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Will that be available through normal retail channels? Any mention of the price?

 ProfSrlojohn wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
A new contender enters the arena!

https://www.bordermodel.com/en

https://www.facebook.com/Border-Model-339312286698433/

A brand new series from Border Model! Elegy of the Red Empire! A product from games and reverie, a combination of reality and sci-fi! We designed a brand new look! Paint Free & Cement Free adopted! And the red light group with touch switch!
BC001 Soviet Apocalypse Tank!

1/35 snap tight, no paint, diesel punk Soviet tank!

With the promise of more to come!

Soviet Power Supreme

It's even got Kirov AIrships in the background.

Hell March noises intensify.

M.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Will that be available through normal retail channels? Any mention of the price?

You literally know as much as I do.

Possibly more since I never played Command and Conquer and didn't get the reference.

Some speculative WWII models on Squadron that fit 40k's retro tech look.



Nazi flying saucer

https://squadron.com/1-72-squadron-models-haunebu-ii-german-flying-saucer-ufo-model-kit/



German Superheavy
https://squadron.com/1-35-takom-type-205-mauschen-german-super-heavy-what-if-tank-preorder/#mz-expanded-view-1517324466553




German VTOL
https://squadron.com/1-48-amusing-hobby-weserlug-p-1003-1-wwii-german/



German Rocket Plane
https://squadron.com/1-48-amusing-hobby-focke-wulf-triebflugel/

Wow, those are really cool.
The prices aren't bad either.

I dreamed of building an IG superheavy from a 1/35 Maus for years. Something like this, but cleaner:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/311776-.html?m=2
Maybe someday, especially seeing what the comparative prices are. There's a couple of good superheavy options at that site.

At the very end of this video, there's a size comparison between a trio of supertanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dZMLzVXvU

Some incoming from Takom in various scales.

I was excited about the gun truck till I saw it was 1/72 But I know there are 1/35 version out there.

I can reccoment the Krup 21 Cm mörser, i already own it and it works well for being a medusa or basilisk.

Always good to see another source for mk V tanks. I wonder if they are just retooling the old Emhar one?

Takom is once again exploring the outer reaches of stuff you never knew you wanted.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057593795167

M29 Weasel (tracked vehicle for sand and snow)
HMS Hood turret
Kamaz Typhoon Russian MRAP

Oh, dang. I want that M29.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Takom is once again exploring the outer reaches of stuff you never knew you wanted.

Tanks for pointing out Takom, their lineup is refreshingly and intriguingly weird

I'm really tempted by the Typhoon, it looks big and boxy but isn't so well known it looks out of place on a table.

Of course as a recent Russian platform most pictures of it online are being blown up in the Ukraine

Some other finds. The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Light Armored Vehicle has been around in 1/35 for a while but I just saw it in 1/48. It looks brutal and near future but is not too well known. Not sure which would scale better for the table, guess I better buy both

And also something a bit fun for historical modelers.

Are they available again?
Looking for one for years now but almost impossible to get

And 1/48 works for smaller vehicles while the 1/35 one will be Rhino size

Saw it on US ebay today. Marco Polo Hobbies IIRC


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Link to the one I saw

https://www.ebay.com/itm/202346266279

$23

Been a while but Squadron.com just showed off some upcoming models and these looked interesting.

https://squadron.com/pre-orders/

Oh another one!

Because GW weapons are so oversized I find 1/35 guns can work, in fact they look a bit puny and thin.

I want that Kirov sooooooo bad.

M.

Oh, wow. The Flying Flapjack is one of my favorite aircraft of all time.

What a great thread. I used to do conversions of historical kits into WK40k models. And add parts from historical kits to WH40k models. This threat is giving me a strong nostalgia kick...

I found this one (which has probably already been mentioned). A weird combination of pre-war French tracks and suspension and a German-inspired turret - and it was actually put into production. The FW Macharius bears more than a passing resemblance.

Some more treasures from Squadron's preorders

https://squadron.com/pre-orders/

Including the long-awaited tactical tuk-tuk

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Because GW weapons are so oversized I find 1/35 guns can work, in fact they look a bit puny and thin.

I find it hilarious that supposedly 'ukrainian' pack has zero actual ukrainian weapons. Instead, 2/3 of it is Russian (ancient) stuff plus a handful of NATO weapons picked without any logic or consistency. Oh, and Nazi germany MG42 machine gun because why the hell not. Judging by the company other offerings, feels like they had some intern copy paste weapons from other boxes they make as a quick cash grab without putting in any actual work. Just grab Soviet weapon box, at least it will be internally consistent and look like actual gear instead of mishmash of stuff spanning good 90+ years.

Also, very big chunk of that 'chevron transfer sheet' is nazi insignia in (paper thin) disguise, so I really wouldn't pick it up, never mind actually apply it to minis. For example:



On the left, emblem of 2nd SS Panzer Division 'Das Reich'. On the middle/right, the exact same emblem (Wolfsangel, widely used by neonazi groups) combined with another nazi symbol, Sonnenrad (Black Sun) to double down, as used by multiple units, most 'famous' being 3rd Assault Brigade and 12th Special Operations Brigade.

There are dozen of similar examples on this sheet, so I'll list only the egregious one that became infamous recently - here, emblem of SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger:



And here, 3rd Assault Company of the 2nd Assault Infantry Battalion, 3rd AB:



Notice any similarities? For the record, in case someone is unaware, Dirlewanger Brigade was one of the most bestial, unhinged, and blatantly war criminal unit of Waffen SS, so much so even other SS units thought these men are deranged monsters, responsible for over 250.000 civilian deaths all over Europe. And in said 3rd Assault Brigade, virtually every company/battalion uses logo of some SS unit, so many in fact they had to dig really deep and even such obscure and short lived formations as 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division were used as patrons:



1st Assault Infantry Battalion, 3rd AB:



Etc, etc, I could give dozens of such examples (including my favorite one, UAV pilot unit "Luftwaffe" of the 129th territorial defense brigade) but you already should get the idea:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Some more treasures from Squadron's preorders

https://squadron.com/pre-orders/

Including the long-awaited tactical tuk-tuk

My brain read that last one as “Happy CIWS” and now I want it to have google eyes and a big smile painted on it.

Jadenim wrote:

My brain read that last one as “Happy CIWS” and now I want it to have google eyes and a big smile painted on it.

In case anyone is wondering it is a "close in weapons system" a radar linked gattling gun to shoot down incoming missiles.

Irbis wrote:
Also, very big chunk of that 'chevron transfer sheet' is nazi insignia in (paper thin) disguise, so I really wouldn't pick it up, never mind actually apply it to minis.

Oof, I would not have included it if I'd seen that.

I would not be shocked if some Ukrainian units are using (ahem) World War II German insignia. The Azov brigade for example are known to be Neo Nazis.

(Which in no way justifies the Russian invasion!)

Apparently, in addition to any appeal the Neo Nazis have among Ukrainians, the Nazis are seen by some as the main force that opposed Soviet/Russian imperialism.