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 Snrub wrote:
They're really not that big. Not even big enough for a space dwarf to ride around in.

This guy would beg to differ

 Manus wrote:
To punch a little life into this thread again I thought I'd share a pic of the best use of the guntractor (and other various AI bits) More pics in y blog if you should be interested.

Awesome! Here's how I'm using a few of mine: as part of objective markers for our Adepticon team. The bases are 40mm:


I actually Love how "small" they are. Cutest little robot treads on the market and perfect casts

 Nicky J wrote:
This guy would beg to differ

Well hot damn. He's bloody adorable ain't he.

Nice use of the Sentinal Cabin. Very clever.

Very cool builds all around

Hey Everyone,

Four days to go untill SALUTE! Its really crunch time and I will be working every available hour between now and the show getting new stuff ready!


Really loving all the conversions with the Gun tractor base units. Its fascinating to see the various things people do with what is quite a simple conversion part really.


Here is one mainly for Barzam, Snrub and Azazelx but hopefully the rest of you will approve also.

Unity Council "Stim-Hound" Attack Dogs, but could be used in virtually any wargame/setting requiring a pack of large angry dogs!

Sorry for the poor photo quality, just a quick "hot off the desk" phone snap!



Should have resin copies tommorow and a limited number of sets for sale on Saturday.

Cheers,

Joel

I very much like the look of that dog. I guess I'll have to rely on Mantic's Forgefather bits to hive him some doggles, though, eh?

Great an attack dog with The One Ring :(

Hot damn. I like the look of him.

Do these dogs come in varying poses?

 Snrub wrote:
Hot damn. I like the look of him.

Do these dogs come in varying poses?

Thanks, and yes of course! There are 4 different bodies, 4 heads, 4 tails which are fully interchangable, and the separate left legs could also be swapped round in some cases, so pretty much unlimited poses!

Joel

Oh interesting.

I look forward to seeing the final results. And then purchasing said results somewhere in the future.

Any plans for 'unarmed' torsos that you can drop special weapons etc. in to?

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
Hey Everyone,

Four days to go untill SALUTE! Its really crunch time and I will be working every available hour between now and the show getting new stuff ready!


Really loving all the conversions with the Gun tractor base units. Its fascinating to see the various things people do with what is quite a simple conversion part really.


Here is one mainly for Barzam, Snrub and Azazelx but hopefully the rest of you will approve also.

Unity Council "Stim-Hound" Attack Dogs, but could be used in virtually any wargame/setting requiring a pack of large angry dogs!

Sorry for the poor photo quality, just a quick "hot off the desk" phone snap!



Should have resin copies tommorow and a limited number of sets for sale on Saturday.

Cheers,

Joel

I'm not disappointed. That looks great! I'll definitely need a set. Will they come with a unique handler figure, or will it just be a pack of dogs?

Oh good question Barzam. A handler model would make a great addition.

 plastictrees wrote:
Any plans for 'unarmed' torsos that you can drop special weapons etc. in to?

Yes potentially. The new "light mech" support guy for the UC, which will fill the mobile special/heavy role ,will have a weapon set up which allows almost any gun to be attached.

Ive not figured out any support/man portable special weapons for the Grenadiers yet but I will consider peoples wishes to convert them easily when I do!

Barzam wrote:I'm not disappointed. That looks great! I'll definitely need a set. Will they come with a unique handler figure, or will it just be a pack of dogs?

Thanks!

The retail pack will probably include a UC Marine Handler and 8 hounds, but they will also be available as "dog only" 4 packs in our online store for people who want them for other games/ranges.

Cheers,

Joel

That's great news Joel. I can certainly see a set of 4 of them as canine companions in "Zombiecide"

(Oh great, just what I need, yet more survivors for that game! Anyone up for a game of "Survivorcide"?)

