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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:52 pm |
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I thought the idea of a lard train was no worse then a walkingbuilding called a Titan. |
Well Dafrca, a lard train would indeed be pretty weird... lots of cars made of lumps of fat or something....
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:57 pm |
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No, Stormseer, that refers to the Squats' waistlines...:p
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:22 pm |
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Or maybe there specialist diet? Perhaps the Lard Train closely follows the beer train?
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:16 am |
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Well at least my spelling error made for some fun.
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:19 am |
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Quote (vanvlak @ 29 2004 June,11:57) | No, Stormseer, that refers to the Squats' waistlines...:p | Yah, that's it. I ment to spell it that way.
You guys are too much fun.
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:53 am |
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:27 am |
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well, to excuse myself for our short fellows, i consider the land train concept as quite aceptable, and even appealing indeed. I have a project of scratch building one (carefull, i have LOTS of projects); but i would like too see something way more technical looking, on par with the BFG demiurg ships for example. The actual epic models looked too much like a toy IMO. I would paint some squat Santa klauss and add some pines here and there, and it's christmas on the board. Well... All in all, i guess it's much a matter of taste; i discover the SM sarge/SM comander controversy, so i realise that its possible to have opposite point of views indeed (you don't mind me borrowing your famous word Legion ? ). Markonz even like the E40K eldar titans, (sorry Markonz), although he's the man who first gave me the idea of basing on something else than standard base (never thought of it before seing your wonderful bugs !) so i suppose we should never consider any of our taste as universal. And yes, i'm well known for my ability to build long sentence that end statinn evidences .
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 2:37 pm |
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Indeed you may use that "word" ! I painted my 2 Squat trains, one in jungle green and one in olive drab (in tactical colors as is most all my Squat and Epic Forces !). With plenty of WWII tranfers/decals adorning the hulls. Kind of cool, IMO ! 
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:08 pm |
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Didn't the Germans have train based artillery pieces? Just to put a historial precursor on the table....
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:11 pm |
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Yes they did... the Squat 'trains' don't run on rails though of course- the concept is very odd in my opinion- as a real world unit it would be very inflexible in battle, as well as being hideously unmanouverable.... I'm turning into L4 here..
The old Squat models were generally pretty poor in my opinion; although the land train wasn't as bad as the airship- very 'toylike' as Athmos said....
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:18 pm |
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Quote (stormseer @ 30 2004 June,07:11) | Yes they did... the Squat 'trains' don't run on rails though of course- the concept is very odd in my opinion- as a real world unit it would be very inflexible in battle, as well as being hideously unmanouverable.... I'm turning into L4 here.. :;: | I agree with you. That is why I have never seen the "Land Train" as a train or tank, but rather a land based battleship. The way it works, I would rather see it as a deep support.
That is why I liked these "Land Ships":


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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:34 pm |
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Hi!
Ah! Reviresco models. Its actually 6mm too. Very Squat like and not too expensive given that its all metal....
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:56 pm |
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Glad to see I'm having a "positive" influence on the crew ! And yes, both the Germans & Russians had armored war trains. Some mounting heavy field guns, AA weapons etc. But as Storm, noted, the rails limited their mobility. The Days of Empire "Land Ships", in the pic, would make a great Squat vehicle, but as "P" said, it is very expensive ! 
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:33 pm |
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Hi!
Just imagine what GW would charge for it if they made it.......
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Post subject: Opponent Army Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:30 am |
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Quote (primarch @ 30 2004 June,15:33) | Hi!
Just imagine what GW would charge for it if they made it.......
Primarch | "Yes, I would like one of the land ships please."
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