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My brother and I had an idea a short while ago of making the gyrocopter a bit more fun. Here are a few ideas we had:

Mount - The Gyrocopter should be a mount option for Dwarf Engineers. Standard points and configuration.

Weapon Platform – Basically a few different weapon swaps. For example: Upgrade Steam Gun into one of the following: Harpoon Cannon (count as Bolt-thrower) for 20pts, Rotary Gun (2d6 S3 hits with Armor Piercing) for 20pts, etc. Add Bombs (count as a stone thrower hit on a unit it passes over, may not shoot this turn) for 15pts.

Crawler – Lose Fly rule. Gain a Movement speed of 9. May purchase up to three Crawlers for one rare slot that act as a unit. Driver is armed with GW.

There were a few other wacky ideas, but I felt that these are inline with the Engineer Guild standards. Basically weapon swaping. Nothing too wild. And the crawlers have mining applications so that is useful.

What do you think?

i think they may have mods for the gyrocopter in the next version. i think it´s one of the coolest warmachines in the game. it should also be the best as it is really the most advanced technology in the warhammer world (but it probably isn´t at the moment)

What is being said about the gyrocopter makes very good sense. It should be the very best. But then again.

Mount - The Gyrocopter should be a mount option for Dwarf Engineers. Standard points and configuration.

This is genius.

Mount - The Gyrocopter should be a mount option for Dwarf Engineers. Standard points and configuration.

This would only be practical if a Master Engineer mounted on a Gryocopter was US5. I don't think it is would be asking too much for a model that would take a hero and a rare choice and cost a minimum of 210 points.

Steam drill: a large steam powered drill fitted to the front of a track mounted gyro.
causes 2D6 S5 (AP) impact hits on the charge.


i like these ideas

I think there is a lot of potential in making a flexible plastic kit for the gyrocopter. I am not a big fan of steam-punk, but I like dwarf engineer fluff in the Old World. This just makes sense and allows for more variation in the dwarf list.

Here is what I was thinking...