 Conrad Turner wrote:
That's great news Joel. I can certainly see a set of 4 of them as canine companions in "Zombiecide"

Well here is the finished squad of 4! They will go on general release in a few weeks after we have recovered from the madness of Salute and I have made some solid progress on the Vanguard pledge stuff, but we will have a limited number of sets for sale on our stand at SALUTE.



Attack dogs was a very unusual suggestion but Im really glad I listened (to Barzam I think?) and decided to do it (or in this case commission the job out to the talented Mr Steve Eserin) I am really pleased with how they have turned out!

I am hopefully we will recover the development costs as Attack dogs have a role in virtually any sci-fi game, so will appeal to many people.


They could certainly aid survivors in horror/zombie scenarios.. equally they could be feral and just as likely to eat people as zombies..

Joel

An absolute must have!!!Awesome realization of a fab idea!

Well, I'm sold. I'll have to wait until next month to order them though. I'm tapped out for April. They really do look good though.

Very cool! I didn't know I needed K9 units in my sci-fi games until I saw those.

Armoured Battle Dogs are very cool. I'm struggling to think of a use for them, but hey, I've got a few weeks...

 Paradigm wrote:
Armoured Battle Dogs are very cool. I'm struggling to think of a use for them, but hey, I've got a few weeks...

Auto find of booby traps/ IEDs.
Reveal infiltrators.
Aid to tactical questioning.
One enemy in hand to hand loses all attacks because Fido is hanging off his throat (or other body part)

Of course it all depends if your chosen ruleset has those things....

alphaecho wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Armoured Battle Dogs are very cool. I'm struggling to think of a use for them, but hey, I've got a few weeks...

1) Auto find of booby traps/ IEDs.
2) Reveal infiltrators.
3) Aid to tactical questioning.
4) One enemy in hand to hand loses all attacks because Fido is hanging off his throat (or other body part)

Of course it all depends if your chosen ruleset has those things....

1, 2 and 4 above will fit in almost any game system!

Also, 3 could be a penalty to leadership/morale type tests, or maybe even a fear test?

Awesome stuff!

 Alpharius wrote:

alphaecho wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Armoured Battle Dogs are very cool. I'm struggling to think of a use for them, but hey, I've got a few weeks...

1) Auto find of booby traps/ IEDs.
2) Reveal infiltrators.
3) Aid to tactical questioning.
4) One enemy in hand to hand loses all attacks because Fido is hanging off his throat (or other body part)

Of course it all depends if your chosen ruleset has those things....

1, 2 and 4 above will fit in almost any game system!

Also, 3 could be a penalty to leadership/morale type tests, or maybe even a fear test?

Awesome stuff!

No 3 came to mind as certain cultures do not like dogs. In fact the worst thing that could happen is if they see a dog rolling over and wanting its tum tum rubbed. Kind of takes away some of the fear factor.

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys! Glad you like the look of them.

alphaecho wrote:


Auto find of booby traps/ IEDs.
Reveal infiltrators.
Aid to tactical questioning.
One enemy in hand to hand loses all attacks because Fido is hanging off his throat (or other body part)

Of course it all depends if your chosen ruleset has those things....

Hahaha! Tactical questioning, perhaps a " Good dog, Bad Dog" routine?

In Afterlife the dogs have two roles, firstly they will have a higher Awareness Value than human soldiers, so better for detecting hidden enemy (which is a big part of the game).

The other role, as they are far larger and more powerful than todays attack dogs, is of course simply ripping people up in melee.. Im guessing most of you were too busy looking at the dogs to notice the severed Grenadier's arm right at the front.. Go look again, and yes, its included on the sprue.



Joel

Damn... I might have to get some of these. Very nice looking doggies.
They will work great with sci-fi and weird war 2!

I like that the attack dogs look kind of over sized. Not much, just a wee bit.

Over sized is best sized!


When I noticed the Grenadiers arm I had a bit of a chuckle. It's a nice touch Joel.

Once again you turn out some really great pieces.

Thanks very much guys! Glad you like them.


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Whoo...purty fly-by things...

Limited availability at Salute?

Those little flyers look great!