Everybody loves a cool drop ship. I think it all started with the dropship from Aliens or maybe it goes back to the simple shuttle craft from Star Trek and continues with the Pelican drop ship in HALO.

I pick up a few different types of dropship in the intention of creating many different 6mm armies. I had some comparison pictures in the trade section. Along with those, Dave asked me for some additional comparison pictures, so I figured it would benefit the community to post all the pictures in a new thread.

The following is primarily Reaper's "True Scale" dropships/APCs from their CAV miniature line. The true scale was a scale correction they did to the original models. Many of these models were cast smaller at first. It is the same as comparing GW flyers to Forge World flyers. The Forge World models appear to be true to scale. While CAV is a 10mm line they work great as 6mm dropships.

http://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/true%20scale

I picked up three types, the Czar, the Badger, and, Hedgehog

The Czar appeared to be Tauish to me



The Badger seemed Necron in style, very boxy




The Hedgehog uses the Imperial aerodynamic principle, which means it lacks any concession to streamlining.



Here are the comparison pictures to a Forge World Thunderhawk, Thunderbolt, and some infantry stand ins.















Now you might have noticed one little odd one in the pictures. That is actually a re-imaged Battletstar Galactica Raptor miniature. The mini comes from Studio Bergstrum. I purchased these models for a little BSG fleet I did. I discovered by accident that it really made a splendid little VTOl. It seems to be a perfect fit as an Imperial utility/Scout VTOL.



http://studiobergstrom.com/index.php?productID=36

The Imperial Valkyries and Vultures are great models, but the GW ones are too small and the Forge World models are too fragile in epic scale.

I think there are some additional models in the Reaper true scale line that would make some great attack gunships, such as the Ghast and the Fenri models. I don't own these to make comparison shots.





I hope this helps and enjoy the pictures.

HI CC,
nice show - I love the Czar; but the Ghast and Fenri give it a good run for money. I own a couple of the Hedgehogs, and they fit in quite well with the IG. Adding a forward swept wing (which I have not done) ties them in with the Aquila family, and would make it more IGgy (or rather, Imperial Navy - INgy).

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great info thanks
i don't get to see too much CAV, web site appears difficult to navigate...

Got the Czars CC, they'll work great.

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To me, the Badger looks to be a Tau Orca proxy.

I actually think the Bagder looks very well as a Thunderhawk gunship in a "modern" SM army. By modern i mean using the present "high-tech boxes" Rhino variants and Land Raider.
Side by side they look to be much in the same design style.

I like the Ghast and Fenri. I've been looking for good Valkyrie and Vulture proxies.

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Some Great choices there !!! Again ... who needs G/W !!!!!

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Don't you mean "Frakk G/W!!!"? I haven't heard random GW related outbursts from you in a while, L4. Are you feeling okay?

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Well ... yeah ... Frakk G/W !!!!!

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Hey Dave that is great news. Glad to hear you got the box. I will cross that off the shipping manifist.

I would love to see those posted when they are in Tau colors.

The CAV rulebook also had some cool illustrations of these vehicles.









Aslo if your looing for even more options for a gunship



I had one of these at one point and if I recall they were biger than a Imeperial Navy Thunderbolt.

I think that ghast is one sexy lookin aircraft.

Thanks for the info, CC. I have a feeling I'll be using one of those gunships for an Inquisition Gun Cutter.

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Very interesting ideas. The ghast and fenri are very nice.