Bad Guy No 1, available again

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**agnosto**

Someone already took the Tau idea and ran with it. haha

http://www.otakia.com/produit/59/Akuyaku+Tau

**Kilkrazy**

Spacemanvic wrote:LOVE IT! What are its dimensions? It'd be great for an Ork heavy

But the last time I saw something like that, it took 4 flushes before it was gone. Just saying....

HobbyLinkJapan wrote:
The design of this amusing, fictional tank is by Hayao Miyazaki, the famed director of such splendid animated films as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Despite his image as a creator of family-fare featuring young heroines, he's actually quite a military nut. Bad Guy #1 had been released as a completed model, and now those of us who want to build it, can do so with this terrific release! Bego does some superb work here, including texturing and rivet detail. Three little piggy tank crew members are included (one of them's an officer!), to populate a diorama! Tracks are rubber belts with injection plastic spikes for traction. Polycaps for moveable parts are included, too (the finished model looks like a lot of fun!). The main part of the upper hull, molded in a single piece, measures about 17.5 cm long. Have fun -- and go crazy on the paint scheme!!

I thought as a 1/72 scale kit it might be a bit small for 40K but it's quite a large vehicle. A Land Raider is 17cm long.

I don't think it looks like a Tau vehicle, more like Imperial.

**MeanGreenStompa**

Looking good for my battlewagon plans...

**Alpharius**

Thanks for the scale pic!

And I'd agree - definitely more Orky than anything else!

**Nofasse 'Eadhunta**

Waaagh_Gonads wrote:Good to seee another graduate of the 'improbable and inplausable school of tank design'. I though Gw sculptors were the only ones who attended.

Good to see another graduate of the 'Buzz Killington school of Srsness.'

**Mastiff**

Do you think the treads are one-piece rubber, or plastic pieces like a land raider? It looks like the former to me, something I'd like to see changed.

Still fulla' win though.

**MeanGreenStompa**

Mastiff wrote:Do you think the treads are one-piece rubber, or plastic pieces like a land raider? It looks like the former to me, something I'd like to see changed.

Still fulla' win though.

According to the linky, the track is a one piece band that you glue the individual tread teeth to.

With suitable weathering etc it will look fine.

**Mad Monk's Mekshop**

AAAWwwww they're sooooooo cute!!!

**Tim the Biovore**

The pigs could be grots.

**Agamemnon2**

If you're interested in how it goes together, a helpful Japanese retailer supplies both sprue pics and full instructions.

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10049975

**Panic**

Alpharius wrote:Thanks for the scale pic!

And I'd agree - definitely more Orky than anything else!

yeah,
Tau don't do Treads... could be a Squat Tank.
Looks kinda Metal Slug.

PAnic...

**GCMandrake**

I'm immediately reminded of Schweine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8txk6EhYZKA

**Flachzange**

GCMandrake wrote:I'm immediately reminded of Schweine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8txk6EhYZKA

Thats ... well ... wow

**malfred**

What's the shipping to the US for that bad boy?

I'm not normally a treadhead, but wow...

**MeanGreenStompa**

Is it still a limited edition thing? Do I need to order now?

**Kilkrazy**

Probably not limited edition but you never know how many HLJ will buy in. I'm pretty sure they've been hurting thanks to the high value of the Yen, so they don't want to build a big stock of stuff they will have trouble to sell.

In short, if you are very keen, order one now, unless you figure you could get someone in Japan to send you one later on. We have a couple of Japan based members.

**KingCracker**

Now to me, it looks more Tau (if they used treads that is) Pretty cool looking tank tho for sure. If I used it, Id slice the treads off the bottom tho, so it actually LOOKED like it was on the ground

**Padre**

Looks like how I'd always pictured one of Keith Laumer's BOLO's would look... except obviously a lot smaller!

Very nice.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Thanks for those links. I added some of the French pictures and the sprue pics to the gallery.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/tag/6955-Bad%20Guy%20No%201.html

**Kid_Kyoto**

Oh, look what the Birthday Fairy delivered today.

Twin shadowswords or twin baneblades?

**MeanGreenStompa**

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Twin shadowswords or twin baneblades?

Twin 'I hate you, Happy Birthday!'...

Grats, they are lovely tanks.

**Sir Motor**

Really cool tank!

If there is Codex:squats these piggy would fit good for them.

But yeah.....I would buy bane blade instead lol

**fellblade**

Bad Guy is not Tau.

This is Tau.

This is Necron.

**Padre**

Sorry Fellblade, I think "Bad Guy no.1" definitely out-Tau's the flying chopper-thingy.

Very nice Matrix model, tho....

Hey KK, I might regret asking this... but have you decided what you're going to do with all the pigs?

**Manchu**

N(ausicaa)ostalgia'd

**Kid_Kyoto**

Padre wrote:Sorry Fellblade, I think "Bad Guy no.1" definitely out-Tau's the flying chopper-thingy.

Very nice Matrix model, tho....

Hey KK, I might regret asking this... but have you decided what you're going to do with all the pigs?

Someone wanted to do a pig army, if anyone has a use for them I'm happy to swap them away.

**Shaman**

Love your new sig KK

**Synna**

They kind of remind me of the Hover Hogs series.

http://www.actiontintoy.com/hoverhogs/

I think it looks awesome... very tempted.

**MagickalMemories**

At $56 US, I almost failed my Will save.

Saw the shipping cost.
Rolled 20.

Eric

**Mick A**

Kid- your a bad man, promised myself to reduce my buying this year, failed miserably now!

Dont suppose you could do a scale photo of the pige for me could you?

Mick