I thought it handy to have a bit of a 'separate' WIP thread for the stuff I've been creating for Vanguard Miniatures. That way I can sort of keep it focussed and also get a bit more direct feedback on what kinda models would be preferred over others.

So yeah, lets start with the status update. Note that this will be changed regularly as certain models end up being finished and what not.

Finished:

Novan Regulars:

• Novan Warrior IFV (including extra armour kit, additional turret variants)
• Novan Dragon flame tank (three variants)
• Novan Hunter (tank hunter + bunker buster)
• Novan turret emplacement (4 different turrets)
• Novan turret tower upgrade
• Novan artillery hull (allowing you to mount the artillery weapons designed by War Terrier)
• Novan Centurion Battle Tank:
  -Standard tank (turret: battlecannon, sponsons: heavy machine guns, hull: laser cannon)
  -Sniper tank (turret: elongated battlecannon + targeting device, sponsons: heavy machine guns, hull: laser cannon)
  -Siege tank (turret: heavy mortar, sponsons: plasma cannons, hull: laser cannon)
  -Plasma tank (turret: heavy plasma cannon, sponsons: heavy machine guns, hull: laser cannon)
  -Light vehicle hunter (turret: twin automatic cannons, sponsons: heavy machine guns, hull: laser cannon)
  -Laser tank (turret: twin laser cannons, sponsons: laser cannons, hull: laser cannon)
  -Anti-infantry tank (turret: gatling cannon, sponsons: flame throwers, hull: heavy machine gun)
  -Fast tank (turret: light battlecannon, sponsons: fusion cannons, hull: flame thrower)
  -Anti-barricade tank (turret: high-calibre mortar, sponsons: heavy machine guns, hull: fusion cannon)
  -Incineration tank (turret: culverin cannon, sponsons: heavy machine guns, hull: pulse laser)
• Novan Apocalypse Heavy Tank
• Hull variant based on the Apocalypse Heavy Tank allowing you to mount various support weapons (dubbed the 'Protector')
• Tribune Heavy Tank:
  -Hector Configuration
  -Achilles Configuration
  -Turnus Configuration

Novan Elites:

• Novan Elites Javelin fighter

Skinnerz:

Cybershadows:

Traitors:

Ships:

• Novan Elites Frigate (carrier or gunship)
• Novan Elites Destroyer (carrier or gunship)
• Novan Elites Lance Destroyer
• Novan Elites Javelin Fighters
• Novan torpedoes (standard)
• Novan specialized torpedoes (7 variants)
• Novan boarding pods
• Orbital mines
• Novan Elites anti-ordnance Frigate (broadside weapons for frigate kit)
• Novan Elites Sagaris bombers (both normal and torpedo bombers)
• Defence Ship
• Escort Carrier

WIP:

Novan Regulars:

• Novan rocket/missile tank (based on artillery hull)
• Novan open topped Warrior variant, allow you to build:
  -Recond vehicle
  -Command vehicle
  -Light mortar tank
• Small orbital landing craft
• Logistics vehicle (Centurion variant)
• Enclosed variant of the artillery hull
• Victory Light Tank (armed with pulse laser)
• Victory Light Tank (armed with missile launcher)
• "Independent" class Heavy Tank (unique design)
• Praefect Siege Tank (including variants)

Novan Elites

• Novan Elites Sagaris bomber
• Novan Elites Spiculum Fighter
• Novan Elites Verutum Fighter

Skinnerz:

• Heavily armoured infantry
• Heavy Tanks
• Fighter variants
• Turrets
• Assorted bits

Cybershadows:

• Weapon variants for the Jackal Stalker:
  -Harpoon
  -Missile Pod (12 missiles)
  -Warhead pod (3 warheads)
  -Close combat weapons
• Stalker crew members

The Tainted:

• Fighter craft
• Fighter Bomber
• Heavy Fighter
• Traitor versions of existing Novan tanks
• Gun morphing infantry

Ships:

