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**shasolenzabi**

Thanks guys! I have it in sexy black primer, now for the camo work plus detail painting, and I just had an idea for the chin weapon! Either a twin linked heavy flamer, or a quicker missile launcher box pod. But here are pics showing the size of the thing
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It already has 2 separate Heavy missile launchers with a massive range, a a pair of twinlinked long ranged Cannons

**Viktor von Domm**

first I had to crawl though your muddy tank update (

) now I see that "rifleman gone bad"... now this will be most awesome...wow...

**Kid_Kyoto**

Viktor von Domm wrote:
first I had to crawl though your muddy tank update () now I see that "rifleman gone bad"... now this will be most awesome...wow...

It's actually the MACII Monster from Macross.

I love that mech.

**shasolenzabi**

Viktor von Domm wrote:first I had to crawl though your muddy tank update () now I see that "rifleman gone bad"... now this will be most awesome...wow...

Yes, it will be a most surprising piece for Apoc opponents

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Viktor von Domm wrote:
first I had to crawl though your muddy tank update () now I see that "rifleman gone bad"... now this will be most awesome...wow...

It's actually the MACII Monster from Macross.

I love that mech.

Yep, Kid knows his Mecha

**Viktor von Domm**

surprise momentum on your side is 90% of the actual win...

if the opponent needs to figure out what is what he wastes precious amount of cognitive capacity...now paint everything pink and you have yourself a sure winning army

**shasolenzabi**

I did a commission of pink orks once

**alabamaheretic**

so i think your giant robot would fall over if it fired all its guns

**shasolenzabi**

Maybe if ti fired all of them in one direction, but the "arms " would be used for other targets while the cannons fired at something ahead, that and the feet are more than mere ballast, the KV-200 sports a ballast ramp that lowers down, allowing a lower center of gravity while the feet deploy several "anchor spikes" which them selves deploy ground claws anchoring the machine to the spot when firing it's full on salvo at one direction.

Gives an idea what it may do, though this was a space born battle to halt enemy machines.

**Theophony**

I didn't think you meant that monster. I had one of the original die cast ones when I was a boy. That really is. Beast

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**shasolenzabi**

And camo work has begun

**shasolenzabi**

So, to give an idea where I am going with the "Monster" aka KV-200 Heavy Battle Walker, I snap some pics of it, first posed like it is rage screaming.
RAWR!!
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Details aplenty in the beast
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Calmer
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He found a friend! Infantry always helps get the scale of the models
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**Eilif**

shasolenzabi wrote:
Thanks guys! I have it in sexy black primer, now for the camo work plus detail painting, and I just had an idea for the chin weapon! Either a twin linked heavy flamer, or a quicker missile launcher box pod. But here are pics showing the size of the thing

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It already has 2 separate Heavy missile launchers with a massive range, a a pair of twinlinked long ranged Cannons

Looking good. What's the scale (on the box) of that Monster?

**dsteingass**

Fits right in with that camo!

**shasolenzabi**

@Eilif: the model is stated as 1/200 scale, so the 1/60 scale version would be a real worthy of the Titan class.

And the next step after cleaning some spots is to do the black squiggles/decal/muddy feet. lenses/lights, targeters/lasers.

**Theophony**

The monster demands to have the shark teeth grin on it. The camo works awesome on it.

**shasolenzabi**

Theophony wrote:
The monster demands to have the shark teeth grin on it. The camo works awesome on it.

SShhhhh! I was saving that as a surprise!

**Theophony**

shasolenzabi wrote:
Theophony wrote:
The monster demands to have the shark teeth grin on it. The camo works awesome on it.

SShhhhh! I was saving that as a surprise!

So I shouldn't suggest that you use. .......gotcha.

**shasolenzabi**

I have many plans for this walker

**Viktor von Domm**

the screaming in rage pose was very fitting... boy this is one hell of an evil oponent... one thing tho... the big top barrels could do with a bit more grey than they have now... even tho you will add the squiggly lines soon i think it needs some breaking up of spaces more...

other than that... cool model...

ah... and what are the "arms" supposed to be, speaking in weaponsystems terms?

**shasolenzabi**

Had to go more green as the gray is running low!

they fire long range missiles. I have to see which apoc missiles work best at that size.

**Viktor von Domm**

by the way... did GW hopefully not ruin your camo when they changed their range?...

**shasolenzabi**

they mostly renamed things, I can find the replacements well enough, just need to use an old bottle and match it. Although, I may just have my roommate tak it to his job at Lowe's and color match me a 4oz paint sample pot for the cheap.

**Viktor von Domm**

well... that would be the smartest thing to do...

**shasolenzabi**

I will need to do that with the mud colors as well. as I do use a LOT of mud!

**cormadepanda**

I don't get the rage feel your getting. I get the feeling of all I want is a hug.

**Eilif**

shasolenzabi wrote:
@Eilif: the model is stated as 1/200 scale, so the 1/60 scale version would be a real worthy of the Titan class.

Thanks, that's just what I was hoping. I recently bought this same 1/200 model for 28mm mech gaming and it's good to see that it will scale up well. I personally don't like the 4 massive artillery guns, so I'll be removing them and putting rocket pods or coms gear in the mounting holes instead, but the rest of the mech will be pretty much stock.

**shasolenzabi**

@Cormadepanda: all in the eyes of the beholder. ;

@Eilif: I wanted to use it stock for Apoc, and the idea that all 4 cannons combined for special D shot to take out BIG targets was what I wanted. But I look forwards to seeing what you do to your Monster.

**Viktor von Domm**

@Cormadepanda: all in the eyes of the beholder.

**shasolenzabi**

LOL! Vik you jester you!

**Viktor von Domm**

... it had to be done^^