getting them to do some turrets for me in the new year, maybe even the bunkers to mount them on as well.

Offline Commander Vyper

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2012, 06:08:59 PM »
Easy scratch build, kitbash one like the originals and then make a mould?
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Offline Thargor

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2012, 08:11:53 PM »
Thanks everyone, some great suggestions.

Considered kitbashing something, but don't really have the skills or the time to make anything good.

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2013, 11:14:48 AM »
I think Ainsty does something suitable:

Turret

Tall turret base

Low turret base

They can seem a bit pricey, but I can assure you that they are solid chucks of resin!  8)

Offline Hauptgefreiter

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2013, 03:57:52 PM »
If you don't mind cardstock models, have a look at Fat Dragon's Starship Attack...
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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2013, 04:03:22 PM »
I think Ainsty does something suitable:

Turret

Tall turret base

Low turret base

They can seem a bit pricey, but I can assure you that they are solid chucks of resin!  8)

They seem reasonably priced to me. Good find  8)

cheers

James

Offline Thargor

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2013, 07:36:19 PM »
Have ordered some of the combatwombat ones.  The Ainsty and Scotia Grendel ones are all a bit big for my needs.

Offline Grimmnar

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2013, 12:02:29 AM »
SpacemanSpiff made his own. I say have a hack at it and see what ya come up with. :-)

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Offline Jonboy

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2013, 10:16:42 AM »
Check out Brigade Games new 15mm bunker just posted on their website, good price and spot on in terms of look from the original film, scale wise it should do the trick as well. Just scroll down a couple of shots, two options, single and double barrel mount.  :)

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/Blog/

Offline Thargor

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2013, 05:56:59 PM »
My combatwombat towers arrived today.  On initial looks they are great.  I'll put up some pics when I've got some decent light.

Offline Mad Mike

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Re: Looking for Death Star Turret Guns
« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2013, 10:31:33 AM »
Hi,
you've got this:
http://www.shapeways.com/search?q=turbolaser
It's 3D printing. Expensive if you want a lot...
I personaly made my own in scratch.
Mik

 

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