Best way to procure a Hydra?

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**dimmy52**

Just recently, with the help of fellow Dakkites, I drafted up a competitive IG list for a tournament coming up in December. The list calls for two Hydras, and I don't have the money nor the inclination to buy them from Forgeworld, and I don't have any chimera bases to convert with the conversion kit they're selling, either. So I come to you for advice; what would be the best way for me to obtain two Hydras? I'm happy to do some conversion/modelling, but I don't want to get in to casting my own miniatures. Thanks in advance!

**Ribon Fox**

You could build some from scrach, you'll still need the Chimmie for the base but as for the guns try doing what i did

Hope this gives you the drive to better the "Lead Slinger"

**nosferatu1001**

Chimera plus defensive guns from planet strike seem quite popualr - the guns are a bit small however.

**SaintHazard**

First, let me say, very nice, Ribon Fox! One of the better scratch-build Hydra turrets I've seen!

When I get my Hydra, I'll personally be getting ForgeWorld's Hydra turret. I love the look of it, more so than anything I could personally put together from scratch, and more so than defensive guns.

This is it:

**ArbitorIan**

Or, of course, the cheap option - the quad autocannons from the Aegis Defence Line set

**SaintHazard**

On a related note, does anyone here know if there are any third parties who make a decent flak halftrack at the 28mm scale?

I've always imagined the Hydra Flak Tank as a flak halftrack instead of a tank, I don't know why - especially since "tank" is in the name, not "halftrack..." but there are some very cool looking WWII-era flak halftracks that would look awesome as Hydra stand-ins.

Anyone know of anything that would work?

**Captain Jack**

Half track here http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/25drag.htm

Also for some inspiration Aegis quad plus some cities of death eagle bits

**Eyclonus**

The 3rd party studio Old Crow's Models has 2 nice turrets and a set of 4 gun barrels that look the part for Autocannons

**chromedog**

If you mix and match with some of the old crow stuff you get a really good match for one.

This turret:

With these box launchers:

and these gun barrels: