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All,

As the title suggests I'm looking for suggestions for 28mm shuttle craft/Lighters/Transfer Vessels/ Something that looks right to take people planetside into space. It's for a gaming board I'm making for a friend The problem is bar GW I'm not massively familiar with options for this and I'm sure Westland Wessex is not umm sci fi enough. I have No 3d Printer either. So can people be so kind so suggest some options? Thanks!

Daemonscape sells this VTOL:

http://daemonscape.co.uk/contents/en-uk/p98.html

Which is perfectly fine, especially for a tenner. It's a nice chunk of resin when you get it, about the size of a Rhino.

You'll have to kitbash some landing gear, as it doesn't come with any.

Alternatively, this monster is a foot long:

http://daemonscape.co.uk/contents/en-uk/p87.html

If you prefer to stick with GW, a Valkyrie might do (very Aliens), or something like a Tau Devilfish is a bit sleeker and more high-tech in appearance. Forgeworld sells the Arvus lighter, but I imagine you're looking for something cheaper.

Several 3D printing shops sell printed 28mm spaceships, but they're also expensive. Antenociti's Workshop has hinted they may bring back some of their beautiful VTOLs and dropships as physical models rather than STL-only, but you won't be getting change out of £100.

Otherwise, it's toy kitbash time. Various Avengers Quinjet toys have been used over the years, or big chunky Star Wars spaceships for the 4" figures. The 2-ft long nerf-firing U-Wing is perfectly sized for 28mm figures. Toys are often OOP and wildly cheap on eBay - I got a Quinjet for £10 a couple of years back, and discarded the Captain America on motorbike that came with it.

This Quinjet is chunky:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115314313230

This version is the one I bought. It's about 25cm long and 40cm wide:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165430564058

This U-wing is 2ft long:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154916636974

This Dakka thread has many, many suggestions:

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/689888.page

One caveat is how much of the gaming table you want to take up with one. A 2ft model is great, but that's a third of your space taken by a single model. I'd suggest staying under roughly 1ft long for a model.

If you search on Etsy, there are lots of 3d printed options available (i.e. people selling printed objects, not just the STLs). They seem to be similar to GW prices though.


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Also Marvel Crisis Protocol appears to have released a quinjet scenery model now

https://www.goblingaming.co.uk/products/quinjet-terrain-pack-marvel-crisis-protocol?utm_source=Goblin+Gaming+-+Newsletter+%26+Deals&utm_campaign=2bd496b160-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_09_23_09_56_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3a05b8a766-2bd496b160-233715213&mc_cid=2bd496b160&mc_eid=80ce23c908

Thanks Both for your help it's massively appreciated found some useful stuff on both just needed to make sure he's happy with the budget

As for the Valkyries the Four I've got are remaining with my Imperial Guard Regiment.

Also the Arvus has ceased production which is a massive shame as I wanted one to represent regimental logistics.

Thanks again

So building shuttles and a space port has been my passion the last few years, you can check out various WIPs in my gallery.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-518-14619_Shuttles%20and%20fliers.html

https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-518-52456_Wasteland%20Spaceport.html

My #1 recommendation is the Star Trek DS9 Runabout model. It's about 1' very modular. You can leave off the nacelles and make it look like a different ship.



But it seems OOP right now so that may not be an option.

The 2001 Space Odyssey Moon Bus is another boxy shuttle that's not so well known it looks out of place.



The Valkyrie is a very modular kit that can be bashed any number of ways.



My dead simple Arvus Lighter formula is a Valk crew compartment and engines (usually available in bits shops) with a Storm Raven turret as the cockpit.



The Maestrom's Edge accessory sprues and Proxie Miniatures barricades provide me with grubbings and stubby wings.

There's lots of other options, models, toys, boxes with crap glued to them, you can see some results in my gallery.

Just added some toys.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/960/689888.page

Well if you do not mind 3d printing i am huge fan of these from 2nd dynasty-

https://www.2nddynasty.com/?page_id=200