Pacific Rim project [upd. 21.7.]

[Cherno]

There are also the venerable Kryomek miniatures.

[Elbows]

I'd definitely imagine a bunch of the Hordes minis could be used, or mixed with GW Tyranid bits etc.  If you scale up a tad, you could then build an innumerable number of war machines using cheap Japanese mecha kits and gashapon toys/figures.  Hit up Hobby Link Japan and you could find some great simple kits for real cheap.

Would be a lot of fun to kit bash.  Heck I think you should make a relatively simple "build-a-Jaeger" system, and a random table for crazy beasties.  Could be a lot of fun.

[manatic]

So, I printed out a few cardstock Battletech buildings, which naturally turned out to be huge:



Enter Photoshop and some playing around with textures and some rescaling:



This makes the project approximately 2mm scale, which means that I can buy loads of tanks, planes and ships for next to nothing and have my robots and mosters use them as weapons.

Heck I think you should make a relatively simple "build-a-Jaeger" system, and a random table for crazy beasties.  Could be a lot of fun.

The rules set I'm going to use actually has rules for creating your own jaegers and kaiju, will definitely be fun

[robh]

Looking good, 2 or 3mm scale does seem the right size for these things on the table.

[Ajsalium]

Germy will approve (me too, nice use of the tyranid as a kaiju).

[Puuka]

These two Heroclix from the Invincible Iron Man set look good next to the Heroclix Jeagers.
Detroit Steel


Sasha Hammer.

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Steel is just a little taller (by his wings) and Sasha is about the same hight.

[Puuka]

Some other Heroclix Kaiju options
Armadillo
Sasquatch
Sauron (X-Men)
Ursa Major
N'astirh
Predator X
Swamp Thing
Brood
Man Bat
Blackheart
Abomination
Clayface
Zzzax
Hecate (Old Indy set)
Mindless Ones
Crux
Wendigo
Surtur
Manphibian
Fury (Cosmic Justice)


Coming out in the Superman and the Legion of Superheroes at the end of January
Deamonite

[Mr.Marx]

Weird. I've just started on a very similar project in 6mm. I will watch this with keen interest.

MM.

[Elbows]

Nothing weird about it...giant robots fighting aliens?  It's practically a little-boy birthright! 

[manatic]

Thanks for the comments and a special mention to Puuka for those tips on clix minis. I just ordered me a Sasha Hammer, and I'm considering the Predator X as well!

[manatic]

Added Sasha Hammer + Monsterpocalypse Zorog (thanks maxxev!) to the project:

http://dawnofthelead.com/2014/02/23/pre-painted-buddies/

A comparison pic:



L to R: Sasha Hammer, Reaper CAV Weasel, Zorog, Pacific Rim Heroclix Scunner

[Elbows]

They all scale quite well together. 

[YPU]

Very nice! I am very curious to see this come together painted and all.

[manatic]

Very nice! I am very curious to see this come together painted and all.

Wait, you mean I actually have to paint them, not just buy...now you're telling me

[manatic]

The project is still steadily progressing. My latest post on the subject: http://dawnofthelead.com/2014/03/23/city-planning/

A picture of the terrain coming together, although still WIP: