Cacique Caribe | 16 Feb 2014 5:58 p.m. PST |
How about this hard plastic toy "shuttle"? It's obvious that 15mm figures are too big for it:
TMP link auction Argo's Dimensions: L95mm, W42mm, H30mm Looks a little like the Daemonscape MT32 Buffalo Transport, made for 6mm figures: link link Buffalo's Dimensions: L80mm, W40mm, H25mm Dan link |
Dropzonetoe | 16 Feb 2014 6:12 p.m. PST |
I don't think that that it is too small. Add some landing gear to raise it a few mm's and perhaps a new door hatch and it would work for a landing shuttle for me. Also it is flat red, Add some colors to it and it would look better. |
ColCampbell | 16 Feb 2014 6:16 p.m. PST |
Looks about as big as a Star Trek run-about that could carry 2 crew and 6-8 passengers. That was the first thing I thought when I saw your picture. Jim |
Cacique Caribe | 16 Feb 2014 6:27 p.m. PST |
So, you think it's salvageable then, as a 15mm craft? Dan |
Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 16 Feb 2014 6:32 p.m. PST |
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War Monkey | 16 Feb 2014 6:43 p.m. PST |
Sure you can save that, if you what it to look taller just add something thick to the underside, to give it the look of landing gears or pads, and it will look just fine, of course it looks fine as is. |
TK 421 | 16 Feb 2014 7:06 p.m. PST |
It looks just about right to me, specially from the front. Its perfect for inserting a recon team deep into enemy territory. I would make a mold of that and repro it. |
CorSecEng | 16 Feb 2014 7:13 p.m. PST |
Looks like the same size as an SGA puddle jumper to me. Short range craft with 2 pilot seats and space for some cargo and maybe 4-6 more people in the back. Enough to drop a squad in at least. Maybe Spec Ops or a Vietnam style drop and go situation. Would be fun for some protect the LZ type scenarios. Maybe with constant reinforcement over time with the defender having a much larger entrenched force but the attacker keeps getting reinforced and gets arty back up. |
elsyrsyn | 16 Feb 2014 7:46 p.m. PST |
I think it looks just fine with that fig. It's just a small capacity job. Doug |
79thPA | 16 Feb 2014 8:02 p.m. PST |
I don't think it is too small for 15mm either. |
etotheipi | 16 Feb 2014 8:23 p.m. PST |
Yeah, your 15mm guy is on a base and the shuttle isn't. As it stands his helmeted head is barely taller than the hatch. If you raise it up a bit (I recommend on plastic bottlecaps – cheap gravpod look), it would be fine. I think it would be ideal for a small team scout ship or a 10-15 man liferaft. From the plastic it seems to be made out of, one oblique cut near the middle turns one ship into two crashed models. |
Cacique Caribe | 16 Feb 2014 8:26 p.m. PST |
"From the plastic it seems to be made out of, one oblique cut near the middle turns one ship into two crashed models." Hmm. Tempting. Dan |
Lfseeney | 16 Feb 2014 10:56 p.m. PST |
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Cacique Caribe | 16 Feb 2014 11:49 p.m. PST |
Got two of those shuttles from eBay for around $5.00 USD for both. McDonald's 1987 "Young Astronauts" Argo Land Shuttle is what they are called. Dan |
AVAMANGO | 17 Feb 2014 12:34 a.m. PST |
That is a sweet little find and it does look to be about the same size as the old GZG Buffalo shuttle which i use for 15mm gaming regularly as a squad transporter or medivac. |
deflatermouse | 17 Feb 2014 12:34 a.m. PST |
Looks like the Sci-fi version of vehicle role currently filled by the LAV or M-113. Add a turret and it could maybe a Bradley type IFV. |
Cacique Caribe | 17 Feb 2014 1:04 a.m. PST |
Well, if you guys can't get a hold of the McD Argo Land Shuttle, perhaps you might be lucky and find the BK Trek Shuttle on eBay and other sites: TMP link TMP link Dan |
Armiesarmy | 17 Feb 2014 2:53 a.m. PST |
I think its size is just fine and Im quite fussy about it! |
Angel Barracks | 17 Feb 2014 3:54 a.m. PST |
Yeah, I like my models to be bigger than true scale and I reckon it is fine. |
AWuuuu | 17 Feb 2014 8:26 a.m. PST |
After one of such threads I got newer Star Trek kid-meal toy and although its kind of small I made a terrain piece of landed shuttle on tarmac from it and it looks great as such. I reckong Trek one would suit you better as dropship though. |
Legion 4 | 17 Feb 2014 8:30 a.m. PST |
Here's a BK ST Shuttle I converted to 6mm
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AWuuuu | 17 Feb 2014 10:25 a.m. PST |
The very same. great piece. Smallish for a freighter but would work for personell transport. It does starport terrain duty for me :>
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Lion in the Stars | 17 Feb 2014 10:42 a.m. PST |
It's salvageable for 15mm. You just need to think MH6, not CH53E! I think it's closer to 10/12mm based on the size of the door. |
Legion 4 | 17 Feb 2014 6:53 p.m. PST |
Great job AWuuuu !!! |
AWuuuu | 18 Feb 2014 7:49 a.m. PST |
Thanks Legion4. Those simple toys are very nice models to work with. |