Love it, looks like it can take a whole detachment like a Thunderhawk but PLUS the Rhinos
... oh can only assist my Blitzkreiging!
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| Author: | CyberShadow [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Everyone seen the new Epic Space Marine landing craft on the Fanatic page? I like! |
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| Author: | netepic [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Love it, looks like it can take a whole detachment like a Thunderhawk but PLUS the Rhinos ... oh can only assist my Blitzkreiging!
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| Author: | Athmos [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Yes, the model is wonderful... cant wait for it Athmos |
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| Author: | stormseer [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Superb model- don't the Rhinos need a little heat-shieldng though? 
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| Author: | netepic [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 3:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Blimming good point! Still.... perhaps it's void shields protect them? Or it has some kind of field? Or.... *desperately pulls at straws trying to find a reasonable explaination* |
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| Author: | Legion 4 [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
I like it ! ?But I guess anything slung-loaded on the outside will need to be covered by power fields, but it will have a limited internal cargo load. ?The original Dropship rules in SM1 had PFs for BEVs (Jervis's term in E-A rules). ?And in SM1 all cargo was internal. ?I have a mix of Dropships (8) including the limited release G/W model, GZG and others. ?I'll be glad to add this to the fleet ! ? 
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| Author: | Chris [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 5:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Drool, I want one, but would rather see the fully finished model before I get one. Plus it is nothing like the sketch of one they had on the main Epic bit of the site....I liked that one as well! Cheers Chris |
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| Author: | Chris [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
From Jervis on the Epic:A Playtesters forum: The model isn't finished yet - Martin is going to add more surface detail, and needs to design an alternative set of clamps to hold Land Raiders. We'll probably make a third set of clamps for transporting Rhino variants with turrets such as Predators. The different clamps are something of a moot point, as I think most players will do landed versions of the model after the vehicles have moved off. | |
| Author: | stormseer [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Cheers for posting Chris- I was interested as to how Land Raiders would fit on.. I want to see it finished too! 
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| Author: | Chris [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
There is bound to be a pic in the Epic:A rulebook, and some examples on the Fanatic site. I think I will have to get more than one now they hold Land Raiders and Preadators as well!!! And then I will release an SM orbital assault on my enemies! Drop Ships, Drop Pods and Thunderhawks! Cheers Chris |
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| Author: | Jimbo [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
don't like it seems too "fragile" something meatier (read vehicles carried on the inside) would be better! ah well in the minority again |
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| Author: | stormseer [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
..I do like it.. but I imagine this as being a step between the Thunderhawk and a larger dropship- that, like Jimbo says, carries vehicles on the inside- I just read Grey Hunter, and their surface-to-ship transports seemed more like a proper dropship to me... |
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| Author: | primarch [ Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Hi! Seems Jimbo and I are sharing a "vulcan mind meld" since I echo his thoughts in this regards. I would have prefered a "bay" area where its cargo would go. Hanging rhinos on the outside like that begs to be shot out of the sky... Primarch |
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| Author: | Legion 4 [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 6:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Again, the model is nice but somewhat impractical. G/W does it again ! In any event I'll buy one or two, and maybe even do a little conversion work !
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| Author: | Mojarn Piett [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 7:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Space Marine lander |
Looks like a crossbreed between a Thunderhawk and a Klingon D-7. As other people have pointed out, they'd only have had to fatten the hull to keep the Rhinos inside instead of outside. The engine section is nice, however, so I think conversion is the thing to do here. ?  |
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