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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

What are the big black ovals on the sides?

Screens over the drive fans ... These AFVs are like hovercraft/ACV/GEV ...

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

Nice! Mine have a darker green on the skirts, and I'm using light gray instead of metallic. Seeing these may cause me to rethink the scheme before finishing the lot.

Thanks K ! John Treadaway asked me to do a "How To" on modeling and painting. He posted it on the Slammer site - http://www.hammers-slammers.com/6mm_cus ... mmers1.htm

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

They are nice, but hovercraft tanks just seem to top heavy to function.

silly failure to suspend disbelief. maybe a SwampFreak-Ork army, utilizing plenty of Bovvercraft? I'd don't mind the silliness as much when it's orks, but as a serious future military thingy, I dunno.

Well when Drake wrote these stories in the late 70s, IIRC ... the technology was still "new" so to speak. But Remember ... the USN uses LCACs today and has for years. And in SE Asia the US Army used some "Hovercraft" in the Delta Region in that Conflict, '62-'73. But regardless ... It all comes down to how far we are willing to "suspend our beliefs" in Sci-fi. And Slammer AFVs propulsion systems is far more "reasonable" then some of the "sillyness" that is G/W dogma ... I'm a big fan of having a modicum of reality in sci-fi ... I mean, many have heard my musings on the tactical deployment of 60 foot tall combat walkers ie., G/W's Titans, BT's Mechs, etc., etc. ... So IMO if you as going to allow 60 foot walking "Targets" on the sci-fi "battlefield" ... The Slammer AFVs are much more believable than that as well as other things that exist in the G/W 40K fluff ... IMO ... But as David Drake pointed out in the afterword to the collection originally published as "Hammer's Slammers", he's a writer, not an engineer. And he was writing stories about an armored cav regiment, not developing new technology. Mostly, IIRC, he wanted to get away from the weaknesses of treads. So, IMO ... Titans, Hovercraft, etc., etc. ... pick your poison ... But I can see by the response/lack of comments here, that I'm the only real "Hammer-phile" on this site !!!!

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

L4 has painted 6mm slammers on his gaming table. I think I'm going to cry... ;D

Great Job!

Thanks C/C !! Yep ... I'm having a really good time painting my Slammers !!

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

Very nice dude. I really like the drab, used looks and those decals really are the business.
WELL DONE

Many Thanks Tas !! Yes the Decals really brings it all together. I'm working on the rest of my Slammer TF Legion now. Most of the numbers and names are from the stories. The Crucible as them all listed ... Some I made up cause I have the decals !! Like Bloody Rose and RA ... Many thanks again !!!

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."