BlackWidowPilot  | 17 Feb 2008 5:55 p.m. PST |
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| CmdrKiley | 17 Feb 2008 6:01 p.m. PST |
The small plastic models ships look much better. I'm glad I have a bunch of them. |
| nvdoyle | 17 Feb 2008 6:36 p.m. PST |
I've been eyeing some of the Yamato ships as human high-tech subs for my Alien Subwar project… |
| Waco Joe | 17 Feb 2008 6:53 p.m. PST |
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| nvdoyle | 17 Feb 2008 11:23 p.m. PST |
"1/35 scale" Oh, argh. Some of those SF3D vehicles…they'll work great with 28mm. I've already got a squad of SAFS and Melusines in 1/35, waiting… |
| Thieses | 18 Feb 2008 7:04 a.m. PST |
BWP, wow thanks for this link! HLJ is one of my favorite websites since some of my local geek stores closed. |
| BlackWidowPilot | 18 Feb 2008 7:47 a.m. PST |
Waco, the problem this old STARGUARD! fan has with the classic SF3D line is the massive scale. I *was* able to make use of the Nutrocker as a very large hover tank, but unfortunately that was about it. God help me though if they ever release the SF3D suits in 1/56 scale, though… 
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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| BlackWidowPilot | 18 Feb 2008 7:52 a.m. PST |
"The small plastic models ships look much better. I'm glad I have a bunch of them."
As do I. Apples and oranges IMHO. The differences in scale make the plastic kits excellent for several genres depending upon the scale, such as the fighters make beautiful ground attack aerospace fighters for Dirtside II, while the shuttle is a great -er, shuttle or landing boat for marines.
I've found that the new Gashopon save a great deal of time on assembly, and as they're pre-painted, and *available* (the plastic kits are long out of production – with no re-release in sight). The fact that they now include sets of *fighters* that are spot-on for Silent Death: The Next Millennium, is a huge bonus from where I am sitting, especially if Zakka Pap decides to release a dedicated Gamiras/Gamelon fighter group!
Then I can get down and dirty serious and render a set of Space Cruiser Yamato dogfighting variant rules for SD:TNM ala the classic Star Wars conversions… imagine the fun of Black Tigers tangling with Gamiras or Comet Empire craft using the fast and deadly SD:TNM mechanics? Fingers and toes crossed real tight…
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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| Sir James | 18 Feb 2008 10:08 a.m. PST |
The "Hellhound" ( hlj.com/product/KBYKP-46 ) caught my fancy…until I saw the scale ( 1/72 ) . I was hoping that I finally found a decent gunship for my Starship Troopers…but I think that 1/72 would be too small. |
| BlackWidowPilot | 18 Feb 2008 11:37 a.m. PST |
"The "Hellhound" (http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYKP-46) caught my fancy…until I saw the scale (1/72). I was hoping that I finally found a decent gunship for my Starship Troopers…but I think that 1/72 would be too small."
Ironically, Starguard! figures are 11/72 scale…
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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| nvdoyle | 18 Feb 2008 2:10 p.m. PST |
Sure, the Hellhound is 1/72, and so is the Jigabachi AV ( hlj.com/product/KBYKP-27 ) , but as there's no human figs in the second one…  |
| Sargonarhes | 18 Feb 2008 3:44 p.m. PST |
Oh the Hellhound, I remember that from Patlabor 2. Tore up the police labors pretty badly. |
| NoLongerAMember | 19 Feb 2008 9:03 a.m. PST |
I was looking at the Hellhound too, good gunship and adaptable as troop transport, pity about the scale, unless its huge. |
| Judas Iscariot | 19 Feb 2008 2:21 p.m. PST |
OMG! That Hell hound and Jigabachi are… are… Well.. to put it in the colloquial: Rippa… Shigeki-teki… Soogon.. Subarashii… Jigabachi ga, totemo subarashii desu ne. |
| Judas Iscariot | 19 Feb 2008 2:24 p.m. PST |
BTW, did anyone check out the 1/144 scale "Mobile Staff"… Excellent 10mm crew figures, not to mention easy as heck to convert to pretty much all else. |
| BlackWidowPilot | 20 Feb 2008 7:02 p.m. PST |
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OMG! That Hell hound and Jigabachi are… are… Well.. to put it in the colloquial: Rippa… Shigeki-teki… Soogon.. Subarashii… Jigabachi ga, totemo subarashii desu ne."
Bite yer tongue!
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net
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