WaltOHara | 21 Jan 2016 11:38 a.m. PST |
Hello, all. I'm contemplating redoing ICE WAR, the old metagaming microgame, into a miniatures game. Obviously I want to go small scale as there are a lot of armored and soft skin units in the game, and my goal is to go 1:1 scale on a playable surface. Thus, I'm looking for a decent 6mm or 10mm line of arctic themed infantry (Soviet winter troops for the Soviet side shouldn't be as hard to find) Perhaps Korea era troops for the Americans too. This is a near future SF game too, and the game needs to incorporate a couple of types of motorized sleds for the Russians -- "Heavy" and "Light" sleds with different load outs. Not sure where to go with this unless I cna repurpose Aerosans. Lastly, I'm looking for an oil derrick for any of these scales. Railroad terrain a plus I suppose. Any tips greatly appreciated V/R Walt |
tsofian | 21 Jan 2016 4:53 p.m. PST |
For a lot of this you might look to shapeway |
Sumo Boy | 21 Jan 2016 9:50 p.m. PST |
GZG make some skimmers in 6mm (DSM-144 NAC 'Skimmers'), no pics on the site though: link |
Trojan Points | 22 Jan 2016 3:10 a.m. PST |
Don't know the game… Not sure what you mean by sled: actual sled with skis (and some sort of airplane engine for thrust: propeller, jet engine)? If you're willing to stray from the actual sled theme, I think Brigade Models has plenty of suitable models both in 15 and 6mm… What I especially enjoy is the number of variant in a given range… Personnaly I think the Polish half-tracks scream for a white paintjob! |
Trojan Points | 22 Jan 2016 3:47 a.m. PST |
Khurasan "Nova Respublik" 6mm infantry for the russians?
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Trojan Points | 22 Jan 2016 4:28 a.m. PST |
Old Crow monorail for the US train?
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Trojan Points | 23 Jan 2016 3:10 a.m. PST |
Googled a bit more around… Seems like the Russians sled are fairly big (small ship big, or at least large plane big) cargo vehicles… What about Old Crow catamarans? There are utility and missile variants (and passengers too)…
There is a stealth model too, which I think the Russians cat in Ice War are suppose to be… But no missile variant there. Although the VTOL variant could possibly be modded by adding VLS hatches on the flight deck?
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TheBeast | 23 Jan 2016 9:59 a.m. PST |
…possibly be modded by adding VLS hatches on the flight deck? Or adding a conformal 'box' to the back that cranks up to be an MLRS? Carving that would be something even ten-thumb me might try. That beast would scare the hell out of me! Doug |
Trojan Points | 24 Jan 2016 3:51 a.m. PST |
Personally, I think VLS hatches make for more sci-fi-looking vehicles than Katyusha-style ramps and other M270 MLRS… I mean the more hi-tech the missile the less relevant launch azimuth becomes… But I guess it's all about personal taste and subjective sweet spot between zortiness and adherence to the "if it's a device to make coffee it should look like a coffee pot" rule… |
Trojan Points | 24 Jan 2016 3:52 a.m. PST |
No feedback from the OP? Are we going the right direction? |