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the eyes of your big guys have particularly turned out very good this time!

as for the weapons choice... for a troop transport would expect something anti infantry... so flamer, auto-cannon or the heavy stubber ...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
the eyes of your big guys have particularly turned out very good this time!

as for the weapons choice... for a troop transport would expect something anti infantry... so flamer, auto-cannon or the heavy stubber ...

Thanks Vik! much touch up work was needed, I felt like almost a make up artist for film crew doing their eyes.

Well, the Heavy Stubbers would be about 6 shots with re-rolls, but at the S4

The flame cannon would be a short ranged template with re-roll failed wounds. but with major AP ability as well as S6

The Auto-cannons would be 4 shots with re-roll at decent AP4 and a high S7 per shot that hits, allowing it to fight tanks

The Plasma Cannon would hurl 3 template discs at decent range, and also have the same power as the auto-cannons

The Vanquisher guns are really good at handling tanks of all classes.

i´d do probably a combination of stubbers and flamers...are there side sponsons planned?...

What is the tank's job? If it's meant to assault objectives and unload its troops in the vanquished defenders' place, then the flamer has the most merit. Still thought the cannons looked nicest aesthetically.

Viktor von Domm wrote:i´d do probably a combination of stubbers and flamers...are there side sponsons planned?...

GrimDork wrote:What is the tank's job? If it's meant to assault objectives and unload its troops in the vanquished defenders' place, then the flamer has the most merit. Still thought the cannons looked nicest aesthetically.

I have the heavy flamers to make another weapon mount across from the Heavy BolterI just have to make it look like the driver can pop his hatch, raise it so it can swivel to an open position between the middle and right vision scopes.

The turret weapon can be the auto-cannons in case it encounters some tough opposition

I can totally see the thing rumbling through a jungle, laying down streams of fire. You need more flame tanks anyway, I think.

LOL!

More flamers, and that weapon is beefy so a Inferno style weapon, tossing a flame template 12" and twin-linked for the hell of it!

The plasma and multi-laser both look a bit too small to be the main weapon on such a beefy tank.

Both of the Vanquisher guns would work well, aesthetically.

I like the dual auto-cannons.

The Stubbers, with where they have the ammo', I think are more suited to an open-topped vehicle where they can quickly change them when empty. Tanks tend to deal with ammo' internally.

While I don't particularly like the look of the flame storm cannon, it's bulk does fit the tank.

How you are going to use the tank should be the main driving force for how it's armed though.

It is a Heavy APC with 25 soldiers in the back

So it's not terribly worried about being shot at: heavy armour... (let someone else worry about being anti-armour then)

...but the people inside may not want to be shot at as they exit... (needs to clear the immediate surroundings of enemies)

...Flame weapons seem to be the best choice.
In game; don't ask me.

I am adding flamey servo sponsons to it as well

Okay, it is time for more pics! and the first image shows I am making 'Fender-stowage-space(covered).
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Now to show the servo sponsons of flamey goodness. Left sponson, which does indeed swivel.
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The front has a the double helping of pain with a Heavy Bolter and Heavy Flamer to mow down and BBQ the foes!
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The right sponson which also swivels and takes a look at the camera!
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I still have to add plates and such to the tread system, the back ramps, some other panels and hatches. The Turret, still looks like the heavy uber flame death cannon, or the auto-cannons.

The Machine guns, those are brass collector boxes actually, not ammo bins exposed to enemy fire. Of course I will need to counter balance the turret as the metal weapons will weigh and tip the thing oddly

My package fro Mad Robot Miniatures arrived! YAY!

Now I can complete my Jovian Hammer squad!
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set up the arms
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So here is "Sluggah
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So here is "Cuttah"
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And the whole gang together as the one squad From Left to Right, "Cuttah", "Gunner", "Top", "Marcus" and "Sluggah"
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That team needs a Dom. Who else is going to revive Marcus?

I suppose Cuttah can be the "dom" to patch up the team.

Update pics of the latest additions
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Cool these look excellent.

 Llamahead wrote:
Cool these look excellent.

All hand painted too! They are nearly ready for flocking and to snap pics with the team and the rescue team, their little buddies

Want them! :-) they are just so cool Shaz! they look good too, certainly a wall of muscle to deter anyone!


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Want them! :-) they are just so cool Shaz! they look good too, certainly a wall of muscle to deter anyone!

