AVAMANGO | 07 Nov 2014 4:27 a.m. PST |
Straight from the Brigade Towers today comes the Hippo and Buffel wheeled vehicles, I would really like to see some sort of a generic tied down tarp that is covering some stowage to be made for the back of the Hippo flatbed truck, 'hint hint'. :) Zac After debuting at Crisis last week, the 15mm Hippo truck and Buffel APC are now on the website and available for purchase. The Hippo is a six-wheeled flatbed load carrier capable of hauling very heavy loads across rough terrain. Although unarmed, a pintel weapon could be added to the cab hatch if required.
The Buffel is a lighter, four-wheeled counterpart to the larger Wildebeest APC. It comes with a choice of top hatch with MG, light twin MG turret or triple light missile mount (the same turrets as the Wildebeest's forward mount). Further more heavily-armed variants are on the way in the near future
SF15-603 – Buffel Light APC – £8.00 GBPSF15-608 – Hippo Heavy Truck – £8.50 GBP |
Twoball Cane | 07 Nov 2014 5:39 a.m. PST |
Brigade models fanboy….I'm not ashamed….i love all this new stuff |
Helena Bottom Farter | 07 Nov 2014 6:02 a.m. PST |
Separated at birth?
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TK 421 | 07 Nov 2014 6:32 a.m. PST |
Thunder Weevil, where can I get one of those? Nice releases from Brigade, as expected. |
Dave L | 07 Nov 2014 7:02 a.m. PST |
So, how does the driver and passenger get in through a door blocked by a tire? It looks like the doors flip up, but would be hindered by the tire. They still look pretty cool though. |
Heinz Good Aryan | 07 Nov 2014 7:44 a.m. PST |
how does it turn??? and don't say "skid steer" unless this is a construction vehicle driving at no more than 5mph please!!! |
Stealth1000 | 07 Nov 2014 9:05 a.m. PST |
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Patrick Sexton | 07 Nov 2014 9:54 a.m. PST |
They are on the list of acquisitions. Sweet, sweet looking vehicles. |
AVAMANGO | 07 Nov 2014 7:33 p.m. PST |
how does it turn??? and don't say "skid steer" unless this is a construction vehicle driving at no more than 5mph please!!! What is it with you and your steering fixation, you're beginning to drive me crazy. ;) They are simply gaming pieces, miniature vehicle representations that you plonk on and around the games table as far as the majority are concerned they don't have to be a technologically accurate piece of engineered brilliance just simple practical representations and nothing more… Zac |
John Treadaway | 08 Nov 2014 12:02 a.m. PST |
HGA – I gave you my alternative to skid steering elsewhere: the independent electric motor driven wheels allow them to move in and out – like that machine (Shadow?) Designed for the US marines. Skid steering is is, btw, an alternative, however. It works on tanks and even on untracked tanks at over 70mph – see Walter Christie. Very nice vehicles by the way. John T |
Failure16 | 09 Nov 2014 7:19 a.m. PST |
As far as how they turn, look no further than the lovely AMX-10 RC for an example of how these could work:
EDIT: I will also say that the first lines I ever bought from Brigade were the SAC and EuroFed Legion Etranger--and they are still my favorites (possibly in all my obscenely extensive 6mm collection) after all these years… |
John Treadaway | 09 Nov 2014 7:51 a.m. PST |
Excellent post/pic F16 and it makes the point very well. John T |
Failure16 | 09 Nov 2014 8:45 a.m. PST |
Thanks, JT. I would also like to point out that the image illustrates nicely just how small many egress/ingress points are in many armored vehicles. Much smaller than people think. Indeed, most people/gamers are used to seeing infantrymen fully kitted out--this makes them much bulkier in comparison to, say, AFV crewmen who do not wear nearly so much gear. I only say this to make a point about the fallacy in comparing a miniature that is thusly kitted out in comparison to how they would fit inside a vehicle as a crewman (and not a passenger, and therefore this point does not compute with seeing now many troopers would fit in an APC/IFV/MICV). For example, I can say from personal experience that operating from a unarmored HMMWV (which was, admittedly, comparatively rare) whilst being loaded down with my 30-40 kilos of kit in Kosovo was an absolute nightmare, in the truest sense. I was constantly worried how I could exit the vehicle quickly when something popped…though from further experience, I always managed to, though I am still not sure how! :) In any case, these latest 15mm releases are showing Brigade's true quality as a company. Perhaps one day their early 6mm releases will get a facelift, though then I'd be absolutely forced to revamp all my forces, which would be a nightmare of a different sort, heh. |
John Treadaway | 10 Nov 2014 4:23 a.m. PST |
F16 – I was just looking at the stats on wikipedia for the AMX10. Not exactly a 'contruction vehicle moving at no more than 5mph', is it?? Speed: 85 km/h (53 mph) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMX_10_RCOver 400 of various types in service to… Must be rubbish ;) Nice video of it on this page too link I think that this completely validates the "wheels close to the bodywork" design of many models, these ones included, once and for all. John T |
Patrick Sexton | 10 Nov 2014 8:19 a.m. PST |
It does indeed.Not that I think that Brigade needed to validate their designs. |
Mad Mecha Guy | 10 Nov 2014 9:00 a.m. PST |
Has a certain passing similarity to the 'old' Crusher Unmanned Ground Vehicle [ YouTube link ] Was skid steer, all wheels were powered by hub electric motors & was fast & nippy. For soldiers & storage of their kit, only have to look at British Warrior IFV in 1st Gulf war, had a lot of their bags hung on outside. |