"Khurasan's MDMS "Goanna" tanks" Topic

Finally these are ready for sale, and will be added to the store as soon as the APC is painted, along with the Thrainites (space dwarves).

Here's a look at the manned Goanna 1, and the robot Goanna 2. Designed by John Bear Ross, mightier than mere mortals, and painted by Tim Rich:

¡Excelente!
Best,
JBR

But of course, look who designed them!

I am likening but all your stuff is so nice.

Here's the Taipan (Goanna with railgun) showing the missile box secondary armament that also comes with the kit, rather than the robot double energy gun turret.

By the way, you can make out the robot driver in these pics as well -- its head is peeking out of the forward starboard hull deck.

Very nice.

Extremely cool! Bravo!

you know I saw this was a JBR design before I read a word about them the side detail gave it away. ;) nice work john.

Not to be confused with the Goanna scout car from Old Crow. "Know the difference, it could save your life".

;)

"Goanna attack us and just see what happens!"

Now THAT is swick, man.

Cool! Nice piece of kit, good to see them finally released.

-Will

(banging head against wall) No! These are too wonderful! Like I need more 15mm Science Fiction models. Any pics of the Goanna? Pretty please?

Yes! There are several of them above.

Here's another one -- what you get with the kit:

You get both the crewed turret and the robot turret, and the main gun, rotary cannon, and railgun inserts. You also get the missile box and robot energy weapon turret as secondary armament for the manned turret.

For the robot, self defence is achieved with an array of 16 micromissiles in launchers on either side of the AI turret. These come in four strips of launchers.

The kit will be very versatile -- you can glue one gun in the robot turret and another in the manned turret, and you have two options for the vehicle. You can also magnetise the parts (a lot of room is left for that) and then you have a really incredible range of options, six different turrets (even more if you magnetise the secondary armament in the crewed turret).

By the way the hatch is a separate pewter piece and may be posed open so that you can put a JTFB, Thrainite or Control Battalion crewman (or crewthing) in there. They are the most common users of MDMS tech. Control Battalion robot Goannas often patrol rebel territory, with their target-priority tolerances set so low that the area becomes a dead zone. That said, when stationed near the deserts the robot Goannas are sometimes "liberated" by Chewks who reprogram them and sell them to the Resistance.

Magnetize, Hell! I see a Taipan for my JTFB, a whole remote turret with main gun for a kitbash or conversion project, plus extras for yet a third kitbash project.

I may be rather allergic to a great many resins, but for thus lil' fellow, I *will* be suitin' up!

Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net

Very nice! I see a troop with one manned tank flanked by two robot tanks operating in conjunction.

Very nice!

RebelMike
Rebelminis.com

Nice stuff, I really like it. I've got one question: how big is it? Is it closer to big Crital Mass Games vehicles, mid-size Rebel Minis or compact like GZG?

Looking excellent! I really like the robot turret versions.

My only wish would be for smoke/flare/decoy/AP grenade launchers to mount on the manned turret.

Great work! These bad boys will look outstanding in any army.

looks like there's another little robot head on top of the robot turret???

That's what that is, actually, the turret robot.

Those look awesome!

Lovely! It would be nice to have some sort of release schedule, though. Over the past months, I have seen wonderful Khurasan stuff on TMP that does not seem to get released (hunchback shuttle, new red tank…) And then something appears in the shop that one never saw coming. The result is I haven't placed a single order yet. Always waiting till this or that… Shame on me, actually. Gorgeous models.

These lovely tanks make me wonder. Is there a way to avoid 30% shipping costs to continental Europe + possibly tax? Any local distributors?

beauty

Awesome news! Am definitely getting these!

You know… With the turret ring being the same size as the Red Faction tanks… Have you ever considered making a bunker with the same size turret ring as a piece?

@Ron: thanks, sir, you made my day! ;)
The Goannas and Taipan were sized about the same as the Red Banner series of tanks, and their multitude of turrets and secondary weapon accessory turrets should interchange.

I will put up a blog post when I get home from work.

Best,
JBR

They're nice, but they're no SPAR Team mech…

Just plain WOW! With all of the great stuff coming out, I'm overwhelmed what to get and what too get first and my list just keeps changing

Blog Link, Part 1, along with an index of previous posts with shedloads of digital shots of the various parts combos, along with other easter eggs.

link

Best,
JBR

Hmmmm that is nice, by the looks of it, it's a light to medium tank? Which is good, nice design.

Slightly shorter, slightly taller than the Nova Respublik Red Banner series of tanks.

Roughly 3" (76.2mm) length, 2" (51mm) width. Height be be up to 1.5" (37mm) depending on turret accessories.

Best,
JBR

Assault Publishing. The only thing I can help with, size wise, is that the largest of the CMG tanks are about 100mm long, hull wise. So about 33% bigger than these.

Have a look at some comparisons here for vehicles link (I won't publish a pic as I don't want to thread hijack).

Prestor John: sadly, there is no chance whatsoever of getting Khurasan stuff in Europe without importing it (with all of the attendant costs – postage and customs – that it incurs).

John T

Well done Jon, well done John! 2014 looks to be a great year for us.

All the good stuff coming out almost on a daily basis makes your head spin. This vehicle matches up quite nicely with the Nova Respublik line.

I don't know if it would be a practical idea for manufacturers in the US, but I wondered if there was a way in cutting down costs to keep the under the minimum customs threshold for the UK. I have in the past seen some discount "clubs" run by some companies. Something like join the club for x$ For the year and get a x% discount on orders over the year? this might encourage more people in the UK to order. Doubtless there would be pitfalls I haven't considered here!

To be honest, that's the situation already. I've got prices cut as close to the bone as possible. As it is now, due to the low margins on 15mm products, it sometimes takes years to earn back the initial investment.

Thanks JBR, yes the MDMS tanks are definitely smaller than the Red Banner.

oh heck yes i'e salivated over that APC for soooo long

Stunning!!!

Cannot wait to order :)

I can't stop adding tanks to the shopping list!

It's not a bad "problem" to have. That APC is sweet.

Is it ready for the stote yet? My Nueva Australis Security Corps needs their armoured support :)

I love these! I was just looking for some tanks with rounded features and more of a sci-fi look to the weaponry. Thanks for always coming out with the greatness!

Khurasan does some of the best scifi tanks in 15 MM I've ever seen. Or at least they strike my tanky sensibilities. Looking forward to getting a platoon of these guys.

it doesn't help that they have such a damn good paint job either.

When oh when will these be out?????

Whats the robot's name? UNOCME3?