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I've been reading about Thudd Guns recently and their rules interest me. They seem like a fun little piece of artillery to use, only problem is that I'm not a huge fan of the model. Well, to be honest it does look cool but the problem is I don't think it would fit in with my vanilla Cadian army. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any good ideas for something that could reasonably stand in for one of these things:



Specifically, I would like to find something of a similar nature but without the wheels/artillery carriage. I was thinking maybe the SM Air Defense Missile Launcher could work:



Not only do I really like the aesthetics of this model, I also think that the size could help serve as a decent replacement. I realize that the tarantula turrets aren't that big, and judging by various pictures of these models that I could find, the Thudd Gun does appear to be a little bit bigger, mostly in terms of length - but placing the model on a base could easily fix this problem.

What do you guys think? I think in a casual game it would be no problem, but if I plopped this down on the table ( with a base and crew accompanying it of course ) and explained that it's a Thudd Gun, would you have a problem with that?

If you have any suggestions for similar alternative models then I would love to hear them!

( Also I wasn't sure if this should be in P&M or YMDC - sorry if it's in the wrong place. )

What about one of these?

Hmm maybe, the treads are kinda neat but I'm not too crazy about the overall aesthetics. It does make a pretty good alternative to the Thudd Gun though, so thanks for the suggestion.

look into the WW2 german multiple rocket luancher ...
neblewerfer...
https://www.google.com/search?q=ww2+german+multiple+rocket+launcher&espv=2&biw=1517&bih=714&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=6R6nVMKsF8u_ggSx4ICwDA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&q=nebelwerfer&imgdii=_
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 fullmetaljacket wrote:
look into the WW2 german multiple rocket luancher ...
neblewerfer...
https://www.google.com/search?q=ww2+german+multiple+rocket+launcher&espv=2&biw=1517&bih=714&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=6R6nVMKsF8u_ggSx4ICwDA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&q=nebelwerfer&imgdii=_
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Here you are:

Yeah, unfortunately those are mounted on a wheel carriage - exactly what I'm not looking for!

Here's one I built myself, if it helps:

The tarantula would be fine then, the size is fine, I've owned both and they are pretty similar. I doubt it would need a base, the default quad launcher doesn't come with one, crew however is a must.

Otherwise if you are still not happy make your own.

However remember (if you play or really care that much) that a quad launcher needs a towing vehicle (centaur) if it wants to redeploy or has to come in from reserves at all, otherwise it is immobile and cannot be deployed.

That's neat Red, looks like mortars, lego tires ( maybe ) and some various other bits from tanks?

And thanks for the tip Noodles. I'm starting to just consider buying the actual Thudd Gun. It feels so much more Krieg-y to me than Cadian-y, but I think I could just bite my tongue and use it. The model is really cool. I may still consider the tarantula though, but we'll see.

It consists of an axle (with wheels) & suspension from a dollar tree monster truck, a predator turret top plate, chimera inner door, basilisk earthshaker mounts, 4 plastic mortars, bipod tops, basilisk platform braces & a heavy weapon sight