That new tank is looking awesome, Shas!

Oh shas, you glorious bastard. I still haven't finished my first tank and you have put out at least three!

nerdfest09 wrote:Want them! :-) they are just so cool Shaz! they look good too, certainly a wall of muscle to deter anyone!


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Want them! :-) they are just so cool Shaz! they look good too, certainly a wall of muscle to deter anyone!

Got so excited that you said it twice!

Glad you like the new brute squad.

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:That new tank is looking awesome, Shas!

Thanks Warboss! It is using a lot of new shapes for me to angle into it.

Stormwall wrote:Oh shas, you glorious bastard. I still haven't finished my first tank and you have put out at least three!

I think that is the second time I have been called a Glorious Bastard! I likey.
I know, I tend to work on models like a old Soviet Tank factory of the 1940's war.

Well, more pics inbound!, Big Guys are flocked and posed with the rescue team
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Now with the flash on!
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Oh and the Stage 1 Plague strain beast? his eyes got some touches done for the effect of the glow on their orbits. He still dwarfs the mighty Jovian Hammers!
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Nice, I definitely like your scheme for the demi/humans. And the stage 1, mines a similar color. Green eyes are a nice touch.

 GrimDork wrote:
Nice, I definitely like your scheme for the demi/humans. And the stage 1, mines a similar color. Green eyes are a nice touch.

Drybrushed to look like old and well worn camouflage clothing and gear for that team of BIg Guys, they also look smarter than the GW version.

With the plague boss, I wanted to go with a cross between natural flesh alteration with the bloodiness showing along with the nano-plague using close by metals to form the armor carapace. The green glow is well,, his eyes are less organic than they used to be

Really like your scratch built tanks, but do you cut out your panels by cutter, scissors?
Maybe you should invest in this


Looking forward to the finished dreamforge APC, hopefully i will get mine Saturday.

I love the sword handle on that thing.

Now, about these big beefy guys... I could see right in the middle of a battle, they rip their skin off and they are terminators, I mean necrons.

 Valhalla130 wrote:
I love the sword handle on that thing.

Now, about these big beefy guys... I could see right in the middle of a battle, they rip their skin off and they are terminators, I mean necrons.

It is a nice looking shear!

But these guys are far bigger than Necrons, but apparently not by too much, Lychguard though would have to fold in some parts

"Necro-formers, Lych-guard in disguise!"

i think with your beefy squad and the arnie squad agains your strain models you could do a predator scene without stretching the IP tooooooo much...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i think with your beefy squad and the arnie squad agains your strain models you could do a predator scene without stretching the IP tooooooo much...

LOL! True!

Now I have so many projects on the burners that I will show progress on a few that took a delay as I had been inspired to work on the STALKERS and Vault dwellers, as well as the Rescue and Big Guy Teams

My last order from Brother Vinni came with a freebie for customer loyalty, a B.o.S. Heavy weapons guy, I used the Zinge cables I still have on him, and they add a nice touch to him, anyway, so far this Knight is looking pretty good. I need more yellow for the upper power pack as the red took too much space!
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And here we have progress so far on the most celebrated Commissar(I hope they do a "Not-Jurgen" and "Not- Amberly" next), his mechanical fingers hidden in his glove which is firing his Las-Pistol, a bare handed grip on his well balanced chain-sword.
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Robots/Servitors need love too! you know I have a "Not-Protectron" and 2 x "Not-Securitrons" already, well here is the Head Bot that can crawl like a little tank, firing it's lasers from the manipulators, or the mental disruptor from it's own brain! or maybe it is a sound weapon from the mask? Either way, it messes with ones' head. painting some parts to look like durable brass
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Here is the way I am taking the "Observitron" bot
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And finally armed with a pair of plasma pistols, a grabbing claw for capturing enemy specimens, and such, is the jet -pack equipped Combat Orb 300, perhaps the most surly and oft times rude robot series if their emitter is turned on. But they also are well programmed for combat and retrieval of enemy or wounded friendlies as well as having the ability to carry spare ammo and equipment. The polite orb bots are the "Orbutler-300" series.
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Good work, Shas.

I know that chap holding the gun as a club is intended to be ready to hit someone else, but it does slightly look like he's been hitting himself over the head with it.

Although, who's going to argue with someone that, instead of shooting at you, bashes themselves over the head with the gun. Might as well surrender right there.