| khurasanminiatures | 07 Apr 2010 12:32 p.m. PST |
The Hatchet is the close air support system of the Mekanoids. They are able to quickly deploy heavy firepower across the battlefield with their seven pulse cannons and their assault laser. One key role of the Hatchet is to provide air support and defense for the titanic Dictator land combat system, and they are provided with air to air missile silos for that purpose. Pictures of renders ( the kit will be identical as it is printed from the same design): picture
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picture This 15mm flyer is about 75mm long and will join the enormous Dictator battle mech, the Grenadier robotic infantry, and the Dragoon heavy robot in the upcoming 15mm Mekanoid line. Stay tuned! |
| Moonbeast | 07 Apr 2010 12:57 p.m. PST |
The bright side is that these are still very much works in progress, the downside is, once they're up for sale you'll own my soul. This, like the Dictator, looks fantastic. |
| (I make fun of others) | 07 Apr 2010 2:06 p.m. PST |
From the side it actually looks like a hatchet. |
 Dentatus   | 07 Apr 2010 2:23 p.m. PST |
That's pretty uber. (he said, teetering on the brink of 15mm wargaming…) |
| 28mmMan | 07 Apr 2010 2:34 p.m. PST |
ugggghhh…My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives…all these 15mm choices…please no more, it is stressing me out, wait where's my froggy? |
| JRacel | 07 Apr 2010 3:02 p.m. PST |
More things to order . . . . . . my wife is going to hate you! Jeff |
Uesugi Kenshin  | 07 Apr 2010 4:30 p.m. PST |
Dude! I think I just found my 30k 6mm "Stormbird", a predecessor to the Thunderhawk that carried 3 times as many troops. Oh boy! |
| Grabula | 07 Apr 2010 5:14 p.m. PST |
Another win! That thing looks awesome! |
| khurasanminiatures | 07 Apr 2010 5:16 p.m. PST |
Hey Uesugi I'm glad to hear that this will fill a role in 30k for you. It was designed as a robot gunship, but we made sure there was enough room in the "head" for a crew of two for those who wanted to use it as a manned flyer. Or a crew of twenty in 6mm scale! |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 07 Apr 2010 7:06 p.m. PST |
Yeppers, I need not annoy anyone with "30k Stormbird" posts anymore…problem solved. And don't think I'm not looking at ur big friggin robot for use with my 28mm 30k Marines too! Good work boys, keep it 'em comin! |
| Heinz Good Aryan | 07 Apr 2010 8:58 p.m. PST |
Looks Terminator-esque. I can see that chasing an SUV across a blasted landscape. |
| War Monkey | 07 Apr 2010 9:02 p.m. PST |
Oh yeah very good will go along with the rest very well. when it's all together I would really hate to go against them all. nice job! |
| Demaratos | 07 Apr 2010 11:39 p.m. PST |
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| unitrecon | 08 Apr 2010 4:25 a.m. PST |
75mm? Going to make a nice Dreadnaught, double use! Ching! |
| khurasanminiatures | 08 Apr 2010 5:32 a.m. PST |
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| MiniatureReview | 08 Apr 2010 5:53 a.m. PST |
Wow these and the walker are certainly going to make some cool vehicles. Love it. |
| BlackWidowPilot | 08 Apr 2010 7:32 a.m. PST |
Dreadnought. And for Silent Death at that size, it'll make a fetching DDG. ..
Jon, when you release that thinga nd it proves to be long enough for a Litko two-hex flight stand, I'm picking one up and cutting a set of stats and a ship display for fans of Silent Death… the overall size will determine if it's a corvette, a frigate, or a DDG… the centrally mounted main gun may have to go or be fixed in place along the centerline, but overall that thing looks like it will make an excellent conversion into a spacefaring escort vessel…
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express Creative Content Team
metal-express.net
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| khurasanminiatures | 08 Apr 2010 7:48 a.m. PST |
Hey Leland, I didn't mean the spelling, I'm just not sure what is meant by dreadnought. Like a 40k dreadnought? What size hexes are we talking about for the litko? The model is designed to fit on one flight stand, though the plug on the flight stand will go into a little ball, and the ball will go into a round hole at the bottom of the gunship, so models can be mounted in many different positions. |
| BlackWidowPilot | 08 Apr 2010 9:34 a.m. PST |
Jon, by dreadnought, IMHO the poster meant *really nasty spacefaring battleship,* not "dreadnought suit." At least that's my story and I'm stickin' to it… The Litko stand I use are two-inch hexes IIRC' no worries about the ball joint, etc., as I've been building plastic models since age 8, and have been an inveterate kitbasher for over 30 years now: link Note the Litko two-hex flight stand I am talking about… My first reaction to this thing was the same as others; it's damn versatile, suitable for more than one occasion. The fact tou're rendering it 75mm long is a total bonus for me for the reasons I've already outlined. Too cool.
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net
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| NoseGoblin | 08 Apr 2010 9:44 a.m. PST |
I knew it would be good for 28mm as well as 15mm, but never contemplated a space ship… cool idea! All the best,
Mark- |
