SickSix Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Hello fellow guardsmen. I am looking for help finding a transport of appropriate scale and style to match my OOP Mad Robot Gideon Battle Tank and Dreamforge Eisenkern infantry. Chimeras just don't do it for me. The Dreamforge transport is too big as it's actually to scale of the infantry. The Puppets War Pegasus truck in half-track form looks pretty good to me. (However I feel I will have to add a lot of rivets I think to make it really match up) Naturally there are many German WWII half-track models as well. But I have read 1/35 scale is generally too big for 40k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderforge Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 If you mix PVA glue with talc powder you can use a cocktail stick to add rivets quickly and easily. It might even work if you used polystyrene cement, although probably an outdoor job. I can't help much on vehicle suggestions, but that Puppets War Truck does look a good base for a Taurox proxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarZac Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 LOVE me the Gideon Tank. So glad I picked one up. As for Chimeras You might try Hexy Store Or I personally think THIS would match perfectly if you just De-orkify it a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickSix Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 @Thunderforge thanks for the Tip. I have actually bought poly rivets from a model train supplier before and the work great but I will try that method as well. @CommissarZac I forgot about that sight. I have one of their tanks I have yet to put together. The APC version might work. That orky half-track would be perfect if it wasn't orky. That looks like too much effort to smooth it out personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Why not one of these?: https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/tamiya-135-german-hanomag-sdkfz2511/?exchange_rate=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-ZyoxraW4wIVmuJ3Ch16VwrgEAQYASABEgKgovD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickSix Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 Why not one of these?: https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/tamiya-135-german-hanomag-sdkfz2511/?exchange_rate=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-ZyoxraW4wIVmuJ3Ch16VwrgEAQYASABEgKgovD_BwE I am considering it. I hear they are longer and narrower than a Chimera. Probably just going to have to buy one and see how it looks. Really leaning toward the Puppets War truck though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderforge Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 My son has one of those in the Bolt Action set, but it's rather small for 40K, although I'm not sure what scale Bolt Action actually is! Regarding my method for rivets, if you bugger one up you can wipe it off before it dries and blob another one on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Why not one of these?: https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/tamiya-135-german-hanomag-sdkfz2511/?exchange_rate=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-ZyoxraW4wIVmuJ3Ch16VwrgEAQYASABEgKgovD_BwE I am considering it. I hear they are longer and narrower than a Chimera. Probably just going to have to buy one and see how it looks. Really leaning toward the Puppets War truck though. It's easy to add a strip of plastic down the centre to widen it... and chop a chunk out to shorten it :) : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarZac Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 The Orky half track isnt as hard to de orkify as you think. A bit of putty and sandpaper and boom, nice smooth clean german style half track to go with the Tiger inspired GIdeon tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Ruminahui Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Dream Forge has a bunch of sci-fi german stuff, iof which this might be what you are looking for, though I can't seem to find it on their webstore (there are 2 conversion kits there, but not the base APC): https://dreamforge-games.com/blogs/news/13319993-eisenkern-apc-keilerkopf-in-plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickSix Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 Dream Forge has a bunch of sci-fi german stuff, iof which this might be what you are looking for, though I can't seem to find it on their webstore (there are 2 conversion kits there, but not the base APC): https://dreamforge-games.com/blogs/news/13319993-eisenkern-apc-keilerkopf-in-plastic I am aware of it. It's too big for 40k and no longer being sold. He stopped producing his plastic kits. So only thing for sale are what's left on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhail the Valhallan Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Here's a turret to add to the mix, if you want size comparisons I have an unbuilt one I could mock up next to a chimera chassis, they're just constantly out of stock I was lucky to get one https://www.anarchymodels.co.uk/anarchos-light-tank-turret-kit-90-p.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostromo Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Nice to see someone else using Eisenkern troopers. I just don't like the WW1/2 vehicle design... Having said that much... have you thought of maybe using and modifying a german 1:48 (?) Marder? (The one used that is just replaced at the moment with the Puma). Or you could do what i did and simply design your own tanks and scratchbuilding them :-P At least, you get a design vocabulary shared by all the vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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