Bitspudlo news: Heron Battlewalker strides in! Update 08.02.2018

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**SickSix**

Commander Cain wrote:
Veeery nice! The hover bits match better with the chassis than the wheels do. Great work!

^This.

Great job on the anti-grav unit. Looks super 'sci-fi'.

**cpt_Molo**

Long time no see

first I have a little announcement:
On the break of the 2012 and 2013 Bitsbox factory has been sold to the new owners (along with mark, ebay store etc.) and we had a short period of total chaos

But WE ARE BACK now! With tons of new ideas!

today I have for You our new vehicle add-on, 'Storm' Support Gun:

**Commander Cain**

Ah welcome back! I was only just checking out your facebook page the other day to see if you were still around, looks like I can relax again!

That is a great little gun right there which reminds me that I really must pick up one of the tanks soon especially now they have the anti-grav bits.

**Gitsplitta**

Welcome back! And an excellent beginning I might add. I just had to mock up a couple of those myself out of bits. Yours would have been much easier.

**cpt_Molo**

Today (in Poland it's still the same day

) I have another new model for you!

Our new Anti-Tank Heavy Cannon Turret:

**Clang**

Hmm, that 'Storm' Support Gun could also be useful for bionic heavy infantry.

**Gitsplitta**

That would be great as an alternate Pred AC turret. Love the sleek design.

**Commander Cain**

Wonderful! Great design, I take it that we will be seeing more turrets in the future?

I have a quick question for you Molo, where exactly are all the tank add-ons? I was searching for the anti-grav option but could not find it anywhere!

**SickSix**

I LOVE that turret! Great job!

And the Storm gun is a great little add on as well!

**Death By Monkeys**

Oh. Must. Have. For. Chimeras!

**Scottywan82**

Love the Storm Gun! Would love to see one customized to link with other weapons though.

**chris_valera**

This stuff all looks great.

--Chris
www.chrisvalera.com

**cpt_Molo**

Commander Cain wrote:

I have a quick question for you Molo, where exactly are all the tank add-ons? I was searching for the anti-grav option but could not find it anywhere!

hello! We had a problem with casting them properly - but they should be available very soon

And today more Turrets from Bitspudlo.com

Gatling Cannon "Mefisto" Turret

Twin Laser Cannon Turret:

Heavy Laser Cannon Turret:

of course all available NOW in our web store: http://bitspudlo.com/t/category/216-bitsbox-dot-eu

**sphynx**

Oh mate these are something else... I guess they're designed for the Predator chassis and not the Leman Russ?

**SickSix**

sphynx wrote:
Oh mate these are something else... I guess they're designed for the Predator chassis and not the Leman Russ?

Yes, these would be way to small for a Russ. Might look good on a chimera though.

**cpt_Molo**

"Bathory" Battle Tank rumbles in to our store!

what do you think of it?

**kenshin620**

Hmmm

Maybe its me but I think the Sponsons, while making it a good "Count As 40k", does not look very good on this

Not saying the GUNS are bad, they look nice. But these look kind of "forced on". Especially that they look a little big for the vehicle

Maybe thats just me

And I am puzzled by the half track. I mean half tracks are cool but half track tanks are kind of...ehh to me. It doesnt click in my head that a half track is a tank

Not saying its bad, just that its weird to me

I'm sure the next poster will say I'm wrong, and maybe I am and that talking about silliness on miniatures while on a 40k board is not allowed

**necrovamp**

I agree with Kenshin on the sponsons, they just make it look goofy.

Though a halftrack isn't a tank, and never will be (Tanks are all tracked vehicles) I quite Like it.

Bathory AFV would have been a better name

**Gitsplitta**

From the front it looks really intimidating! From the sides... "cute" covers it better.

**kenshin620**

Gitsplitta wrote:
From the front it looks really intimidating! From the sides... "cute" covers it better.

Perspective does imo has a huge effect on this vehicle

The frontal shots actually makes it look like a full tracked AFV, and then you turn it on its side.....

**Neconilis**

Is it (or will it be) possible to purchase the sponsons separately?

**Clang**

I got no problem with a half-track tank, but yeah, those sponsons look way klunky (for anyone except orks

) - I like them in themselves, but they look overscale on this chassis.

**insaniak**

I really want to like this tank... but the sponsons just don't work. I think something more like the old-school metal predator sponsons, or the Leman Russ sponsons, but without the rear plate so allowing a full 180+ degree fire arc, would work better.

I do like the turret, though.

**cpt_Molo**

Neconilis wrote:
Is it (or will it be) possible to purchase the sponsons separately?

Yes, they will be avaliable tommorow

insaniak wrote:
I really want to like this tank... but the sponsons just don't work. I think something more like the old-school metal predator sponsons, or the Leman Russ sponsons, but without the rear plate so allowing a full 180+ degree fire arc, would work better.

I think we will be working on "far more full armoured" version soon

And yesterday I forgot to add that we have lowered prices of our vehicles models ('Bison' is now 28 $, 'Wolverine' 38 $ and 'Bathory' 43 $)

and two more pic with dozer

**Gitsplitta**

That dozer blade is great! Lot's of character. Be a good alternate for anyone looking to add a dozer blade to a vehicle.

**Mad4Minis**

I like it. If I was doing Sm Id consider it instead of the current GW Predator.

**SickSix**

I would like to see the Bathory with the hover bits on the bottom.

The tracks by themselves look great. I am just not sure about the complete look of the half tracked Bathory tank.

I like the sponsons. But maybe some type of shielding would look good.

**necrovamp**

Sponsons such as are on this British Mark 1 Female tank would look nice.

**Fosner1703**

Is it a half track? The front wheel is still track, it just does not span accross several wheels. I am not quite sure on the real world functionality of a tracked wheel.

**ruyn**

Fosner1703 wrote:
I am not quite sure on the real world functionality of a tracked wheel.

It would probably provide little more than a rough ride.
After looking at it, I began to think that something like this might be a better idea for the front (though you would also have to raise the back a bit with a heavier duty track):