| CmdrKiley | 18 May 2009 9:08 p.m. PST |
I'm following up on my report I posted last week regarding the Slurpee cups. TMP link As Inverse had stated, the Bikes were about the size of a Space Marine Bike. As they are simply robotic bikes I can accept the top of them just about matching the height of a 28mm figure. Picking up several more at a local 7-11, which was selling the straws alone for $1.69 USD each. The bases themselves are a little wider than a standard Now on my way back home I stopped off at Toys R Us. Turns out they were already dumping all the Terminator toys at 30% off. The HK was on sale for $16 USD and I had a $10 USD gift certificate in hand. Doing the math, I quickly realized that this came under the limit I said I would spend on something like this. So I left with an HK under my arm. The fusealge is made of a dark metallic green hard plastic. It has foldup landing gear and a pair of spring loaded missiles. The turbo-fan engines are mounted such that they tilt for VTOL movement. there are a pair of small guns in the front and back tucked around the landing gear. I don't have my camera with me otherwise I'd be posting some photos right now with some 28mm figures. As a flying robot represented in the movies, it seems about right for 28mm. Making it into a manned vehicle would require modifications for a cockpit as there really isn't much provisions for a believable pilot. For a smaller scale, say 15mm or 6mm it really starts to make a great body for a dropship. |
| CmdrKiley | 18 May 2009 9:40 p.m. PST |
Ah another thing I just noticed is that there is a compartment that opens up in the front that allows you to store the 3.75" T-600 Endoskeleton that comes with it. If you remove the front guns and relocate the front landing gear, this makes a good loading ramp for a 6-15mm scale dropship. |
| GreatScot72 | 18 May 2009 9:58 p.m. PST |
It is a great find! I do intend to use mine for 28mm, but I will build a ventral troop carrying pod and possibly a cockpit. It may be a bit small for 28mm, but it looks great as a scenic addition on the gaming table. Jason |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 19 May 2009 4:40 a.m. PST |
The T700 is about the same size as the toy Iron Giant from the video/dvd.
I thought he was a bit dark so I gave him some silver highlights. he'll make a fine addition to my Robot Minions army.
Muah ha ha ha. |
The G Dog  | 19 May 2009 6:21 a.m. PST |
I'll use mine as a 28mm dropship. If it were any bigger it would dominate the table. I'm thinking of 'basing' it by using styrene/brass rods mounted into the recessed screw holes on the underbody. Three posts should support the model nicely. |
| mweaver | 19 May 2009 8:25 a.m. PST |
I'm going to use mine for 28mm gaming too. I wonder if our Toys-r-Us has theirs on sale… |
| Thieses | 19 May 2009 11:52 a.m. PST |
Here's a pic I found of the 7-11 straws. I really like the bike. picture |
| Broadsword | 19 May 2009 1:52 p.m. PST |
They look good, but the nearest 7-11 is half a tank of gas away. :( I'm using HotWheels Dodge Tomahawk motorcycles with HeroClix chainguns attached to either side. Not as pretty, but gets the point across. ;) Picture: link Al | rivetsandsteam.com |
| stumer | 20 May 2009 2:00 p.m. PST |
I just picked up 3 each of the bikes and big robots, but I only have one HK so far from Target, and I never saw any at the local Toys-R-Us. Hopefully a road trip will help with that, but you never know. Thanks for the heads up on the 30% off sale, and hopefully that's just to get folks into their stores this weekend and not an indication of the quality of the film… |
| joedog | 20 May 2009 4:57 p.m. PST |
The terminator toys are also available at Amazon, if you can't find them at your local big-box store. |
| Whiskyrat | 03 Jun 2009 3:50 p.m. PST |
Here are a few piccies of the Terminator Salvation H-K and T-1 with EM4 minis for scale. link |
