"Would you buy this vehicle?" Topic

I'm thinking of starting my own company (once I get the $$ together and the programing skills to match), I love this design, and am wondering what people think of it. The creator has already given me permission to use it.

I'd call it a Space Hoopty or something. The idea is its the kind of beat to heck old hover car you'd find on a colony world, probably owned by some local hick, some kind who's got the ugly old thing purring like a kitten, or some heroes beat to heck old ride they keep on their star ship for when they travel off ship…

So, would you but this in 15mm?

It's meant to be a sports car style civilian vehicle guys…

Though an optional driver is a good idea…

Sure

Try to fit in with an existing range. That will help your sales.

sort of like a Star Wars speeder (watch out for copyright issues).

Let me rephrase that, I have stolen the image added it to my collection of Landspeeder art that I am using to inspire me.

With all that if you produce them I will buy at least a couple.

How about modular cockpits? Civilian, police, military?

That is one of the ideas I am playing with.

Modular bits that one can build vehicles up with…

Go modular! Civilian and military. Although, there is not enough civilian futuristic vehicles out there-do a grav-ball mom SUV version, tow truck, ambulance, ice-cream truck with annoying jingle, limo, utilities pick-up, UPS/Postal truck, Brinks truck, metro police, colonial sheriffs landskimmer, Tombraider FAV(Fast Archeotech Vehicle), HoverHummer, LamboFerrairion. also drivers, passengers, babes etc.

Looks really cool, I'm gonna be moving into 15mm sci-f soon enough and I'd definitely buy one!

Cool, but my first reaction was the front end is a little to "faceish" – I thought it was out of a kid's movie at first glance. Why does it need a roll-bar if it has that big fan shroud to keep it off the ground if it roll over?

Needs guns and armour.

Cool, but my first reaction was the front end is a little to "faceish"

Ironically, studies have determined that the more the front end of a motorcycle looks like a face, the farther away you can recognize it as something to avoid.

I agree with the question about the roll bar, but I'd buy several, especially if they were modular kits. Ok, 1-2 if they weren't modular, and probably 10 if they were.

Yes, I'd be interested in a couple at least.

I'd prefer a closed cockpit, but that's a personal thing. Producing modular vehicles is an interesting concept.

The rollbar is what holds up your spotlights.

Sure, if it works.
-Kle.

I would in 15mm and/or 28mm.

Question, how would you guys make it modular then?

I'm no sculptor, but what about making them two or three parts each, that can be mixed and matched? Front end, cabin, rear? It'd be a way to get some real variety, and if I could 'populate' the streets of a 15mm city with a mix of civilian vehicles that mirror the variety you see on a real-world street, I'd be stoked and a definite buyer of at least a dozen of them if they were priced similarly to other 15mm light vehicle kits.

Echoing what others have said, it would be nice to get analogs for:

-passenger vans
-panel/cargo vans
-sedans
-sports cars
-pickup trucks

"Question, how would you guys make it modular then?"

I imagine sections, front end, Front Seat section, backseat section(Optional) and rear section. Perhaps a removable or optional roof, which may or may not need a tiny bit of work to properly fit depending on the way you build it.

Then of course, different drivers and passengers.
Some natural ones for something as sportsy looking vehicle would "Old guy having midlife crisis", "The car collector", "The over privileged jock" and "Daddy's little princess." and their associated spouses, lovers, jock buddies, etc as I'm fairly sure those four types of people will never cease to exist. For something that doesn't look so sports car-ish, then you get the average guys and gals and whatever passengers might be relevant.

No…

Would depend on the cost. As is (civilian sporty car thing) it would just be sort of terrain. That is, I would use it as a parked car for atmosphere in most games.

Only if it were militarized would I want more than one.

Think about the HUMMV. One basic design, several different modules: cargo, ambulance, command, troop carrier, AT, AA, etc.

If it looked a little more angular, it would fit in nicely with the G.O.T. vehicles.

I dunno, with the launch of 5150:New Beginnings there's a great need for more civvie vehicles, beyond what Laserburn can already provide, anyways. I'd probably pick one or two up for that purpose (to be actually used, not as merely a terrain piece).

Well, at 15mm I don't think I can make it very modular but a hard top/soft top option does make perfect sense.

No. But I would buy it in 28mm for my Firefly games…

If it was 28mm, might be interested indeed. Anything else, no sorry. Not doing sci-fi in anything smaller at the mo. But looks nifty. Good luck.

This isn't the vehicle i'm looking for…

28mm, yes. 15mm, no.

Not in 15mm…

What car does the front end remind me of? Ford?

Doug

Should be a closed cockpit, that way you don't need crew models.

Plus, when you look at today's market convertibles represent about 1.5% of total sales. So there are 100 hardtops on the road for every roadster. Have to believe that this is unlikely to change in the "future", Star Wars notwithstanding ;-)

Cheers

w.

@wehrmacht I'm going to give it two roof options.

Yes in both 15mm and 28mm.

Keep the roll bar and go with the various options.