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i stumbled over this again recently, and realized that size wise and shapewise the mission fleet Razor crest is about the right size to be the base of a Storm Eagle proxy for 40K/HH games.. all it really needs is some bitz to add the various guns and missile launchers, some winglets sticking off the engines, and maybe a faked up hatch on the front to be an assault ramp.
the storm eagle is 11" long, about 10.5" wide, and 4 inches tall, per dimensions i found online.
the mission fleet razor crest is 13" long, 11.2" wide, and about 6" tall.
Remember how in the comics when Spiderman got in trouble he would jump into his spider mech and shoot missiles at it?
No?
That's because it never happened.
Funny you should say that:
Turns out Spidey DID have a mech...
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/7/24, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~16000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Imperial Knights: ~2300 | Leagues of Votann: ~1300 | Tyranids: ~3400 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000 | Kruleboyz: ~3500 | Lumineth Realm-Lords: ~700
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2024: 40 | Total models painted in 2025: 25 | Current main painting project: Tomb Kings
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I'm not sure if this was already posted in this thread, but you can get a pretty big sci-fi truck/APC from aliexpress if you search for "1/50 Wandering Earth CN171-11 Personnel Carrier Toy Model Alloy Diecast Simulation Scale Toy Model Tank Commemorative Collection" (sorry for the lack of a hyperlink, can't have one in my first post on dakkadakka) for roughly 55$ at the moment (seems to be half the normal price). The miniature is roughly 23cm long, 10,5cm wide and 13cm high, so pretty hefty and made out of metal/plastic. You could use it i.e. as a object for games like Infinity as a C&C vehicle, which needs to be hacked/blown up.
Kind regards and I hope everyone has a great start into this week.
I'm not sure if this was already posted in this thread, but you can get a pretty big sci-fi truck/APC from aliexpress if you search for "1/50 Wandering Earth CN171-11 Personnel Carrier Toy Model Alloy Diecast Simulation Scale Toy Model Tank Commemorative Collection" (sorry for the lack of a hyperlink, can't have one in my first post on dakkadakka) for roughly 55$ at the moment (seems to be half the normal price). The miniature is roughly 23cm long, 10,5cm wide and 13cm high, so pretty hefty and made out of metal/plastic. You could use it i.e. as a object for games like Infinity as a C&C vehicle, which needs to be hacked/blown up.
Kind regards and I hope everyone has a great start into this week.
@Kid_Kyoto: Thank you for having me, it was about time to make my first post in 17 years.
@Just Tony: You could run the 1/50 CN171-11 Personnel Carrier as a Crassus Armored Assault Transport or as a Praetor Armoured Assault Launcher (if you beef up the missile launcher on top) for your Imperial Guard - as long as your opponent is not a stickler for line-of-sight, because the 1/50 CN171-11 Personnel Carrier is taller than both (thanks to the before mentioned missile launcher on top). If you are looking for a more Chimera sized APC/IFV, you could use the MENG Model kit MMS-010 Military Truck CN171 (which is a "Chibi" Version), which was posted in this thread some time ago. This Chibi version is roughly the size of an Rhino APC.
Another great model kit for wargaming use is the 1/35 Crusher Joe Galleon (OVA Version). In the dakkadakka gallery you can find pictures of this model in 1/48 scale (an older kit, which is roughly the size of a Warhammer 40.000 Rhino APC), so again you could use this tank as the equivalent of an AAVP-7A1 or something beefier. You could i.e. use it in Star Wars Legion as an alternative to the TX-225 GAVw Occupier Combat Assault Tank.
I have one and will modify it for general sci-fi gaming. It will be used as a hastly modified exploration vehicle, which was pressed into combat service (which would explain the awkward weapons placement ).
Thanks for the heads up about the Crusher Joe Galleon. Looks like it's back in stock and I've been considering getting one for years. For a battletech universe fan like me, it's a fantastic opportunity. At 7 inches long, it's big, but not unmanageable for 28mm.
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Thanks for the heads up about the Crusher Joe Galleon. Looks like it's back in stock and I've been considering getting one for years. For a battletech universe fan like me, it's a fantastic opportunity. At 7 inches long, it's big, but not unmanageable for 28mm.
Yeah, you can use it as a GAL-100 Galleon or later variant - it is roughly the size of a 2022 Land Raider Spartan, but not as tall and wide (due to the sponsons on the GW kit). If you are dedicated 28mm/32mm Battletech gamer, maybe you are interested in some of https://thorsmechworks.wordpress.com/ Mechs and vehicles?
I will be mighty impressed to see a Battletech game in this scale and kindly ask for pictures, when you can manage it. (dakkadakka unfortunately does not provide a blue fist symbol...)
Thanks for the heads up about the Crusher Joe Galleon. Looks like it's back in stock and I've been considering getting one for years. For a battletech universe fan like me, it's a fantastic opportunity. At 7 inches long, it's big, but not unmanageable for 28mm.
