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Author:  yak52 [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
Hi - does anyone have any experience or recommendations for substitute vehicles for Squats - looking for idea for the following -

Iron hammer
Iron Sheild
Behemoth
hearthlord

Any thoughts appreciated from conversion to good straight proxies.

Thanks
Author:  ulric [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
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Iron hammer
Iron Sheild


I use Exodus Wars tanks

But Scream is the man you have to talk to
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
Yup. Scream has made some truely amazing conversions. I'll definitely be nagging him for images for NetEpic Gold :D

The EW tanks are nice as well (but of course I'll be saying that  :p  )
Author:  scream [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
Thanks guys :)

You can find some pics of my squat vehicle conversions here: picasa gallery.
Author:  netepic [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:39 am ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
Well, I've been using EW tanks for my new Squat force. I'm waiting on the Elektra for my Hearthlord although an Enforcer would also do.

I'm also bias though - for obvious reasons! :D
Author:  ulric [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:02 am ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
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for my Hearthlord although an Enforcer would also do.

:)  I use them too as Hearthlord
Author:  yak52 [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:39 am ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
Great advice - willpost pics as soon as I get some painted - btw very nice job Scream - was thinking the other day about what colour to paint my squats as well but after seeing these think maybe... GREEN!
Author:  zap123 [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
Quote: (ulric @ Feb. 20 2010, 09:02 )

Quote: 

for my Hearthlord although an Enforcer would also do.

:)  I use them too as Hearthlord

Yeah, me too  :)
Author:  scream [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:02 am ]
Post subject:  Squat Tanks
Quote: (yak52 @ Feb. 20 2010, 11:39 )

Great advice - willpost pics as soon as I get some painted - btw very nice job Scream - was thinking the other day about what colour to paint my squats as well but after seeing these think maybe... GREEN!

Thanks :)

Green/red/yellow is the historical color of GW squats, Mjolnia color scheme.

About the conversions I did, they are mostly based on IronWindMetal minis. Unfortunately, they remove quite all the vehicles I used from standard production line. They are still available in battletech archives but you need to pay extra fees for the first mini (something like ~20$ for the first blister)...
Author:  Pettan [ Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Squat Tanks
I use Lego.

/P-man
Author:  Ifurita [ Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Squat Tanks
In all honesty I use the Dark Realm Pax Arcadia minis for Squat tanks.

Why?

Because they have buggies (which would seem to me to be a much smarter choice for squats than their traditional trikes, given they're from heavy gravity worlds) and if you look at units like the Mammoth, the Thunderstrike, the Castellian, and the variant 2 of the castellian they look very Squatish indeed.

Image

Looks like an excellent proxy for those crushingly expensive cyclops minis.
Author:  Dwarf Supreme [ Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Squat Tanks
You're right; it does look like an excellent proxy for a Cyclops, but how does it compare in size to the original?
Author:  Ifurita [ Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Squat Tanks
Same size.

I think I have one at home, I'll look, if I do I'll take a pic of it next to an actual cyclops and post it.

I'd suggest the following since the game master's minis used in netepic 4 are sometimes hard to find.

Squat units---------4.0 mini----------my suggested current mini
Iron shield APC------GM claw---------Plasma blast games Zargan APC
Iron hammer--------GM ferret-------- Plasma blast games Hammerhead Multirole variant
Retributor-----------GM wolverine---- Plasma blast games Gammaran Plasma cannon and m-pods
Grudgekeepr SPA----GM Fang---------DRM thunderstrike
Steel hawk----------mod gc----------plasma blast games shadowasp
War hawk------------mod gc---------modified shadowasp
Heathlord SH---------unsure----------Possibly the Gammaran with the plasma destructor
Hellfury apc----------unsure


The claw class troop carrier and the fang class destroyer are still available (http://www.mondayknight.com/Miniature%2 ... nIndex.htm) but the ferret and wolverine are nowhere to be found.
The hearth lord could be a pouncer class (seen on the monday knight page I listed above)

gc of course standing for gyrocopter

Here's what the gammaran tank looks like since I used it twice in the list.

Image
http://www.plasmablastgames.com/
Author:  zap123 [ Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Squat Tanks
They are excellent tanks. I think the Hammerhead and Spiderblade work pretty well for Squats but the Gammaran doesn't look that "Squatty". They'd be pretty decent as Tau replacements though. The Shadowasp could work as a Gyrocopter but the EW Valkyries are awesome.
Author:  Ifurita [ Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Squat Tanks
The Gammaran is a little less squatty than I'd like, indeed, however the reason I suggested it for the retributor and the hearthlord is pretty simple, look at the weapons load for those two tanks.

The retributor has a main cannon and missile pods. As such it's VERY hard to find a tank that has both weapons on the same turret.

The Hearthlord has the plasma laser super cannon. As such it needs a really heavy duty cannon model. Perhaps the turret for each could be mounted on a different body though.
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