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I made a multi weapon 15mm tank. It is styrene plastic and I was thinking about making it in 28mm. THe only problem for me is that my press is pretty small so I would have to make about 4 molds to create a 28mm version. That means setting up 4 different dies and making a pile of each sprue then adding them together to make a kit. Cost will be about $15-18 per tank kit in 28mm. I would most likely add some more detail to it. You can see more info about it and my medium infantry at my blog- http://proxiemodels.blogspot.com/

Would there be a market for such a tank in plastic? I was also thinking of having a friend make it in 28mm resin but the cost would be higher.

Just looking for a few comments on deciding to proceed with a 28mm plastic or resin version.

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By "More detail" I'm thinking typical tankish details like rivets, handles, etc, not a thousand tiny skulls. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3713409.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3713409.page GMT 15mm tank- should I do 28mm version?
I'd love to see traitor guard torsos and legs on the cheap. there are Forgeworld sets and and I think Kromlech has a set of torsos (5 torsos with backpacks for $10) that look good, but if you want to do a traitor guard army you'll have to spend a bunch on converstion parts or time and effort on conversions.

I'd pay $5 for a sprue of 10 toros or 5-10 legs. The torsos you can copy and paste ten times as they don't need to be fancy or individual, but the legs I could see being more difficult to design and would need more variety.

That being said, your price for the tank seems extremely resonable and I'd be interested in one at that price.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3714764.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3714764.page GMT 15mm tank- should I do 28mm version? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3714792.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3714792.page GMT Re:15mm tank- should I do 28mm version?
As far as prices go, I am not looking to get rich. Just want to offer a reasonable product at a reasonable cost.


And I do ship overseas, it just cost more. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3715463.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3715463.page GMT 15mm tank- should I do 28mm version?
I personally would love to see that "rolling" tank you did in 28 mm. If I'm going to buy a cheap armored vehicle, one that is unique to my army is better than one that looks like a GW vehicle only not as nice. What happened to it anyway - I don't see it on the site?

Torsos and legs would be fabulous. Robed legs would be fairly easy to do, and if they came with a separate base with the feet modeled on, even easier.

Love what you're doing, keep it up!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3716107.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3716107.page GMT 15mm tank- should I do 28mm version? very reasonable. That's one reason I'd be willing to get 6 tanks as soon as they're available. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3716537.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3716537.page GMT 15mm tank- should I do 28mm version?
kestral wrote:Any $18 tank will get a look from me at the very least. If you are going to go through all that work though I'd make it modular enough that you can produce APC and self propelled guns on the same tracks.
Stylistically it'll fit right in next to Imperial Guard stuff and it's a fraction of the price so if you can get the detail up and provide enough weapon options you should be guaranteed sales there. I don't think anyone makes a plastic tank that'll just drop right in like that so you might as well take advantage of the fact you happen to have done so and run with it. Your task is made considerably easier by the generic nature of IG weapons and the dated sculpts (with even the newer parts on the retooled sprues having to sculpt down to match the style of the chassis). Plastic all the way, baby.

I agree that it would be a waste not to make it modular. You could get away with just making covers for the engine section – which is incredibly sexy, by the way – to make it an APC or a SPG or what have you but you'd get a better fit and be able to have an open deck on the SPG if you planned ahead and made it removable.

Looking at how the parts fit together, it might even be an idea to produce plastic wheels. They'd probably sell well anyway but it looks like a quick job with a knife and file to remove the tracks, glue some plasticard over the side gap and add the wheels.

That turret is really too small for a tank. About right for a not-Chimera though. Weapons are crude and oversized (but that's probably just a consequence of being sculpted for 15mm). Sponsons really need their tops raised to the level of the track gaurds; they're too skinny as they are and it looks odd to have nothing under the, er, the, uh, the swivelly bit.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3727527.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3727527.page GMT 15mm tank- should I do 28mm version? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3727647.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/418834/3727647.page GMT