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Hey so the castellax battle-automata by forgeworld finally got pre-released. I'm absolutely loving the mechanicum minis and recently ordered a group of thallax soldiers. However, these guys are as beautiful as they are expensive, anyone have any ideas for good parts to use for a scratchbuild?

I think plasticard could take care of the legs and arms but the torse/head...hmmm, having trouble with the scale. ideas?

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/CASTELLAX_BATTLE_AUTOMATA.html

Some inspiration:
http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/archive/index.php/thread-12787.html
http://www.astronomican.com/showthread.php?24893-Inquisitor-Alex-s-WIP-MKIV/page20

Thanks for the help

Looks very much like something from the Mechwarrior universe. You can get mini's from the Mechwarrior Clix game fairly cheap on ebay. I have nearly a thousand of them. If you buy in lots and avoid the rare collectable ones you should be able to get some great bits cheap.

 Depraved wrote:
Looks very much like something from the Mechwarrior universe. You can get mini's from the Mechwarrior Clix game fairly cheap on ebay. I have nearly a thousand of them. If you buy in lots and avoid the rare collectable ones you should be able to get some great bits cheap.

Oh nice, thats a gold mine of bits! What's the scale of the walkers to 40k? Is this the same as Battletech?

I snapped a couple pics for you. The tallest mech is that blue one, they range from that size down to just a bit taller than a space marine.


They are from the Battletech universe, but it is a separate gaming system. The mini's tend to be larger than Battletech minis I believe.


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That model really reminds me of this guy
Mechwarrior Dark Ages "Violator"



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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Domination-097-VTR-U8-M-Violator-Green-Mech-MechWarrior-/290663877876?pt=Games_US&hash=item43aceaccf4

Ah you're awesome! thanks, super helpful. Perfect scale for these and dreadnoughts, I might go wild.

They're all plastic right?

Yes plastic, pre-painted and posable.

MW Clix is around 10mm or so scale.
Battletech is 6mm or so (ranges from 1/285 to 1/300).