Re: [DSII] Stratchbuilding AA

On 29-Mar-01 at 00:10, John Crimmins (johncrim@voicenet.com) wrote:
> I have a large army of Ogre miniatures that I want to convert into a
DSII
> force.  For the most part, it shouldn't be a problem -- I have tanks,
APCs,
> artillery, support vehicles, plenty of infantry...the only thing that
I
> really need are a few Area-Defense Vehicles.
> 
> I figure that my best bet is to create an AA module that I can "plug"
into
> the back of the Combine GEVPC miniature --
> http://www.geocities.com/johnxcrim/Graphics/GevPC.jpg -- a flat
plastic
> plate should fit into the depression without difficulty, and a bit of
putty
> will hold in place while gaming.  I'm not sure how to go about
creating the
> guns, though...any ideas?
> 
> I need to come up with a method that is cheap, easy, and looks good.
> Ideally, I'd like to be able to just order some AA turrets from
> somewhere...but I don't know of anyone that I can order separate
turrets
> from.  Scratchbuilding seems to be called for, but I cannot think of
> anything that *I* could build that would look at all convincing.
> 
> Any ideas?

Too bad you can't order individual parts from GZG, the side tubes
for the UNSC SDN work well for this.