| AVAMANGO | 20 Oct 2014 3:07 a.m. PST |
Straight from Brigade towers today and one to watch out for in the near future is the EuroFed Catroux APC with planned variants which is getting up scaled from their 6mm range, I defiantly want to get a couple of those chunky looking big gun turrets…. :) Zac Another model making the move from 6mm to 15mm is the Catroux, wheeled APC of choice of the EuroFed Légion Étrangère. I've just completed the 3D modelling on the hull, wheels and the remote weapon system mount which you can see below. I might still do a bit of tweaking and add more details (in writing this post I've spotted a couple of changes I'd like to make). I've tried to retain the same detailing and style as existing EuroFed vehicles so the national resemblance is clear. Like its 6mm counterpart, it will be available with a number of other turrets from the Tassigny APC – MICV cannon turret, missile, and AA will all be available immediately, with a command variant and possibly engineering and ambulance later.
We're hoping to release it later this year – we have already ordered prints for the wheels and the remote gun so that they can be cast in metal ahead of the resin hull.
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| Soldado | 20 Oct 2014 8:19 a.m. PST |
I like the vehicle in general, but cant help thinking the wheels are to small. otherwise nice work |
| TK 421 | 20 Oct 2014 9:17 a.m. PST |
Why not make it eight wheels and enlarge them a bit? |
 javelin98  | 20 Oct 2014 9:46 a.m. PST |
Also, I'd widen the wheel base a bit. It seems a bit too narrow to be stable, to me. |
| AVAMANGO | 20 Oct 2014 9:53 a.m. PST |
I like the vehicle in general, but cant help thinking the wheels are to small. otherwise nice work Also, I'd widen the wheel base a bit. It seems a bit too narrow to be stable, to me. Tony does mention that it still needs a few tweaks here and there, i also think that the wheels are a bit on the small side and could do with bulking up and out a bit more i also feel they should be set a little bit lower. I just see this vehicle having independent axles and suspension i like the idea of a 10x wheel drive its quite different from the norm… |
 Tony Francis  | 20 Oct 2014 3:30 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the feedback  It's a ten-wheeled vehicle after the 6mm prototype, that won't change. The dimensions are pretty much the same as the real-world German GTK boxer, so it should be stable enough, although I could easily make it a little fatter. |
| John Treadaway | 20 Oct 2014 4:05 p.m. PST |
Why not make it eight wheels and enlarge them a bit? Because the real world and the Sci/Fi world – is bustin' with eight wheelers already? I can see what is trying to be achieved here: almost a tracked vehicle without the tracks. "vive la différence" !! John T |
| (Major Disaster) | 20 Oct 2014 4:23 p.m. PST |
Looking good, but I think widening it would make it even better looking. |
BlackWidowPilot  | 20 Oct 2014 8:46 p.m. PST |
Nice. Different, but that's a good thing IMHO… Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net |
| zrunelord | 21 Oct 2014 4:12 a.m. PST |
I agree with you, a ten wheeler is a very much welcome & original addition to 15mm.
The design is also very good for near future settings.
I would also widen it. In my opinion most 15mm vehicles are more suited for true 15mm , i.e. they have small hatches & doors.
Ok granted true 15mm would keep costs down but the market is full of figures closer to 17 or 18mm ….. Thanks for the preview
Great Job
Z |
| javelin98 | 21 Oct 2014 9:21 a.m. PST |
I think the proportions of the vehicle itself are good; just the wheels/wheelbase could use some upsizing. Tony, will there be other turret options available, I assume? |
| AVAMANGO | 21 Oct 2014 2:33 p.m. PST |
Tony, will there be other turret options available, I assume? it will be available with a number of other turrets from the Tassigny APC – MICV cannon turret, missile, and AA will all be available immediately, with a command variant and possibly engineering and ambulance later. |
