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2018/04/07 06:46:08
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
It was $25 at my local Kmart, on special. Pretty big all things considered and I see them on the local clasified from time to time for sale even cheaper. I don't have a chimera or current rhino to test sorry.
The doorway about 11cm deep, 5cm high (slightly higher in the middle due to curve) and 8cm wide. I can post more pics if people want. Not sure what allows for but I really like the idea of marines being rapid deployed/picked up like this.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: As some of you may have heard there's a new solo Star Wars picture coming out focusing on a single character. I forget what the solo Star Wars film is called but I'm sure we'll find out which solo character it focuses on pretty soon.
WARNING MAY CONTAIN IMPORTANT SPOILERS FOR A MOVIE EVERYONE IS PRETTY MEH ABOUT!
OK, the sensitive among you might want to scroll down...
Spoiler:
As I was saying there's a pretty important spoiler right here, that thing on front of that thing...
Spoiler:
It splits off into its own thing!
So when I was a kid I didn't always have enough space ships or whatnot for all the action figures and toy soldiers so I'd have to put them on books or something to represent the space ship they were on.
Apparently that is now canon.
Remember those cool speeder bikes from Return of the Jedi? I always wondered how they would look if they were just flying bricks. And well... Now I know.
It might be useful for making ships though...
Anyway looking forward to finding out who's in the solo Star Wars film. I'm hoping for Mace Windu myself.
Wow I think we got some prime examples of "using random objects on the designers desk as inspiration" here.
Han Solo's land speeder looks like it was clearly based of a book and the imperial speeder was probably a stapler or quite possibly the wooden sign on the producers desk. They were clearly trying to top the original inspiration for the Millenium Flacon's shape being based on a cheeseburger with a bite taken out of it.
Spoiler:
In fact they actually thought "lets put that bitten off piece back, but not the olive on the side. That still needs to be the cockpit.
A hemophobic Khorne berzerker, a germophobic plague marine and a sexy Skaven walk in to a Games workshop..... -------------------------------------------
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It ain't appropriate for anybody, baby. That's the siren call!
2018/04/07 10:31:35
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
BrookM wrote: Isn't the thing that splits off and does its own thing a cargo pod or something?
Maybe but the laws of Toyeticness mean it will probably be a fighter or shuttle or rocket sled or something.
Love interest - Oh noes! The Engines are DEAD! How will we finish the Kesel Run and save the Rebellion?
Chewie - Waaaagh!
Solo - I have an idea, it's just crazy enough it might work.
(Ext shot, front part of the Falcon breaks off and rockets fire)
(Interior of rocket sled)
Actually, the cargo pod thing goes back to the early 80s. Back when Kenner was trying to come up with some way to continue the Star Wars toyline, they came up with a whole slew of ideas, such as a dual cockpit X-Wing, Anti-Aircraft AT-AT, Imperial crawler tanks, and a cargo shuttle that docked in the middle of the Millennium Falcon. I always thought it was a neat idea when I was a kid and was always kind of disappointed that the idea never saw production.
Those Imperial bikes though, those could make some pretty sweet capitol ships if you filled in the seat area. Might make some nice terrain for 15mm or Epic games, too.
Wow I think we got some prime examples of "using random objects on the designers desk as inspiration" here.
Han Solo's land speeder looks like it was clearly based of a book and the imperial speeder was probably a stapler or quite possibly the wooden sign on the producers desk.
Yeah. That book speeder if so plainly obvious that it is impossible to unsee. Not a great design.
Sim-Life wrote: Currently usong METAL GEAR!? as a Knight proxy for my AdMech.
Spoiler:
That Metal Gear is nice. Where did you get it?
Its just the Kotobukiya 1/100 model. I just got it on Amazon as getting it elsewhere on international would have resulted in import taxes that would increase the by 25%.
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2018/04/08 08:50:56
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
Not a fan of the Star Wars libro-speeder, or the paperweight bikes, but the Large-size thunderbird is amazing. If anyone has a link to one for sale or the specific toy name (that would set it apart from smaller versions) I'd appreciate it.
The Heavy gear has a geat look also. I much prefer it's more blocky aesthetic to most of the Gundam stuff. I'll have to look into it as it'd fit in nicely with my mostly-macross 28mm'ish mecha.
Barzam wrote: I shared these in my plog, but I'd recently come across a toyline out of China that some of you might be interested in. There's definitely some possibilities for wargame conversions.
There's more stuff in the line, too. Check it out. You can find most of the sets on Aliexpress.
Thanks for the heads-up! I've ordered the chap above from Aliexpress, for the very reasonable price of £28 (shipped surface mail). Payment was by PayPal.
The figure is about the same size as the Redemptor Dreadnought (16cm or 6" tall), and about the same price as the easy build version. It is painted, however, and fully articulated. There was a warning on the listing that there were not perfect and may have small flaws.
I don't expect to see this fella before June of this year, but I'll report on how I got on with the purchase.
I told a friend about this, and he mentioned that his wife had been buying sewing materials in bulk through Aliexpress for ages!
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2018/04/14 23:55:40
Subject: Re:Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: So when I was a kid I didn't always have enough space ships or whatnot for all the action figures and toy soldiers so I'd have to put them on books or something to represent the space ship they were on.
Spoiler:
Apparently that is now canon.
Spoiler:
Remember those cool speeder bikes from Return of the Jedi? I always wondered how they would look if they were just flying bricks. And well... Now I know.
Those are some of the most lazy, uninspired models I've ever seen.
2018/04/15 00:03:50
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
Oops typo I meant Metal Gear as that's clearly not a Heavy Gear.
Though I like the pseuo-Votoms aesthetic of Heavy Gear also.
Indeed. Pity the rules have been borderline unplayable, aside from balance problems.
Haven't seen the current version, but I flipped through the previous version and it wasn't something I wanted to play. I'm not really the target audience though as "Mech Attack" in all it's streamlined glory is more my speed. I would like to get some of the original 1/72 gears though as I think they'd size up well with the 10mm mechwarrior clix I currently use.
Fans Excited As ‘Solo’ Trailer Sheds Light On Specifically How It Will Suck
4/09/18 1:19pmSEE MORE: VOL 54 ISSUE 15
NEW YORK—Expressing their excitement at the preview of the latest installment in the popular franchise, self-proclaimed Star Wars fans told reporters Monday that they were blown away by a newly released Solo trailer that sheds light on specifically how the upcoming film will suck. “In the past, they’ve teased at the way the new movie is going to completely blow, but the full-length trailer really shows so much more about how gakky and wooden Alden Ehrenreich will be as a young Han Solo working his way through a boilerplate origin story,” said fan Lynn Hayes, noting that while the producers have provided hints at the way Solo would be a giant crock of gak—such as substantial script rewrites and the original directors being fired mid-shoot—it was a “real treat” to see the new trailer reveal so much about how the cast’s total lack of chemistry and the cringe-inducing dialogue would make the film a complete train wreck. “The teaser definitely stoked a lot of speculation about whether the movie would be mediocre because of generic characters like Therm Scissorpunch, Ron Howard’s uneven direction, or meaningless fan service like showing Chewbacca hugging his wife. It’s cool to know that it’s all of those things, and a lot more, that are really going to make this movie fething garbage.” Hayes was, however, worried the trailer might contain spoilers that rob fans of experiencing a surge of hollow disappointment while watching Solo for the first time.
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