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Author Topic: (Commercial) - Hercules Drop-Shuttle  (Read 5576 times)

Offline Hauptgefreiter

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Re: (Commercial) - Hercules Drop-Shuttle
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2014, 07:45:55 PM »
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Unluckily I don't have the facility or funds to do resins bits.  I think the original turrets came from Old Crow design, if you contact him he will sell them to you.  The discs they would fit on are 43mm across.
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Thank you! I think I can organize some weapon systems, I was just wondering if you would come up with something of your own design, maybe like the sentries from Impudent Mortal
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Offline eilif

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Re: (Commercial) - Hercules Drop-Shuttle
« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2014, 03:30:03 PM »
Pretty sweet! 

This design is originally from Reaper's "CAV" universe, yes? I think I recall seeing the original foamboard version back in the day, but a wood-cut set is probably going to be a much sturdier and better looking model overall.

Offline Geudens

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Re: (Commercial) - Hercules Drop-Shuttle
« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2014, 03:43:12 PM »
I'm a tremendous fan of MDF and I think it's a phenomenal medium to work with...but this one is far too "box with lines cut in it" looking for me.  That being said the price is dirt cheap to put a huge mecha-dropping ship on the table, so I think that's neat.

The design is just a bit lacking for me.

I agree with the above, but - if you're looking for a huge dropship - at that price it is a more than suitable base to start (super) detailing from!  ;)
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Offline Cypher226

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Re: (Commercial) - Hercules Drop-Shuttle
« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2014, 06:54:38 PM »
Great piece!

I'd be really interested in one to use on a 28mm table; How hard would it be to tweak the design?
It looks like it wouldn't be too hard to change the front of the cargo bay to be a large roll-shutter type hatch and cover up the side doors - I'm assuming there are bay doors?

Any chance of a couple of scale shots with 'popular' 28mm minis?
 

Offline Mad Mecha Guy

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Re: (Commercial) - Hercules Drop-Shuttle
« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2014, 08:23:47 PM »
Dear Cypher

Not really possible to add a roller-shutter door at front of pod.  Would have to completely redo the front fuselage, see picture below.



The vehicle version has a pair of additional holes (10x6cm) in the central wall of pod so can drive-in & drive-out.

Don't have any 28mm figures but the battlesuit in bottom picture is 30mm tall.

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Offline eilif

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Re: (Commercial) - Hercules Drop-Shuttle
« Reply #20 on: December 16, 2014, 08:40:03 PM »
Really glad to see this thing making return.
 I think I may still have the plans somewhere for the orignal CAV foamcore version with paper overlays.  For folks considering this dropship, buying it in wood isn't that much more expensive than good quality printing of large sheets of paper, which you still have to apply and assemble and it wouldn't be half as sturdy as a woodcut model.  If you decided to print directly to foamcore, it would probably be more expensive than buying the wood kit. 

 

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