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Re: [GZG] Kitbash from WWII

From: Brian B <brianbinor@g...>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:26:14 -0700
Subject: Re: [GZG] Kitbash from WWII

On 8/26/05, Thomas Barclay <kaladorn@magma.ca> wrote:
> If looking for an interesting WW2 Kitbash:
> 
> German 6 or 8 wheeled armoured car (Puma) or the smaller 222. Change
turrets on these
> (puma with a dome turret with a short barrelled plasma gun, for
instance) and you have
> some quite workable sci-fi armoured cars (throw on antennae, scan
dishes, etc as needed
> and maybe a missile pack).
> 
> Tanks are tough sometimes as you have to deal with the tracks. But if
you want a High Mob
> Wheeled Chassis, the 222 or Puma make good choices. This is, of
course, for 15mm, since
> I'm thinking of the 1/72 kits.

Yup, the local hobby store has a couple Pumas in stock, but I was
reticent to buy because of the scale discrepancies.

I bought a 1/48 Tamiya Kettenkraftradt, and the GZG door gunner
matched it perfectly.  I then bought the 1/48 LAV-25, and while it
works as an AFV, it's definitely bigger in comparison to the human
figures than an actual LAV-25.

The turret assembly I put on it comes from one of those spheroid
things from the Gundam line, twin cannon on what looks like an ADS
mount.	I'm a poor modeller, but it's still coming out looking OK.

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