Yeah, you can use it as a GAL-100 Galleon or later variant - it is roughly the size of a 2022 Land Raider Spartan, but not as tall and wide (due to the sponsons on the GW kit). If you are dedicated 28mm/32mm Battletech gamer, maybe you are interested in some of https://thorsmechworks.wordpress.com/ Mechs and vehicles?
I will be mighty impressed to see a Battletech game in this scale and kindly ask for pictures, when you can manage it. (dakkadakka unfortunately does not provide a blue fist symbol...)
Yeah, Thor has some great stuff for sure. I love the BT universe and vehicles, but not the rules.
As it happens, I've been running big 28mm multiplayer Mech battles at conventions for about a decade now using the Mech Attack rules. The games are not set in the BT Universe usually, but many of the units are of BT/Macross origin. I use whatever Miniatures, Models and Toys I can affordably source.
Most of the games I've run can be seen here.
https://www.chicagoskirmishwargames.com/blog/?s=Mech+Attack As you can see, I like spectacle!
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Just as summer turns to autumn, and green leaves fade to brown, and flowers wilt to dust, so too it is the fate of all movie tie-in toys be marked down for clearance.
Cool. I was wondering how long it would take for these to come down in price.
The Scorpion gunship is a little bulkier than the SeaWasp, but unfortunately the actual transport craft "SA-2 Sampson" with cargo bay never got made into a toy. I was rather disappointed about that as it would have been a perfect Valkyrie substitute. Might still pick up a Scorpion, but more aircraft I don't need right now.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I thought the Scorpian was the Huey? Not a huge transport but 5-6 guys.
Anyway does anyone have any to see how they scale? One reviewer specifically says they're good for Grimdark games.
Scorpion is kind of like a sci-fi Apache. You could maybe suggest it has a small passenger compartment if you added a hatch, but there's not alot of room there. The Sampson is the Huey/Blackhawk analogue.
I've seen the Scorpion and Sea Wasp at stores and they would both be excellent for 28-35mm gaming.
They did a massive container version as well as a kickstarter, but that doesn;t seem ot be on their store. Might be able to find it out there in the 3rd party supplier world though as they offered commercial licences as well
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/retrocars/stork-heavy-lift-vtol
Automatically Appended Next Post: I printed some at 10mm scale for fun
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Kid_Kyoto wrote: Can't go wrong with the Lightyear truck. Pop off the rear box, add plastic card to the cab and you're in business
I haven't seen those Lightyear trucks anywhere in the UK, not even via Amazon UK.
I have picked up six of the smaller Armadillos to transport a 55 strong drop Imperial Guard platoon. I'm trying to turn the larger scale one into a mobile command HQ for the platoon with a converted interior.
Some of the Gallowfall terrain pieces may fit the bill.
Set in a post-apocolyptic world where nuclear and war and environmental collapse have left a few survivors clinging to life in the town of Adventure Bay, underpopulation has left the town with no effective fire or police service forcing the town to rely on grotesque cyborg K9s known only as... the Puppy Platoon! Created by the mad geneticist Ryder, who routinely transplants his brain into newer, younger clone bodies, the Puppy Platoon ruthlessly enforce his will upon the shell shocked and traumatized survivors.
The paramilitary cyborg K9s of the Puppy Platoon have a new film which of course means new toys in the Puppy Platoon was literally created to sell toys.
But some of the funky cartoony vehicles can look right at home in the underhive or the grimdark streets of 40k.
The Puppy Platoon Whaling Ship is used to hunt down and eliminate the mutant sealife who infest the waters of Adventure Bay. It could work not only as a ship for the stump sea, but with the addition of some jets a boxy cargo shuttle.
The Puppy Platoon's Dino Hunter truck would make a perfect cargo 8 but unfortunately its motorized and costs almost as much as the GW version. Maybe once it goes on clearance.
And for the truly ambitious we have the Puppy Platoon's heavily armed and armored aircraft carrier the PPSS Doombringer. Used to carry out airstrikes against Humdinger-held territory in Foggy Bottom the Doombringer is the ultimate sanction in the Puppy Platoon arsenal.
So there you have it, some more toys ready to be ported into the science fiction setting of your choice.
While the concept of “Paw Patrol…but with servoskulls” makes me warm inside, the time it would take me to convert and build out these blobby low-detail toys to any sort of grimdark-approved satisfaction makes me want to pay full retail on GW.
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~16000 Astra Militarum: 
~1200 | Imperial Knights: 
~2300 | Leagues of Votann: 
~1300 | Tyranids: 
~3400 | Stormcast Eternals: 
~5000 | Kruleboyz: 
~3500 | Lumineth Realm-Lords: 
~700
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(dakkadakka unfortunately does not provide a blue fist symbol...)
