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2008/07/24 22:42:49
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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Bonkers Buggy Driver with Rockets
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Hey guys.
I was at my local gaming store the other day, digging through bins of all the old stuff they have in the attic and couldn't sell, and I came across a bunch of weird cannon-looking devices that were cast out of resin. There was a whole bunch up there, but they were wrapped in some sort of cellophane in pairs without any other sort of brand or whatever on them.
I managed to buy the pair for really, really cheap, mostly on a lark, but the more I look at them the more I am curious. What the heck are these from?
They have a profoundly fantasy dwarf appearance, but they're resin, so...
Any ideas?
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2008/07/24 22:48:10
Subject: Re:What are these cannons I've found?
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Deadshot Weapon Moderati
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The front shields look Orky to me. But the cannon itself does look dwarven. Perhaps it was some sort of cultural exchange between the two?
On a serious note, the resin led me to think that they were FW big gunz, but that can't be right. The mystery thickens...
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2008/07/24 22:50:12
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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I suspect they are Dwarven siege guns, hence the mantlets.
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. |
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2008/07/24 22:53:09
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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i dunno but they would be nice lobba's 
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2008/07/24 23:15:44
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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[MOD]
Making Stuff
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2008/07/25 00:09:20
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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If those are light, I fear to think what dwarves consider heavy.
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. |
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2008/07/25 00:36:04
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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[MOD]
Making Stuff
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That would be this one:
And a mortar, from the same range:
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2008/07/25 03:10:16
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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Nasty Nob on Warbike with Klaw
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Based on the color of the resin, I was TOTALLY going to guess/wonder if they were Armorcast.
A lot of Armorcast stuff used that color resin.
Eric
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2008/07/25 06:27:06
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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Otiose in a Niche
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What the Insane Cat said. But I recognized them too right off the bat.
Grendel has some interesting stuff, a bit dated now but still pretty cool.
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2008/07/25 12:36:43
Subject: What are these cannons I've found?
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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A lot of resin producers used that coloured resin, not just armorcast - it was a particularly soft resin (not as hard/brittle as some), and had an 'interesting' chemical reek even years afterwards.
However, the resin stuff done by Fantasy Forge (pre-grendel) were done in a grey harder resin more akin to FW or Pig Iron Productions.
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