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2015/05/11 12:10:55
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
Kinex did a line of Titanfall toys. The Atlas and Ogre Mechs stand almost 11" tall and retail for about $40. The line is underperforming and can bought on clearance for around $20 for the mech kits (Target, Amazon, AC Moore)
Atlas
Ogre
I bought and built the Atlas kit. It's pretty close to a Forgeworld Cerastus Imperial Knight in size. Although it does, in truth, stand about a heads, height taller my Cerastus Knight.
JSF wrote:... this is really quite an audacious move by GW, throwing out any pretext that this is a game and that its customers exist to do anything other than buy their overpriced products for the sake of it. The naked arrogance, greed and contempt for their audience is shocking.
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2015/05/22 13:04:10
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
I have the early Guntank in my shopping cart, but I'm waiting for a couple of other releases to ship it all together. The original Guntank is kind of goofy looking, but the Early type is an excellent example of how to revamp an old design and make it appealing to a new generation.
In other news, this summer Kotobukiya is putting out a proper injection kit of Shin Getter-1! Can't tell you how long I've been waiting for it to come out!
2015/05/23 02:54:51
Subject: Re:Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2015/05/23 03:08:19
Subject: Re:Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
adamsouza wrote: Kinex did a line of Titanfall toys. The Atlas and Ogre Mechs stand almost 11" tall and retail for about $40. The line is underperforming and can bought on clearance for around $20 for the mech kits (Target, Amazon, AC Moore)
Spoiler:
Atlas
Ogre
I bought and built the Atlas kit. It's pretty close to a Forgeworld Cerastus Imperial Knight in size. Although it does, in truth, stand about a heads, height taller my Cerastus Knight.
Those are very nice. I'd been thinking about a hulk buster Iron Man as a knight but these are nice too.
2015/05/23 05:27:06
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
Cyporiean wrote: built the Origin Zaku II today, this rifle is ridiculous.
very nice
i think i have a zaku or 2 somewhere i still need to build myself.....but then i'd have to once again face the fact i've yet to get around to repainting any of them
2015/05/24 14:47:48
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
That is one Massive up-size for a anti-armor rifle!
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2015/05/24 22:27:58
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
So, how awesome are the old zeon mechs for the adept us mechanicus robot! I have to get down and pick some up I say at a second hand/retro store I found. Might cost me $10 for three of them
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I always liked the Space 1999 Eagle, it looked... plausible as a space craft in a way that few sci-fi vehicles do. All the exposed pipes, the flexible cargo bay, the prominent thrusters, it looks like something designed to work.
1/72 is a bit small but there aren't that many details on it that can't be fudged for 28mm.
I have a dream of getting like 5 of these and building a rural space port board where they'd just serve as terrain.
2015/06/09 23:06:09
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
I always liked the Space 1999 Eagle, it looked... plausible as a space craft in a way that few sci-fi vehicles do. All the exposed pipes, the flexible cargo bay, the prominent thrusters, it looks like something designed to work.
1/72 is a bit small but there aren't that many details on it that can't be fudged for 28mm.
I have a dream of getting like 5 of these and building a rural space port board where they'd just serve as terrain.
Awesome! There was a book I used to check out from the library when I was a kid and I think it showed how to do a bit of detailing and improving this kit. Though compared to today it was a bit simplistic, I was really taken by the kit at the time.
I've also been dreaming about a spaceport board. I've finally got enough spacecraft'ish vehicles, but just no time to get it done. This would be another great addition.
Is the Star Trek Runabout still in production? That's another great large'sih kit that I wish I'd bought back in the day. It's bigger than a Valk.
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