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Is there a model maybe from a different company or something that is cool and CHEAP I could use as a Thunderfire?

Mantic's Jotun heavy Hailstorm cannon.

^That's what I use.
Three Jotunn hailstorm cannons.

Goes together easily, glues readily with superglue.

Hmm... now I looked on the site and they look alright...

Do you guys have pics of yours? I wanna see what they look like minus the little smurf gunner and some conversion ideas.

Warzone's Bauhaus Bunker expansion comes with 2 card bunkers, and a metal heavy gatling type gun on a tripod, with gunner. About £10 IIRC, From Prince August. They don't seem to sell the gun seperately, but drop them a email as they're quite a friendly outfit.

I'd also like to see some side-by-sides with Mantic's offering, if anyone is willing. I've seen pics with Forge Fathers, but I have no idea how it scales with Marines, let alone a TFC.

Unfortunately probably not cheap, but it would be awesome to go back to basics and use a Thudd Gun

E-bay prices seem to be between £20 and £30, but you might be able to pick it up cheaper somewhere.

oadie wrote:I'd also like to see some side-by-sides with Mantic's offering, if anyone is willing. I've seen pics with Forge Fathers, but I have no idea how it scales with Marines, let alone a TFC.

Can't do a side-by side of it with the actual TFC, but a marine and rhino I can do.




Used the command console panel from (spare) a land raider and some plasticard to replace the seated dwarf gunner on this one.

Hope those help.

I know you pay different prices for GW stuff over there, but three of these cost me less than the one miscast POS TFC (nobody here got a good one, just not entirely bad castings).

Hell, a three-pack of these from Mantic cost the same as ONE TFC from GW.

Thanks, chromedog. Just checked the respective company sites and, buying direct, a Jotun is a bit less than half the cost of a TFC, in USD ($20 vs. $50). Shipping costs, store discounts, etc. may tip the scales slightly, but the savings are bound to be significant. Something for the OP to consider.

Still, I personally love the look of GW's offering. I may revisit my early scratchbuilding attempt (one of my first 40k projects, and one of the mere handful whose (shameful) results are documented in my gallery), just so I can keep the look I like, if only approximately. I built the thing before I had more than a handful of models and it ended up being way too big. Now that I have a bit more experience with the game's scale and my workbench has expanded beyond a craft knife, superglue, and a stack of old cereal boxes, I think I could make a passable Mk.II. If I get fed up with the scratchbuild or decide I want to field multiples, I now know that Mantic has a decent alternative.

I like you conversion...

I think you just did Mantics advertising job for them... Buying one.

Space Marine Rapier Laser Destroyer from Forge World? £29, so its cheaper than the official GW one.

Gorechild wrote:Space Marine Rapier Laser Destroyer from Forge World? £29, so its cheaper than the official GW one.

But it isn't a Thunderfire Cannon. A little conversion work should patch that out, though.

Well if it was an actual Thunderfire Cannon it wouldnt be an "Alternative Thunderfire Cannon" now would it Thats what the OP was looking for.

The rules for the rapier laser destroyer are awesome too so I'm probably going to get one or two of those so I can use them as TFC or rapier laser destroyers. Shame about not having a techmarine to go with it though..