Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] More news on 15mm..... :-)
From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:11:44 +0100
Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] More news on 15mm..... :-)
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making requests...
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>Could you make a Wombat flat-bed varient? Maybe with a MRL
>launcher? See, each of my platoons is supposed to have 4 wombats
>and 1 light artillery vehicle which uses a Wombat chassis. I can
>hack it but it's prettier when you do it. :)
Once the basic vehicle is done, variants are relatively easy - so
yes, expect these and more.....! ;-)
Jon (GZG)
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>Roger
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>On 4/6/06, Ground Zero Games <<mailto:jon@gzg.com>jon@gzg.com> wrote:
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>>Damn, I was avoiding the 15s telling myself you didn't have the
>>vehicles I need. With the advent of 15mm Wombats that goes right
>>out the window.
>>
>>Roger
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>It's not an exact copy of the 25mm/6mm Wombat, hence the "II" in the
>designation, but it's the same basic configuration and I think
>you'll like it.... ;-)
>
>Jon (GZG)
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>>
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>On 4/6/06, Ground Zero Games <<mailto:jon@gzg.com>jon@gzg.com> wrote:
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> > >Seriously, the main reason I haven't (yet) done 15mm versions of
the
>>>25s is that the style and methods of building the masters are very
>>>different for metal 15s than resin 25s, ....
>>
>>Maybe a silly question, but why not do the 25mm resin as 15mm resin.
>>Why do they need to go to metal?
>
>
>Because resin production is slow, labour-intensive and a general pain
>in the a*** compared with metal!
>It's OK if you're set up to do almost everything in resin, as some
>other small manufacturers are, but as 95% of what we produce now is
>metal I decided not to go the resin route with the new 15s.
>You can also do lots of cool stuff in metal that really wouldn't be
>practical in resin!
>
>Jon (GZG)
>
>PS: Coming very soon in 15mm metals....
>
>"Wombat II" hover APC
>Heavy Gunsled (grav battle tank)
>Assault Sled (grav APC)
>Light Gunsled (grav recon tank/light weapons platform)
>"OcTank" HABAT (Heavy Ambulatory BAttle Tank) - 8 legged walker
MBT....!
>
>Then I start work on the wheeled ones.... ;-)
>
>>
>>
>>>the only thing I will say is that they may not be EXACT downscaled
>>>copies - I
>>>may do "updated versions", eg a Paladin II and Phalanx II...... :-)
>>
>>I expect that would be wise. It will give you room to have
>>adjustments etc that make sense for the mini. I know a few others
>>who have done the same. The overall basic look is there, but small
>>details are different enough that it is not a copy.
>>
>>Either way, I am most interested in them. :-)
>>
>>dafrca
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