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2018/04/04 16:57:02
Subject: Vanguard Miniatures update thread - Apr 3rd: Novan Fast Cruiser
The Novan Elites Guardian tank now comes with a new turret. In case you prefer the previous version, it's still available.
Novan Elites Guardian Tank Auto-cannon Turret - £10.00
The Elites Guardian tank is yet another product of Tusculum Nova’s most advanced research and development program to equip it’s Elite forces with the most powerful weapons and equipment that can be provided. Guardian’s are intended to act as front line main battle tanks a roll originally filled by the older Scorpion designs which have now been relegated to a supporting roll for the mechanised squadrons. The hull bears a similar appearance to the Mauler assault transport and was developed alongside that vehicle. Although smaller than the mauler it is none the less a very potent design heavily armed and armoured with an impressive turn of speed .
This particular variant of the Guardian utilises the latest turret design commonly found on many new production run Trojan IFV’s with in this case a twin 30mm auto-cannon mounted to either side of the commanders hatch with both anti-personnel and anti-armour capability, cheaper and easier to produce and maintain than the Guardians railgun system this configuration has found favour with many Elite forces and has even been retrofitted to damaged vehicles in the field.
Two sponson mounting points are also available these can be fitted with several weapon options with either the standard laser cannon or heavy machinegun being the most common choices and there is also a permanant forward hull MG fitted as standard.
In the guardian elite forces have a highly versatile and potent battle tank able to survive in the deadliest of warzones.
This pack contains 3 x guardian main battle tanks.
Model dimensions are: 30mm long, 22mm wide not including sponsons, 15mm high to top of turret.
That ship is a thing of beauty. 3mm terrain is also very nice, will need pick some up at some point.
Coenus Scaldingus wrote: In my day, you didn't recognize the greatest heroes of humanity because they had to ride the biggest creatures or be massive in size themselves. No, they had the most magnificent facial hair! If it was good enough for Kurt Helborg and Ludwig Schwarzhelm, it should be good enough for anyone!
2018/04/09 08:07:26
Subject: Vanguard Miniatures update thread - Apr 8th: Novan Elites Guardian tank autocannon turret
We've been experimenting with epic's somewhat loose scale - with things like cities and towns being slightly smaller than the infantry - kind of gives something halfway between proper terrain and the whole operation Overlord style pushing representative units across a huge map.
Be really curious to see what the 6mm guys next to the 3mm installation look like.
2018/04/15 06:22:10
Subject: Re:Vanguard Miniatures update thread - Apr 9th: more turrets
Great to see these kits go on sale in the store at last, think they look great and a cheap way of populating a table with terrain that doesn't involve eBay.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: That industrial sector looks neutral enough to be 28mm scale walls for a spaceship/factory/maze type board. And 40 panels for 20UKP is really good
Yes, I'd say that the industrial wall panels would work fine at 28mm, and you could just use the flip sides of the hab tiles (which show industrial roof type details) to keep the scale okay.
Just got an order of some of the 3mm resin terrain in. It is bigger than I thought it was based upon the pictures. Pretty big chunk of resin for the price and nice detail as well.
In relation to the plastic tiles, I think they can fit 28mm. Here is a picture I took of an Ash Nomad next to some:
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Coenus Scaldingus wrote: In my day, you didn't recognize the greatest heroes of humanity because they had to ride the biggest creatures or be massive in size themselves. No, they had the most magnificent facial hair! If it was good enough for Kurt Helborg and Ludwig Schwarzhelm, it should be good enough for anyone!
Kid_Kyoto wrote: Thanks, other than the ladder there's really nothing there to give away scale.
How well do they fit together?
Side by side they don't as the pieces end in a wedge shape, at ninety degrees the fit is excellent and the pieces have a small indentation/protuberance that line up very well.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: Thanks, other than the ladder there's really nothing there to give away scale.
How well do they fit together?
Side by side they don't as the pieces end in a wedge shape, at ninety degrees the fit is excellent and the pieces have a small indentation/protuberance that line up very well.
It's worth noting that you can use one of the gothic details pieces (eg the parapet, or the bridge underside piece, etc) as bracers between the two tiles, and that'd let you place tiles side-by-side seamlessly, and also hold it balanced so it could stand upright as a freestanding wall if you didn't want to make a complete structure...
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2018/04/20 21:32:36
Subject: Vanguard Miniatures update thread - Apr 3rd: Novan Fast Cruiser
Novan Elites Guardian Tank Auto-cannon Turret - £10.00
Sorry to interrupt the terrain discussion, but ... (yeah, I'm gonna do it anyway ): Malika2 - that is some serious "space" around the front "insert thing" ... I'm not sure how I'd approach that? GS? Not criticizing ... just want to know how best to get it all seamless ...
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A little update to keep you all informed on just what's happening.
Good news, I have received this week another batch of campaign casts with more to follow by the end of next week. I will be checking over all this mountain of casts and separating them into individual pledges ASAP.
Bad news, there have been some issues with a lot of the infantry casts so in order to get the best casts possible to you all I have been working on correcting the problems this week and have just shipped the figures back to the casters for moulding. This obviously means that these figure sets will be further delayed with late May sometime as the best estimate for delivery to me I can give at present.
The following sets will be delayed, Tainted command, Tainted heavy armour, both Urban regulars sets, Skinnerz artillery crews, Eloi Phase walkers and female commissars.
So what I intend to do as far as practicable is ship out all pledges with what models I have available and send the delayed infantry sets in a second shipping wave once they are in. Obviously this is not ideal but at least you guys will be getting the majority of your orders and I clear a load of castings I have lying around here. Costly for me to do it this way but I hate to keep people waiting.
Sorry to interrupt the terrain discussion, but ... (yeah, I'm gonna do it anyway ): Malika2 - that is some serious "space" around the front "insert thing" ... I'm not sure how I'd approach that? GS? Not criticizing ... just want to know how best to get it all seamless ...
It's about 0.2mm all round. Shouldn't be noticeable if it isn't zoomed in. Should just look like a panel line.
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Another plastic set from Troublemaker Games released tonight this time with the addition of resin cast domes. The Basilica Minoris, I only have a few sets at present but more will follow as soon as possible.
Domed Gothic Basilica Minoris Set - £14.00
A plastic tiles and resin domed roof set consisting of the following:
2 x resin domes
4 x gothic buildings sprues (16 x panels, 8 x buttresses)