• System ships
• Space stations
• Escort sized transport ships
• Novan Elites Lance Frigate
• Novan Elites Assault Cruiser
• Novan Elites Stealth Ship

Planned:

Novans:

• Small orbital cargo hauler
• Novan Crowd Control Vehicle (kit based on either the Dragon or artillery hull)
• Novan Logistics kit (bits that could be mounted on various Novan IFV variant hulls to turn them into logistics vehicles)
• Upgrade bit for artillery hull that allows for mounting AA and missile turrets
• Anti-grav tanks
• Walker tanks
• Aircraft variants
• Blocky versions of the various types of Cybershadows' Stalkers (reversed engineering)

Skinnerz:

• "Skinnernaut" (basically Hunter Killer meets Crusher with added transport capability)
• Drop pod
• Heavy aircraft
• Minelayer

Cybershadows:

• Various types of robots
• Variant of the Jackal Stalker
• Stalker heads

The Tainted:

• Robotic walker unit (a bit smaller than the Cybershadows' Warstalker)
• Traitor Reaver Tank
• Traitor Brigand Tank
• Armoured cars
• Blocky robotic version of the Jackal Stalker

Ships:

• Space ship game scaled Novan Elites Bulwark
• Space ship game scaled Skinnerz Droghur Shuttle
• Space ship game scaled Skinnerz Fighter
• Novan Elites Heavy Cruiser
• Novan Elites Battleship
• Novan Assault Boats
• More orbital structures (jumpgate, orbital platforms, shipyards, etc)
• Space ship game scaled Traitor fighters
• Novan support/logistic ships
• Q ships
• Cybershadows ships

15mm:

• Centurion Main Battle Tank
• Warrior IFV

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Thanks for posting all this mate you are looking very busy indeed.

Lets hope we don't burn you out everyone needs some down time.

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Here some pics of the artillery hull.

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Thanks dude.

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Wow! Level of detail is amazing. Thanks for posting. My armourer from 5th Silesian Armoured Cavalry Division will be definitely considering to acquire them for their artillery battalion. Enclosed version could be useful too.

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An enclosed version is certainly in line for designing. I just need to figure out if I'd then still use the guns designed by War Terrier, and then build an armoured shell around the whole thing. Or create a totally enclosed casing, thus also creating 'new' versions of the guns.

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Hmm, IMHO a lot simpler would be to design the enclosed version from scratch.

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Started working on some orbital mines...

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There's a new entry in the (very early) WIP section. Basically a shock-assault robot. Armed with two close combat weapons and a heavy gun on its back. The machine still needs a whole lot of work. The model currently stands at about 12.5mm tall

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Nice "robot" but I'm afraid I've already seen it somewhere... The hydraulic pistons on the legs are too thin though - I'm sure it won't keep the weight of the model. The central piece (the four barrelled thingy) is weird.

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Looks great so far. What do you plan on adding to it? I could definitely see them being useful

@Brother_Bethor: Hence my remark "very early WIP". The power plant is weird, I will most likely remove it. As for the legs, at the moment they are just a basic shape, they need to be fleshed out.

@LeCacty: Any suggestions on what I should add to it?

In the meantime, I've started working on a hunter-killer robot designed to hunt down mutants and rogue machines. I felt it should be aesthetically not too far away from the shock-assault robot, hence a similar leg design. The machine still needs a back carapace mounted weapon. Still need to ponder a bit how to do its close combat weapons.

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Personally, i'd like put a bit of asymmetry in there. Also not entirely sure about the "heads". But nice start.


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I feel what you mean, at first I thought it would be nice for the shock-assault automata to have its gun on the middle of its back, but it feels a bit lacking.

As for the heads, they're tricky. I'm not sold on them yet either. I'm digging the idea of the multiple eyes though. Can't help but think of the Sentinels from the Matrix.

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I think the legs are a bit thin, but you've addressed that I think. Perhaps a few version with different weapons, and maybe some trim and rivets to make it less flat?